Zikarown Sa Fer Memorial Scroll

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Zikarown Say’fer
Memorial Scroll
Preface
Zikarown Say’fer, memorial book as in Exodus 1:14,15,15; 2:1,2,5,7,18,19,20; 3:31,36,37,58.
17:14, is a version of the Scriptures meant to bring Ezekiel 18:25,29; 21:13; 33:17,29. Daniel 1:2;
out the ancient language intricacies that have been 9:3,4,7,9,15,16,17,19,19,19. Amos 5:16; 7:7,8; 9:1.
lost in modern translations. Zikarown is the Zechariah 9:4. Micah 1:2. Malachi 1:12,14.
transliteration of the Hebrew word for memorial or Massorah §§ 107-15, Ginsburg's edition.
rehearsal. The Scriptures are meant to be The New Testament was much more difficult in
rehearsed as instruction on the path to eternal life. that currently the oldest known manuscripts of the
hwhy is the Bora Paleo-Hebrew representation New Testament are Greek. The standard by which
of the Sacred Name of our Father Yahweh. Many the Name hwhy is restored in the New Testament
books have been written on the pronunciation of is through the following rules as presented by
heavenly Father’s Name, yet the most accepted Brother Michael Banak.
pronunciation has to be Yahweh. 1. If there is an Old Testament quote in the
uSwhy is the Bora Paleo-Hebrew New Testament, the names and titles will be
representation of the beloved Mashiyach Yah’shua restored as they appear in the Old
or Yahushua. Like the Father’s name there have Testament. This rule over-rules all other
been many books written on the pronunciation of rules.
the savior’s name. Yah’shua means “Yahweh is 2. When 'kurios' stands alone in the Greek,
Salvation”. Yahushua means “Yahweh will be with no definite article in front of it, it will be
Salvation”. The pronunciation of the savior’s name rendered as the Name, Yahweh.
is disputed among the assemblies yet the fact 3. When 'kurios' is preceded by a definite
remains that the meaning has always been clear. article meaning 'the', then it will be rendered
Yeshua (uwSy) is also found in the Scriptures as a title, 'Master' or 'Sovereign.' When it is
most notably in Ezra and Nehemiah. Yeshua clearly understood that the one referred to is
means “He is Salvation”. uwSy is perhaps the Yahweh the Father, the title 'Sovereign' will
shortened version of Yah’shua mostly used after the be used.
Babylonian exile. 4. If 'theos' is preceded by a definite article, it is
The Name hwhy is restored throughout the taken as a title. Thus it will properly be
entire Bible. In the Old Testament the Hebrew text rendered as 'The Mighty One' or 'The
was used along with the Englishman’s Almighty.'
Concordance to find the many places that 5. If 'theos' is not preceded by a definite article,
translators took liberty to remove the Name. The it is taken to be the Name Yahweh.
133 places where the Sopherim altered the Name 6. If Either the Shem Tob or the du Tillet texts
hwhy to either Adonay or Elohim have been of Matthew give evidence of Yahweh's
restored. Restoration of the titles throughout the Name, the Name will be inserted.
Scriptures is to help the reader better understand 7. If a parallel passage in Mark, Luke or John
who is being referenced. Elohim, El, Eloah, and is found to have the Name in the
Adonay have been restored as the transliteration of corresponding passage in the Hebrew
the titles found in the Hebrew Massoretic texts. Matthew, the Name will be carried over to
The 133 places where the Sopherim altered the verse in Mark, Luke or John as
Yahweh to Adonay are restored in the Zikarown appropriate.
Say’fer. A listing of the 133 places follows: The rules 4 and 5 were applied by the Jehovah
Genesis 18:3,27,30,32; 19:18; 20:4. Exodus Witnesses across more than 20 manuscripts and a
4:10,13; 5:22; 15:17; 34:9,9. Numbers 14:17. chart of the places that match these rules are found
Joshua 7:8. Judges 6:15; 13:8. 1Kings 3:10,15; in “The Tetragrammaton and the Christian Greek
22:6. 2Kings 7:6; 19:23. Ezra 10:3. Nehemiah 1:11; Scriptures” Appendix A.
4:14. Job 28:28. Psalm 2:4; 16:2; 22:19,30; 30:8; Zikarown Say’fer is meant to be copy of the
35:17,22; 37:12; 38:9,15,22; 39:7; 40:17; 44:23; Scriptures for the student of the Word of hwhy.
51:15; 54:4; 55:9; 57:9; 59:11; 62:12; 66:18; The bulk of the text in this version is based on
68:11,17,19,22,26,32; 73:20; 77:2,7; 78:65; 79:12; American Standard Version. I pray that it helps in
86:3,4,5,8,9,12,15; 89:49,50; 90:1,17; 110:5; your study. Please forward a report of errors,
130:2,3,6. Isaiah 3:17,18; 4:4; 6:1,8,11; 7:14,20; noting revision, to bible@paleotimes.org or
8:7; 9:8,17; 10:12; 11:11; 21:6,8,16; 28:2; 29:13; Zikarown Say’fer, P.O. Box 105712, Jefferson City,
30:20; 37:24; 38:14,16; 49:14. Lamentations MO 65110.
Contents
The Book of Malachi.................................................. 528
The First Book of Moses, called Genesis ...................6
The Evangel According to Matthew......................... 530
The Second Book of Moses, called Exodus .............38
The Evangel According to Mark............................... 550
The Third Book of Moses, called Leviticus...............65
The Evangel According to Luke............................... 563
The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers ............84
The Evangel According to John .............................. 585
The Fifth Book of Moses, called Deuteronomy ......111
The Acts of the Apostles .......................................... 601
The Book of OSwhy (Yah’shua) .............................134
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans ..... 622
The Book of Judges ..................................................150
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
The Book of Ruth.......................................................166
Corinthians................................................................. 631
The First Book of Samuel .........................................169
The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
The Second Book of Samuel ....................................189 Corinthians................................................................. 640
The First Book of the Kings......................................206 The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians ... 646
The Second Book of the Kings ................................226 The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians.. 649
The First Book of the Chronicles .............................245 The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians 652
The Second Book of the Chronicles........................263 The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians 654
The Book of Ezra .......................................................285 The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians ...... 656
The Book of Nehemiah..............................................292 The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Thessalonians............................................................ 658
The Book of Esther....................................................301
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy ... 659
The Book of Job.........................................................306
The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
The Book of Psalms ..................................................324 ..................................................................................... 662
The Proverbs..............................................................367
The Epistle of Paul to Titus ...................................... 664
Ecclesiastes or, The Preacher..................................382 The Epistle of Paul to Philemon............................... 665
The Song of Songs, Which is Solomon's................387 The Epistle to the Hebrews ...................................... 666
The Book of the Prophet Isaiah................................390
The General Epistle of James .................................. 673
The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah ..........................420 The First Epistle General of Peter............................ 675
The Lamentations of Jeremiah.................................454 The Second Epistle General of Peter ...................... 678
The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel..............................457
The First Epistle General of John ............................ 680
The Book of Daniel ....................................................488 The Second Epistle of John ..................................... 683
The Book of Hosea ....................................................498 The Third Epistle of John ......................................... 684
The Book of Joel........................................................503
The General Epistle of Jude ..................................... 685
The Book of Amos .....................................................505 The Revelation to John ............................................. 686
The Book of Obadiah.................................................509
The Book of Jonah ....................................................510
The Book of Micah.....................................................512
The Book of Nahum...................................................515
The Book of Habakkuk ..............................................517
The Book of Zephaniah .............................................519
The Book of Haggai ...................................................521
The Book of Zechariah ..............................................522
Genesis Chapter 1 6 Zikarown Say’fer
26 And Elohim said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the
The First Book of Moses, called birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and
Genesis over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 And Elohim created man in his own image, in the image of Elohim
created he him; male and female created he them.
Chapter 1 28 And Elohim blessed them: and Elohim said unto them, Be fruitful,
1 In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth. and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have
2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens,
of the deep: and the Spirit of Elohim moved upon the face of the and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
waters. 29 And Elohim said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding
3 And Elohim said, Let there be light: and there was light. seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which
4 And Elohim saw the light, that it was good: and Elohim divided the is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
light from the darkness. 30 and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens,
5 And Elohim called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life,
And there was evening and there was morning, one day. have given every green herb for food: and it was so.
6 And Elohim said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, 31 And Elohim saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was
and let it divide the waters from the waters. very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth
7 And Elohim made the firmament, and divided the waters which were day.
under the firmament from the waters which were above the
firmament: and it was so. Chapter 2
8 And Elohim called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and 1 And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of
there was morning, a second day. them.
9 And Elohim said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered 2 And on the seventh day Elohim finished his work which he had made;
together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had
10 And Elohim called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of made.
the waters called he Seas: and Elohim saw that it was good. 3 And Elohim blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in
11 And Elohim said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, it he rested from all his work which Elohim had created and made.
and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed 4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they
thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. were created, in the day that Hwhy Elohim made earth and
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their heaven.
kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their 5 And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field
kind: and Elohim saw that it was good. had yet sprung up; for Hwhy Elohim had not caused it to rain upon
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;
14 And Elohim said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to 6 but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face
divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for of the ground.
seasons, and for days and years: 7 And Hwhy Elohim formed man of the dust of the ground, and
15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living
upon the earth: and it was so. soul.
16 And Elohim made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the 8 And Hwhy Elohim planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there
day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. he put the man whom he had formed.
17 And Elohim set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon 9 And out of the ground made Hwhy Elohim to grow every tree that is
the earth, pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
from the darkness: and Elohim saw that it was good. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence
19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. it was parted, and became four heads.
20 And Elohim said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living 11 The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the
creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
heaven. 12 and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx
21 And Elohim created the great sea-monsters, and every living stone.
creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that
and every winged bird after its kind: and Elohim saw that it was good. compasseth the whole land of Cush.
22 And Elohim blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in
the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. 15 And Hwhy Elohim took the man, and put him into the garden of
24 And Elohim said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their Eden to dress it and to keep it.
kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their 16 And Hwhy Elohim commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of
kind: and it was so. the garden thou mayest freely eat:
25 And Elohim made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat
cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
after its kind: and Elohim saw that it was good.
Zikarown Say’fer 7 Genesis Chapter 4
18 And Hwhy Elohim said, It is not good that the man should be 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy
alone; I will make him a help meet for him. conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall
19 And out of the ground Hwhy Elohim formed every beast of the be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the
to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded
living creature, that was the name thereof. thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy
20 And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not 18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat
found a help meet for him. the herb of the field;
21 And Hwhy Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and 19 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the
he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust
thereof: shalt thou return.
22 and the rib, which Hwhy Elohim had taken from the man, made 20 And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the
he a woman, and brought her unto the man. mother of all living.
23 And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my 21 And Hwhy Elohim made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins,
flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. and clothed them.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall 22 And Hwhy Elohim said, Behold, the man is become as one of us,
cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever-
ashamed. 23 therefore Hwhy Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden,
to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Chapter 3 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of
1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every
Hwhy Elohim had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Elohim said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the Chapter 4
garden we may eat: 1 And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain,
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, Elohim and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Hwhy.
hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 2 And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
5 for Elohim doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit
shall be opened, and ye shall be as Elohim, knowing good and evil. of the ground an offering unto Hwhy.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat
was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make thereof. And Hwhy had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also 5 but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was
unto her husband with her, and he did eat. very wroth, and his countenance fell.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they 6 And Hwhy said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy
were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made countenance fallen?
themselves aprons. 7 If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well,
8 And they heard the voice of Hwhy Elohim walking in the garden in sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire, but do thou
the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the rule over it.
presence of Hwhy Elohim amongst the trees of the garden. 8 And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were
9 And Hwhy Elohim called unto the man, and said unto him, Where in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
art thou? 9 And Hwhy said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said,
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?
because I was naked; and I hid myself. 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten crieth unto me from the ground.
of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 11 And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 12 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee
13 And Hwhy Elohim said unto the woman, What is this thou hast its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 13 And Cain said unto Hwhy, My punishment is greater than I can
14 And Hwhy Elohim said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done bear.
this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the
field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a
of thy life: wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever
15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between findeth me will slay me.
thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise 15 And Hwhy said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,
his heel. vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Hwhy appointed
a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of Hwhy, and dwelt in the 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years:
land of Nod, on the east of Eden. and he died.
17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and 21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of 22 and Enoch walked with Elohim after he begat Methuselah three
his son, Enoch. hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and 23 and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech. 24 and Enoch walked with Elohim: and he was not; for Elohim took
19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was him.
Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 25 And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat
20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents Lamech:
and have cattle. 26 and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty
21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as and two years, and begat sons and daughters.
handle the harp and pipe. 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine
22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting years: and he died.
instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was 28 And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a
Naamah. son:
23 And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; 29 and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in
Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the
for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me: ground which Hwhy hath cursed.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five
sevenfold. years, and begat sons and daughters:
25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven
name Seth. For, said she, Elohim hath appointed me another seed years: and he died.
instead of Abel; for Cain slew him. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: And Noah begat Shem,
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his Ham, and Japheth.
name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Hwhy.
Chapter 6
Chapter 5 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the
1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that Elohim ground, and daughters were born unto them,
created man, in the likeness of Elohim made he him; 2 that the sons of Elohim saw the daughters of men that they were fair;
2 male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their and they took them wives of all that they chose.
name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 And Hwhy said, My spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that
3 And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that,
4 and the days of Adam after he begat Seth were eight hundred years: when the sons of Elohim came unto the daughters of men, and they
and he begat sons and daughters. bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of
5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: old, the men of renown.
and he died. 5 And Hwhy saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enosh: and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
7 and Seth lived after he begat Enosh eight hundred and seven years, continually.
and begat sons and daughters: 6 And it repented Hwhy that he had made man on the earth, and it
8 and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he grieved him at his heart.
died. 7 And Hwhy said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the
9 And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan. face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and
10 and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
years, and begat sons and daughters: 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Hwhy.
11 and all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years: and he 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and
died. perfect in his generations: Noah walked with Elohim.
12 And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel: 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
13 and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel eight hundred and forty 11 And the earth was corrupt before Elohim, and the earth was filled
years, and begat sons and daughters: with violence.
14 and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years: and he 12 And Elohim saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh
died. had corrupted their way upon the earth.
15 And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 13 And Elohim said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me;
16 And Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will
years, and begat sons and daughters: destroy them with the earth.
17 and all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the
years: and he died. ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
18 And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begat Enoch: 15 And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three
19 and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty
begat sons and daughters: cubits.
16 A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the
upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains
17 And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to were covered.
destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; 21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle,
everything that is in the earth shall die. and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth,
18 But I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into and every man:
the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with 22 all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was
thee. on the dry land, died.
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou 23 And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the
bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the
and female. heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was
20 Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of left, and they that were with him in the ark.
every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort 24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to Chapter 8
thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 1 And Elohim remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that Elohim commanded him, so did that were with him in the ark: and Elohim made a wind to pass over
he. the earth, and the waters assuaged;
2 the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were
Chapter 7 stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
1 And Hwhy said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the 3 and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the
ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the 4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of
male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
male and his female: 5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the
3 of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the
to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. mountains seen.
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty 6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the
days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I window of the ark which he had made:
destroy from off the face of the ground. 7 and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters
5 And Noah did according unto all that Hwhy commanded him. were dried up from off the earth.
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was 8 And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated
upon the earth. from off the face of the ground;
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives 9 but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned
with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. unto him to the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of birds, and of earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto
everything that creepeth upon the ground, him into the ark.
9 there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, 10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the
as Elohim commanded Noah. dove out of the ark;
10 And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the 11 and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an
flood were upon the earth. olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the off the earth.
seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains 12 And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; and
of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were she returned not again unto him any more.
opened. 13 And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off
13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked,
Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of and, behold, the face of the ground was dried.
his sons with them, into the ark; 14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the
14 they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, month, was the earth dry.
and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, 15 And Elohim spake unto Noah, saying,
and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. 16 Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy
15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh sons' wives with thee.
wherein is the breath of life. 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh,
16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon
Elohim commanded him: and Hwhy shut him in. the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful,
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters and multiply upon the earth.
increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons'
18 And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; wives with him:
and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
19 every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatsoever 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father,
moveth upon the earth, after their families, went forth out of the ark. and told his two brethren without.
20 And Noah builded an altar unto Hwhy, and took of every clean 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their
beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their
altar. father. And their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's
21 And Hwhy smelled the sweet savor; and Hwhy said in his nakedness.
heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son
that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I had done unto him.
again smite any more everything living, as I have done. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and unto his brethren.
heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. 26 And he said, Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Shem; And let
Canaan be his servant.
Chapter 9 27 Elohim enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
1 And Elohim blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be And let Canaan be his servant.
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of 29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: And he
the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; With all wherewith the died.
ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they
delivered. Chapter 10
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb 1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, namely, of Shem,
have I given you all. Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not 2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and
eat. Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
5 And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; At the 3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
hand of every beast will I require it. And at the hand of man, even at 4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man. 5 Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one
6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: For in after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
the image of Elohim made he man. 6 And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; Bring forth abundantly in the 7 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah,
earth, and multiply therein. and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
8 And Elohim spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed 9 He was a mighty hunter before Hwhy: wherefore it is said, Like
after you; Nimrod a mighty hunter before Hwhy.
10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and
and every beast of the earth with you. Of all that go out of the ark, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
even every beast of the earth. 11 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh,
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).
more be a flood to destroy the earth. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and
12 And Elohim said, This is the token of the covenant which I make Naphtuhim,
between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for 14 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (whence went forth the Philistines),
perpetual generations: and Caphtorim.
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a 15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,
covenant between me and the earth. 16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that 17 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
the bow shall be seen in the cloud, 18 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and
15 and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more 19 And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest
become a flood to destroy all flesh. toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
remember the everlasting covenant between Elohim and every living 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues,
creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. in their lands, in their nations.
17 And Elohim said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant which 21 And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder
I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.
18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and 22 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud,
Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. and Aram.
19 These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole 23 And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
earth overspread. 24 And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber.
20 And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard: 25 And unto Eber were born two sons: The name of the one was
21 and he drank of the wine, and was drunken. And he was uncovered Peleg. For in his days was the earth divided. And his brother's name
within his tent. was Joktan.
26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and
Jerah, Haran.
27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 27 Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram,
28 and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran begat Lot.
29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in
Joktan. Ur of the Chaldees.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: The name of Abram's wife
the mountain of the east. was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of
31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
in their lands, after their nations. 30 And Sarai was barren; She had no child.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's
in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they
after the flood. went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
Chapter 11 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah
1 And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. died in Haran.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in
the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Chapter 12
3 And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn 1 Now Hwhy said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from
them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show
mortar. thee:
4 And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top 2 and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make
may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be thy name great; and be thou a blessing;
scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 3 and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I
5 And Hwhy came down to see the city and the tower, which the curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
children of men builded. 4 So Abram went, as Hwhy had spoken unto him; and Lot went with
6 And Hwhy said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out
one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will of Haran.
be withholden from them, which they purpose to do. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their
7 Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten
may not understand one another's speech. in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into
8 So Hwhy scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the land of Canaan they came.
the earth: and they left off building the city. 6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto
9 Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Hwhy did there the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Hwhy 7 And Hwhy appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I
scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Hwhy, who
10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years appeared unto him.
old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood. 8 And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-
11 and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the
begat sons and daughters. east: and there he builded an altar unto Hwhy, and called upon the
12 And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah. name of Hwhy.
13 and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.
years, and begat sons and daughters. 10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into
14 And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
15 and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt,
and begat sons and daughters. that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a
16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: fair woman to look upon:
17 and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, 12 and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that
and begat sons and daughters. they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: thee alive.
19 and Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for
and begat sons and daughters. thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: 14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the
21 and Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
and begat sons and daughters. 15 And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh:
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
23 and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat 16 And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and
sons and daughters. oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: asses, and camels.
25 and Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen 17 And Hwhy plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues
years, and begat sons and daughters. because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year
done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? they rebelled.
19 why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? 5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that
now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the
20 And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had. 6 and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the
wilderness.
Chapter 13 7 And they returned, and came to En-mishpat (the same is Kadesh),
1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites,
had, and Lot with him, into the South. that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.
2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and
3 And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the
place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and same is Zoar); and they set the battle in array against them in the
Ai, vale of Siddim;
4 unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and
there Abram called on the name of Hwhy. Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings
5 And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. against the five.
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell 10 Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of
together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that
together. remained fled to the mountain.
7 And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their
the herdsmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite victuals, and went their way.
dwelt then in the land. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and
8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between his goods, and departed.
me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we 13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew:
are brethren. now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol,
9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
me. If thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if thou 14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led
take the right hand, then I will go to the left. forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen,
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, and pursued as far as Dan.
that it was well watered every where, before Hwhy destroyed 15 And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants,
Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Hwhy, like the land of and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left
Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar. hand of Damascus.
11 So Lot chose him all the Plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed 16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his
east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the 17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from
Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at
13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against Hwhy the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King's Vale).
exceedingly. 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and
14 And Hwhy said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from he was preist of El Most High.
him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of El Most High,
northward and southward and eastward and westward: possessor of heaven and earth:
15 for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy 20 and blessed be El Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies
seed for ever. into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: So that if a man 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and
can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be take the goods to thyself.
numbered. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of Hwhy, El Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
it; for unto thee will I give it. 23 that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is
18 And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Hwhy. 24 save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of
the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take
Chapter 14
their portion.
1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch
king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, Chapter 15
2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of 1 After these things the word of Hwhy came unto Abram in a vision,
Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great
and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar). reward.
3 All these joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt 2 And Abram said, O Adonay Hwhy, what wilt thou give me, seeing I
Sea). go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of
Damascus?
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one 7 And the angel of Hwhy found her by a fountain of water in the
born in my house is mine heir. wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
4 And, behold, the word of Hwhy came unto him, saying, This man 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and
shall not be thine heir; But he that shall come forth out of thine own whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my
bowels shall be thine heir. mistress Sarai.
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, 9 And the angel of Hwhy said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and
and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said submit thyself under her hands.
unto him, So shall thy seed be. 10 And the angel of Hwhy said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy
6 And he believed in Hwhy; and he reckoned it to him for seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
righteousness. 11 And the angel of Hwhy said unto her, Behold, thou art with child,
7 And he said unto him, I am Hwhy that brought thee out of Ur of the and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because
Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. Hwhy hath heard thy affliction.
8 And he said, O Adonay Hwhy, whereby shall I know that I shall 12 And he shall be as a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against
inherit it? every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell
9 And he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she- over against all his brethren.
goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove, 13 And she called the name of Hwhy that spake unto her, Thou art
and a young pigeon. an El that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that
10 And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid seeth me?
each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not. 14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between
11 And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram Kadesh and Bered.
drove them away. 15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.
and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be Ishmael to Abram.
sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they
shall afflict them four hundred years; Chapter 17
14 and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Hwhy appeared
afterward shall they come out with great substance. to Abram, and said unto him, I am El Shaddai; walk before me, and
15 But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a be thou perfect.
good old age. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply
16 And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the thee exceedingly.
iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and Elohim talked with him, saying,
17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the
dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed father of a multitude of nations.
between these pieces. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall
18 In that day Hwhy made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of
river, the river Euphrates: thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
20 and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim, after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to
21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the be an Elohim unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Jebusite. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy
sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession;
Chapter 16 and I will be their Elohim.
1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a 9 And Elohim said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my
handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.
2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Hwhy hath restrained me 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and
from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.
shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of 11 And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall
Sarai. be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you.
3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you,
after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house,
to Abram her husband to be his wife. or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money,
that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh
5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my for an everlasting covenant.
handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, 14 And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of
I was despised in her eyes: Hwhy judge between me and thee. his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her my covenant.
that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and 15 And Elohim said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not
she fled from her face. call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16 And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, 14 Is anything too hard for Hwhy? At the set time I will return unto
I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.
shall be of her. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and
shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
18 And Abraham said unto Elohim, Oh that Ishmael might live before 17 And Hwhy said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
thee! 18 seeing that Abraham had surely become a great and mighty nation,
19 And Elohim said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with 19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his
him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of
20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, Hwhy, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Hwhy
and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 20 And Hwhy said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is
21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear great, and because their sin is very grievous;
unto thee at this set time in the next year. 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether
22 And he left off talking with him, and Elohim went up from Abraham. according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will
23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his know.
house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among 22 And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but
the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their Abraham stood yet before Hwhy.
foreskin in the selfsame day, as Elohim had said unto him. 23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous
24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was with the wicked?
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou
25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. therein?
26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous
son. with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that
27 And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him. 26 And Hwhy said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city,
then I will spare all the place for their sake.
Chapter 18 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon
1 And Hwhy appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in me to speak unto Hwhy, who am but dust and ashes:
the tent door in the heat of the day; 28 peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou
2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I
against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the find there forty and five.
tent door, and bowed himself to the earth, 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there
3 and said, My Hwhy, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's
away, I pray thee, from thy servant: sake.
4 let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest 30 And he said, Oh let not Hwhy be angry, and I will speak:
yourselves under the tree: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not
5 and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after do it, if I find thirty there.
that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the
they said, So do, as thou hast said. Adonay: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said,
6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.
ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes. 32 And he said, Oh let not Hwhy be angry, and I will speak yet but
7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will
and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it. not destroy it for the ten's sake.
8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and 33 And Hwhy went his way, as soon as he had left off communing
set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
eat.
9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Chapter 19
Behold, in the tent. 1 And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of
10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed
cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah himself with his face to the earth;
heard in the tent door, which was behind him. 2 and he said, Behold now, my masters, turn aside, I pray you, into
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye
ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we
12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old will abide in the street all night.
shall I have pleasure, my master being old also? 3 And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered
13 And Hwhy said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened
saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? bread, and they did eat.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of 28 and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the
Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up
people from every quarter; as the smoke of a furnace.
5 and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men that 29 And it came to pass, when Elohim destroyed the cities of the Plain,
came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know that Elohim remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of
them. the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.
6 And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two
7 And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a
8 Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I cave, he and his two daughters.
pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in 31 And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there
your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, forasmuch as they are is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the
come under the shadow of my roof. earth:
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to 32 come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him,
sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with that we may preserve seed of our father.
thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, 33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first-born
and drew near to break the door. went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down,
10 But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to nor when she arose.
them, and shut to the door. 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the
11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him
blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we
find the door. may preserve seed of our father.
12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-in- 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the
law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay
the city, bring them out of the place: down, nor when she arose.
13 for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
great before Hwhy: and Hwhy hath sent us to destroy it. 37 And the first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Hwhy will 38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-
destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
mocked.
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Chapter 20
Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here, lest thou be 1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South,
consumed in the iniquity of the city. and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.
16 But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech
hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Hwhy king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him 3 But Elohim came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to
without the city. him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that thou hast taken. For she is a man's wife.
he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in 4 Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Hwhy, wilt
all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. thou slay even a righteous nation?
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Hwhy: 5 Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? And she, even she
19 behold now, thy servant hath found favor in thy sight, and thou hast herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the
magnified thy lovingkindness, which thou hast showed unto me in innocency of my hands have I done this.
saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake 6 And Elohim said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the
me, and I die: integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from
20 behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one. Oh let sinning against me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
me escape thither (is it not a little one?), and my soul shall live. 7 Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he
21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live. And if thou restore her not,
thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken. know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be 8 And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants,
come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.
23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou
24 Then Hwhy rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast
and fire from Hwhy out of heaven; brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done
25 and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar hast done this thing?
of salt. 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of Elohim is
27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had not in this place. And they will slay me for my wife's sake.
stood before Hwhy: 12 And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father,
but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
13 and it came to pass, when Elohim caused me to wander from my 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a
father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou great nation.
shalt show unto me. At every place whither we shall come, say of me, 19 And Elohim opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she
He is my brother. went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and 20 And Elohim was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the
women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
Sarah his wife. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a
15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it wife out of the land of Egypt.
pleaseth thee. 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the
16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, Elohim is with thee
thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes in all that thou doest.
to all that are with thee. And in respect of all thou art righted. 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by Elohim that thou wilt not deal
17 And Abraham prayed unto Elohim. And Elohim healed Abimelech, falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according
and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bare children. to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me,
18 For Hwhy had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear.
25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water,
Chapter 21 which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
1 And Hwhy visited Sarah as he had said, and Hwhy did unto 26 And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither
Sarah as he had spoken. didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.
2 And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto
set time of which Elohim had spoken to him. Abimelech. And they two made a covenant.
3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe
4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
as Elohim had commanded him. 30 And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand,
5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
unto him. 31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they
6 And Sarah said, Elohim hath made me to laugh. Every one that sware both of them.
heareth will laugh with me. 32 So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up,
7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of
give children suck? For I have borne him a son in his old age. the Philistines.
8 And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great 33 And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called
feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. there on the name of Hwhy, the Everlasting El.
9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne 34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
unto Abraham, mocking.
10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her Chapter 22
son. For the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even 1 And it came to pass after these things, that Elohim did prove
with Isaac. Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. And he said, Here am I.
11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest,
his son. even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah. And offer him there
12 And Elohim said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid. In all that Sarah 3 And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and
saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac shall thy seed be took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave
called. the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place
13 And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because of which Elohim had told him.
he is thy seed. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar
14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a off.
bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass,
gave her the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again
wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. to you.
15 And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon
one of the shrubs. Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. And they
16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, went both of them together.
as it were a bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the death of 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And
the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the
wept. wood. But where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?
17 And Elohim heard the voice of the lad. And the angel of Elohim 8 And Abraham said, Elohim will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-
called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, offering, my son. So they went both of them together.
Hagar? Fear not. For Elohim hath heard the voice of the lad where he
is.
9 And they came to the place which Elohim had told him of. And 10 Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth. And
Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children
Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his 11 Nay, my master, hear me. The field give I thee, and the cave that is
son. therein, I give it thee. In the presence of the children of my people
11 And the angel of Hwhy called unto him out of heaven, and said, give I it thee. Bury thy dead.
Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am. 12 And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
12 And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the
anything unto him. For now I know that thou fearest Elohim, seeing land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price
thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. of the field. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and 15 My master, hearken unto me. A piece of land worth four hundred
took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? Bury therefore thy
his son. dead.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Hwhy-yireh. As it is 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron. And Abraham weighed to
said to this day, In the mount of Hwhy it shall be provided. Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children
15 And the angel of Hwhy called unto Abraham a second time out of of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the
heaven, merchant.
16 and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Hwhy, because thou hast 17 So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before
done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees
17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about,
seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the were made sure
seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. 18 unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
Because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron), in the land of
went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. Canaan.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto
saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto they Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.
brother Nahor.
21 Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Chapter 24
Aram. 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. And Hwhy had
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. blessed Abraham in all things.
23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, 2 And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled
Abraham's brother. over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh.
24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare 3 And I will make thee swear by Hwhy, the Elohim of heaven and the
Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah. Elohim of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the
daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
Chapter 23 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife
1 And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years. for my son Isaac.
These were the years of the life of Sarah. 5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be
2 And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of willing to follow me unto this land. Must I needs bring thy son again
Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for unto the land from whence thou camest?
her. 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son
3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the thither again.
children of Heth, saying, 7 Hwhy, the Elohim of heaven, who took me from my father's house,
4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who
burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land. He will
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from
6 Hear us, my master. Thou art a prince of Elohim among us. In the thence.
choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead. None of us shall withhold 8 And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear
from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.
7 And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master,
even to the children of Heth. and sware to him concerning this matter.
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should 10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and
bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. And he
the son of Zohar, arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is 11 And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well
in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw
midst of you for a possession of a burying-place. water.
12 And he said, O Hwhy, the Elohim of my master Abraham, send 36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she
me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my was old. And unto him hath he given all that he hath.
master Abraham. 37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife
13 Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And the daughters for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.
of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. 38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and
14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let take a wife for my son.
down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. And she shall say, 39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow
Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. Let the same be she that me.
thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac. And thereby shall I know 40 And he said unto me, Hwhy, before whom I walk, will send his
that thou hast showed kindness unto my master. angel with thee, and prosper thy way. And thou shalt take a wife for
15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, my son of my kindred, and of my father's house.
Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the 41 Then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my
wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. kindred. And if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my
16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any oath.
man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her 42 And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Hwhy, the
pitcher, and came up. Elohim of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray I go.
thee, a little water from thy pitcher. 43 Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And let it come to
18 And she said, Drink, my master. And she hasted, and let down her pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say,
pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for 44 And she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy
thy camels also, until they have done drinking. camels. Let the same be the woman whom Hwhy hath appointed
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran for my master's son.
again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels. 45 And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah
21 And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. And she went down unto
whether Hwhy had made his journey prosperous or not. the fountain, and drew. And I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man 46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder,
took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and
hands of ten shekels weight of gold, she made the camels drink also.
23 and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee. Is there 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said,
room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him.
24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor. 48 And I bowed my head, and worshipped Hwhy, and blessed
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender Hwhy, the Elohim of my master Abraham, who had led me in the
enough, and room to lodge in. right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
26 And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Hwhy. 49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And
27 And he said, Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of my master if not, tell me. That I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth
toward my master. As for me, Hwhy hath led me in the way to the from Hwhy. We cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
house of my master's brethren. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be
28 And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these thy master's son's wife, as Hwhy hath spoken.
words. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto Hwhy.
ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. 53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold,
30 And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah. He gave also to her brother
his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his and to her mother precious things.
sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me. That he came unto the 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and
man. And, behold, he was standing by the camels at the fountain. tarried all night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Hwhy. Wherefore me away unto my master.
standest thou without? For I have prepared the house, and room for 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us
the camels. a few days, at the least ten. After that she shall go.
32 And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels. 56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Hwhy hath
And he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.
his feet and the feet of the men that were with him. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.
33 And there was set food before him to eat. But he said, I will not eat, 58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this
until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. man? And she said, I will go.
34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and
35 And Hwhy hath blessed my master greatly. And he is become Abraham's servant, and his men.
great. And he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou
and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses. the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess
the gate of those that hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the 21 And Isaac entreated Hwhy for his wife, because she was barren.
camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah, and And Hwhy was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
went his way. 22 And the children struggled together within her. And she said, If it be
62 And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi. For he dwelt in the so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Hwhy.
land of the South. 23 And Hwhy said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide. And he peoples shall be separated from thy bowels. And the one people shall
lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. be stronger than the other people. And the elder shall serve the
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she younger.
alighted from the camel. 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there
65 And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the were twins in her womb.
field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took 25 And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment. And they
her veil, and covered herself. called his name Esau.
66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 26 And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on
67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Esau's heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was
Rebekah, and she became his wife. And he loved her. And Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
comforted after his mother's death. 27 And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the
field. And Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
Chapter 25 28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison. And
1 And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. Rebekah loved Jacob.
2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and 29 And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he
Ishbak, and Shuah. was faint.
3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red
Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. pottage. For I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom.
4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, 31 And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.
and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die. And what profit shall the
5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. birthright do to me?
6 But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he sware unto him. And he
gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet sold his birthright unto Jacob.
lived, eastward, unto the east country. 34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils. And he did eat
7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his
a hundred threescore and fifteen years. birthright.
8 And Abraham gave up the spirit, and died in a good old age, an old
man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people. Chapter 26
9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, 1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was
in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the
Mamre. Philistines, unto Gerar.
10 The field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. There 2 And Hwhy appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt.
was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.
11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that Elohim 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. For
blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi. unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will
12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father.
Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham. 4 And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto
13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, thy seed all these lands. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the
according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, earth be blessed.
and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my
14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, commandments (mitzwah), my statutes, and my laws (torah).
15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is
villages, and by their encampments. Twelve princes according to their my sister. For he feared to say, My wife. Lest, said he, the men of the
nations. place should kill me for Rebekah. Because she was fair to look upon.
17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that
and seven years. And he gave up the spirit and died, and was Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw,
gathered unto his people. and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy
goest toward Assyria. He abode over against all his brethren. wife. And how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him,
19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham Because I said, Lest I die because of her.
begat Isaac. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest
of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, have brought guiltiness upon us.
to be his wife. 11 And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this
man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a Chapter 27
hundredfold. And Hwhy blessed him. 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim,
13 And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto
became very great. him, My son. And he said unto him, Here am I.
14 And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.
great household. And the Philistines envied him. 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow,
15 Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days and go out to the field, and take me venison.
of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with 4 And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I
earth. may eat. That my soul may bless thee before I die.
16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For thou art much 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau
mightier than we. went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
17 And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, 6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy
and dwelt there. father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in 7 Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and
the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them bless thee before Hwhy before my death.
after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I
names by which his father had called them. command thee.
19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the
springing water. goats. And I will make them savory food for thy father, such as he
20 And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, loveth.
The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may
they contended with him. bless thee before his death.
21 And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is
called the name of it Sitnah. a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well. And for that 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a
they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth. And he said, deceiver. And I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
For now Hwhy hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son. Only
the land. obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his
24 And Hwhy appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
Elohim of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will 15 And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son,
bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her
25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of younger son.
Hwhy, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and
digged a well. upon the smooth of his neck.
26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, 17 And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had
and Phicol the captain of his host. prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said,
ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? Here am I. Who art thou, my son?
28 And they said, We saw plainly that Hwhy was with thee. And we 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have
said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of
and let us make a covenant with thee, my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
29 that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so
we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away quickly, my son? And he said, Because Hwhy thy Elohim sent me
in peace. Thou art now the blessed of Hwhy. good speed.
30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel
31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
another. And Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father. And he felt him, and
peace. said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his
told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.
him, We have found water. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
33 And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer- 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison,
sheba unto this day. that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he
34 And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the did eat. And he brought him wine, and he drank.
daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me,
Hittite. my son.
35 And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. 27 And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his
raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son Is as
the smell of a field which Hwhy hath blessed.
28 And Elohim give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of 2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's
the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine. father. And take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban
29 Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee. Be master thy mother's brother.
over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. 3 And El Shaddai bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,
Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that thou mayest be a company of peoples.
that blesseth thee. 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with
30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing thee. That thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which
Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Elohim gave unto Abraham.
Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob. And he went to Paddan-aram unto
31 And he also made savory food, and brought it unto his father. And Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's
he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's and Esau's mother.
venison, that thy soul may bless me. 6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to
32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence. And that as he blessed
thy son, thy first-born, Esau. him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the
33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he that daughters of Canaan.
hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to
thou camest, and have blessed him? Yea, and he shall be blessed. Paddan-aram.
34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an 8 And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his
exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, father.
even me also, O my father. 9 And Esau went unto Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he
35 And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of
blessing. Nebaioth, to be his wife.
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted 10 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
me these two time. He took away my birthright. And, behold, now he 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night,
hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a because the sun was set. And he took one of the stones of the place,
blessing for me? and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.
37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him 12 And he dreamed. And behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the
thy master, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants. And top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of Elohim
with grain and new wine have I sustained him. And what then shall I ascending and descending on it.
do for thee, my son? 13 And, behold, Hwhy stood above it, and said, I am Hwhy, the
38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my Elohim of Abraham thy father, and the Elohim of Isaac. The land
father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
voice, and wept. 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt
39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, of the spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to
fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of heaven the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the
from above. earth be blessed.
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee, whithersoever thou
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land. For I will not leave thee,
shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck. until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely Hwhy is
blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my in this place. And I knew it not.
father are at hand. Then will I slay my brother Jacob. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is
42 And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. And none other than the house of Elohim, and this is the gate of heaven.
she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he
Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon
purposing to kill thee. the top of it.
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. And arise, flee thou to 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the
Laban my brother to Haran. city was Luz at the first.
44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If Elohim will be with me, and will
45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and
which thou hast done to him. Then I will send, and fetch thee from raiment to put on,
thence. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day? 21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Hwhy
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the will be my Elohim,
daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such 22 then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be Elohim's
as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? house. And of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth
unto thee.
Chapter 28
1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said Chapter 29
unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children
of the east.
2 And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of 28 And jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. And he gave him Rachel
sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. his daughter to wife.
And the stone upon the well's mouth was great. 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be
3 And thither were all the flocks gathered. And they rolled the stone her handmaid.
from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more
again upon the well's mouth in its place. than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they 31 And Hwhy saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb.
said, Of Haran are we. But Rachel was barren.
5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name
said, We know him. Reuben. For she said, Because Hwhy hath looked upon my
6 And he said unto them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well. affliction. For now my husband will love me.
And, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because
7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle Hwhy hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this
should be gathered together. Water ye the sheep, and go and feed son also. And she called his name Simeon.
them. 34 And she conceived again, and bare a son. And said, Now this time
8 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three
and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sons. Therefore was his name called Levi.
sheep. 35 And she conceived again, and bare a son. And she said, This time
9 While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's will I praise Hwhy. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she
sheep. For she kept them. left off bearing.
10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of
Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's Chapter 30
brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel
mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. die.
12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in
was Rebekah's son. And she ran and told her father. Elohim's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his 3 And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may
sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.
him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in
things. unto her.
14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
he abode with him the space of a month. 6 And Rachel said, Elohim hath judged me, and hath also heard my
15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? Tell me, what shall thy 7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a
wages be? second son.
16 And Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, 8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my
and the name of the younger was Rachel. sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
17 And Leah's eyes were tender. But Rachel was beautiful and well 9 When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her
favored. handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.
18 And Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, I will serve thee seven years 10 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a son.
for Rachel thy younger daughter. 11 And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.
19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should 12 And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son.
give her to another man. Abide with me. 13 And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy:
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed unto and she called his name Asher.
him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then
fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken
feast. away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-
and brought her to him. And he went in unto her. night for thy son's mandrakes.
24 And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a 16 And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to
handmaid. meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely
25 And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. And hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? Did not I 17 And Elohim hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare
serve with thee for Rachel? Wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? Jacob a fifth son.
26 And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger 18 And Leah said, Elohim hath given me my hire, because I gave my
before the first-born. handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
27 Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give thee the other also for 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.
the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
20 And Leah said, Elohim hath endowed me with a good dowry; now Chapter 31
will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken
and she called his name Zebulun. away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath
21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. he gotten all this glory.
22 And Elohim remembered Rachel, and Elohim hearkened to her, 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not
and opened her womb. toward him as beforetime.
23 And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, Elohim hath taken 3 And Hwhy said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and
away my reproach: to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
24 and she called his name Joseph, saying, Hwhy add to me 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
another son. 5 and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not
25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob toward me as beforetime; but the Elohim of my father hath been with
said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, me.
and to my country. 6 And ye know that will all my power I have served your father.
26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, 7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times;
and let me go: for thou knowest my service wherewith I have served but Elohim suffered him not to hurt me.
thee. 8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the flock
27 And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy
tarry: for I have divined that Hwhy hath blessed me for thy sake. wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked.
28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. 9 Thus Elohim hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given
29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and them to me.
how thy cattle have fared with me. 10 And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted
30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which
increased unto a multitude; and Hwhy hath blessed thee leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.
whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own 11 And the angel of Elohim said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I
house also? said, Here am I.
31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not 12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which
give me aught: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed thy leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I
flock and keep it. have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
32 I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every 13 I am the Elohim of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where
speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land,
and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be and return unto the land of thy nativity.
my hire. 14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any
33 So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when thou portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is 15 Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us,
not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the and hath also quite devoured our money.
sheep, that if found with me, shall be counted stolen. 16 For all the riches which Elohim hath taken away from our father,
34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever Elohim hath
35 And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and said unto thee, do.
spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every 17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the
one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and camels;
gave them into the hand of his sons; 18 and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he
36 and he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in
Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan.
37 And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of 19 Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the
the plane-tree. And peeled white streaks in them, and made the white teraphim that were her father's.
appear which was in the rods. 20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told
38 And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in him not that he fled.
the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the
and they conceived when they came to drink. River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought 22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven
40 And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he 24 And Elohim came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and
put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock. said unto him, Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob
41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did either good or bad.
conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the 25 And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in
gutters, that they might conceive among the rods; the mountain: and Laban with his brethren encamped in the mountain
42 but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler of Gilead.
were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and
maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast 49 and Mizpah, for he said, Hwhy watch between me and thee,
stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as when we are absent one from another.
captives of the sword? 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives
27 Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and steal away from me, and besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, Elohim is witness
didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with betwixt me and thee.
songs, with tabret and with harp; 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar,
28 and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now which I have set betwixt me and thee.
hast thou done foolishly. 52 This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass
29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the Elohim of your over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap
father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to thyself that and this pillar unto me, for harm.
thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 53 The Elohim of Abraham, and the Elohim of Nahor, the Elohim of
30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the Fear of his
longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my father Isaac.
elohim? 54 And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his
31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in
said, Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force. the mountain.
32 With whomsoever thou findest thy elohim, he shall not live: before 55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and
our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed and returned
For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. unto his place.
33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the
tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out Chapter 32
of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of Elohim met him.
34 Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel's 2 And Jacob said when he saw them, This is Elohim's host: and he
saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but called the name of that place Mahanaim.
found them not. 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the
35 And she said to her father, Let not my master be angry that I cannot land of Seir, the field of Edom.
rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me. And he 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my master
searched, but found not the teraphim. Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and
36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered stayed until now:
and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou 5 and I have oxen, and asses, and flocks, and men-servants, and maid-
hast hotly pursued after me? servants: and I have sent to tell my master, that I may find favor in thy
37 Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of sight.
all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy
brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two. brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four
38 These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she- hundred men with him.
goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the
eaten. people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the
39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the camels, into two companies;
loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or 8 and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the
stolen by night. company which is left shall escape.
40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by 9 And Jacob said, O Elohim of my father Abraham, and Elohim of my
night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes. father Isaac, O Hwhy, who saidst unto me, Return unto thy country,
41 These twenty years have I been in thy house; I served thee and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:
fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock: and 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the lovingkindnesses, and of all
thou hast changed my wages ten times. the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I
42 Except the Elohim of my father, the Elohim of Abraham, and the passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two companies.
Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me 11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand
away empty. Elohim hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with
hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. the children.
43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, The daughters are my 12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as
daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
flocks, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto 13 And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with
these my daughters, or unto their children whom they have borne? him a present for Esau his brother:
44 And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for 14 two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes
a witness between me and thee. and twenty rams,
45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 15 thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty
46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took she-asses and ten foals.
stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap. 16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by
47 And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a
48 And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and thee this space betwixt drove and drove.
day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed:
17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy
meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen
goest thou? and whose are these before thee? thy face, as one seeth the face of Elohim, and thou wast pleased with
18 then thou shalt say They are thy servant Jacob's; it is a present me.
sent unto my master Esau: and, behold, he also is behind us. 11 Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee; because Elohim
19 And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he
followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto urged him, and he took it.
Esau, when ye find him; 12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go
20 and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. before thee.
For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, 13 And he said unto him, My master knoweth that the children are
and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me. tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young: and if
21 So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
night in the company. 14 Let my master, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will
22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me
handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my master
Jabbok. unto Seir.
23 And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over 15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that
that which he had. are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favor in the
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until sight of my master.
the breaking of the day. 16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made
hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called
he wrestled with him. Succoth.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not 18 And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the
let thee go, except thou bless me. land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped
27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. before the city.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: 19 And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent,
for thou hast striven with Elohim and with men, and hast prevailed. at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred
29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And pieces of money.
he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he 20 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
blessed him there.
30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have Chapter 34
seen Elohim face to face, and my life is preserved. 1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went
31 And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he out to see the daughters of the land.
limped upon his thigh. 2 And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw
32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is her; And he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved
hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew of the hip. the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this
Chapter 33 damsel to wife.
1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was 5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his
coming, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until
unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. they came.
2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and 6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune
her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. with him.
3 And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the 7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and
ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had
4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing
and kissed him: and they wept. ought not to be done.
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son
said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to
Elohim hath graciously given thy servant. wife.
6 Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they 9 And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and
bowed themselves. take our daughters unto you.
7 And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves: 10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell
and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
themselves. 11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me
8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
And he said, To find favor in the sight of my master. 12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as
9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let that which thou hast be ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
thine.
13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father 5 And they journeyed: and a terror of Elohim was upon the cities that
with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of
14 and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to Jacob.
one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us. 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is
15 Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him.
are, that every male of you be circumcised; 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because
16 then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your there Elohim was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his
daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one brother.
people. 8 And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-
17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we el under the oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.
take our daughter, and we will be gone. 9 And Elohim appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-
18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. aram, and blessed him.
19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had 10 And Elohim said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not
delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called
of his father. his name Israel.
20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, 11 And Elohim said unto him, I am El Shaddai: be fruitful and multiply;
and communed with the men of their city, saying, a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall
21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the come out of thy loins;
12 and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will
land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them;
let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
daughters. 13 And Elohim went up from him in the place where he spake with him.
22 Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a
to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured
they are circumcised. oil thereon.
23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where Elohim spake with
ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. him, Beth-el.
24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went 16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some distance
out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.
went out of the gate of his city. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife
25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son.
of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that
man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
males. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same
26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the is Beth-lehem).
sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth. 20 And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of
27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, Rachel's grave unto this day.
because they had defiled their sister. 21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
28 They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that 22 And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben
which was in the city, and that which was in the field; went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it.
29 and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house. 23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and
30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;
me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and 24 the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;
25 and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;
the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves
together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my 26 and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are
house. the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.
31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot? 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba
(the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Chapter 35 28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years.
1 And Elohim said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: 29 And Isaac gave up the spirit, and died, and was gathered unto his
and make there an altar unto El, who appeared unto thee when thou people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.
fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Chapter 36
Put away the foreign elohim that are among you, and purify 1 Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom).
yourselves, and change your garments: 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter
3 and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the
unto El, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
in the way which I went. 3 and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
4 And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign elohim which were in their 4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bare Reuel;
hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them 5 and Oholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah: these are the
under the oak which was by Shechem. sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned
souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his in his stead.
possessions, which he had gather in the land of Canaan; and went 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian
into a land away from his brother Jacob. in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was
7 For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the Avith.
land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
8 And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. 37 And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in
9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in his stead.
mount Seir: 38 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his
10 these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the stead.
wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his
11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was
and Kenaz. Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to 40 And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau,
Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief
13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
and Mizzah: these were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. 41 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
14 And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the 42 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and 43 chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according
Jalam, and Korah. to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the
15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the father of the Edomites.
first-born of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief
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16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that 1 And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of
came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. Canaan.
17 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years
Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the
of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and
wife. Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.
18 And these are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was
chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came of the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.
Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 4 And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his
19 These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs: the same is brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto
Edom. him.
20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they
Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, hated him yet the more.
21 and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have
the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. dreamed:
22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. And Lotan's sister 7 for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf
was Timna. arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round
23 And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Ebal, Shepho and Onam. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? Or
24 And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; this is Anah shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the
who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of more for his dreams, and for his words.
Zibeon his father. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and
25 And these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and
daughter of Anah. the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me.
26 And these are the children of Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban and 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father
Ithran and Cheran. rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast
27 These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan. dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to
28 These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran. bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
29 These are the chiefs that came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these are the chiefs that 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock
came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to
31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before him, Here am I.
there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 14 And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren,
32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out
was Dinhabah. of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the
stead. field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where 5 And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he
they are feeding the flock. was at Chezib, when she bare him.
17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.
Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found 7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Hwhy. And
them in Dothan. Hwhy slew him.
18 And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform
they conspired against him to slay him. the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy
19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. brother.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of 9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass,
the pits, and we will say, And evil beast hath devoured him: and we when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the
shall see what will become of his dreams. ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.
21 And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, 10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Hwhy: and he
Let us not take his life. slew him also.
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in
that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest
deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father. he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that father's house.
they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on 12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died;
him; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to
24 and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
there was no water in it. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and Timnah to shear his sheep.
looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from 14 And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and
Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate
to carry it down to Egypt. of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was
26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.
brother and conceal his blood? 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had
27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand covered her face.
be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let
hearkened unto him. me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-
28 And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in
lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for unto me?
twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt. 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
the pit; and he rent his clothes. 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave
whither shall I go? them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the 19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and
coat in the blood; put on the garments of her widowhood.
32 and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their 20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the
father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he
coat or not. found her not.
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat: an evil beast hath 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the
devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces. prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There
34 And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and hath been no prostitute here.
mourned for his son many days. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also
35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.
he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame:
to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of 24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told
Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard. Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and
moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said,
Chapter 38 Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying,
brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I
Hirah. pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.
2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous
was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her. than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew
3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. her again no more.
4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins
Onan. were in her womb.
28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: 21 But Hwhy was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and
and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
saying, This came out first. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he
brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach was the doer of it.
for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his
30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread hand, because Hwhy was with him; and that which he did, Hwhy
upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah. made it prosper.
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1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of 1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of
Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the Egypt and his baker offended their master the king of Egypt.
hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of
2 And Hwhy was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into
3 And his master saw that Hwhy was with him, and that Hwhy the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he
4 And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward.
he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into 5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one
his hand. night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the
5 And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the
house, and over all that he had, that Hwhy blessed the Egyptian's prison.
house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Hwhy was upon all 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and,
that he had, in the house and in the field. behold, they were sad.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not aught 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in ward in his
that was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was master's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?
comely, and well-favored. 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not
eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. interpretations belong to Elohim? tell it me, I pray you.
8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my
knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he dream, behold, a vine was before me;
hath into my hand: 10 and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it
9 he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought
anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I forth ripe grapes:
do this great wickedness, and sin against Elohim? 11 and Pharaoh's cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and
10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. hand.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three
do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within. branches are three days;
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left 13 within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore
his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. thee unto thine office: and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
her hand, and was fled forth, 14 But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee,
14 that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me
saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 15 for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and
15 and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the
cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out. dungeon.
16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said
17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of
Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to white bread were on my head:
mock me: 17 and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food
18 and it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my
garment by me, and fled out. head.
19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof:
which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant the three baskets are three days;
to me; that his wrath was kindled. 19 within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee,
20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from
place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the off thee.
prison.
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, 23 and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east
that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of wind, sprung up after them:
the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants. 24 and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears: and I told it
21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: 25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: what
22 but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. Elohim is about to do he hath declared unto Pharaoh.
23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are
seven years: the dream is one.
Chapter 41 27 And the seven lean and ill-favored kine that came up after them are
1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east
dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. wind; they shall be seven years of famine.
2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored 28 That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh: what Elohim is about
and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass. to do he hath showed unto Pharaoh.
3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill- 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the
favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink land of Egypt:
of the river. 30 and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the
4 And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well- plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall
favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. consume the land;
5 And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of 31 and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that
grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good. famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.
6 And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is because the
up after them. thing is established by Elohim, and Elohim will shortly bring it to pass.
7 And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and
Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. set him over the land of Egypt.
8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land,
sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous
thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that years.
could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 35 And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and
9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let
faults this day: them keep it.
10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the 36 And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years
house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker: of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not
11 and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each through the famine.
man according to the interpretation of his dream. 37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of
12 And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the all his servants.
captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as
dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. this, a man in whom the spirit of Elohim is?
13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as Elohim hath showed
restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. thee all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily 40 thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all
out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
and came in unto Pharaoh. 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the
15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there land of Egypt.
is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that when 42 And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it upon
thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: Elohim will gold chain about his neck;
give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 43 and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and
17 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he set him over all the land
upon the brink of the river: of Egypt.
18 and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee
and well-favored: and they fed in the reed-grass: shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.
19 and, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill- 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he
favored and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt gave him to wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On.
for badness: And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
20 and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh
21 and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh,
had eaten them; but they were still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
I awoke. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by
22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one handfuls.
stalk, full and good:
48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be
the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you:
field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.
49 And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until 17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
he left off numbering; for it was without number. 18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live: for I fear
50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine Elohim:
came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bare 19 if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-
unto him. house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:
51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, said 20 and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be
he, Elohim hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For Elohim hath 21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our
made me fruitful in the land of my affliction. brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us,
53 And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
to an end. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying,
54 And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also,
Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land behold, his blood is required.
of Egypt there was bread. 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an
55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to interpreter between them.
Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto 24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned
Joseph; what he saith to you, do. to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and
56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph bound him before their eyes.
opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the 25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to
famine was sore in the land of Egypt. restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because for the way: and thus was it done unto them.
the famine was sore in all the earth. 26 And they laded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.
27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in
Chapter 42 the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the
1 Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto mouth of his sack.
his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is
2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned
down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not trembling one to another, saying, What is this that Elohim hath done
die. unto us?
3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt. 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan,
4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
he said, Lest Peradventure harm befall him. 30 The man, the master of the land, spake roughly with us, and took
5 And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the us for spies of the country.
famine was in the land of Canaan. 31 And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies:
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all 32 we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the
the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came, and bowed youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
down themselves to him with their faces to the earth. 33 And the man, the master of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I
7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and
strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way;
them. Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to 34 and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye
buy food. are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.
9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and 35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every
said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their
come. father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
10 And they said unto him, Nay, my master, but to buy food are thy 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my
servants come. children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin
11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no away: all these things are against me.
spies. 37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I
12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to
ye are come. thee again.
13 And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one 38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is
man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go,
our father, and one is not. then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying,
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15 hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go 1 And the famine was sore in the land.
forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they 24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them
had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy water, and they washed their feet. And he gave their asses
us a little food. provender.
3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest 25 And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon:
unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with for they heard that they should eat bread there.
you. 26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which
4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him
food: to the earth.
5 but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well,
unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man 28 And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And
whether ye had yet a brother? they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
7 And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his
concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye mother's son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom ye
another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these spake unto me? And he said, Elohim be gracious unto thee, my son.
words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your 30 And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned over his brother: and
brother down? he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept
8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we there.
will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, 31 And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself,
and also our little ones. and said, Set on bread.
9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves,
him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because
blame for ever: the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an
10 for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second abomination unto the Egyptians.
time. 33 And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright,
11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one
of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the with another.
man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, 34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but
nuts, and almonds; Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they
12 and take double money in your hand; and the money that was drank, and were merry with him.
returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand;
peradventure it was an oversight: Chapter 44
13 take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: 1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's
14 and El Shaddai give you mercy before the man, that he may sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's
release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be money in his sack's mouth.
bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest,
15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph
hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood had spoken.
before Joseph. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward their asses.
of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off,
ready; for the men shall dine with me at noon. Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when
17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye
Joseph's house. rewarded evil for good?
18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's 5 Is not this that in which my master drinketh, and whereby he indeed
house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion 6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words.
against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my master such words
19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
spake unto him at the door of the house, 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought
20 and said, Oh, my master, we came indeed down at the first time to again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal
buy food: out of thy master's house silver or gold?
21 and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also
opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth will be my master's bondmen.
of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with
our hand. whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.
22 And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: 11 Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the
we know not who put our money in our sacks. ground, and opened every man his sack.
23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your Elohim, and the 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the
Elohim of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet
returned to the city. live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at
14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was his presence.
yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And
15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye
know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine? sold into Egypt.
16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my master? what shall we 5 And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me
speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? Elohim hath found out the hither: for Elohim did send me before you to preserve life.
iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my master's bondmen, both 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are
we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found. yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.
17 And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in 7 And Elohim sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the
whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
you, get you up in peace unto your father. 8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but Elohim: and he hath
18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh, my master, let thy made me a father to Pharaoh, and master of all his house, and ruler
servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my master's ears, and let not over all the land of Egypt.
thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy
19 My master asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a son Joseph, Elohim hath made me master of all Egypt: come down
brother? unto me, tarry not;
20 And we said unto my master, We have a father, an old man, and a 10 and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near
child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy
is left of his mother; and his father loveth him. flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I 11 and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine;
may set mine eyes upon him. lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou
22 And we said unto my master, The lad cannot leave his father: for if hast.
he should leave his father, his father would die. 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin,
23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye
24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
we told him the words of my master. 14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and
25 And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food. Benjamin wept upon his neck.
26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with 15 And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that
us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, expect his brethren talked with him.
our youngest brother be with us. 16 And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying,
27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his
me two sons: servants.
28 and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye:
pieces; and I have not seen him since: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
29 and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will 18 and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and
bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol. I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of
30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is the land.
not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life; 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the
31 it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your
he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy father, and come.
servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. 20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is
32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I yours.
bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for 21 And the sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons,
ever. according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision
33 Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad for the way.
a bondman to my master; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to
34 For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of
see the evil that shall come on my father. raiment.
23 And to his father he sent after this manner: ten asses laden with the
Chapter 45 good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with grain and bread
1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood and provision for his father by the way.
before him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And 24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto
there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
his brethren. 25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan
2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of unto Jacob their father.
Pharaoh heard. 26 And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over
all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.
27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto 27 and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two
them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were
him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived: threescore and ten.
28 and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before
and see him before I die. him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his
Chapter 46 father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his
1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer- neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the Elohim of his father Isaac. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy
2 And Elohim spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, face, that thou art yet alive.
Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I
3 And he said, I am El, the Elohim of thy father: fear not to go down into will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and
Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto
4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up me;
again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 32 and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle;
5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they
Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons have.
which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in say, What is your occupation?
the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with 34 that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our
him: youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in
7 his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons's the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the
daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. Egyptians.
8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into
Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's first-born. Chapter 47
9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 1 Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my
10 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are
Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of
11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Goshen.
12 And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and 2 And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them
Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of unto Pharaoh.
Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And
13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Iob, and Shimron. they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and
14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. our fathers.
15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob in Paddan- 4 And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for
aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his there is no pasture for thy servants' flocks; for the famine is sore in
daughters were thirty and three. the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants
16 And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, dwell in the land of Goshen.
and Arodi, and Areli. 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren
17 And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, are come unto thee:
and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. 6 the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell:
daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. rulers over my cattle.
20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh:
Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
bare unto him. 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of
21 And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, thy life?
and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage
22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of
souls were fourteen. the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of the
23 And the sons of Dan: Hushim. years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of
Shillem. Pharaoh.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his 11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a
daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of
26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his
six; father's household, with bread, according to their families.
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sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph,
reason of the famine. Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons,
14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Manasseh and Ephraim.
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: 2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto
and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
15 And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, El Shaddai appeared unto me at Luz in
land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for our money 4 and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee,
faileth. and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land
16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
if money fail. 5 And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt
17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph; and Joseph gave them before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and
bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.
herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread in exchange for 6 And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall
all their cattle for that year. be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
18 And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second 7 And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the
year, and said unto him, We will not hide from my master, how that land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to
our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my master's; there come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the
is nought left in the sight of my master, but our bodies, and our lands: same is Beth-lehem).
19 wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom Elohim
unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me,
that the land be not desolate. and I will bless them.
20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see.
Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and
upon them: and the land became Pharaoh's. embraced them.
21 And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and,
of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. lo, Elohim hath let me see thy seed also.
22 Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he
portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave bowed himself with his face to the earth.
them; wherefore they sold not their land. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward
23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right
day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall hand, and brought them near unto him.
sow the land. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's
24 And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's
fifth unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born.
field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, The Elohim before whom my
for your little ones. fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the Elohim who hath fed me all
25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find favor in the my life long unto this day,
sight of my master, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 16 the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and
26 And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers
day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of
alone became not Pharaoh's. the earth.
27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the
they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand,
exceedingly. to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the
of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years. first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
29 And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it. He
Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, put, also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his
I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become
me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt; a multitude of nations.
30 but when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless,
and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast saying, Elohim make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set
said. Ephraim before Manasseh.
31 And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel 21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but Elohim will be with
bowed himself upon the bed's head. you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him
which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with that was separate from his brethren.
my bow. 27 Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning she shall devour
the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil.
Chapter 49 28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father
1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together, spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his
that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days. blessing he blessed them.
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered
Israel your father. unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field
3 Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my of Ephron the Hittite,
strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of 30 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre,
power. in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from
4 Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place.
thou wentest up to thy father's bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up 31 there they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried
to my couch. Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah:
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords. 32 the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the
6 O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my children of Heth.
glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in 33 And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up
their self-will they hocked an ox. his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered unto
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was his people.
cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck Chapter 50
of thine enemies; Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee. 1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed
9 Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He him.
stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his
rouse him up? father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of
between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him three-score and ten days.
obedience of the peoples be. 4 And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes,
vine; He hath washed his garments in wine, And his vesture in the speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
blood of grapes: 5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have
12 His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk. digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for a therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will
haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Sidon. come again.
14 Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds: 6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made
15 And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it thee swear.
was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a 7 And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the
servant under taskwork. servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the
16 Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel. land of Egypt,
17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth 8 and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house:
the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward. only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the
18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Hwhy. land of Goshen.
19 Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their 9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a
heel. very great company.
20 Out of the Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal 10 And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the
dainties. Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words. lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the
branches run over the wall. mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim,
persecute him: which is beyond the Jordan.
24 But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were 12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence 13 for his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in
is the shepherd, the stone of Israel), the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the
25 Even by the El of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before
Shaddai, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Mamre.
Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the 14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that
breasts, and of the womb. went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
26 The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of
my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They
15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they
said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the
evil which we did unto him.
16 And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did
command before he died, saying,
17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the
transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee
evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants
of the Elohim of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto
him.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they
said, Behold, we are thy servants.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of
Elohim?
20 And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but Elohim meant it for
good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.
And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph
lived a hundred and ten years.
23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the
children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon
Joseph's knees.
24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but Elohim will surely visit
you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, Elohim
will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
26 So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they
embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
The Second Book of Moses, 5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and
called Exodus her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark
among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.
6 And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept.
Chapter 1
And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the
1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt Hebrews' children.
(every man and his household came with Jacob): 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. called the child's mother.
5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and
souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already. nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. the child, and nursed it.
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter,
multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said,
them. Because I drew him out of the water.
8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. 11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he
Israel are more and mightier than we: saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
10 come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there
pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the 13 And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the
land. Hebrews were striving together: and he said to him that did the
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and 14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?
Raamses. Thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.
more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But
children of Israel. Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian:
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor: and he sat down by a well.
14 and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and
brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
wherein they made them serve with rigor. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the up and helped them, and watered their flock.
name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye
16 and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew are come so soon to-day?
women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the
kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the
17 But the midwives feared Elohim, and did not as the king of Egypt flock.
commanded them, but saved the men-children alive. 20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? Why is it that ye
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.
Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive? 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women Zipporah his daughter.
are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered 22 And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I
ere the midwife come unto them. have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
20 And Elohim dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, 23 And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king
and waxed very mighty. of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared Elohim, that he bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto Elohim by
made them households. reason of the bondage.
22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born 24 And Elohim heard their groaning, and Elohim remembered his
ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Chapter 2 25 And Elohim saw the children of Israel, and Elohim took knowledge
of them.
1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a
daughter of Levi. Chapter 3
2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him 1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the
that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness,
3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of and came to the mountain of Elohim, unto Horeb.
bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the
child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
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2 And the angel of Hwhy appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of 21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it
the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.
fire, and the bush was not consumed. 22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her that
3 And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
the bush is not burnt. raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your
4 And when Hwhy saw that he turned aside to see, Elohim called daughters; and ye shall despoil the Egyptians.
unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And
he said, Here am I. Chapter 4
5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, 1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me,
for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Hwhy hath not
6 Moreover he said, I am the Elohim of thy father, the Elohim of appeared unto thee.
Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob. And Moses 2 And Hwhy said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A
hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon Elohim. rod.
7 And Hwhy said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that 3 And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
for I know their sorrows; 4 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the
8 and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod
and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, in his hand:)
unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the 5 That they may believe that Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers, the
Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob,
Hivite, and the Jebusite. hath appeared unto thee.
9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: 6 And Hwhy said furthermore unto him, Put now thy hand into thy
moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out,
oppress them. behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou 7 And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand
mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it
11 And Moses said unto Elohim, Who am I, that I should go unto was turned again as his other flesh.)
Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken
Egypt? to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the
12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token latter sign.
unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two
people out of Egypt, ye shall serve Elohim upon this mountain. signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water
13 And Moses said unto Elohim, Behold, when I come unto the of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou
children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The Elohim of your fathers takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? 10 And Moses said unto Hwhy, Oh, Hwhy, I am not eloquent,
What shall I say unto them? neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I
14 And Elohim said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 11 And Hwhy said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who
15 And Elohim said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, Hwhy?
the children of Israel, Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, hath sent thou shalt speak.
me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto 13 And he said, Oh, Hwhy, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him
all generations. whom thou wilt send.
16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, 14 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Moses, and he said,
Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, of Isaac, Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak
and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he
you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
17 and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and
the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what
Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with ye shall do.
milk and honey. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come
18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as
the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, Elohim.
Hwhy, the Elohim of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us 17 And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the
go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may signs.
sacrifice to Hwhy our Elohim. 18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said
19 And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are
not by a mighty hand. in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to
20 And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders Moses, Go in peace.
which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. 19 And Hwhy said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for
all the men are dead that sought thy life.
20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, 13 And the taskmasters were urgent saying, Fulfil your works, your
and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of daily tasks, as when there was straw.
Elohim in his hand. 14 And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's
21 And Hwhy said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded,
see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day,
thy hand: but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go. in making brick as heretofore?
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Hwhy, Israel is my 15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto
son, my first-born: Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; 16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make
and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault it in thine
first-born. own people.
24 And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Hwhy 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and
met him, and sought to kill him. sacrifice to Hwhy.
25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and 18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you,
cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.
to me. 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in
26 So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not diminish aught from your
because of the circumcision. bricks, your daily tasks.
27 And Hwhy said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. 20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they
And he went, and met him in the mountain of Elohim, and kissed him. came forth from Pharaoh:
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Hwhy wherewith he had 21 and they said unto them, Hwhy look upon you, and judge:
sent him, and all the signs wherewith he had charged him. because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand
the children of Israel: to slay us.
30 and Aaron spake all the words which Hwhy had spoken unto 22 And Moses returned unto Hwhy, and said, Hwhy, wherefore
Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
31 And the people believed: and when they heard that Hwhy had 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill
visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Chapter 6
Chapter 5 1 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus Pharaoh: for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and by a strong
saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hand shall he drive them out of his land.
hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. 2 And Elohim spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Hwhy:
2 And Pharaoh said, Who is Hwhy, that I should hearken unto his 3 and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as El
voice to let Israel go? I know not Hwhy, and moreover I will not let Shaddai; but by my name Hwhy I was not known to them.
Israel go. 4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the
3 And they said, The Elohim of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned.
we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice 5 And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel,
unto Hwhy our Elohim, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my
the sword. covenant.
4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am Hwhy, and I will
Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched
ye make them rest from their burdens. arm, and with great judgments:
6 And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the 7 and I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you an Elohim;
people, and their officers, saying, and ye shall know that I am Hwhy your Elohim, who bringeth you
7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 And I will bring you in unto the land which I sware to give to Abraham,
8 And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am
shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are Hwhy.
idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our Elohim. 9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened
9 Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
and let them not regard lying words. 10 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of
they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give Israel go out of his land.
you straw. 12 And Moses spake before Hwhy, saying, Behold, the children of
11 Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it: for nought of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me,
your work shall be diminished. who am of uncircumcised lips?
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of
Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
13 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you;
charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before
bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.
14 These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben 10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as
the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these Hwhy had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before
are the families of Reuben. Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
15 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and 11 Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and
Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman; these they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their
are the families of Simeon. enchantments.
16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents:
generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years. 13 And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto
17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. them; as Hwhy had spoken.
18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and 14 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he
Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and refuseth to let the people go.
three years. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the
19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the
the Levites according to their generations. rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.
20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she 16 And thou shalt say unto him, Hwhy, the Elohim of the Hebrews,
bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may
hundred and thirty and seven years. serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou hast not
21 And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. hearkened.
22 And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri. 17 Thus saith Hwhy, In this thou shalt know that I am Hwhy:
23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters
sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
Eleazar and Ithamar. 18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall
24 And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the
are the families of the Korahites. river.
25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to 19 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and
wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over
houses of the Levites according to their families. their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water,
26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Hwhy said, Bring out that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all
the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts. the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
27 These are they that spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as Hwhy commanded; and he
children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron. lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the
28 And it came to pass on the day when Hwhy spake unto Moses in sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters
the land of Egypt, that were in the river were turned to blood.
29 that Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, I am Hwhy: speak thou 21 And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul,
unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee. and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood
30 And Moses said before Hwhy, Behold, I am of uncircumcised was throughout all the land of Egypt.
lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? 22 And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their
enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he
Chapter 7 hearkened not unto them; as Hwhy had spoken.
1 And Hwhy said unto Moses, See, I have made thee as elohim to 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay
Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. even this to heart.
2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to
speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
land. 25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that Hwhy had smitten the
3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my river.
wonders in the land of Egypt.
4 But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Chapter 8
Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and say unto
of the land of Egypt by great judgments. him, Thus saith Hwhy, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Hwhy, when I stretch forth 2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders
my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among with frogs:
them. 3 and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into
6 And Moses and Aaron did so; as Hwhy commanded them, so did thy house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the
they. house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and
7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three into thy kneading-troughs:
years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 4 and the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people,
8 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, and upon all thy servants.
5 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thy hand 27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to
with thy rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and Hwhy our Elohim, as he shall command us.
cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Hwhy
6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the your Elohim in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away:
frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. entreat for me.
7 And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and 29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat
brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. Hwhy that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat servants, and from his people, to-morrow: only let not Pharaoh deal
Hwhy, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to
and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto Hwhy. Hwhy.
9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over me: against 30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Hwhy.
what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy 31 And Hwhy did according to the word of Moses; and he removed
people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his
remain in the river only? people; there remained not one.
10 And he said, Against to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let
word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto Hwhy our the people go.
Elohim.
11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from Chapter 9
thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 1 Then Hwhy said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him,
12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of the Hebrews, Let my people go,
unto Hwhy concerning the frogs which he had brought upon that they may serve me.
Pharaoh. 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
13 And Hwhy did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs 3 behold, the hand of Hwhy is upon thy cattle which are in the field,
died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields. upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds,
14 And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land stank. and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his 4 And Hwhy shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and
heart, and hearkened not unto them, as Hwhy had spoken. the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to
16 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, the children of Israel.
and smite the dust of the earth, that is may become lice throughout all 5 And Hwhy appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow Hwhy shall
the land of Egypt. do this thing in the land.
17 And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and 6 And Hwhy did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt
smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of 7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the
Egypt. cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn,
18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, and he did not let the people go.
but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 8 And Hwhy said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls
19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of Elohim: of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in
and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; the sight of Pharaoh.
as Hwhy had spoken. 9 And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be
20 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast,
stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto throughout all the land of Egypt.
him, Thus saith Hwhy, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and
21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking
flies upon thee, and upon they servants, and upon thy people, and forth with blains upon man and upon beast.
into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the
swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the
22 And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my Egyptians.
people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou 12 And Hwhy hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not
mayest know that I am Hwhy in the midst of the earth. unto them, as Hwhy had spoken unto Moses.
23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: by to- 13 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and
morrow shall this sign be. stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Hwhy, the
24 And Hwhy did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into Elohim of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the 14 For I will this time send all my plagues upon thy heart, and upon thy
land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies. servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is
25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, none like me in all the earth.
sacrifice to your Elohim in the land. 15 For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people
26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:
abomination of the Egyptians to Hwhy our Elohim: lo, shall we 16 but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show
sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the
they not stone us? earth.
17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve
them go? me.
18 Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring
grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was locusts into thy border:
founded even until now. 5 and they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be
19 Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is
field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every
shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and tree which groweth for you out of the field:
they shall die. 6 and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and
20 He that feared the word of Hwhy among the servants of Pharaoh the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers'
made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses. fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto
21 And he that regarded not the word of Hwhy left his servants and this day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.
his cattle in the field. 7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a
22 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Stretch forth thy hand toward snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve Hwhy their
heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and Elohim: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said
Egypt. unto them, Go, serve Hwhy your Elohim; but who are they that
23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Hwhy shall go?
sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Hwhy 9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our
rained hail upon the land of Egypt. sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will
24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, we go; for we must hold a feast unto Hwhy.
such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a 10 And he said unto them, So be Hwhy with you, as I will let you go,
nation. and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve Hwhy; for that is what
the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the ye desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
field, and brake every tree of the field. 12 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt,
there no hail. and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and
them, I have sinned this time: Hwhy is righteous, and I and my Hwhy brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the
people are wicked. night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
28 Entreat Hwhy; for there hath been enough of these mighty 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all
thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there
29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
will spread abroad my hands unto Hwhy; the thunders shall cease, 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was
neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of
earth is Hwhy's. the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green
30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
Hwhy Elohim. 16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I
31 And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the have sinned against Hwhy your Elohim, and against you.
ear, and the flax was in bloom. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and
32 But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten: for they were not entreat Hwhy your Elohim, that he may take away from me this
grown up. death only.
33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Hwhy.
his hands unto Hwhy: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the 19 And Hwhy turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up
rain was not poured upon the earth. the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one
34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders locust in all the border of Egypt.
were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his 20 But Hwhy hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the
servants. children of Israel go.
35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the 21 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven,
children of Israel go, as Hwhy had spoken by Moses. that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness
which may be felt.
Chapter 10 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was
1 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show 23 they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for
these my signs in the midst of them, three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
2 and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, 24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve Hwhy;
what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also
done among them; that ye may know that I am Hwhy. go with you.
3 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus 25 And Moses said, Thou must also give into our hand sacrifices and
saith Hwhy, the Elohim of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto Hwhy our Elohim.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind: 9 Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its
for thereof must we take to serve Hwhy our Elohim; and we know head with its legs and with the inwards thereof.
not with what we must serve Hwhy, until we come thither. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which
27 But Hwhy hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
go. 11 And thus shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is
see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die. Hwhy's passover.
29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well. I will see thy face again no 12 For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all
more. the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all
the elohim of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Hwhy.
Chapter 11 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye
1 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no
Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a
2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of feast to Hwhy: throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast
his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and by an ordinance for ever.
jewels of gold. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye
3 And Hwhy gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth
Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall
sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. be cut off from Israel.
4 And Moses said, Thus saith Hwhy, About midnight will I go out into 16 And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in
the midst of Egypt: the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done
5 and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done
of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the by you.
maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this
6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt:
as there hath not been, nor shall be any more. therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an
7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his ordinance for ever.
tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that Hwhy 18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye
doth make a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel. shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the
8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down month at even.
themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for
follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off
in hot anger. from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one
9 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that is born in the land.
that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat
10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and unleavened bread.
Hwhy hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of 21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them,
Israel go out of his land. Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the
passover.
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22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood
saying, that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his
2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the house until the morning.
first month of the year to you. 23 For Hwhy will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Hwhy
of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in
their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household: unto your houses to smite you.
4 and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his 24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy
neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the sons for ever.
souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye are come to the land which
the lamb. Hwhy will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: ye shall take it keep this service.
from the sheep, or from the goats: 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you,
6 and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and What mean ye by this service?
the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even 27 that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of Hwhy's passover, who
(beyn ha arbayim). passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he
7 And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people
on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it. bowed the head and worshipped.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and 28 And the children of Israel went and did so; as Hwhy had
unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29 And it came to pass at midnight, that Hwhy smote all the first- 2 Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb
born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; 3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye
and all the first-born of cattle. came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of
30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all hand Hwhy brought you out from this place: there shall no
the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a leavened bread be eaten.
house where there was not one dead. 4 This day ye go forth in the month Abib.
31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get 5 And it shall be, when Hwhy shall bring thee into the land of the
you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the
and go, serve Hwhy, as ye have said. Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing
32 Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
gone; and bless me also. 6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day
33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out shall be a feast to Hwhy.
of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and
34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there
kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.
shoulders. 8 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that
35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and which Hwhy did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial
raiment. between thine eyes, that the torah of Hwhy may be in thy mouth:
36 And Hwhy gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so for with a strong hand hath Hwhy brought thee out of Egypt.
that they let them have what they asked. And they despoiled the 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to
Egyptians. year.
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, 11 And it shall be, when Hwhy shall bring thee into the land of the
about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children. Canaanite, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it
38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and thee,
herds, even very much cattle. 12 that thou shalt set apart unto Hwhy all that openeth the womb,
39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought and every firstling which thou hast that cometh of a beast; the males
forth out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were thrust shall be Hwhy's.
out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if
themselves any victuals. thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck: and all the first-
40 Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four born of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem.
hundred and thirty years. 14 And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying,
41 And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand
even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of Hwhy Hwhy brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
went out from the land of Egypt. 15 and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that
42 It is a night to be much observed unto Hwhy for bringing them Hwhy slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born
out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of Hwhy, to be much of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Hwhy all
observed of all the children of Israel throughout their generations. that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I
43 And Hwhy said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of redeem.
the passover: there shall no foreigner eat thereof; 16 And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between
44 but every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast thine eyes: for by strength of hand Hwhy brought us forth out of
circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. Egypt.
45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof. 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that
46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the Elohim led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although
flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. that was near; for Elohim said, Lest peradventure the people repent
47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the 18 but Elohim led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by
passover to Hwhy, let all his males be circumcised, and then let the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land
him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the of Egypt.
land: but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly
49 One torah shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger sworn the children of Israel, saying, Elohim will surely visit you; and
that sojourneth among you. ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as Hwhy commanded Moses 20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham,
and Aaron, so did they. in the edge of the wilderness.
51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that Hwhy did bring the 21 And Hwhy went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead
children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts. them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that
they might go by day and by night:
Chapter 13 22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, from before the people.
Chapter 14 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp 24 And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Hwhy looked forth
before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon: upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud,
over against it shall ye encamp by the sea. and discomfited the host of the Egyptians.
3 And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in 25 And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily;
the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he shall follow after them; and Hwhy fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host: and the 26 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea,
Egyptians shall know that I am Hwhy. And they did so. that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their
5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the chariots, and upon their horsemen.
heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea
people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the
Israel go from serving us? Egyptians fled against it; and Hwhy overthrew the Egyptians in the
6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: midst of the sea.
7 and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the
Egypt, and captains over all of them. horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into
8 And Hwhy hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.
pursued after the children of Israel: for the children of Israel went out 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the
with a high hand. sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on
9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of their left.
Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them 30 Thus Hwhy saved Israel that day out of the hand of the
encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal-zephon. Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.
10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their 31 And Israel saw the great work which Hwhy did upon the
eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they Egyptians, and the people feared Hwhy: and they believed in
were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto Hwhy. Hwhy, and in his servant Moses.
11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, Chapter 15
hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou
1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Hwhy,
dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt?
and spake, saying, I will sing unto Hwhy, for he hath triumphed
12 Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us
gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to
2 hy is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is
serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
my El, and I will praise him; My father's Elohim, and I will exalt him.
13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see
3 Hwhy is a man of war: Hwhy is his name.
the salvation of Hwhy, which he will work for you to-day: for the
4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea; And his
Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no
chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
more for ever.
5 The deeps cover them: They went down into the depths like a stone.
14 Hwhy will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
6 Thy right hand, O Hwhy, is glorious in power, Thy right hand, O
15 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me?
Hwhy, dasheth in pieces the enemy.
speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that
16 And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and
rise up against thee: Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them
divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on
as stubble.
dry ground.
8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods
17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they
stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of
shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and
the sea.
upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My
18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Hwhy, when I have
desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand
gotten me honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his
shall destroy them.
horsemen.
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as
19 And the angel of Elohim, who went before the camp of Israel,
lead in the mighty waters.
removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from
11 Who is like unto thee, O Hwhy, among the el? Who is like thee,
before them, and stood behind them:
glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
20 and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and
12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them.
there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and
13 Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast
the one came not near the other all the night.
redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy
21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Hwhy
habitation.
caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and
14 The peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on
made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
the inhabitants of Philistia.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the
15 Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab,
dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand,
trembling taketh hold upon them: All the inhabitants of Canaan are
and on their left.
melted away.
16 Terror and dread falleth upon them; By the greatness of thine arm Hwhy heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and
they are as still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, O Hwhy, Till what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against
the people pass over that thou hast purchased. Hwhy.
17 Thou wilt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine 9 And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the
inheritance, The place, O Hwhy, which thou hast made for thee to children of Israel, Come near before Hwhy; for he hath heard your
dwell in, The sanctuary, O Hwhy, which thy hands have murmurings.
established. 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation
18 Hwhy shall reign for ever and ever. of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and,
19 For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his behold, the glory of Hwhy appeared in the cloud.
horsemen into the sea, and Hwhy brought back the waters of the 11 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto
midst of the sea. them, saying, At even (beyn ha arbayim) ye shall eat flesh, and in the
20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her morning ye shall be filled with bread: and ye shall know that I am
hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with Hwhy your Elohim.
dances. 13 And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Hwhy, for he hath the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.
triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the 14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of
sea. the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the
22 And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out ground.
into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another,
wilderness, and found no water. What is it? For they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them,
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of It is the bread which Hwhy hath given you to eat.
Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. 16 This is the thing which Hwhy hath commanded, Gather ye of it
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the
drink? number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are
25 An he cried unto Hwhy; And Hwhy showed him a tree, and he in his tent.
cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he 17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some
made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them; less.
26 and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Hwhy 18 And when they measured it with an omer, he that gathered much
thy Elohim, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they
to his mitzwah, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the gathered every man according to his eating.
diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am 19 And Moses said unto them, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
Hwhy that healeth thee. 20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them
27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and
threescore and ten palm-trees: and they encamped there by the Moses was wroth with them.
waters. 21 And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to
his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
Chapter 16 22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as
1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the much bread, two omers for each one: and all the rulers of the
children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between congregation came and told Moses.
Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their 23 And he said unto them, This is that which Hwhy hath spoken,
departing out of the land of Egypt. Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto Hwhy: bake that
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil; and all that
against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness: remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
3 and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by 24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not
the hand of Hwhy in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh- become foul, neither was there any worm therein.
pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth 25 And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto
into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. Hwhy: to-day ye shall not find it in the field.
4 Then said Hwhy unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven 26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in
for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every it there shall be none.
day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my torah, or not. 27 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some
5 And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that of the people to gather, and they found none.
which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 28 And Hwhy said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, mitzwah and my torah?
then ye shall know that Hwhy hath brought you out from the land of 29 See, for that Hwhy hath given you the sabbath, therefore he
Egypt; giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every
7 and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Hwhy; for that he man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
heareth your murmurings against Hwhy: and what are we, that ye 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
murmur against us? 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when Hwhy shall give you in the like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made
evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that with honey.
32 And Moses said, This is the thing which Hwhy hath commanded, Chapter 18
Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they 1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all
may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I that Elohim had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that
brought you forth from the land of Egypt. Hwhy had brought Israel out of Egypt.
33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omerful of 2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he
manna therein, and lay it up before Hwhy, to be kept throughout had sent her away,
your generations. 3 and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he
34 As Hwhy commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:
Testimony, to be kept. 4 and the name of the other was Eliezer; for he said, The Elohim of my
35 And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came 5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife
unto the borders of the land of Canaan. unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the
36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. mount of Elohim:
Chapter 17 6 and he said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto
thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the
7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and
wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment
kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare; and they
of Hwhy, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for
came into the tent.
the people to drink.
8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that Hwhy had done unto
2 Wherefore the people stove with Moses, and said, Give us water that
Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had
we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me?
come upon them by the way, and how Hwhy delivered them.
Wherefore do ye tempt Hwhy?
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Hwhy had done to
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured
Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
against Moses, and said, Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of
10 And Jethro said, Blessed be Hwhy, who hath delivered you out of
Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath
4 And Moses cried unto Hwhy, saying, What shall I do unto this
delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
people? They are almost ready to stone me.
11 Now I know that Hwhy is greater than all elohim; yea, in the thing
5 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take
wherein they dealt proudly against them.
with thee of the elders of Israel; and they rod, wherewith thou smotest
12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and
the river, take in thy hand, and go.
sacrifices for Elohim: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and
eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before Elohim.
thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the
13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the
people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of
people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the
Israel.
evening.
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because
14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he
of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted
said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou
Hwhy, saying, Is Hwhy among us, or not?
thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
even?
9 And Moses said unto OSwhy, Choose us out men, and go out,
15 And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come
fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the
unto me to inquire of Elohim:
rod of Elohim in my hand.
16 when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between
10 So OSwhy did as Moses had said to him, and fought with
a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of
Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Elohim, and his torah.
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel
17 And Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is
prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
not good.
12 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it
18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with
under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his
thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it
hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; And
thyself alone.
his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and Elohim be
13 And OSwhy discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of
with thee: be thou for the people toward Elohim, and bring thou the
the sword.
causes unto Elohim:
14 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book
20 and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the torah, and shalt
(zikarown say’fer), and rehearse it in the ears of OSwhy: that I will
show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they
utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
must do.
15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Hwhy-nissi;
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as
16 And he said, hy hath sworn: Hwhy will have war with Amalek
fear Elohim, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over
from generation to generation.
them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties,
and rulers of tens:
22 and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that
every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter
they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they 17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet
shall bear the burden with thee. Elohim; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
23 If thou shalt do this thing, and Elohim command thee so, then thou 18 And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because Hwhy
shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the
in peace. smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all 19 And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses
that he had said. spake, and Elohim answered him by a voice.
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads 20 And Hwhy came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount:
over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of and Hwhy called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went
fifties, and rulers of tens. up.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they 21 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest
brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. they break through unto Hwhy to gaze, and many of them perish.
27 And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his 22 And let the priests also, that come near to Hwhy, sanctify
own land. themselves, lest Hwhy break forth upon them.
23 And Moses said unto Hwhy, The people cannot come up to
Chapter 19 mount Sinai: for thou didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the
1 In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of mount, and sanctify it.
the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of 24 And Hwhy said unto him, Go, get thee down; and thou shalt
Sinai. come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the
2 And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the people break through to come up unto Hwhy, lest he break forth
wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there upon them.
Israel encamped before the mount. 25 So Moses went down unto the people, and told them.
3 And Moses went up unto Elohim, and Hwhy called unto him out of
the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and Chapter 20
tell the children of Israel: 1 And Elohim spake all these words, saying,
4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on 2 I am Hwhy thy Elohim, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. out of the house of bondage.
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my 3 Thou shalt have no other elohim before me.
covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of
peoples: for all the earth is mine: any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
6 and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. that is in the water under the earth.
These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them, for I
Israel. Hwhy thy Elohim am a jealous El, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of
before them all these words which Hwhy commanded him. them that hate me,
8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that Hwhy hath 6 and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and
spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto keep my mitzwah.
Hwhy. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of Hwhy thy Elohim in vain; for
9 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, Hwhy will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto 9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
Hwhy. 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Hwhy thy Elohim: in it thou
10 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-
them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments, servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is
11 and be ready against the third day; for the third day Hwhy will within thy gates:
come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 11 for in six days Hwhy made heaven and earth, the sea, and all
12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Hwhy
Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to 12 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the
death: land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee.
13 no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot 13 Thou shalt not murder.
through; whether it be beast or man, he shall not live: when the 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. 15 Thou shalt not steal.
14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
sanctified the people; and they washed their garments. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy
15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox,
not near a woman. nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.
16 And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that 18 And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings,
there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when
and the voice of a trumpet exceeding loud; and all the people that the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.
were in the camp trembled.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; 20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die
but let not Elohim speak with us, lest we die. under his hand; he shall surely be punished.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for Elohim is come to 21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be
prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not. punished: for he is his money.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick 22 And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her
darkness where Elohim was. fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined,
22 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall
children of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you pay as the judges determine.
from heaven. 23 But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
23 Ye shall not make other elohim with me; elohim of silver, or elohim 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
of gold, ye shall not make unto you. 25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice 26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid,
thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto 27 And if he smite out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's
thee and I will bless thee. tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
25 And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of 28 And if an ox gore a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be surely
hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall
26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy be quit.
nakedness be not uncovered thereon. 29 But if the ox was wont to gore in time past, and it hath been testified
to its owner, and he hath not kept it in, but it hath killed a man or a
Chapter 21 woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to
1 Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. death.
2 If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the 30 If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the
seventh he shall go out free for nothing. redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
3 If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, 31 Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according
then his wife shall go out with him. to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
4 If his master give him a wife and she bear him sons or daughters; the 32 If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, there shall be given
wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
himself. 33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not
5 But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,
children; I will not go out free: 34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto
6 then his master shall bring him unto Elohim, and shall bring him to the the owner thereof, and the dead beast shall be his.
door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through 35 And if one man's ox hurt another's, so that it dieth, then they shall
with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. sell the live ox, and divide the price of it: and the dead also they shall
7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go divide.
out as the men-servants do. 36 Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and its
8 If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then owner hath not kept it in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead
shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a foreign people he beast shall be his own.
shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
9 And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the Chapter 22
manner of daughters. 1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay
10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
marriage, shall he not diminish. 2 If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there
11 And if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.
for nothing, without money. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him; he
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death. shall make restitution: if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his
13 And if a man lie not in wait, but Elohim deliver him into his hand; theft.
then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 4 If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or
14 And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him sheep, he shall pay double.
with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his
15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to beast loose, and it feed in another man's field; of the best of his own
death. field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his 6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of grain, or
hand, he shall surely be put to death. the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire
17 And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to shall surely make restitution.
death. 7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it
18 And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, he shall pay
his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed; double.
19 if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that 8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near
smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall unto Elohim, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his
cause him to be thoroughly healed. neighbor's goods.
9 For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, 7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous
for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
it, the cause of both parties shall come before Elohim; he whom 8 And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight,
Elohim shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbor. and perverteth the words of the righteous.
10 If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or 9 And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a
any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
seeing it: 10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the
11 the oath of Hwhy shall be between them both, whether he hath increase thereof:
not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods; and the owner thereof 11 but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow; that the poor
shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beast of the field shall
12 But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy
thereof. oliveyard.
13 If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness: he shall not make 12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt
good that which was torn. rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy
14 And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.
owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution. 13 And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed: and make
15 If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a no mention of the name of other elohim, neither let it be heard out of
hired thing, it came for its hire. thy mouth.
16 And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, 14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. 15 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep: seven days thou
17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time
according to the dowry of virgins. appointed in the month Abib (for in it thou camest out from Egypt);
18 Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live. and none shall appear before me empty:
19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 16 and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labors, which thou
20 He that sacrificeth unto any elohim, save unto Hwhy only, shall sowest in the field: and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year,
be utterly destroyed. when thou gatherest in thy labors out of the field.
21 And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the
him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. Adonay Hwhy.
22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread;
23 If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning.
hear their cry; 19 The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the
24 and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and house of Hwhy thy Elohim. Thou shalt not boil a kid in it mother's
your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. milk.
25 If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou 20 Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and
shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
interest. 21 Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him
26 If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shalt not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.
restore it unto him before the sun goeth down: 22 But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I
27 for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary
shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, unto thine adversaries.
that I will hear; for I am gracious. 23 For mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the
28 Thou shalt not revile Elohim, nor curse a ruler of thy people. Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the
29 Thou shalt not delay to offer of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy Hivite, and the Jebusite: and I will cut them off.
presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 24 Thou shalt not bow down to their elohim, nor serve them, nor do
30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven after their works; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in
days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. pieces their pillars.
31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any 25 And ye shall serve Hwhy your Elohim, and he will bless thy
flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of
thee.
Chapter 23 26 There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land: the
1 Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked number of thy days I will fulfil.
to be an unrighteous witness. 27 I will send my terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to
2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their
a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice: backs unto thee.
3 neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause. 28 And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the
4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
surely bring it back to him again. 29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land
5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.
thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him. 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be
6 Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause. increased, and inherit the land.
31 And I will set thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the 4 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the River: for I will deliver 5 and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood,
the inhabitants of the land into your hand: and thou shalt drive them 6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
out before thee. 7 onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the
32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their elohim. breastplate.
33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me; 8 And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
for if thou serve their elohim, it will surely be a snare unto thee. 9 According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and
the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it.
Chapter 24 10 And they shall make an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half
1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Hwhy, thou, and Aaron, shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof,
Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
afar off: 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt
2 and Moses alone shall come near unto Hwhy; but they shall not thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
come near; neither shall the people go up with him. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of Hwhy, and feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings
all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and on the other side of it.
said, All the words which Hwhy hath spoken will we do. 13 And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with
4 And Moses wrote all the words of Hwhy, and rose up early in the gold.
morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, 14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark,
according to the twelve tribes of Israel. wherewith to bear the ark.
5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt- 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken
offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Hwhy. from it.
6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
blood he sprinkled on the altar. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a
7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth
people: and they said, All that Hwhy hath spoken will we do, and thereof.
be obedient. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt
8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
Behold the blood of the covenant, which Hwhy hath made with you 19 And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other
concerning all these words. end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on
9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the two ends thereof.
the elders of Israel. 20 And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the
10 And they saw the Elohim of Israel; and there was under his feet as mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward
it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
heaven for clearness. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the
11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
and they beheld Elohim, and did eat and drink. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from
12 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are
be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the torah and upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in
the mitzwah, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them. commandment unto the children of Israel.
13 And Moses rose up, and OSwhy his minister: and Moses went 23 And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits shall be the
up into the mount of Elohim. length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half
14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come the height thereof.
again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: whosoever 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown
hath a cause, let him come near unto them. of gold round about.
15 And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about;
mount. and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round
16 And the glory of Hwhy abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud about.
covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the
the midst of the cloud. four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
17 And the appearance of the glory of Hwhy was like devouring fire 27 Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to
on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. bear the table.
18 And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the 28 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them
mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof,
Chapter 25
and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out:
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, of pure gold shalt thou make them.
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an offering: of 30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.
every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take my offering. 31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work
3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups,
and brass, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
32 And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof; three 15 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood,
branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three standing up.
branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof: 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the
33 three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a breadth of each board.
flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other 17 Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another:
branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
candlestick: 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards
34 and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the for the south side southward.
knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards;
35 and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets
under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two under another board for its two tenons.
branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the 20 And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty
candlestick. boards,
36 Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the 21 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and
whole of it one beaten work of pure gold. two sockets under another board.
37 And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light 22 And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make
the lamps thereof, to give light over against it. six boards.
38 And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in
pure gold. the hinder part.
39 Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels. 24 And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be
40 And see that thou make them after their pattern, which hath been entire unto the top thereof unto one ring: thus shall it be for them
showed thee in the mount. both; they shall be for the two corners.
25 And there shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen
Chapter 26 sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under
1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine another board.
twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the 26 And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the
work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them. one side of the tabernacle,
2 The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the 27 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and
breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the hinder
measure. part westward.
3 Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other 28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through
five curtains shall be coupled one to another. from end to end.
4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of
from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling. 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion
5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thereof which hath been showed thee in the mount.
thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; 31 And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
the loops shall be opposite one to another. twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be
6 And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one made.
to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be one whole. 32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold;
7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the their hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver.
tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them. 33 And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in
8 The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall
each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure. separate unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by 34 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in
themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the most holy place.
the tent. 35 And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick
10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south:
is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
which is outmost in the second coupling. 36 And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and
11 And thou shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the
the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. embroiderer.
12 And the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, 37 And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and
the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back of the overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt
tabernacle. cast five sockets of brass for them.
13 And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of
that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall Chapter 27
hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to 1 And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and
cover it. five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof
14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, shall be three cubits.
and a covering of sealskins above.
2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the 4 And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate,
horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and thou shalt overlay it and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a mitre, and a
with brass. girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and
3 And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its firepans: all the vessels 5 And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the
thereof thou shalt make of brass. scarlet, and the fine linen.
4 And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of brass: and upon the 6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet,
net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman.
5 And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the 7 It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it
net may reach halfway up the altar. may be joined together.
6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and 8 And the skilfully woven band, which is upon it, wherewith to gird it on,
overlay them with brass. shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece; of gold, of blue,
7 And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names
8 Hollow with planks shalt thou make it: as it hath been showed thee in of the children of Israel:
the mount, so shall they make it. 10 six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that
9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side remain on the other stone, according to their birth.
southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a
hundred cubits long for one side: signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of
10 and the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be inclosed in settings
brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. of gold.
11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings a 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the
hundred cubits long, and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron
twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. shall bear their names before Hwhy upon his two shoulders for a
12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings memorial.
of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13 And thou shalt make settings of gold,
13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty 14 and two chains of pure gold; like cords shalt thou make them, of
cubits. wreathen work: and thou shalt put the wreathen chains on the
14 The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; settings.
their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15 And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the
15 And for the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars skilful workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold,
three, and their sockets three. of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou
16 And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of make it.
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the 16 Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length
embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four. thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.
17 All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row
their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass. of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;
18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth 18 and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and 19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
their sockets of brass. 20 and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be
19 All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and inclosed in gold in their settings.
all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 21 And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of
20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a
thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve
continually. tribes.
21 In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, 22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains like cords, of
Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning wreathen work of pure gold.
before Hwhy: it shall be a statue for ever throughout their 23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and
generations on the behalf of the children of Israel. shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings
Chapter 28 at the ends of the breastplate.
1 And bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt put
him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the
in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and ephod in the forepart thereof.
Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 26 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them
2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which is
and for beauty. toward the side of the ephod inward.
3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have 27 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the
filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof,
sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the
ephod.
28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the 6 and thou shalt set the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown
rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully upon the mitre.
woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and
the ephod. anoint him.
29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the 8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind
holy place, for a memorial before Hwhy continually. head-tires on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual
30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in 10 And thou shalt bring the bullock before the tent of meeting: and
before Hwhy: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock.
Israel upon his heart before Hwhy continually. 11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before Hwhy, at the door of the tent
31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. of meeting.
32 And it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall 12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the
have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the blood
the hole of a coat of mail, that it be not rent. at the base of the altar.
33 And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and 13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the
of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts thereof; and bells of caul upon the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon
gold between them round about: them, and burn them upon the altar.
34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a 14 But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and it dung, shalt thou burn
pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about. with fire without the camp: it is a sin-offering.
35 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and the sound thereof shall 15 Thou shalt also take the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay
be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before Hwhy, and their hands upon the head of the ram.
when he cometh out, that he die not. 16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and
36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
engravings of a signet, HOLY TO HWHY. 17 And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards,
37 And thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.
mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-
38 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the offering unto Hwhy; it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire
iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in unto Hwhy.
all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they 19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay
may be accepted before Hwhy. their hands upon the head of the ram.
39 And thou shalt weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon
thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his
work of the embroiderer. sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe
40 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
for them girdles, and head-tires shalt thou make for them, for glory 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the
and for beauty. anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and
41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he
with him, and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons'
them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. garments with him.
42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their 22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat
nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two
43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh (for it is a
unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to ram of consecration),
minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall 23 and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer,
be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him. out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Hwhy.
24 And thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon
Chapter 29 the hands of his sons, and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before
1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to Hwhy.
minister unto me in the priest's office: take one young bullock and two 25 And thou shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the
rams without blemish, altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before Hwhy: it is
2 and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and an offering made by fire unto Hwhy.
wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of fine wheaten flour shalt thou 26 And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and
make them. wave it for a wave-offering before Hwhy: and it shall be thy portion.
3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the 27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the
basket, with the bullock and the two rams. thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up,
4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that
meeting, and shalt wash them with water. which is for his sons:
5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and 28 and it shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion for ever from
the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird the children of Israel; for it is a heave-offering: and it shall be a heave-
him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod;
offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace- 5 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them
offerings, even their heave-offering unto Hwhy. with gold.
29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to 6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony,
be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them. before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet
30 Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, with thee.
when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place. 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every
31 And thou shalt take the ram of consecration, and boil its flesh in a morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
holy place. 8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even (beyn ha arbayim), he
32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Hwhy throughout your
bread that is in the basket, at the door of the tent of meeting. generations.
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor
consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.
because they are holy. 10 And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the
34 And if aught of the flesh of the consecration, or of the bread, remain year; with the blood of the sin-offering of atonement once in the year
unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall shall he make atonement for it throughout your generations: it is most
not be eaten, because it is holy. holy unto Hwhy.
35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all 11 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
that I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to
36 And every day shalt thou offer the bullock of sin-offering for those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a
atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou makest ransom for his soul unto Hwhy, when thou numberest them; that
atonement for it; and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
37 Seven days thou shalt make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth over unto them that are
and the altar shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; (the shekel
be holy. is twenty gerahs;) half a shekel for an offering to Hwhy.
38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar: two lambs a 14 Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from
year old day by day continually. twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of Hwhy.
39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than
thou shalt offer at even (beyn ha arbayim): the half shekel, when they give the offering of Hwhy, to make
40 and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled atonement for your souls.
with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil, and the fourth part of a hin 16 And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of
of wine for a drink-offering. Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting; that it
41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even (beyn ha arbayim), and may be a memorial for the children of Israel before Hwhy, to make
shalt do thereto according to the meal-offering of the morning, and atonement for your souls.
according to the drink-offering thereof, for a sweet savor, an offering 17 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
made by fire unto Hwhy. 18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of
42 It shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at brass, whereat to wash. And thou shalt put it between the tent of
the door of the tent of meeting before Hwhy, where I will meet with meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
you, to speak there unto thee. 19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet
43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall thereat:
be sanctified by my glory. 20 when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water,
44 And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar: Aaron also and that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to
his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me in the priest's office. burn an offering made by fire unto Hwhy.
45 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and
Elohim. it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed
46 And they shall know that I am Hwhy their Elohim, that brought throughout their generations.
them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I 22 Moreover Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
am Hwhy their Elohim. 23 Take thou also unto thee the chief spices: of flowing myrrh five
hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two
Chapter 30 hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty,
1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood 24 and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of
shalt thou make it. olive oil a hin.
2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; 25 And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded
foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
horns thereof shall be of one piece with it. 26 And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of
3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides the testimony,
thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto 27 and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and
it a crown of gold round about. the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,
4 And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof; 28 and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the
upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make laver and the base thereof.
them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy:
whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six
they may minister unto me in the priest's office. days Hwhy made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he
31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall rested, and was refreshed.
be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing
32 Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of
any like it, according to the composition thereof: it is holy, and it shall stone, written with the finger of Elohim.
be holy unto you.
33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it Chapter 32
upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people. 1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the
34 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and
and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: of said unto him, Up, make us elohim, which shall go before us; for as
each shall there be a like weight; for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
35 and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the we know not what is become of him.
perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy: 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in
36 and thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring
testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall them unto me.
be unto you most holy. 3 And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears,
37 And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the and brought them unto Aaron.
composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto 4 And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool,
thee holy for Hwhy. and made it a molten calf: and they said, These are thy elohim, O
38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
cut off from his people. 5 And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made
proclamation, and said, To-morrow shall be a feast to Hwhy.
Chapter 31 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings,
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to
2 See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of drink, and rose up to play.
the tribe of Judah: 7 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people,
3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of Elohim, in wisdom, and in that thou broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted
understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, themselves:
4 to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 8 they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded
5 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it,
all manner of workmanship. and have sacrificed unto it, and said, These are thy elohim, O Israel,
6 And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise- 9 And Hwhy said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold,
hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have it is a stiffnecked people:
commanded thee: 10 now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against
7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great
that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent, nation.
8 and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its 11 And Moses besought Hwhy his Elohim, and said, Hwhy, why
vessels, and the altar of incense, doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought
9 and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty
base, hand?
10 and the finely wrought garments, and the holy garments for Aaron 12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil did he bring
the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from
office, the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this
11 and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy evil against thy people.
place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou
12 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your
13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of
keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
your generations; that ye may know that I am Hwhy who sanctifieth 14 And Hwhy repented of the evil which he said he would do unto
you. his people.
14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every 15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two
one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both
any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
15 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of 16 And the tables were the work of Elohim, and the writing was the
solemn rest, holy to Hwhy: whosoever doeth any work on the writing of Elohim, graven upon the tables.
sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 17 And when OSwhy heard the noise of the people as they
16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, 4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no
neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome; but the man did put on him his ornaments.
noise of them that sing do I hear. 5 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment,
he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee,
he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the that I may know what to do unto thee.
mount. 6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, mount Horeb onward.
and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the 7 Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp, afar
children of Israel drink of it. off from the camp; and he called it, The tent of meeting. And it came
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that to pass, that every one that sought Hwhy went out unto the tent of
thou hast brought a great sin upon them? meeting, which was without the camp.
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my master wax hot: thou 8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the Tent, that all the
knowest the people, that they are set on evil. people rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked
23 For they said unto me, Make us elohim, which shall go before us; after Moses, until he was gone into the Tent.
for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of 9 And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of
Egypt, we know not what is become of him. cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and Hwhy
24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it spake with Moses.
off: so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out 10 And all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the
this calf. Tent: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his
25 And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose, (for tent door.
Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies,) 11 And Hwhy spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh
26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoso is on unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his minister
Hwhy's side, let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi OSwhy, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the
gathered themselves together unto him. Tent.
27 And he said unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, 12 And Moses said unto Hwhy, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up
Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with
gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also
and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor. found favor in my sight.
28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show
fell of the people that day about three thousand men. me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find
29 And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to Hwhy, yea, favor in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may 14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee
bestow upon you a blessing this day. rest.
30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not
people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto up hence.
Hwhy; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin. 16 For wherein now shall it be known that I have found favor in thy
31 And Moses returned unto Hwhy, and said, Oh, this people have sight, I and thy people? is it not in that thou goest with us, so that we
sinned a great sin, and have made them elohim of gold. are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the
32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray face of the earth?
thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 17 And Hwhy said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast
33 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, spoken; for thou hast found favor in my sight, and I know thee by
him will I blot out of my book. name.
34 And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken 18 And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.
unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will
the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them. proclaim the name of Hwhy before thee; and I will be gracious to
35 And Hwhy smote the people, because they made the calf, which whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show
Aaron made. mercy.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me
Chapter 33 and live.
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, Depart, go up hence, thou and the 21 and Hwhy said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt
people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the stand upon the rock:
land of which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, 22 and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put
Unto thy seed will I give it: thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand until I
2 and I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the have passed by:
Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, 23 and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my
and the Jebusite: face shall not be seen.
3 unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the
midst of thee, for thou art a stiffnecked people, lest I consume thee in
the way.
Chapter 34 22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, even of the first-fruits of
1 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.
the first: and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the 23 Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the
first tables, which thou brakest. Adonay Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
2 And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning unto 24 For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders:
mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me on the top of the mount. neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear
3 And no man shall come up with thee; neither let any man be seen before Hwhy thy Elohim three times in the year.
throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread;
that mount. neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the
4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose morning.
up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as Hwhy 26 The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring unto the
had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone. house of Hwhy thy Elohim. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's
5 And Hwhy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and milk.
proclaimed the name of Hwhy. 27 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the
6 And Hwhy passed by before him, and proclaimed, Hwhy, tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with
Hwhy, an El merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in Israel.
lovingkindness and truth, 28 And he was there with Hwhy forty days and forty nights; he did
7 keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the
transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the 29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai
children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. with the two tables of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came
8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face
worshipped. shone by reason of his speaking with him.
9 And he said, If now I have found favor in thy sight, O Hwhy, let 30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold,
Hwhy, I pray thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine 31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the
inheritance. congregation returned unto him: and Moses spake to them.
10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will 32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave
do marvels, such as have not been wrought in all the earth, nor in any them in commandment all that Hwhy had spoken with him in mount
nation; and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of Sinai.
Hwhy; for it is a terrible thing that I do with thee. 33 And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his
11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive face.
out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and 34 But when Moses went in before Hwhy to speak with him, he took
the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spake unto the
12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of
midst of thee: Moses' face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until
13 but ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, he went in to speak with him.
and ye shall cut down their Asherim; Chapter 35
14 for thou shalt worship no other el: for Hwhy, whose name is
1 And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel,
Jealous, is a jealous El:
and said unto them, These are the words which Hwhy hath
15 lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they
commanded, that ye should do them.
play the harlot after their elohim, and sacrifice unto their elohim, and
2 Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to
one call thee and thou eat of his sacrifice;
you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Hwhy: whosoever
16 and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters
doeth any work therein shall be put to death.
play the harlot after their elohim, and make thy sons play the harlot
3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath
after their elohim.
day.
17 Thou shalt make thee no molten elohim.
4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,
18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou
saying, This is the thing which Hwhy commanded, saying,
shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time
5 Take ye from among you an offering unto Hwhy; whosoever is of a
appointed in the month Abib; for in the month Abib thou camest out
willing heart, let him bring it, Hwhy's offering: gold, and silver, and
from Egypt.
brass,
19 All that openeth the womb is mine; and all thy cattle that is male,
6 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
the firstlings of cow and sheep.
7 and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood,
20 And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if
8 and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet
thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the first-born
incense,
of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me
9 and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the
empty.
breastplate.
21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in
10 And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all
plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
that Hwhy hath commanded:
11 the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that
its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; devise skilful works.
12 the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the
screen; Chapter 36
13 the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread; 1 And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in
14 the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and whom Hwhy hath put wisdom and understanding to know how to
the oil for the light; work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that
15 and the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and Hwhy hath commanded.
the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the 2 And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man,
tabernacle; in whose heart Hwhy had put wisdom, even every one whose heart
16 the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, it staves, and all stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
its vessels, the laver and its base; 3 and they received of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel
17 the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, wherewith to
the screen for the gate of the court; make it. And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every
18 the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords; morning.
19 the finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, the 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary,
holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to came every man from his work which they wrought.
minister in the priest's office. 5 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more
20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the than enough for the service of the work which Hwhy commanded
presence of Moses. to make.
21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every 6 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed
one whom his spirit made willing, and brought Hwhy's offering, for throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any
the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were
the holy garments. restrained from bringing.
22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing- 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and
hearted, and brought brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and too much.
armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of 8 And all the wise-hearted men among them that wrought the work
gold unto Hwhy. made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue,
23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of the skilful
and fine linen, and goats' hair, and rams' skins dyed red, and workman, Bezalel made them.
sealskins, brought them. 9 The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the
24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains had one measure.
Hwhy's offering; and every man, with whom was found acacia 10 And he coupled five curtains one to another: and the other five
wood for any work of the service, brought it. curtains he coupled one to another.
25 And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, 11 And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from
and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the edge of the
scarlet, and the fine linen. curtain that was outmost in the second coupling.
26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the 12 Fifty loops made he in the one curtain, and fifty loops made he in
goats' hair. the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling: the loops
27 And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, were opposite one to another.
for the ephod, and for the breastplate; 13 And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to
28 and the spice, and the oil; for the light, and for the anointing oil, and another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was one.
for the sweet incense. 14 And he made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle:
29 The children of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto Hwhy; eleven curtains he made them.
every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all 15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the
the work, which Hwhy had commanded to be made by Moses. breadth of each curtain: the eleven curtains had one measure.
30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, Hwhy hath 16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by
called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of themselves.
Judah. 17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost
31 And he hath filled him with the Spirit of Elohim, in wisdom, in in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain
understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; which was outmost in the second coupling.
32 and to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in 18 And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it
brass, might be one.
33 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work 19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a
in all manner of skilful workmanship. covering of sealskins above.
34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and 20 And he made the boards for the tabernacle, of acacia wood,
Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. standing up.
35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of 21 Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the
workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful workman, and of the breadth of each board.
embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of 22 Each board had two tenons, joined one to another: thus did he
make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
23 And he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the 11 and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold
south side southward. round about.
24 And he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two 12 And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and
sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
another board for its two tenons. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four
25 And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he corners that were on the four feet thereof.
made twenty boards, 14 Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to
26 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and bear the table.
two sockets under another board. 15 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with
27 And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward he made six gold, to bear the table.
boards. 16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes
28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the
hinder part. flagons thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.
29 And they were double beneath; and in like manner they were entire 17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he
unto the top thereof unto one ring: thus he did to both of them in the the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, it knops, and its
two corners. flowers, were of one piece with it:
30 And there were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen 18 and there were six branches going out of the sides thereof; three
sockets; under every board two sockets. branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three
31 And he made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
side of the tabernacle, 19 three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a
32 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other
five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the hinder part westward. branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the
33 And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the candlestick.
boards from the one end to the other. 20 And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms,
34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 21 and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop
35 And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two
twined linen: with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, made he branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
it. 22 Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole
36 And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
with gold: their hooks were of gold; And he cast for them four sockets 23 And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof,
of silver. and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.
37 And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, 24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; 25 And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the
38 and the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two
capitals and their fillets with gold; and their five sockets were of brass. cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece
with it.
Chapter 37 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides
1 And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown
the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit of gold round about.
and a half the height of it: 27 And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon
2 and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves
crown of gold to it round about. wherewith to bear it.
3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two 28 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with
rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. gold.
4 And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet
5 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear spices, after the art of the perfumer.
the ark.
6 And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was Chapter 38
the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 1 And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits
7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof,
the two ends of the mercy-seat; foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one 2 And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns
piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass.
thereof. 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels,
9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy- and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the firepans: all the vessels
seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the thereof made he of brass.
mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim. 4 And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the
10 And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits was the length ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up.
thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the 5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be
height thereof: places for the staves.
6 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he
brass. made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and made fillets
7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, for them.
wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks. 29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand
8 And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the and four hundred shekels.
mirrors of the ministering women that ministered at the door of the 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of
tent of meeting. meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all
9 And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the vessels of the altar,
the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits; 31 and the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the
10 their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the gate of the court, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of
hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. the court round about.
11 And for the north side a hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and
their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, Chapter 39
of silver. 1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made finely wrought
12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy
and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of garments for Aaron; as Hwhy commanded Moses.
silver. 2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. fine twined linen.
14 The hangings for the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to
pillars three, and their sockets three; work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine
15 and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of linen, the work of the skilful workman.
the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their 4 They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends
sockets three. was it joined together.
16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. 5 And the skilfully woven band, that was upon it, wherewith to gird it on,
17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the was of the same piece and like the work thereof; of gold, of blue, and
pillars, and their fillets, of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as Hwhy commanded
silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. Moses.
18 And the screen for the gate of the court was the work of the 6 And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold,
embroiderer, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the
and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was children of Israel.
five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. 7 And he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of
19 And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their memorial for the children of Israel; as Hwhy commanded Moses.
hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of 8 And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the
silver. work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, twined linen.
were of brass. 9 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the
21 This is the sum of the things for the tabernacle, even the tabernacle length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double.
of the testimony, as they were counted, according to the 10 And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and
commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of carbuncle was the first row;
Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. 11 and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
22 And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
made all that Hwhy commanded Moses. 13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jaspar: they were
23 And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of inclosed in inclosings of gold in their settings.
Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, 14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of
and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen. Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a
24 All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the signet, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes.
sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, 15 And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen
and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the work of pure gold.
sanctuary. 16 And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the
25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore 17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings at the
and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: ends of the breastplate.
26 a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the 18 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the
sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the
numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred forepart thereof.
thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. 19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two ends
27 And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which was toward the side
sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; a hundred sockets for the of the ephod inward.
hundred talents, a talent for a socket. 20 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-
pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the
coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.
21 And they did bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are
of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be upon the skilfully upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps
woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be thereof.
loosed from the ephod; as Hwhy commanded Moses. 5 And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the
22 And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
23 And the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat 6 And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the
of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should not be tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
rent. 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar,
24 And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and shalt put water therein.
and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen
25 And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the of the gate of the court.
pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about, between the 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and
pomegranates; all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof: and
26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the it shall be holy.
skirts of the robe round about, to minister in; as Hwhy commanded 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels,
Moses. and sanctify the altar: and the altar shall be most holy.
27 And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.
for his sons, 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of
28 and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
and the linen breeches of fine twined linen, 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt
29 and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the
the work of the embroiderer; as Hwhy commanded Moses. priest's office.
30 And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote 14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them;
upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO HWHY. 15 and thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that
31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it upon the mitre they may minister unto me in the priest's office: and their anointing
above; as Hwhy commanded Moses. shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their
32 Thus was finished all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of generations.
meeting: and the children of Israel did according to all that Hwhy 16 Thus did Moses: according to all that Hwhy commanded him, so
commanded Moses; so did they. did he.
33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the Tent, and all its 17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the
first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
furniture, its clasps, its boards, it bars, and its pillars, and it sockets;
34 and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set
sealskins, and the veil of the screen; up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up its
35 the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy- pillars.
seat; 19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of
36 the table, all the vessels thereof, and the showbread; the tent above upon it; as Hwhy commanded Moses.
37 the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in 20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves
order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for the light; on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:
38 and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, 21 and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the
and the screen for the door of the Tent; screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Hwhy
39 the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its commanded Moses.
vessels, the laver and its base; 22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the
40 the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen tabernacle northward, without the veil.
for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before Hwhy; as Hwhy
all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of commanded Moses.
meeting; 24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the
41 the finely wrought garments for ministering in the holy place, and table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, 25 And he lighted the lamps before Hwhy; as Hwhy commanded
to minister in the priest's office. Moses.
42 According to all that Hwhy commanded Moses, so the children of 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:
Israel did all the work. 27 and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Hwhy
43 And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as commanded Moses.
Hwhy had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses 28 And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
blessed them. 29 And he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of
the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the
Chapter 40 meal-offering; as Hwhy commanded Moses.
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 30 And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and
2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of put water therein, wherewith to wash.
the tent of meeting. 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their
3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt feet thereat;
screen the ark with the veil.
32 when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near
unto the altar, they washed; as Hwhy commanded Moses.
33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the
altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses
finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of
Hwhy filled the tabernacle.
35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because
the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Hwhy filled the
tabernacle.
36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the
children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys:
37 but if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the
day that it was taken up.
38 For the cloud of Hwhy was upon the tabernacle by day, and
there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel,
throughout all their journeys.
Zikarown Say’fer 65 Leviticus Chapter 3
4 And when thou offerest an oblation of a meal-offering baken in the
The Third Book of Moses, called oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or
Leviticus unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
5 And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-pan, it shall be of
fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.
Chapter 1
6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meal-offering.
1 And Hwhy called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of 7 And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the frying-pan, it shall be
meeting, saying, made of fine flour with oil.
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man 8 And thou shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of these things
of you offereth an oblation unto Hwhy, ye shall offer your oblation unto Hwhy: and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall
of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock. bring it unto the altar.
3 If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male 9 And the priest shall take up from the meal-offering the memorial
without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a
he may be accepted before Hwhy. sweet savor unto Hwhy.
4 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it 10 And that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron's and his
shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of Hwhy made by fire.
5 And he shall kill the bullock before Hwhy: and Aaron's sons, the 11 No meal-offering, which ye shall offer unto Hwhy, shall be made
priests, shall present the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about with leaven; for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering
upon the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting. made by fire unto Hwhy.
6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces. 12 As an oblation of first -fruits ye shall offer them unto Hwhy: but
7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay they shall not come up for a sweet savor on the altar.
wood in order upon the fire; 13 And every oblation of thy meal-offering shalt thou season with salt;
8 and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy Elohim to be
fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: lacking from thy meal-offering: with all thine oblations thou shalt offer
9 but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest salt.
shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering 14 And if thou offer a meal-offering of first-fruits unto Hwhy, thou
made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy. shalt offer for the meal-offering of thy first-fruits grain in the ear
10 And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a parched with fire, bruised grain of the fresh ear.
burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish. 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a
11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before Hwhy: meal-offering.
and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar 16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the bruised grain
round about. thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it
12 And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the is an offering made by fire unto Hwhy.
priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is
upon the altar: Chapter 3
13 but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the 1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings; if he offer of the
priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt- herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before
offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy. Hwhy.
14 And if his oblation to Hwhy be a burnt-offering of birds, then he 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at
shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons. the door of the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons the priests shall
15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on 3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made
the side of the altar; by fire unto Hwhy; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat
16 and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it that is upon the inwards,
beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes: 4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins,
17 and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
asunder; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood 5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-offering,
that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by
sweet savor unto Hwhy. fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy.
6 And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Hwhy be
Chapter 2
of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
1 And when any one offereth an oblation of a meal-offering unto 7 If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he offer it before Hwhy;
Hwhy, his oblation shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon 8 and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it
it, and put frankincense thereon: before the tent of meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood
2 and he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests; and he shall take thereof upon the altar round about.
thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, 9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made
with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn it as the by fire unto Hwhy; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take
memorial thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet away hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards,
savor unto Hwhy: and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
3 and that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron's and his
sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of Hwhy made by fire.
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10 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the 15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the
loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take head of the bullock before Hwhy; and the bullock shall be killed
away. before Hwhy.
11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the 16 And the anointed (mashiyach) priest shall bring of the blood of the
offering made by fire unto Hwhy. bullock to the tent of meeting:
12 And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before Hwhy: 17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven
13 and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the times before Hwhy, before the veil.
tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof 18 And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is
upon the altar round about. before Hwhy, that is in the tent of meeting; and all the blood shall
14 And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the
unto Hwhy; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is door of the tent of meeting.
upon the inwards, 19 And all the fat thereof shall he take off from it, and burn it upon the
15 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the altar.
loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take 20 Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of the
away. sin-offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make
16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven.
offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is Hwhy's. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as
17 It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all he burned the first bullock: it is the sin-offering for the assembly.
your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood. 22 When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the
mitzwah which Hwhy his Elohim hath commanded not to be done,
Chapter 4 and is guilty;
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 23 if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any one shall sin bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish.
unwittingly, in any of the mitzwah which Hwhy hath commanded 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the
not to be done, and shall do any one of them: place where they kill the burnt-offering before Hwhy: it is a sin-
3 if the anointed (mashiyach) priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the offering.
people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his
bullock without blemish unto Hwhy for a sin-offering. finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and the
4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-
before Hwhy; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the offering.
bullock, and kill the bullock before Hwhy. 26 And all the fat thereof shall he burn upon the altar, as the fat of the
5 And the anointed (mashiyach) priest shall take of the blood of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for
bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting: him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.
6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the 27 And if any one of the common people sin unwittingly, in doing any
blood seven times before Hwhy, before the veil of the sanctuary. of the mitzwah which Hwhy hath commanded not to be done, and
7 And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of be guilty;
sweet incense before Hwhy, which is in the tent of meeting; and all 28 if his sin, which he hath sinned, be made known to him, then he
the blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of shall bring for his oblation a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin
burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting. which he hath sinned.
8 And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill
the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the the sin-offering in the place of burnt-offering.
inwards, 30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put
9 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all the blood
loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar.
away, 31 And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away
10 as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings: and from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn it
the priest shall burn them upon the altar of burnt-offering. upon the altar for a sweet savor unto Hwhy; and the priest shall
11 And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
its legs, and its inwards, and its dung, 32 And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin-offering, he shall
12 even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a bring it a female without blemish.
clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill
with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt. it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt-offering.
13 And if the whole congregation of Israel err, and the thing be hid 34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his
from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all
mitzwah which Hwhy hath commanded not to be done, and are the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar:
guilty; 35 and all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is
14 when the sin wherein they have sinned is known, then the taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall
assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin-offering, and bring it burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of Hwhy made by fire;
before the tent of meeting. and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that
he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
Chapter 5 priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing wherein he
1 And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being erred unwittingly and knew it not, and he shall be forgiven.
a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then 19 It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before Hwhy.
he shall bear his iniquity. Chapter 6
2 Or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of
2 If any one sin, and commit a trespass against Hwhy, and deal
unclean creeping things, and it be hidden from him, and he be
falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of
unclean, then he shall be guilty.
robbery, or have oppressed his neighbor,
3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness
3 or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear
be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth
to a lie; in any of all these things that a man doeth, sinning therein;
of it, then he shall be guilty.
4 then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore
4 Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good,
that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by
whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be
oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost
hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of
thing which he found,
these things.
5 or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore
5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he
it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto: unto him to whom it
shall confess that wherein he hath sinned:
appertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being found guilty.
6 and he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Hwhy for his sin which
6 And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Hwhy, a ram without
he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-
blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation, for a trespass-
offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning
offering, unto the priest:
his sin.
7 and the priest shall make atonement for him before Hwhy; and he
7 And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his
shall be forgiven concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty
trespass-offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or
thereby.
two young pigeons, unto Hwhy; one for a sin-offering, and the
other for a burnt-offering.
9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the torah of the burnt-
8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is
offering: the burnt-offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all
for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall
night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning
not divide it asunder:
thereon.
9 and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of
10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches
the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of
shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto
the altar: it is a sin-offering.
the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall
10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt-offering, according to the
put them beside the altar.
ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning
11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and
his sin which he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
11 But if his means suffice not for two turtle-doves, or two young
12 And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not
pigeons, then he shall bring his oblation for that wherein he hath
go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he
sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering: he
shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the
shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon;
fat of the peace-offerings.
for it is a sin-offering.
13 Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go
12 And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his
out.
handful of it as the memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, upon
14 And this is the torah of the meal-offering: the sons of Aaron shall
the offerings of Hwhy made by fire: it is a sin-offering.
offer it before Hwhy, before the altar.
13 And the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that
15 And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the
he hath sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven: and
meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is
the remnant shall be the priest's, as the meal-offering.
upon the meal-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet
savor, as the memorial thereof, unto Hwhy.
15 If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwittingly, in the holy things
16 And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: it shall
of Hwhy; then he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Hwhy, a
be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of
ram without blemish out of the flock, according to thy estimation in
meeting they shall eat it.
silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-
17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it as their portion of
offering:
my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin-offering, and as
16 and he shall make restitution for that which he hath done amiss in
the trespass-offering.
the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the
18 Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as his
priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of
portion for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of
the trespass-offering, and he shall be forgiven.
Hwhy made by fire: whosoever toucheth them shall be holy.
17 And if any one sin, and do any of the mitzwah which Hwhy hath
commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty,
20 This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer
and shall bear his iniquity.
unto Hwhy in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an
18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according
ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the
to thy estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest; and the
morning, and half thereof in the evening.
21 On a baking-pan it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou 16 But if the sacrifice of his oblation be a vow, or a freewill-offering, it
shalt bring it in: in baken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice; and on the
sweet savor unto Hwhy. morrow that which remaineth of it shall be eaten:
22 And the anointed (mashiyach) priest that shall be in his stead from 17 but that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day
among his sons shall offer it: by a statute for ever it shall be wholly shall be burnt with fire.
burnt unto Hwhy. 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be
23 And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be
not be eaten. imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the
24 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the torah of the 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it
sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean
sin-offering be killed before Hwhy: it is most holy. shall eat thereof:
26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in a holy place shall it 20 but the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-
be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting. offerings, that pertain unto Hwhy, having his uncleanness upon
27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt 21 And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, the uncleanness
wash that whereon it was sprinkled in a holy place. of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eat of
28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled shall be broken; and if it the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto
be boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. Hwhy, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
29 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 22 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
30 And no sin-offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the 23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox,
tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten: it or sheep, or goat.
shall be burnt with fire. 24 And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is
torn of beasts, may be used for any other service; but ye shall in no
Chapter 7 wise eat of it.
1 And this is the torah of the trespass-offering: it is most holy. 25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an
2 In the place where they kill the burnt-offering shall they kill the offering made by fire unto Hwhy, even the soul that eateth it shall
trespass-offering; and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle upon the be cut off from his people.
altar round about. 26 And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of bird or of
3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, and the fat that beast, in any of your dwellings.
covereth the inwards, 27 Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off
4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, from his people.
and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away; 28 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
5 and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by 29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the
fire unto Hwhy: it is a trespass-offering. sacrifice of his peace-offerings unto Hwhy shall bring his oblation
6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a unto Hwhy out of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings:
holy place: it is most holy. 30 his own hands shall bring the offerings of Hwhy made by fire; the
7 As is the sin-offering, so is the trespass-offering; there is one torah for fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a
them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it. wave-offering before Hwhy.
8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt-offering, even the priest 31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast shall
shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath be Aaron's and his sons'.
offered. 32 And the right thigh shall ye give unto the priest for a heave-offering
9 And every meal-offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is out of the sacrifices of your peace-offerings.
dressed in the frying-pan, and on the baking-pan, shall be the priest's 33 He among the sons of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace-
that offereth it. offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion.
10 And every meal-offering, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons 34 For the wave-breast and the heave-thigh have I taken of the
of Aaron have, one as well as another. children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, and
11 And this is the torah of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which one have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as their
shall offer unto Hwhy. portion for ever from the children of Israel.
12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice 35 This is the anointing-portion of Aaron, and the anointing-portion of
of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened his sons, out of the offerings of Hwhy made by fire, in the day when
wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour he presented them to minister unto Hwhy in the priest's office;
soaked. 36 which Hwhy commanded to be given them of the children of
13 With cakes of leavened bread he shall offer his oblation with the Israel, in the day that he anointed them. It is their portion for ever
sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving. throughout their generations.
14 And of it he shall offer one out of each oblation for a heave-offering 37 This is the torah of the burnt-offering, of the meal-offering, and of
unto Hwhy; it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the the sin-offering, and of the trespass-offering, and of the consecration,
peace-offerings. and of the sacrifice of peace-offerings;
15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving 38 which Hwhy commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that
shall be eaten on the day of his oblation; he shall not leave any of it he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto
until the morning. Hwhy, in the wilderness of Sinai.
Chapter 8 the great toe of their right foot: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, the altar round about.
2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the 25 And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the
anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat,
and the basket of unleavened bread; and the right thigh:
3 and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of 26 and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before
meeting. Hwhy, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread,
4 And Moses did as Hwhy commanded him; and the congregation and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and upon the right thigh:
was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting. 27 and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands
5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before Hwhy.
Hwhy hath commanded to be done. 28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the
6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with altar upon the burnt-offering: they were a consecration for a sweet
water. savor: it was an offering made by fire unto Hwhy.
7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and 29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before
clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded Hwhy: it was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration; as Hwhy
him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and bound it unto him commanded Moses.
therewith. 30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was
8 And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, upon his garments, and
the Urim and the Thummim. upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him, and sanctified
9 And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as Hwhy commanded 31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the
Moses. door of the tent of meeting: and there eat it and the bread that is in
10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his
all that was therein, and sanctified them. sons shall eat it.
11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed 32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn
the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify with fire.
them. 33 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting seven
12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed days, until the days of your consecration be fulfilled: for he shall
him, to sanctify him. consecrate you seven days.
13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and clothed them with coats, and 34 As hath been done this day, so Hwhy hath commanded to do, to
girded them with girdles, and bound head-tires upon them; as make atonement for you.
Hwhy commanded Moses. 35 And at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night
14 And he brought the bullock of the sin-offering: and Aaron and his seven days, and keep the charge of Hwhy, that ye die not: for so I
sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock of the sin-offering. am commanded.
15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns 36 And Aaron and his sons did all the things which Hwhy
of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and commanded by Moses.
poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to Chapter 9
make atonement for it.
1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and
16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of
his sons, and the elders of Israel;
the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it upon
2 and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a calf of the herd for a sin-offering,
the altar.
and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before
17 But the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt
Hwhy.
with fire without the camp; as Hwhy commanded Moses.
3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a
18 And he presented the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his
he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old,
sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
without blemish, for a burnt-offering;
19 And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round
4 and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before Hwhy;
about.
and a meal-offering mingled with oil: for to-day Hwhy appeareth
20 And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and
unto you.
the pieces, and the fat.
5 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of
21 And he washed the inwards and the legs with water; and Moses
meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before
burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt-offering for a sweet
Hwhy.
savor: it was an offering made by fire unto Hwhy; as Hwhy
6 And Moses said, This is the thing which Hwhy commanded that ye
commanded Moses.
should do: and the glory of Hwhy shall appear unto you.
22 And he presented the other ram, the ram of consecration: and
7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Draw near unto the altar, and offer thy
Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself,
23 And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon
and for the people; and offer the oblation of the people, and make
the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and
atonement for them; as Hwhy commanded.
upon the great toe of his right foot.
8 So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-
24 And he brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put of the blood upon the
offering, which was for himself.
tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon
9 And the sons of Aaron presented the blood unto him; and he dipped 9 Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye
his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for
poured out the blood at the base of the altar: ever throughout your generations:
10 but the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul from the liver of the sin- 10 and that ye may make a distinction between the holy and the
offering, he burnt upon the altar; as Hwhy commanded Moses. common, and between the unclean and the clean;
11 And the flesh and the skin he burnt with fire without the camp. 11 and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which
12 And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron's sons delivered unto him Hwhy hath spoken unto them by Moses.
the blood, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about. 12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar,
13 And they delivered the burnt-offering unto him, piece by piece, and his sons that were left, Take the meal-offering that remaineth of the
the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. offerings of Hwhy made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the
14 And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the altar; for it is most holy;
burnt-offering on the altar. 13 and ye shall eat it in a holy place, because it is thy portion, and thy
15 And he presented the people's oblation, and took the goat of the sons' portion, of the offerings of Hwhy made by fire: for so I am
sin-offering which was for the people, and slew it, and offered it for commanded.
sin, as the first. 14 And the wave-breast and the heave-thigh shall ye eat in a clean
16 And he presented the burnt-offering, and offered it according to the place, thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they are
ordinance. given as thy portion, and thy sons' portion, out of the sacrifices of the
17 And he presented the meal-offering, and filled his hand therefrom, peace-offerings of the children of Israel.
and burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt-offering of the morning. 15 The heave-thigh and the wave-breast shall they bring with the
18 He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings, offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave-offering before
which was for the people: and Aaron's sons delivered unto him the Hwhy: and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, as a portion for
blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, ever; as Hwhy hath commanded.
19 and the fat of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which 16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and,
covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul of the liver: behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar,
20 and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the the sons of Aaron that were left, saying,
altar: 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin-offering in the place of the
21 and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and he hath given it you to bear the
before Hwhy; as Moses commanded. iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before
22 And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; Hwhy?
and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burnt- 18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought into the sanctuary within: ye
offering, and the peace-offerings. should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.
23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, 19 And Aaron spake unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered
and blessed the people: and the glory of Hwhy appeared unto all their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before Hwhy; and there
the people. have befallen me such things as these: and if I had eaten the sin-
24 And there came forth fire from before Hwhy, and consumed upon offering to-day, would it have been well-pleasing in the sight of
the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, Hwhy?
they shouted, and fell on their faces. 20 And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight.
1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things
strange fire before Hwhy, which he had not commanded them. which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
2 And there came forth fire from before Hwhy, and devoured them, 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the
and they died before Hwhy. cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that Hwhy spake, saying, I 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of
will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but
I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof,
of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from he is unclean unto you.
before the sanctuary out of the camp. 6 And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof,
5 So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as she is unclean unto you.
Moses had said. 7 And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but
6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.
sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your 8 Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch;
clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the they are unclean unto you.
congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail 9 These may ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins
the burning which Hwhy hath kindled. and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that may ye
7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting, lest ye eat.
die; for the anointing oil of Hwhy is upon you. And they did 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers,
according to the word of Moses. of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in
8 And Hwhy spake unto Aaron, saying, the waters, they are an abomination unto you,
11 and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their 38 But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcass fall
flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination. thereon, it is unclean unto you.
12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an 39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the
abomination unto you. carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
13 And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall 40 And he that eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and
not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcass of it shall
and the ospray, wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
14 and the kite, and the falcon after its kind, 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an
15 every raven after its kind, abomination; it shall not be eaten.
16 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all
after its kind, fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that
17 and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an
18 and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture, abomination.
19 and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. 43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing
20 All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them,
abomination unto you. that ye should be defiled thereby.
21 Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all 44 For I am Hwhy your Elohim: sanctify yourselves therefore, and
fours, which have legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any
earth. manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth.
22 Even these of them ye may eat: the locust after its kind, and the 45 For I am Hwhy that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be
bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the your Elohim: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
grasshopper after its kind. 46 This is the torah of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living
23 But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that
abomination unto you. creepeth upon the earth;
24 And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the 47 to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and
carcass of them shall be unclean until the even; between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that
25 And whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his may not be eaten.
clothes, and be unclean until the even.
26 Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor Chapter 12
cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
shall be unclean. 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceive seed,
27 And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on and bear a man-child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in
all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean.
shall be unclean until the even. 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
28 And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and 4 And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty
be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary,
29 And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the 5 But if she bear a maid-child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as
great lizard after its kind, in her impurity; and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying
30 and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand- threescore and six days.
lizard, and the chameleon. 6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a
31 These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: daughter, she shall bring a lamb a year old for a burnt-offering, and a
whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean young pigeon, or a turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, unto the door of the
until the even. tent of meeting, unto the priest:
32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it 7 and he shall offer it before Hwhy, and make atonement for her; and
shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. This is the torah
skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it for her that beareth, whether a male or a female.
must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then 8 And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then she shall take two turtle-
shall it be clean. doves, or two young pigeons; the one for a burnt-offering, and the
33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, other for a sin-offering: and the priest shall make atonement for her,
whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break. and she shall be clean.
34 All food therein which may be eaten, that on which water cometh,
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shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel
shall be unclean. 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, or a scab, or a
unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: bright spot, and it become in the skin of his flesh the plague of
they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. leprosy, then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of
36 Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water his sons the priests:
shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean. 3 and the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and if
37 And if aught of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to the hair in the plague be turned white, and the appearance of the
be sown, it is clean.
plague be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is the plague of leprosy; 26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the
and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim; then the
4 And if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall shut him up seven days:
appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof 27 and the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: if it spread
be not turned white, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is
plague seven days: the plague of leprosy.
5 and the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if in his 28 And if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread in the skin,
eyes the plague be at a stay, and the plague be not spread in the but be dim; it is the rising of the burning, and the priest shall
skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: pronounce him clean: for it is the scar of the burning.
6 and the priest shall look on him again the seventh day; and, behold, if 29 And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon
the plague be dim, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the the beard,
priest shall pronounce him clean: it is a scab: and he shall wash his 30 then the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the
clothes, and be clean. appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow
7 But if the scab spread abroad in the skin, after that he hath showed thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scall, it is
himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall show himself to the leprosy of the head or of the beard.
priest again: 31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, the
8 and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the scab be spread in the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and there be no
skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy. black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague
9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto of the scall seven days:
the priest; 32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague; and,
10 and the priest shall look; and, behold, if there be a white rising in behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair,
the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw and the appearance of the scall be not deeper than the skin,
flesh in the rising, 33 then he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the
11 it is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
pronounce him unclean: he shall not shut him up, for he is unclean. 34 and in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall; and,
12 And if the leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, and the appearance
cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to thereof be not deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce
his feet, as far as appeareth to the priest; him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
13 then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the leprosy have covered 35 But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing,
all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is 36 then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread
all turned white: he is clean. in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.
14 But whensoever raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. 37 But if in his eyes the scall be at a stay, and black hair be grown up
15 And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and pronounce him therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce
unclean: the raw flesh is unclean: it is leprosy. him clean.
16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he 38 And when a man or a woman hath in the skin of the flesh bright
shall come unto the priest; spots, even white bright spots;
17 and the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the plague be 39 then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin
turned into white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath of their flesh be of a dull white, it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the
the plague: he is clean. skin; he is clean.
18 And when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a boil, and it is healed, 40 And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.
19 and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, 41 And if his hair be fallen off from the front part of his head, he is
reddish-white, then is shall be showed to the priest; forehead bald; yet is he clean.
20 and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be 42 But if there be in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-
lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald
priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath forehead.
broken out in the boil. 43 Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the
21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as
therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh;
shall shut him up seven days: 44 he is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall surely
22 And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce pronounce him unclean; his plague is in his head.
him unclean: it is a plague. 45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and
23 But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip,
scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
24 Or when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a burning by fire, and the 46 All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is
quick flesh of the burning become a bright spot, reddish-white, or unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be.
white; 47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a
25 then the priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright woollen garment, or a linen garment;
spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the 48 whether it be in warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a
skin; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning: and the priest shall skin, or in anything made of skin;
pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
49 if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or 11 And the priest that cleanseth him shall set the man that is to be
in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; it is the plague of cleansed, and those things, before Hwhy, at the door of the tent of
leprosy, and shall be showed unto the priest. meeting.
50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up that which 12 And the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a
hath the plague seven days: trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-
51 and he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be offering before Hwhy:
spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the 13 and he shall kill the he-lamb in the place where they kill the sin-
skin, whatever service skin is used for; the plague is a fretting offering and the burnt-offering, in the place of the sanctuary: for as
leprosy; it is unclean. the sin-offering is the priest's, so is the trespass-offering: it is most
52 And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in holy:
woollen or in linen, or anything of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is 14 and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and
a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be
53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great
the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; toe of his right foot.
54 then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the 15 And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of
plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: his own left hand;
55 and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed; and, 16 and the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left
behold, if the plague have not changed its color, and the plague be hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before
not spread, it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire: it is a fret, Hwhy:
whether the bareness be within or without. 17 and of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon
56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be dim after the the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the
washing thereof, then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon
skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: the blood of the trespass-offering:
57 and if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the 18 and the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon
woof, or in anything of skin, it is breaking out: thou shalt burn that the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make
wherein the plague is with fire. atonement for him before Hwhy.
58 And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thing 19 And the priest shall offer the sin-offering, and make atonement for
of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from him that is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness: and afterward
them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. he shall kill the burnt-offering;
59 This is the torah of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or 20 and the priest shall offer the burnt-offering and the meal-offering
linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or anything of skin, to pronounce upon the altar: and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he
it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. shall be clean.
21 And if he be poor, and cannot get so much, then he shall take one
Chapter 14 he-lamb for a trespass-offering to be waved, to make atonement for
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a
2 This shall be the torah of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall meal-offering, and a log of oil;
be brought unto the priest: 22 and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to
3 and the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look; get; and the one shall be a sin-offering, and the other a burnt-offering.
and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper, 23 And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing unto the
4 then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed priest, unto the door of the tent of meeting, before Hwhy:
two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 24 and the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass-offering, and the
5 And the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before
vessel over running water. Hwhy.
6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the 25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass-offering; and the priest
scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and put it upon the tip
blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of
7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let go the 26 And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand;
living bird into the open field. 27 and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that
8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all is in his left hand seven times before Hwhy:
his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean: and after 28 and the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of
that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his
seven days. right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of
9 And it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off the blood of the trespass-offering:
his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall 29 and the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon
shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him
in water, and he shall be clean. before Hwhy.
10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, 30 And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves, or of the young pigeons,
and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish, and three tenth parts such as he is able to get,
of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and one
log of oil.
31 even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin-offering, and the 57 to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the torah of
other for a burnt-offering, with the meal-offering: and the priest shall leprosy.
make atonement for him that is to be cleansed before Hwhy.
32 This is the torah of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not Chapter 15
able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
33 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man
34 When ye are come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for hath an issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.
a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of 3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run
your possession; with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his
35 then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, uncleanness.
saying, There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house. 4 Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and
36 And the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean.
priest goeth in to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not 5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe
made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
37 and he shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the plague be in the 6 And he that sitteth on anything whereon he that hath the issue sat
walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
appearance thereof be lower than the wall; until the even.
38 then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, 7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash
and shut up the house seven days. his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
39 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; 8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean, then he shall
and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
40 then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in even.
which the plague is, and cast them into an unclean place without the 9 And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be
city: unclean.
41 and he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and 10 And whosoever toucheth anything that was under him shall be
they shall pour out the mortar, that they scrape off, without the city unclean until the even: and he that beareth those things shall wash
into an unclean place: his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
42 and they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those 11 And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having
stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house. rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe
43 And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
he hath taken out the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, 12 And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall
and after it is plastered; be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
44 then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be 13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he
spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his
45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be
thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth clean.
out of the city into an unclean place. 14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two
46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up young pigeons, and come before Hwhy unto the door of the tent of
shall be unclean until the even. meeting, and give them unto the priest:
47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that 15 and the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin-offering, and the
eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him
48 And if the priest shall come in, and look, and, behold, the plague before Hwhy for his issue.
hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered; then the 16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall
priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
healed. 17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of
49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the
and scarlet, and hyssop: even.
50 and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running 18 The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation,
water: they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the
51 and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, even.
and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in 19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood,
the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whosoever toucheth her
52 and he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with shall be unclean until the even.
the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, 20 And everything that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean:
and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: everything also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
53 but he shall let got the living bird out of the city into the open field: 21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe
so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean. himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
54 This is the torah for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall, 22 And whosoever toucheth anything that she sitteth upon shall wash
55 and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house, his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
56 and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot; 23 And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he
toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
24 And if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall 12 and he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar
be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be before Hwhy, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small,
unclean. and bring it within the veil:
25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days not in the 13 and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Hwhy, that the
time of her impurity, or if she have an issue beyond the time of her cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the
impurity; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness she shall be as testimony, that he die not:
in the days of her impurity: she is unclean. 14 and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his
26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat
her as the bed of her impurity: and everything whereon she sitteth shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. 15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people,
27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and
even. before the mercy-seat:
28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to 16 and he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the
herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and because of their
29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtle-doves, or transgressions, even all their sins: and so shall he do for the tent of
two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the meeting, that dwelleth with them in the midst of their uncleannesses.
tent of meeting. 17 And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in
30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have
a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the
Hwhy for the issue of her uncleanness. assembly of Israel.
31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before Hwhy, and make
that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle atonement for it, and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the
that is in the midst of them. blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
32 This is the torah of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed 19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven
of copulation goeth from him, so that he is unclean thereby; times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the
33 and of her that is sick with her impurity, and of him that hath an children of Israel.
issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her 20 And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and
that is unclean. the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat:
21 and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat,
Chapter 16 and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon
Aaron, when they drew near before Hwhy, and died; the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man
2 and Hwhy said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he that is in readiness into the wilderness:
come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the 22 and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary
mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
the cloud upon the mercy-seat. 23 And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the
3 Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place,
for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering. and shall leave them there:
4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen 24 and he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, and put on his
breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-
with the linen mitre shall he be attired: they are the holy garments; offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the
and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on. people.
5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he- 25 And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar.
goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering. 26 And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes,
6 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the
himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house. camp.
7 And he shall take the two goats, and set them before Hwhy at the 27 And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering,
door of the tent of meeting. whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place,
8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Hwhy, and shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire
the other lot for Azazel. their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
9 And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for Hwhy, 28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his
and offer him for a sin-offering. flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
10 But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive 29 And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on
before Hwhy, to make atonement for him, to send him away for the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no
Azazel into the wilderness. manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth
11 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for among you:
himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and 30 for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you;
shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself: from all your sins shall ye be clean before Hwhy.
31 It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your
souls; it is a statute for ever.
32 And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated Chapter 18
to be priest in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
put on the linen garments, even the holy garments: 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Hwhy
33 and he shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary; and he shall your Elohim.
make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar; and he shall 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you,
assembly. shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their statutes.
34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make 4 Mine ordinances shall ye do, and my statutes shall ye keep, to walk
atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in therein: I am Hwhy your Elohim.
the year. And he did as Hwhy commanded Moses. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a
Chapter 17 man do, he shall live in them: I am Hwhy.
6 None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to
uncover their nakedness: I am Hwhy.
2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
7 The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt
Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which Hwhy hath
thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her
commanded, saying,
nakedness.
3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it without the camp,
father's nakedness.
4 and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to offer it
9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the
as an oblation unto Hwhy before the tabernacle of Hwhy: blood
daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man
their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
shall be cut off from among his people:
10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto
nakedness.
Hwhy, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and
11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy
sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto Hwhy.
father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of Hwhy at the
12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is
door of the tent of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto
thy father's near kinswoman.
Hwhy.
13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she
7 And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the he-goats,
is thy mother's near kinswoman.
after which they play the harlot. This shall be a statute forever unto
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
them throughout their generations.
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is
of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that offereth a
thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
burnt-offering or sacrifice,
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
9 and bringeth it not unto the door of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it
brother's nakedness.
unto Hwhy; that man shall be cut off from his people.
17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her
10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the
daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's
strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood,
daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is
I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him
wickedness.
off from among his people.
18 And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you
uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.
upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood
19 And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her
that maketh atonement by reason of the life.
nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat
thyself with her.
blood.
21 And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through
13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
the fire to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy Elohim: I
strangers that sojourn among them, who taketh in hunting any beast
am Hwhy.
or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood thereof, and
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is
cover it with dust.
abomination.
14 For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with the life
23 And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith;
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it
blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
is confusion.
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
15 And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is
nations are defiled which I cast out from before you;
torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, he shall
25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
it, and the land vomiteth out her inhabitants.
even: then shall he be clean.
16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his
iniquity.
26 Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and mine ordinances, and shall her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because
not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the she was not free.
stranger that sojourneth among you; 21 And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto Hwhy, unto the door
27 (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering.
were before you, and the land is defiled); 22 And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the
28 that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited trespass-offering before Hwhy for his sin which he hath sinned:
out the nation that was before you. and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him.
29 For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls 23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all
that do them shall be cut off from among their people. manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their
30 Therefore shall ye keep my charge, that ye practise not any of uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you;
these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and it shall not be eaten.
that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am Hwhy your Elohim. 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving
praise unto Hwhy.
Chapter 19 25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, unto you the increase thereof: I am Hwhy your Elohim.
2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto 26 Ye shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use
them, Ye shall be holy; for I Hwhy your Elohim am holy. enchantments, nor practise augury.
3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep 27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar
my sabbaths: I am Hwhy your Elohim. the corners of thy beard.
4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten elohim: I am 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print
Hwhy your Elohim. any marks upon you: I am Hwhy.
5 And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Hwhy, ye 29 Profane not thy daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to
shall offer it that ye may be accepted. whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if 30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am
aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire. Hwhy.
7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall 31 Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the
not be accepted: wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Hwhy your
8 but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath Elohim.
profaned the holy thing of Hwhy: and that soul shall be cut off from 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the
his people. old man, and thou shalt fear thy Elohim: I am Hwhy.
9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap 33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy wrong.
harvest. 34 The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the
10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were
fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Hwhy your Elohim.
the sojourner: I am Hwhy your Elohim. 35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length,
11 Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to of weight, or of quantity.
another. 36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name have: I am Hwhy your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of
of thy Elohim: I am Hwhy. Egypt.
13 Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a 37 And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and
hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. do them: I am Hwhy.
14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the
blind; but thou shalt fear thy Elohim: I am Hwhy. Chapter 20
15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in 2 Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of
righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor. the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that
16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the
neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am people of the land shall stone him with stones.
Hwhy. 3 I also will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from
17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to
thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
18 Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the 4 And if the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man,
children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;
am Hwhy. 5 then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and
19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with will cut him off, and all that play the harlot after him, to play the harlot
a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: with Molech, from among their people.
neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff 6 And the soul that turneth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto
mingled together. the wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face
20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given
7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am Hwhy your 27 A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a
Elohim. wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with
8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am Hwhy who stones; their blood shall be upon them.
sanctifieth you.
9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put Chapter 21
to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be 1 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of
upon him. Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the
10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even dead among his people;
he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and 2 except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his
the adulteress shall surely be put to death. father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his 3 and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no
father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their husband; for her may he defile himself.
blood shall be upon them. 4 He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to
12 And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely profane himself.
be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be 5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they
upon them. shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their
13 And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them flesh.
have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their 6 They shall be holy unto their Elohim, and not profane the name of
blood shall be upon them. their Elohim; for the offerings of Hwhy made by fire, the bread of
14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall their Elohim, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness 7 They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall
among you. they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his
15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye Elohim.
shall slay the beast. 8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy
16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, Elohim: he shall be holy unto thee: for I Hwhy, who sanctify you,
thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to am holy.
death; their blood shall be upon them. 9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the
17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head
nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the
of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his
nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. clothes;
18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall 11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his
uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she father, or for his mother;
hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be 12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary
cut off from among their people. of his Elohim; for the crown of the anointing oil of his Elohim is upon
19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, him: I am Hwhy.
nor of thy father's sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
shall bear their iniquity. 14 A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall
20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.
uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 15 And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am
21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath Hwhy who sanctifieth him.
uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. 16 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed
and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach
you not out. to offer the bread of his Elohim.
23 And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I cast out 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not
before you: for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or
them. anything superfluous,
24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it 19 or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am 20 or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is
Hwhy your Elohim, who hath separated you from the peoples. scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
25 Ye shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and 21 no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall
the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean: and ye come nigh to offer the offerings of Hwhy made by fire: he hath a
shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his Elohim.
anything wherewith the ground teemeth, which I have separated from 22 He shall eat the bread of his Elohim, both of the most holy, and of
you as unclean. the holy:
26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I, Hwhy, am holy, and have set 23 only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar,
you apart from the peoples, that ye should be mine. because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I
am Hwhy who sanctifieth them.
24 So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the 23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath anything superfluous or lacking
children of Israel. in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow
it shall not be accepted.
Chapter 22 24 That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, ye
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, shall not offer unto Hwhy; neither shall ye do thus in your land.
2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves 25 Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your
from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they hallow unto Elohim of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a
me, and that they profane not my holy name: I am Hwhy. blemish in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your 26 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children 27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall
of Israel hallow unto Hwhy, having his uncleanness upon him, that be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and
soul shall be cut off from before me: I am Hwhy. thenceforth it shall be accepted for the oblation of an offering made
4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue; he by fire unto Hwhy.
shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth 28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both
anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth in one day.
from him; 29 And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Hwhy, ye
5 or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.
unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever 30 On the same day it shall be eaten; ye shall leave none of it until the
uncleanness he hath; morning: I am Hwhy.
6 the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and 31 Therefore shall ye keep my mitzwah, and do them: I am Hwhy.
shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water. 32 And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed
7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall among the children of Israel: I am Hwhy who halloweth you,
eat of the holy things, because it is his bread. 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your Elohim: I am
8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile Hwhy.
himself therewith: I am Hwhy.
9 They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die Chapter 23
therein, if they profane it: I am Hwhy who sanctifieth them. 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The set feasts
priest's, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. of Hwhy, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even
11 But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat these are my set feasts.
of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread. 3 Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of
12 And if a priest's daughter be married unto a stranger, she shall not solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a
eat of the heave-offering of the holy things. sabbath unto Hwhy in all your dwellings.
13 But if a priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no 4 These are the set feasts of Hwhy, even holy convocations, which
child, and be returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she ye shall proclaim in their appointed season.
shall eat of her father's bread: but there shall no stranger eat thereof. 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even (beyn
14 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the ha arbayim), is Hwhy's passover.
fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened
15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, bread unto Hwhy: seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread.
which they offer unto Hwhy, 7 In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
16 and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they work.
eat their holy things: for I am Hwhy who sanctifieth them. 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Hwhy seven days:
17 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, in the seventh day is a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.
18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of 9 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
Israel, and say unto them, Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are
of the sojourners in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest
of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which they offer unto thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest
Hwhy for a burnt-offering; unto the priest:
19 that ye may be accepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of 11 and he shall wave the sheaf before Hwhy, to be accepted for
the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats. you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
20 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not 12 And in the day when ye wave the sheaf, ye shall offer a he-lamb
be acceptable for you. without blemish a year old for a burnt-offering unto Hwhy.
21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Hwhy 13 And the meal-offering thereof shall be two tenth parts of an ephah
to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto Hwhy for
flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish a sweet savor; and the drink-offering thereof shall be of wine, the
therein. fourth part of a hin.
22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or 14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched grain, nor fresh ears,
scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto Hwhy, nor make an offering until this selfsame day, until ye have brought the oblation of your
by fire of them upon the altar unto Hwhy. Elohim: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your
dwellings.
15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, 38 besides the sabbaths o Hwhy, and besides your gifts, and
from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill-offerings, which
sabbaths shall there be complete: ye give unto Hwhy.
16 even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number 39 Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have
fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meal-offering unto Hwhy. gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep the feast of Hwhy
17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth seven days: on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth
parts of an ephah: they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baken with day shall be a solemn rest.
leaven, for first-fruits unto Hwhy. 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees,
18 And ye shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish a branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the
year old, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be a burnt- brook; and ye shall rejoice before Hwhy your Elohim seven days.
offering unto Hwhy, with their meal-offering, and their drink- 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto Hwhy seven days in the year: it
offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto is a statute for ever throughout your generations; ye shall keep it in
Hwhy. the seventh month.
19 And ye shall offer one he-goat for a sin-offering, and two he-lambs 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel
a year old for a sacrifice of peace-offerings. shall dwell in booths;
20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a 43 that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to
wave-offering before Hwhy, with the two lambs: they shall be holy dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am
to Hwhy for the priest. Hwhy your Elohim.
21 And ye shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be 44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the set feasts of
a holy convocation unto you; ye shall do no servile work: it is a statute Hwhy.
for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly Chapter 24
reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: 2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive
I am Hwhy your Elohim. oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
23 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 3 Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron
24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on keep it in order from evening to morning before Hwhy continually: it
the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.
of blowing of trumpets (zikarown teruah), a holy convocation. 4 He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before
25 Ye shall do no servile work; and ye shall offer an offering made by Hwhy continually.
fire unto Hwhy. 5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two
26 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
27 Howbeit on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table
atonement: it shall be a holy convocation unto you, and ye shall afflict before Hwhy.
your souls; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Hwhy. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be to
28 And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto Hwhy.
of atonement, to make atonement for you before Hwhy your 8 Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before Hwhy continually;
Elohim. it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant.
29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same 9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy
day; he shall be cut off from his people. place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of Hwhy made by
30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that fire by a perpetual statute.
same day, that soul will I destroy from among his people. 10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian,
31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it is a statute for ever throughout went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelitish
your generations in all your dwellings. woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp:
32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict 11 and the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and
your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother's name
even, shall ye keep your sabbath. was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
33 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 12 And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the
34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this mouth of Hwhy.
seventh month is the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto 13 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
Hwhy. 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that
35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation
work. stone him.
36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Hwhy: on 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever
the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer curseth his Elohim shall bear his sin.
an offering made by fire unto Hwhy: it is a solemn assembly; ye 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of Hwhy, he shall surely be
shall do no servile work. put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the
37 These are the set feasts of Hwhy, which ye shall proclaim to be sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name of
holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto Hwhy, a Hwhy, shall be put to death.
burnt-offering, and a meal-offering, a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, 17 And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
each on its own day; 18 And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.
19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so 20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we
shall it be done to him: shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;
20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a 21 then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it
blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him. shall bring forth fruit for the three years.
21 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a 22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store;
man shall be put to death. until the ninth year, until its fruits come in, ye shall eat the old store.
22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the sojourner, as for 23 And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for
the home-born: for I am Hwhy your Elohim. ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel; and they brought forth 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption
him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. for the land.
And the children of Israel did as Hwhy commanded Moses. 25 If thy brother be waxed poor, and sell some of his possession, then
shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that
Chapter 25 which his brother hath sold.
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 26 And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come find sufficient to redeem it;
into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto 27 then let him reckon the years of the sale thereof, and restore the
Hwhy. overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his
3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy possession.
vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof; 28 But if he be not able to get it back for himself, then that which he
4 but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, hath sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the
a sabbath unto Hwhy: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return
thy vineyard. unto his possession.
5 That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the 29 And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may
grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather: it shall be a year redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he
of solemn rest for the land. have the right of redemption.
6 And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for 30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the
thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for thy house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him
stranger, who sojourn with thee. that bought it, throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the
7 And for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the jubilee.
increase thereof be for food. 31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them
8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be
times seven years; and there shall be unto thee the days of seven redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.
sabbaths of years, even forty and nine years. 32 Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of
9 Then shalt thou send abroad the loud trumpet (shofar teruah) on the their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of atonement shall ye send 33 And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and
abroad the trumpet throughout all your land. the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of
10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of
the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; Israel.
and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall 34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is
return every man unto his family. their perpetual possession.
11 A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, 35 And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then
neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with
it of the undressed vines. thee.
12 For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase 36 Take thou no interest of him or increase, but fear thy Elohim; that
thereof out of the field. thy brother may live with thee.
13 In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession. 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy
14 And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor's victuals for increase.
hand, ye shall not wrong one another. 38 I am Hwhy your Elohim, who brought you forth out of the land of
15 According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your Elohim.
thy neighbor, and according unto the number of years of the crops he 39 And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto
shall sell unto thee. thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bond-servant.
16 According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price 40 As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he
thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish shall serve with thee unto the year of jubilee:
the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee. 41 then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and
17 And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy Elohim: shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his
for I am Hwhy your Elohim. fathers shall he return.
18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and 42 For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of
do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
19 And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell 43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy Elohim.
therein in safety.
44 And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt 12 And I will walk among you, and will be your Elohim, and ye shall be
have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy my people.
bondmen and bondmaids. 13 I am Hwhy your Elohim, who brought you forth out of the land of
45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that sojourn among you, Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the
of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.
they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession. 14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these mitzwah;
46 And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, 15 and if ye shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhor mine
to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: ordinances, so that ye will not do all my mitzwah, but break my
but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over covenant;
another, with rigor. 16 I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even
47 And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the
brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your
or sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family; enemies shall eat it.
48 after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may 17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be smitten before
redeem him; your enemies: they that hate you shall rule over you; and ye shall flee
49 or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh when none pursueth you.
of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxed rich, 18 And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will
he may redeem himself. chastise you seven times more for your sins.
50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he 19 And I will break the pride of your power: and I will make your
sold himself to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale heaven as iron, and your earth as brass;
shall be according unto the number of years; according to the time of 20 and your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield
a hired servant shall he be with him. its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.
51 If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back 21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will
the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he 22 And I will send the beast of the field among you, which shall rob you
shall reckon with him; according unto his years shall he give back the of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in
price of his redemption. number; and your ways shall become desolate.
53 As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not 23 And if by these things ye will not be reformed unto me, but will walk
rule with rigor over him in thy sight. contrary unto me;
54 And if he be not redeemed by these means, then he shall go out in 24 then will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I,
the year of jubilee, he, and his children with him. seven times for your sins.
55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my 25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute the vengeance
servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am Hwhy of the covenant; and ye shall be gathered together within your cities:
your Elohim. and I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered
into the hand of the enemy.
Chapter 26 26 When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread
1 Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight: and
image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
land, to bow down unto it: for I am Hwhy your Elohim. 27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto
2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am me;
Hwhy. 28 then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath; and I also will chastise
3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my mitzwah, and do them; you seven times for your sins.
4 then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its 29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your
increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. daughters shall ye eat.
5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-images,
reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul
and dwell in your land safely. shall abhor you.
6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall 31 And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries
make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.
neither shall the sword go through your land. 32 And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that
7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by dwell therein shall be astonished at it.
the sword. 33 And you will I scatter among the nations, and I will draw out the
8 And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall sword after you: and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities
chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the shall be a waste.
sword. 34 Then shall the land enjoy its sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate,
9 And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply and ye are in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and
you, and will establish my covenant with you. enjoy its sabbaths.
10 And ye shall eat old store long kept, and ye shall bring forth the old 35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall have rest, even the rest which it
because of the new. had not in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not 36 And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their
abhor you. heart in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf
shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; 12 and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou the
and they shall fall when none pursueth. priest valuest it, so shall it be.
37 And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the 13 But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part
sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand thereof unto thy estimation.
before your enemies. 14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Hwhy,
38 And ye shall perish among the nations, and the land of your then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the
enemies shall eat you up. priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your 15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add
enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
pine away with them. 16 And if a man shall sanctify unto Hwhy part of the field of his
40 And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the sowing
in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, thereof: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty
because they walked contrary unto me, shekels of silver.
41 I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of 17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy
their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they estimation it shall stand.
then accept of the punishment of their iniquity; 18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall
42 then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; and also my reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto
covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I the year of jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from thy
remember; and I will remember the land. estimation.
43 The land also shall be left by them, and shall enjoy its sabbaths, 19 And if he that sanctified the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall
while it lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be
punishment of their iniquity; because, even because they rejected assured to him.
mine ordinances, and their soul abhorred my statutes. 20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to
44 And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will another man, it shall not be redeemed any more:
not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and 21 but the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto
to break my covenant with them; for I am Hwhy their Elohim; Hwhy, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the
45 but I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, priest's.
whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the 22 And if he sanctify unto Hwhy a field which he hath bought, which
nations, that I might be their Elohim: I am Hwhy. is not of the field of his possession;
46 These are the statutes and ordinances and torah, which Hwhy 23 then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation
made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by unto the year of jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day,
Moses. as a holy thing unto Hwhy.
24 In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was
Chapter 27 bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth.
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 25 And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for Hwhy by thy 26 Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to
estimation. Hwhy, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is
3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even Hwhy's.
unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according
silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. to thine estimation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof: or if it
4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.
5 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy 28 Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto
estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten Hwhy of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of
shekels. his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is
6 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy most holy unto Hwhy.
estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the 29 No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be
female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
7 And if it be from sixty years old and upward; if it be a male, then thy 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of
estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. the fruit of the tree, is Hwhy's: it is holy unto Hwhy.
8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the 31 And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the
priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him fifth part thereof.
that vowed shall the priest value him. 32 And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under
9 And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Hwhy, all the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto Hwhy.
that any man giveth of such unto Hwhy shall be holy. 33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he
10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and that for which it is
good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then both it and changed shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
that for which it is changed shall be holy. 34 These are the mitzwah, which Hwhy commanded Moses for the
11 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation children of Israel in mount Sinai.
unto Hwhy, then he shall set the beast before the priest;
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28 Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by
The Fourth Book of Moses, their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from
called Numbers twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
29 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were
fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
Chapter 1
30 Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from
of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 31 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were
2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the 32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, their
names, every male, by their polls; generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to
3 from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that
in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them by their hosts. were able to go forth to war;
4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of 33 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were
his fathers' house. forty thousand and five hundred.
5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you. Of 34 Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by
Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur. their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from
6 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
7 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 35 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were
8 Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar. thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
9 Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon. 36 Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by
10 Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from
Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
11 Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni. 37 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were
12 Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
13 Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran. 38 Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their
14 Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel. fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty
15 Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan. years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
16 These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of 39 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were
the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Israel. 40 Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name: fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty
18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
the second month; and they declared their pedigrees after their 41 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty
families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the and one thousand and five hundred.
names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 42 Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by
19 As Hwhy commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from
wilderness of Sinai. twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations, by 43 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were
their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, 44 These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron
all that were able to go forth to war; numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were
21 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were each one for his fathers' house.
forty and six thousand and five hundred. 45 So all they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their
22 Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able
their fathers' houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to to go forth to war in Israel;
the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years 46 even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and
old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
23 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty 47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered
and nine thousand and three hundred. among them.
24 Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their 48 For Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty 49 Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; the sum of them among the children of Israel;
25 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty 50 but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony,
and five thousand six hundred and fifty. and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it: they
26 Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall
fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it
27 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
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52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his 21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty
own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their and two thousand and two hundred.
hosts. 22 And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of
53 But the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of the Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the 23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty
children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the and five thousand and four hundred.
tabernacle of the testimony. 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred
54 Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Hwhy thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts.
commanded Moses, so did they. And they shall set forth third.
25 On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan
Chapter 2 according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
2 The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, 26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were
with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
meeting shall they encamp round about. 27 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher:
3 And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of
they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: Ochran.
and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of 28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty
Amminadab. and one thousand and five hundred.
4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were 29 And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
5 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: 30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and
and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of three thousand and four hundred.
Zuar. 31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred
6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall
four thousand and four hundred. set forth hindmost by their standards.
7 And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun 32 These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their
shall be Eliab the son of Helon. fathers' houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to
8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five
seven thousand and four hundred. hundred and fifty.
9 All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as
thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, Hwhy commanded Moses.
according to their hosts. They shall set forth first. 34 Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Hwhy
10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so
according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben they set forward, every one by their families, according to their
shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. fathers' houses.
11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and
six thousand and five hundred. Chapter 3
12 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: 1 Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that
and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Hwhy spake with Moses in mount Sinai.
Zurishaddai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born,
13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
nine thousand and three hundred. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were
14 And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before Hwhy, when they offered
15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty strange fire before Hwhy, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had
and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office
16 All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred in the presence of Aaron their father.
thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, 5 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second. 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that
17 Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the they may minister unto him.
Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set 7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole
forward, every man in his place, by their standards. congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the
18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim tabernacle.
according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim 8 And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the
shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty 9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are
thousand and five hundred. wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
20 And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep
the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to
death.
11 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 36 And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards
12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and
Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the
children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine: service thereof,
13 for all the first-born are mine; on the day that I smote all the first- 37 and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their
born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel, pins, and their cords.
both man and beast; mine they shall be: I am Hwhy. 38 And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the
14 And Hwhy spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and
15 Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the
families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to
them. death.
16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of Hwhy, as 39 All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron
he was commanded. numbered at the commandment of Hwhy, by their families, all the
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
Kohath, and Merari. 40 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of
18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the
Libni and Shimei. number of their names.
19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Hwhy) instead of all
Hebron, and Uzziel. the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the
20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of
are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. Israel:
21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the 42 and Moses numbered, as Hwhy commanded him, all the first-
Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites. born among the children of Israel.
22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all 43 And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from
the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were
numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
23 The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle 44 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
westward. 45 Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of
24 And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the
Eliasaph the son of Lael. Levites shall be mine: I am Hwhy.
25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall 46 And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and
be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and
for the door of the tent of meeting, above the number of the Levites,
26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the 47 thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of
court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):
the cords of it for all the service thereof. 48 and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them
27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the 49 And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over
Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;
28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and 50 from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money, a
upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the
charge of the sanctuary. shekel of the sanctuary:
29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the 51 and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his
tabernacle southward. sons, according to the word of Hwhy, as Hwhy commanded
30 And the prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites Moses.
shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the Chapter 4
candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
wherewith they minister, and the screen, and all the service thereof. 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by
32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the their families, by their fathers' houses,
princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the 3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that
charge of the sanctuary. enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the 4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, about
Mushites: these are the families of Merari. the most holy things:
34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of 5 when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and
all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the
two hundred. testimony with it,
35 And the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was 6 and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it
Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
tabernacle northward.
7 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, 29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families,
and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls and the by their fathers' houses;
cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon: 30 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou
8 and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do the
same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof. work of the tent of meeting.
9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the 31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service
light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars
vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof,
10 and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of 32 and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their
sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame. pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their
11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and service: and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of the charge
cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves of their burden.
thereof: 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to
12 and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they all their service, in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the
minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover son of Aaron the priest.
them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. 34 And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation
13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their
purple cloth thereon: fathers' houses,
14 and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they 35 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every
minister about it, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting:
the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a 36 and those that were numbered of them by their families were two
covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof. thousand seven hundred and fifty.
15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the 37 These are they that were numbered of the families of the
sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and
forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Hwhy by
shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the Moses.
burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their
16 And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the families, and by their fathers' houses,
oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal- 39 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every
offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof. 40 even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their
17 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, fathers' houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of
the Levites; Gershon, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and
19 but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Hwhy.
approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, 42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,
and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden; by their families, by their fathers' houses,
20 but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest 43 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every
they die. one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
21 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 44 even those that were numbered of them by their families, were
22 Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, three thousand and two hundred.
by their families; 45 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of
23 from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the
number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work commandment of Hwhy by Moses.
in the tent of meeting. 46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and
24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by
in bearing burdens: their fathers' houses,
25 they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of 47 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every
meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing
it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, burdens in the tent of meeting,
26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the 48 even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and
gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round five hundred and fourscore.
about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and 49 According to the commandment of Hwhy they were numbered by
whatsoever shall be done with them: therein shall they serve. Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his
27 At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Hwhy commanded
of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their Moses.
service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden.
28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in Chapter 5
the tent of meeting: and their charge shall be under the hand of 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every 24 and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that
leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter
the dead: into her and become bitter.
3 both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put 25 And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the
them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell. woman's hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before Hwhy, and
4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp; bring it unto the altar:
as Hwhy spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. 26 and the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the
5 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make
6 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall the woman drink the water.
commit any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Hwhy, 27 And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to
and that soul shall be guilty; pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her
7 then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her
restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and and become bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall
give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty. away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.
8 But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for 28 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be
the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Hwhy shall be free, and shall conceive seed.
the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement 29 This is the torah of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband,
shall be made for him. goeth aside, and is defiled;
9 And every heave-offering of all the holy things of the children of 30 or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon a man, and he is jealous
Israel, which they present unto the priest, shall be his. of his wife; then shall he set the woman before Hwhy, and the
10 And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man priest shall execute upon her all this torah.
giveth the priest, it shall be his. 31 And the man shall be free from iniquity, and that woman shall bear
11 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, her iniquity.
12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's
wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, Chapter 6
13 and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either
witness against her, and she be not taken in the act; man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to
14 and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his separate himself unto Hwhy,
wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, 3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink
and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled: no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink
15 then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
oblation for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall 4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the
pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal- grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk.
offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to 5 All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon
remembrance. his head: until the days be fulfilled, in which he separateth himself
16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Hwhy: unto Hwhy, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of the hair of his
17 and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the head grow long.
dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put 6 All the days that he separateth himself unto Hwhy he shall not
it into the water. come near to a dead body.
18 And the priest shall set the woman before Hwhy, and let the hair 7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for
of the woman's head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation
in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest unto Elohim is upon his head.
shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto Hwhy.
19 And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the 9 And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head
woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou have not gone of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his
aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
this water of bitterness that causeth the curse. 10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two young
20 But if thou have gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting:
be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband: 11 and the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a
21 then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of burnt-offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by
cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Hwhy make thee reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.
a curse and an oath among thy people, when Hwhy doth make thy 12 And he shall separate unto Hwhy the days of his separation, and
thigh to fall away, and thy body to swell; shall bring a he-lamb a year old for a trespass-offering; but the former
22 and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and days shall be void, because his separation was defiled.
make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman 13 And this is the torah of the Nazirite, when the days of his separation
shall say, Amein, Amein. are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting:
23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot 14 and he shall offer his oblation unto Hwhy, one he-lamb a year old
them out into the water of bitterness: without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe-lamb a year old
without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for
peace-offerings,
15 and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with 11 And Hwhy said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each
oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their meal-offering, prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.
and their drink-offerings. 12 And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son
16 And the priest shall present them before Hwhy, and shall offer of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering: 13 and his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a
17 and he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
Hwhy, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
also the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof. oil for a meal-offering;
18 And the Nazirite shall shave the head of his separation at the door 14 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of the head of his 15 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace- offering;
offerings. 16 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
19 And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one 17 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Nahshon the
shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven son of Amminadab.
the head of his separation; 18 On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did
20 and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Hwhy; offer:
this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave- 19 he offered for his oblation one silver platter, the weight whereof was
thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine. a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
21 This is the torah of the Nazirite who voweth, and of his oblation unto the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
Hwhy for his separation, besides that which he is able to get: oil for a meal-offering;
according to his vow which he voweth, so he must do after the torah 20 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
of his separation. 21 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
22 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, offering;
23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall 22 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them, 23 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
24 Hwhy bless thee, and keep thee: goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Nethanel the
25 Hwhy make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto son of Zuar.
thee: 24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of
26 Hwhy lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Zebulun.:
27 So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will 25 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a
bless them. hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
Chapter 7 oil for a meal-offering;
1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had made an end of 26 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, and all 27 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
the furniture thereof, and the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had offering;
anointed them and sanctified them; 28 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
2 that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. 29 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Eliab the son
them that were numbered: of Helon.
3 and they brought their oblation before Hwhy, six covered wagons, 30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children
and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each of Reuben:
one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle. 31 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a
4 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
5 Take it of them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man oil for a meal-offering;
according to his service. 32 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the 33 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
Levites. offering;
7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, 34 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
according to their service: 35 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
8 and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Elizur the son
according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of of Shedeur.
Aaron the priest. 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the
9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the children of Simeon:
sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders. 37 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a
10 And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
altar. oil for a meal-offering;
38 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
39 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt- 67 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a
offering; hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
40 one male of the goats for a sin-offering; the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
41 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he- oil for a meal-offering;
goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Shelumiel the 68 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
son of Zurishaddai. 69 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of offering;
Gad: 70 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
43 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a 71 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ahiezer the
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with son of Ammishaddai.
oil for a meal-offering; 72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the
44 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; children of Asher:
offering; hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
46 one male of the goats for a sin-offering; the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with
47 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he- oil for a meal-offering;
goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Eliasaph the 74 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
son of Deuel. 75 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the offering;
children of Ephraim: 76 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Pagiel the
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with son of Ochran.
oil for a meal-offering; 78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of
50 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; Naphtali:
offering; hundred a thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the
52 one male of the goats for a sin-offering; shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil
53 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he- for a meal-offering;
goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Elishama the 80 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense;
son of Ammihud. 81 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-
54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the offering;
children of Manasseh: 82 one male of the goats for a sin-offering;
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ahira the son
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with of Enan.
oil for a meal-offering; 84 This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was
56 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver
57 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt- bowls, twelve golden spoons;
offering; 85 each silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and each
58 one male of the goats for a sin-offering; bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand and four
59 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he- hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary;
goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Gamaliel the 86 the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing ten shekels
son of Pedahzur. apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons a
60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children hundred and twenty shekels;
of Benjamin: 87 all the oxen for the burnt-offering twelve bullocks, the rams twelve,
61 his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a the he-lambs a year old twelve, and their meal-offering; and the
hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after males of the goats for a sin-offering twelve;
the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with 88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty and four
oil for a meal-offering; bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs a year old
62 one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
63 one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt- 89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him,
offering; then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-
64 one male of the goats for a sin-offering; seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two
65 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he- cherubim: and he spake unto him.
goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Abidan the
son of Gideoni. Chapter 8
66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
children of Dan: 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps,
the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.
3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in 26 but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep
front of the candlestick, as Hwhy commanded Moses. the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the
4 And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto Levites touching their charges.
the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work:
according unto the pattern which Hwhy had showed Moses, so he Chapter 9
made the candlestick. 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first
5 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, month of the second year after they were come out of the land of
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse Egypt, saying,
them. 2 Moreover let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed
7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water season.
of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all 3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even (beyn ha arbayim), ye
their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves. shall keep it in its appointed season: according to all the statutes of it,
8 Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour and according to all the ordinances thereof, shall ye keep it.
mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin- 4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep
offering. the passover.
9 And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and 5 And they kept the passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of
thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel: the month, at even (beyn ha arbayim), in the wilderness of Sinai:
10 and thou shalt present the Levites before Hwhy. And the children according to all that Hwhy commanded Moses, so did the children
of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites: of Israel.
11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites before Hwhy for a wave- 6 And there were certain men, who were unclean by reason of the dead
offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day:
do the service of Hwhy. and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the 7 and those men said unto him, We are unclean by reason of the dead
bullocks: and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer the
burnt-offering, unto Hwhy, to make atonement for the Levites. oblation of Hwhy in its appointed season among the children of
13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, Israel?
and offer them for a wave-offering unto Hwhy. 8 And Moses said unto them, Stay ye, that I may hear what Hwhy
14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of will command concerning you.
Israel; and the Levites shall be mine. 9 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of
meeting: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave- your generations shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be on
offering. a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto Hwhy.
16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of 11 In the second month on the fourteenth day at even (beyn ha
Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all arbayim) they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread
the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. and bitter herbs:
17 For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both 12 they shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break a bone
man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of thereof: according to all the statute of the passover they shall keep it.
Egypt I sanctified them for myself. 13 But the man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbeareth to
18 And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the keep the passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people; because
children of Israel. he offered not the oblation of Hwhy in its appointed season, that
19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from man shall bear his sin.
among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel 14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the
in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of passover unto Hwhy; according to the statute of the passover, and
Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the according to the ordinance thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one
children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. statute, both for the sojourner, and for him that is born in the land.
20 Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children 15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud
of Israel, unto the Levites: according unto all that Hwhy covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony: and at even it
commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until
unto them. morning.
21 And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their 16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by
clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before Hwhy; night.
and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. 17 And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then
22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the
meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Hwhy had cloud abode, there the children of Israel encamped.
commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. 18 At the commandment of Hwhy the children of Israel journeyed,
23 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, and at the commandment of Hwhy they encamped: as long as the
24 This is that which belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five cloud abode upon the tabernacle they remained encamped.
years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the 19 And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then
work of the tent of meeting: the children of Israel kept the charge of Hwhy, and journeyed not.
25 and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the
work, and shall serve no more,
20 And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was
according to the commandment of Hwhy they remained encamped, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
and according to the commandment of Hwhy they journeyed. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph
21 And sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and the son of Deuel.
when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed: or if it 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the
continued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they others did set up the tabernacle against their coming.
journeyed. 22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward
22 Whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of
tarried upon the tabernacle, abiding thereon, the children of Israel Ammihud.
remained encamped, and journeyed not; but when it was taken up, 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was
they journeyed. Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
23 At the commandment of Hwhy they encamped, and at the 24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was
commandment of Hwhy they journeyed: they kept the charge of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Hwhy, at the commandment of Hwhy by Moses. 25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the
rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and
Chapter 10 over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel
2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make the son of Ochran.
them: and thou shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, and 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira
for the journeying of the camps. the son of Enan.
3 And when they shall blow them, all the congregation shall gather 28 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to
themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting. their hosts; and they set forward.
4 And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the 29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses'
thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which Hwhy
5 And when ye blow an alarm (teruah), the camps that lie on the east said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good;
side shall take their journey. for Hwhy hath spoken good concerning Israel.
6 And when ye blow an alarm (teruah) the second time, the camps that 30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own
lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm land, and to my kindred.
(teruah) for their journeys. 31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest
7 But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us
ye shall not sound an alarm. instead of eyes.
8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they 32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good
shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations. soever Hwhy shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
9 And when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that 33 And they set forward from the mount of Hwhy three days'
oppresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and journey; and the ark of the covenant of Hwhy went before them
ye shall be remembered before Hwhy your Elohim, and ye shall be three days' journey, to seek out a resting-place for them.
saved from your enemies. 34 And the cloud of Hwhy was over them by day, when they set
10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the forward from the camp.
beginnings of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said,
burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and Rise up, O Hwhy, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them
they shall be to you for a memorial before your Elohim: I am Hwhy that hate thee flee before thee.
your Elohim. 36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O Hwhy, unto the ten
11 And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on thousands of the thousands of Israel.
the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over
the tabernacle of the testimony. Chapter 11
12 And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out 1 And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of
of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Hwhy: and when Hwhy heard it, his anger was kindled; and the
Paran. fire of Hwhy burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part
13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of of the camp.
Hwhy by Moses. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Hwhy,
14 And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of and the fire abated.
Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was 3 And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of
Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Hwhy burnt among them.
15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly:
Nethanel the son of Zuar. and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us
16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab flesh to eat?
the son of Helon. 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the
17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the
the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward. garlic:
18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to 6 but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna
their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. to look upon.
7 And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof 27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and
as the appearance of bdellium. Medad do prophesy in the camp.
8 The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat 28 And OSwhy the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his
it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste chosen men, answered and said, My master Moses, forbid them.
of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 29 And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that
9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell all Hwhy's people were prophets, that Hwhy would put his Spirit
upon it. upon them!
10 And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, 30 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of Hwhy was 31 And there went forth a wind from Hwhy, and brought quails from
kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased. the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this
11 And Moses said unto Hwhy, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp,
servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou and about two cubits above the face of the earth.
layest the burden of all this people upon me? 32 And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the
12 Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that next day, and gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten
thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing- homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about
father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest the camp.
unto their fathers? 33 While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the
13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they anger of Hwhy was kindled against the people, and Hwhy smote
weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. the people with a very great plague.
14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy 34 And the name of that place was called Kibrothhattaavah, because
for me. there they buried the people that lusted.
15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I 35 From Kibrothhattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and
have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. they abode at Hazeroth.
16 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the
elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, Chapter 12
and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that 1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite
they may stand there with thee. woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.
17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the 2 And they said, Hath Hwhy indeed spoken only with Moses? hath
Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall he not spoken also with us? And Hwhy heard it.
bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself 3 Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were
alone. upon the face of the earth.
18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to- 4 And Hwhy spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto
morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they three
Hwhy, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us came out.
in Egypt: therefore Hwhy will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 5 And Hwhy came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of
19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth.
days, nor twenty days, 6 And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I
20 but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be Hwhy will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with
loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Hwhy who is him in a dream.
among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth 7 My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house:
out of Egypt? 8 with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark
21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred speeches; and the form of Hwhy shall he behold: wherefore then
thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
may eat a whole month. 9 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against them; and he
22 Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all departed.
the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 10 And the cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam
23 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Is Hwhy's hand waxed short? was leprous, as white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and,
now shalt thou see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or behold, she was leprous.
not. 11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Oh, my master, lay not, I pray thee, sin
24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of Hwhy: and upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.
he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them 12 Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half
round about the Tent. consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
25 And Hwhy came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and 13 And Moses cried unto Hwhy, saying, Heal her, O El, I beseech
took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy thee.
elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, 14 And Hwhy said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face,
they prophesied, but they did so no more. should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without
26 But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.
Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon 15 And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days: and the
them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp. 16 And afterward the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped
in the wilderness of Paran.
Chapter 13 30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
2 Send thou men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I 31 But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up
give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye against the people; for they are stronger than we.
send a man, every one a prince among them. 32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied
3 And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we
commandment of Hwhy: all of them men who were heads of the have gone to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants
children of Israel. thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.
4 And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the 33 And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the
son of Zaccur. Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. were in their sight.
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Chapter 14
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
people wept that night.
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the
had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this
son of Susi.
wilderness!
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
3 And wherefore doth Hwhy bring us unto this land, to fall by the
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
for us to return into Egypt?
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return
16 These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the
into Egypt.
land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun OSwhy.
5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of
17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto
the congregation of the children of Israel.
them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-
6 And OSwhy the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who
country:
were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes:
18 and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein,
7 and they spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,
whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;
saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an
19 and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad;
exceeding good land.
and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in
8 If Hwhy delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it
strongholds;
unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
20 and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood
9 Only rebel not against Hwhy, neither fear ye the people of the land;
therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of
for they are bread for us: their defence is removed from over them,
the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.
and Hwhy is with us: fear them not.
21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin
10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory
unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
of Hwhy appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of
22 And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and
Israel.
Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now
11 And Hwhy said unto Moses, How long will this people despise
Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I
23 And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence
have wrought among them?
a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it upon a staff
12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will
between two; they brought also of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.
24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster
13 And Moses said unto Hwhy, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for
which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;
25 And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard
26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the
that thou Hwhy art in the midst of this people; for thou Hwhy art
congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to
seen face to face, and thy cloud standeth over them, and thou goest
Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the
before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.
congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
15 Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which
27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou
have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
sentest us; and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the
16 Because Hwhy was not able to bring this people into the land
fruit of it.
which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the
28 Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong, and the cities
wilderness.
are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of
17 And now, I pray thee, let the power of Hwhy be great, according
Anak there.
as thou hast spoken, saying,
29 Amalek dwelleth in the land of the South: and the Hittite, and the
18 Hwhy is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving
Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the hill-country; and the Canaanite
iniquity and transgression; and that will by no means clear the guilty,
dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and
upon the fourth generation.
19 Pardon, I pray thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the 44 But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain:
greatness of thy lovingkindness, and according as thou hast forgiven nevertheless the ark of the covenant of Hwhy, and Moses,
this people, from Egypt even until now. departed not out of the camp.
20 And Hwhy said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 45 Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite who dwelt in
21 but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto
glory of Hwhy; Hormah.
22 because all those men that have seen my glory, and my signs,
which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me Chapter 15
these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
23 surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are
neither shall any of them that despised me see it: come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,
24 but my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and 3 and will make an offering by fire unto Hwhy, a burnt-offering, or a
hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a freewill-offering, or in your set
and his seed shall possess it. feasts, to make a sweet savor unto Hwhy, of the herd, or of the
25 Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley: to-morrow flock;
turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea. 4 then shall he that offereth his oblation offer unto Hwhy a meal-
26 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, offering of a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the fourth
27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that murmur part of a hin of oil:
against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, 5 and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou
which they murmur against me. prepare with the burnt-offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
28 Say unto them, As I live, saith Hwhy, surely as ye have spoken in 6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts of
mine ears, so will I do to you: an ephah of fine flour mingled with the third part of a hin of oil:
29 your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were 7 and for the drink-offering thou shalt offer the third part of a hin of
numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years wine, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy.
old and upward, that have murmured against me, 8 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a
30 surely ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace-offerings unto Hwhy;
that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of 9 then shall he offer with the bullock a meal-offering of three tenth parts
Jephunneh, and OSwhy the son of Nun. of an ephah of fine flour mingled with half a hin of oil:
31 But your little ones, that ye said should be a prey, them will I bring 10 and thou shalt offer for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an
in, and they shall know the land which ye have rejected. offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy.
32 But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness. 11 Thus shall it be done for each bullock, or for each ram, or for each
33 And your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, of the he-lambs, or of the kids.
and shall bear your whoredoms, until your dead bodies be consumed 12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to
in the wilderness. every one according to their number.
34 After the number of the days in which ye spied out the land, even 13 All that are home-born shall do these things after this manner, in
forty days, for every day a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy.
forty years, and ye shall know my alienation. 14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever may be among
35 I, Hwhy, have spoken, surely this will I do unto all this evil you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by
congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy; as ye do, so he shall do.
wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 15 For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the
36 And the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, stranger that sojourneth with you, a statute for ever throughout your
and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up generations: as ye are, so shall the sojourner be before Hwhy.
an evil report against the land, 16 One torah and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger
37 even those men that did bring up an evil report of the land, died by that sojourneth with you.
the plague before Hwhy. 17 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
38 But OSwhy the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, 18 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye
remained alive of those men that went to spy out the land. come into the land whither I bring you,
39 And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel: and the 19 then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall
people mourned greatly. offer up a heave-offering unto Hwhy.
40 And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up to the top of 20 Of the first of your dough ye shall offer up a cake for a heave-
the mountain, saying, Lo, we are here, and will go up unto the place offering: as the heave-offering of the threshing-floor, so shall ye
which Hwhy hath promised: for we have sinned. heave it.
41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto Hwhy a heave-
commandment of Hwhy, seeing it shall not prosper? offering throughout your generations.
42 Go not up, for Hwhy is not among you; that ye be not smitten 22 And when ye shall err, and not observe all these mitzwah, which
down before your enemies. Hwhy hath spoken unto Moses,
43 For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and ye 23 even all that Hwhy hath commanded you by Moses, from the day
shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned back from following that Hwhy gave commandment, and onward throughout your
Hwhy, therefore Hwhy will not be with you. generations;
24 then it shall be, if it be done unwittingly, without the knowledge of
the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young
bullock for a burnt-offering, for a sweet savor unto Hwhy, with the 5 and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, In the
meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof, according to the morning Hwhy will show who are his, and who is holy, and will
ordinance, and one he-goat for a sin-offering. cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he shall choose
25 And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the will he cause to come near unto him.
children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and 6 This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
they have brought their oblation, an offering made by fire unto 7 and put fire in them, and put incense upon them before Hwhy to-
Hwhy, and their sin-offering before Hwhy, for their error: morrow: and it shall be that the man whom Hwhy doth choose, he
26 and all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
and the stranger that sojourneth among them; for in respect of all the 8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, ye sons of Levi:
people it was done unwittingly. 9 seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the Elohim of Israel hath
27 And if one person sin unwittingly, then he shall offer a she-goat a separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to
year old for a sin-offering. himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of Hwhy, and to stand
28 And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that erreth, when before the congregation to minister unto them;
he sinneth unwittingly, before Hwhy, to make atonement for him; 10 and that he hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of
and he shall be forgiven. Levi with thee? and seek ye the priesthood also?
29 Ye shall have one torah for him that doeth aught unwittingly, for him 11 Therefore thou and all thy company are gathered together against
that is home-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger Hwhy: and Aaron, what is he that ye murmur against him?
that sojourneth among them. 12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and
30 But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be they said, We will not come up:
home-born or a sojourner, the same blasphemeth Hwhy; and that 13 is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing
soul shall be cut off from among his people. with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs
31 Because he hath despised the word of Hwhy, and hath broken make thyself also a prince over us?
his mitzwah, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and
him. honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put
32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day. 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Hwhy, Respect not
33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I
and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. hurt one of them.
34 And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what 16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before
should be done to him. Hwhy, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow:
35 And Hwhy said unto Moses, The man shall surely be put to 17 and take ye every man his censer, and put incense upon them, and
death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the bring ye before Hwhy every man his censer, two hundred and fifty
camp. censers; thou also, and Aaron, each his censer.
36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned 18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid
him to death with stones; as Hwhy commanded Moses. incense thereon, and stood at the door of the tent of meeting with
37 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, Moses and Aaron.
38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them 19 And Korah assembled all the congregation against them unto the
fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, door of the tent of meeting: and the glory of Hwhy appeared unto
and that they put upon the fringe of each border a cord of blue: all the congregation.
39 and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and 20 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
remember all the mitzwah of Hwhy, and do them; and that ye 21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may
follow not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use consume them in a moment.
to play the harlot; 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O El, the Elohim of the
40 that ye may remember and do all my mitzwah, and be holy unto spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all
your Elohim. the congregation?
41 I am Hwhy your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of 23 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
Egypt, to be your Elohim: I am Hwhy your Elohim. 24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
Chapter 16 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the
1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with elders of Israel followed him.
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you,
sons of Reuben, took men: from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest
2 and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, ye be consumed in all their sins.
two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called to the 27 So they gat them up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and
assembly, men of renown; Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood
3 and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their
Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the little ones.
congregation are holy, every one of them, and Hwhy is among 28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Hwhy hath sent me
them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
Hwhy? 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: after the visitation of all men; then Hwhy hath not sent me.
30 But if Hwhy make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, 3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall
and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
down alive into Sheol; then ye shall understand that these men have 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the
despised Hwhy. testimony, where I meet with you.
31 And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these 5 And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall
words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them; choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings
32 and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.
households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their 6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel; and all their princes
goods. gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses,
33 So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from 7 And Moses laid up the rods before Hwhy in the tent of the
among the assembly. testimony.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of
they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was
35 And fire came forth from Hwhy, and devoured the two hundred budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe
and fifty men that offered the incense. almonds.
36 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before Hwhy unto all the
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they 10 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the
are holy, testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that
38 even the censers of these sinners against their own lives; and let thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they
them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar: for they die not.
offered them before Hwhy; therefore they are holy; and they shall 11 Thus did Moses: as Hwhy commanded him, so did he.
be a sign unto the children of Israel. 12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we
39 And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the 13 Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle
altar, of Hwhy, dieth: shall we perish all of us?
40 to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no
stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense Chapter 18
before Hwhy; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as 1 And Hwhy said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy fathers'
Hwhy spake unto him by Moses. house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou and
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed 2 And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring
the people of Hwhy. thou near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister
42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tent of
against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of the testimony.
meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Hwhy 3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the Tent: only
appeared. they shall not come nigh unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto
43 And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting. the altar, that they die not, neither they, nor ye.
44 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of
45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume meeting, for all the service of the Tent: and a stranger shall not come
them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. nigh unto you.
46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take they censer, and put fire therein 5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the
from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.
the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath 6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the
gone out from Hwhy; the plague is begun. children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto Hwhy, to do the
47 And Aaron took as Moses spake, and ran into the midst of the service of the tent of meeting.
assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and 7 And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for
he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. everything of the altar, and for that within the veil; and ye shall serve:
48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was I give you the priesthood as a service of gift: and the stranger that
stayed. cometh nigh shall be put to death.
49 Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and 8 And Hwhy spake unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given thee the
seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. charge of my heave-offerings, even all the hallowed things of the
50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the
meeting: and the plague was stayed. anointing, and to thy sons, as a portion for ever.
9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire:
Chapter 17 every oblation of theirs, even every meal-offering of theirs, and every
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, sin-offering of theirs, and every trespass-offering of theirs, which they
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, 10 As the most holy things shalt thou eat thereof; every male shall eat
twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. thereof: it shall be holy unto thee.
11 And this is thine: the heave-offering of their gift, even all the wave- 31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is
offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them unto thee, and to your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.
thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, as a portion for ever; every 32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from
one that is clean in thy house shall eat thereof. it the best thereof: and ye shall not profane the holy things of the
12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the children of Israel, that ye die not.
grain, the first-fruits of them which they give unto Hwhy, to thee
have I given them. Chapter 19
13 The first-ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring unto 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Hwhy, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thy house shall eat 2 This is the statute of the torah which Hwhy hath commanded,
thereof. saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red
14 Everything devoted in Israel shall be thine. heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never
15 Everything that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto came yoke.
Hwhy, both of man and beast shall be thine: nevertheless the first- 3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring her
born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:
beasts shalt thou redeem. 4 and Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and
16 And those that are to be redeemed of them from a month old shalt sprinkle her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.
thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five 5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary (the same is twenty her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
gerahs). 6 and the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and
17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their 7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in
blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall
fire, for a sweet savor unto Hwhy. be unclean until the even.
18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the 8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his
right thigh, it shall be thine. flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
19 All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the children of 9 And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and
Israel offer unto Hwhy, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy lay them up without the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for
daughters with thee, as a portion for ever: it is a covenant of salt for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is
ever before Hwhy unto thee and to thy seed with thee. a sin-offering.
20 And Hwhy said unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in 10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes,
their land, neither shalt thou have any portion among them: I am thy and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of
portion and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a
21 And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in statute for ever.
Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, 11 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven
even the service of the tent of meeting. days:
22 And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of 12 the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day, and on the
meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third
23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.
shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your 13 Whosoever toucheth a dead person, the body of a man that hath
generations; and among the children of Israel they shall have no died, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of Hwhy; and
inheritance. that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water for impurity
24 For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave- was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is
offering unto Hwhy, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance: yet upon him.
therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they 14 This is the torah when a man dieth in a tent: every one that cometh
shall have no inheritance. into the tent, and every one that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven
25 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, days.
26 Moreover thou shalt speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, 15 And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is
When ye take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you unclean.
from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up a heave-offering 16 And whosoever in the open field toucheth one that is slain with a
of it for Hwhy, a tithe of the tithe. sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be
27 And your heave-offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it unclean seven days.
were the grain of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the 17 And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of
winepress. the sin-offering; and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
28 Thus ye also shall offer a heave-offering unto Hwhy of all your 18 and a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and
tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and thereof ye shall sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the
give Hwhy's heave-offering to Aaron the priest. persons that were there, and upon him that touched the bone, or the
29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave-offering of Hwhy, slain, or the dead, or the grave:
of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 19 and the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third
30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify
thereof from it, then it shall be reckoned unto the Levites as the him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and
increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press. shall be clean at even.
20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that 20 And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out
soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
defiled the sanctuary of Hwhy: the water for impurity hath not been 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border:
sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. wherefore Israel turned away from him.
21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them: and he that sprinkleth 22 And they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even
the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the the whole congregation, came unto mount Hor.
water for impurity shall be unclean until even. 23 And Hwhy spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the
22 And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and border of the land of Edom, saying,
the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. 24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into
the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye
Chapter 20 rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah.
1 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount
the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Hor;
Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 26 and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 27 And Moses did as Hwhy commanded: and they went up into
3 And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
had died when our brethren died before Hwhy! 28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon
4 And why have ye brought the assembly of Hwhy into this Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mount: and
wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts? Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept
in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto Chapter 21
the door of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces: and the glory 1 And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard
of Hwhy appeared unto them. tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against
7 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, Israel, and took some of them captive.
8 Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto Hwhy, and said, If thou wilt indeed
brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so 3 And Hwhy hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the
thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink. Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the
9 And Moses took the rod from before Hwhy, as he commanded him. name of the place was called Hormah.
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the 4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to
rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; shall we bring you compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much
forth water out of this rock? discouraged because of the way.
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod 5 And the people spake against Elohim, and against Moses, Wherefore
twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there
and their cattle. is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light
12 And Hwhy said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not bread.
in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye 6 And Hwhy sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the
shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them. people; and much people of Israel died.
13 These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel 7 And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because
strove with Hwhy, and he was sanctified in them. we have spoken against Hwhy, and against thee; pray unto
14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Hwhy, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed
Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath for the people.
befallen us: 8 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it
15 how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long upon a standard: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is
time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers: bitten, when he seeth it, shall live.
16 and when we cried unto Hwhy, he heard our voice, and sent an 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard:
angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he
Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border. looked unto the serpent of brass, he lived.
17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through 10 And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in Oboth.
field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the 11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the
wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border. 12 From thence they journeyed, and encamped in the valley of Zered.
18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I 13 From thence they journeyed, and encamped on the other side of
come out with the sword against thee. the Arnon, which is in the wilderness, that cometh out of the border of
19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the the Amorites: for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and
highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the Amorites.
the price thereof: let me only, without doing anything else, pass 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of Hwhy, Vaheb in
through on my feet. Suphah, And the valleys of the Arnon,
15 And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, 5 And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor,
And leaneth upon the border of Moab. which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call
16 And from thence they journeyed to Beer: that is the well whereof him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold,
Hwhy said unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
them water. 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are
17 Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite
18 The well, which the princes digged, Which the nobles of the people them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he
delved, With the sceptre, and with their staves. And from the whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah; 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the
19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth; rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and
20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top spake unto him the words of Balak.
of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert. 8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you
21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, word again, as Hwhy shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab
saying, abode with Balaam.
22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn aside into field, or 9 And Elohim came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with
into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by thee?
the king's highway, until we have passed thy border. 10 And Balaam said unto Elohim, Balak the son of Zippor, king of
23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel 11 Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of
into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel. the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to
24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed fight against them, and shall drive them out.
his land from the Arnon unto the Jabbok, even unto the children of 12 And Elohim said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou
Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of 13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of
the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof. Balak, Get you into your land; for Hwhy refuseth to give me leave
26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who to go with you.
had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out 14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and
of his hand, even unto the Arnon. said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; 15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than
Let the city of Sihon be built and established: they.
28 For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon: It 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the
hath devoured Ar of Moab, The masters of the high places of the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto
Arnon. me:
29 Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He 17 for I will promote thee unto very great honor, and whatsoever thou
hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this
Sihon king of the Amorites. people.
30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, And 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak
we have laid waste even unto Nophah, Which reacheth unto Medeba. would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. the word of Hwhy my Elohim, to do less or more.
32 And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took the towns thereof, 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may
and drove out the Amorites that were there. know what Hwhy will speak unto me more.
33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the 20 And Elohim came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the
king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word
at Edrei. which I speak unto thee, that shalt thou do.
34 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered 21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went
him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do with the princes of Moab.
to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at 22 And Elohim's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of
Heshbon. Hwhy placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now
35 So they smote him, and his sons and all his people, until there was he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
none left him remaining: and they possessed his land. 23 And the ass saw the angel of Hwhy standing in the way, with his
sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way,
Chapter 22 and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the
1 And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of way.
Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. 24 Then the angel of Hwhy stood in a narrow path between the
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Amorites. 25 And the ass saw the angel of Hwhy, and she thrust herself unto
3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote
and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. her again.
4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick 26 And the angel of Hwhy went further, and stood in a narrow place,
up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
27 And the ass saw the angel of Hwhy, and she lay down under 8 How shall I curse, whom El hath not cursed? And how shall I defy,
Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with whom Hwhy hath not defied?
his staff. 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold
28 And Hwhy opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto him: lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned
Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these among the nations.
three times? 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of
29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me, I Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be
would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee. like his!
30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou 11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took
hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them
unto thee? and he said, Nay. altogether.
31 Then Hwhy opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of 12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that
Hwhy standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and which Hwhy putteth in my mouth?
he bowed his head, and fell on his face. 13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another
32 And the angel of Hwhy said unto him, Wherefore hast thou place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the
smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them
adversary, because thy way is perverse before me: from thence.
33 and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: 14 And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and
unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
thee, and saved her alive. 15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I
34 And Balaam said unto the angel of Hwhy, I have sinned; for I meet Hwhy yonder.
knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it 16 And Hwhy met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said,
displease thee, I will get me back again. Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.
35 And the angel of Hwhy said unto Balaam, Go with the men; but 17 And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering,
only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What
Balaam went with the princes of Balak. hath Hwhy spoken?
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet 18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear;
him unto the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
is in the utmost part of the border. 19 El is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he
37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken,
call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed and will he not make it good?
to promote thee to honor? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath
38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
any power at all to speak anything? the word that Elohim putteth in 21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob; Neither hath he seen
my mouth, that shall I speak. perverseness in Israel: Hwhy his Elohim is with him, And the shout
39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth. (teruah) of a king is among them.
40 And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to 22 El bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength
the princes that were with him. of the wild-ox.
41 And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and 23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any
brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from thence divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel,
the utmost part of the people. What hath El wrought!
24 Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift
Chapter 23 himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink
1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare the blood of the slain.
me here seven bullocks and seven rams. 25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless
2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered them at all.
on every altar a bullock and a ram. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying,
3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will All that Hwhy speaketh, that I must do?
go: peradventure Hwhy will come to meet me; and whatsoever he 27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take thee unto
showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height. another place; peradventure it will please Elohim that thou mayest
4 And Elohim met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the curse me them from thence.
seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every 28 And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down
altar. upon the desert.
5 And Hwhy put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto 29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and
Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt- 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a
offering, he, and all the princes of Moab. ram on every altar.
7 And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought
me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse
me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.
Chapter 24 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased Hwhy to bless Israel, he also went his way.
went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set Chapter 25
his face toward the wilderness.
1 And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the harlot
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according
with the daughters of Moab:
to their tribes; and the Spirit of Elohim came upon him.
2 for they called the people unto the sacrifices of their elohim; and the
3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith,
people did eat, and bowed down to their elohim.
And the man whose eye was closed saith;
3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of Hwhy
4 He saith, who heareth the words of El, Who seeth the vision of the
was kindled against Israel.
Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:
4 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and
5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, Thy tabernacles, O Israel!
hang them up unto Hwhy before the sun, that the fierce anger of
6 As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-
Hwhy may turn away from Israel.
aloes which Hwhy hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.
5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men
7 Water shall flow from his buckets, And his seed shall be in many
that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.
waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, And his kingdom shall
6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his
be exalted.
brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight
8 El bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of
of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were
the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall
weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.
break their bones in pieces, And smite them through with his arrows.
7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse
saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a
him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be
spear in his hand;
every one that curseth thee.
8 and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both
10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his
of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body.
hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse
So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these
9 And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.
three times.
11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto
11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath
great honor; but, lo, Hwhy hath kept thee back from honor.
turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was
12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers
jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the
that thou sentest unto me, saying,
children of Israel in my jealousy.
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go
12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
beyond the word of Hwhy, to do either good or bad of mine own
13 and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of
mind; what Hwhy speaketh, that will I speak?
an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his Elohim,
14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise
and made atonement for the children of Israel.
thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
14 Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain
15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith,
with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a
And the man whose eye was closed saith;
fathers' house among the Simeonites.
16 He saith, who heareth the words of El, And knoweth the knowledge
15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi,
of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down,
the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in
and having his eyes open:
Midian.
17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come
forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them;
shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons
18 for they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you
of tumult.
in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession,
prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague
who were his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.
in the matter of Peor.
19 And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the
remnant from the city. Chapter 26
20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, 1 And it came to pass after the plague, that Hwhy spake unto Moses
Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
destruction. 2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from
21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all that are
Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock. able to go forth to war in Israel.
22 Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, Until Asshur shall carry thee 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of
away captive. Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when El 4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as
doeth this? Hwhy commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came
24 But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict forth out of the land of Egypt.
Asshur, and shall afflict Eber; And he also shall come to destruction. 5 Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the
family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the 34 These are the families of Manasseh; and they that were numbered
Carmites. of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and they that were 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the
numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of
and thirty. Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
8 And the sons of Pallu: Eliab. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the
9 And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are Eranites.
that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those
strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five
when they strove against Hwhy, hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
10 and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together 38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the
with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family
hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. of the Ahiramites;
11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not. 39 of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the
12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the family of the Huphamites.
Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of
of the Jachinites; the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
13 of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that
Shaulites. were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six
14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand hundred.
and two hundred. 42 These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the
15 The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their
Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family families.
of the Shunites; 43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were
16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four
17 of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. hundred.
18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that 44 The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the
were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred. Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the
19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land Berites.
of Canaan. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of
20 And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that
21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. 48 The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of
22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five 49 of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the
hundred. Shillemites.
23 The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and
Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites; they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and
24 of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the four hundred.
Shimronites. 51 These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six
25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 52 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
26 The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to
Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the number of names.
the Jahleelites. 54 To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer
27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those
were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.
28 The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. 55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the
29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
Machir begat Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the
30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of more and the fewer.
Helek, the family of the Helekites; 57 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their
31 and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the
family of the Shechemites; family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
32 and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the 58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family
family of the Hepherites. of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the
33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begat Amram.
and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
59 And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, 16 Let Hwhy, the Elohim of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man
who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and over the congregation,
Moses, and Miriam their sister. 17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them,
60 And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the
61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before congregation of Hwhy be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
Hwhy. 18 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Take thee OSwhy the son of
62 And they that were numbered of them were twenty and three Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thy hand upon him;
thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not 19 and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the
numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 20 And thou shalt put of thine honor upon him, that all the
63 These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for
the Jordan at Jericho. him by the judgment of the Urim before Hwhy: at his word shall
64 But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the
by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
in the wilderness of Sinai. 22 And Moses did as Hwhy commanded him; and he took
65 For Hwhy had said of them, They shall surely die in the OSwhy, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the
wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son congregation:
of Jephunneh, and OSwhy the son of Nun. 23 and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as
Hwhy spake by Moses.
Chapter 27
1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the Chapter 28
son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My oblation, my
daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. food for my offerings made by fire, of a sweet savor unto me, shall ye
2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and observe to offer unto me in their due season.
before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of 3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which
meeting, saying, ye shall offer unto Hwhy: he-lambs a year old without blemish, two
3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the day by day, for a continual burnt-offering.
company of them that gathered themselves together against Hwhy 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt
in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no thou offer at even (beyn ha arbayim);
sons. 5 and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering,
4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.
family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among 6 It is a continual burnt-offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for
the brethren of our father. a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Hwhy.
5 And Moses brought their cause before Hwhy. 7 And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the
6 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou pour out a drink-offering of
7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them strong drink unto Hwhy.
a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even (beyn ha arbayim): as the
thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. meal-offering of the morning, and as the drink-offering thereof, thou
8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, shalt offer it, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy.
and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his 9 And on the sabbath day two he-lambs a year old without blemish, and
daughter. two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled
9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his with oil, and the drink-offering thereof:
brethren. 10 this is the burnt-offering of every sabbath, besides the continual
10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.
his father's brethren. 11 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt-offering
11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto Hwhy: two young bullocks, and one ram, seven he-lambs a
unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall year old without blemish;
possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute and 12 and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering,
ordinance, as Hwhy commanded Moses. mingled with oil, for each bullock; and two tenth parts of fine flour for
12 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mountain of a meal-offering, mingled with oil, for the one ram;
Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of 13 and a tenth part of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering unto
Israel. every lamb; for a burnt-offering of a sweet savor, an offering made by
13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy fire unto Hwhy.
people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered; 14 And their drink-offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bullock, and
14 because ye rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the the third part of a hin for the ram, and the fourth part of a hin for a
strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their lamb: this is the burnt-offering of every month throughout the months
eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of the year.
of Zin.) 15 And one he-goat for a sin-offering unto Hwhy; it shall be offered
15 And Moses spake unto Hwhy, saying, besides the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.
16 And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is 12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have a holy
Hwhy's passover. convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast
17 And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast: seven days unto Hwhy seven days:
shall unleavened bread be eaten. 13 and ye shall offer a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a
18 In the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile sweet savor unto Hwhy; thirteen young bullocks, two rams,
work; fourteen he-lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish;
19 but ye shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt-offering unto 14 and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts
Hwhy: two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven he-lambs a for every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth parts for each ram
year old; they shall be unto you without blemish; of the two rams,
20 and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil: three tenth parts 15 and a tenth part for every lamb of the fourteen lambs;
shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth parts for the ram; 16 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, besides the continual burnt-
21 a tenth part shalt thou offer for every lamb of the seven lambs; offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
22 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you. 17 And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two
23 Ye shall offer these besides the burnt-offering of the morning, which rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish;
is for a continual burnt-offering. 18 and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of the the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the
offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Hwhy: it shall be ordinance;
offered besides the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering 19 and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-
thereof. offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings.
25 And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall 20 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs
do no servile work. a year old without blemish;
26 Also in the day of the first-fruits, when ye offer a new meal-offering 21 and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
unto Hwhy in your feast of weeks, ye shall have a holy the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the
convocation; ye shall do no servile work; ordinance;
27 but ye shall offer a burnt-offering for a sweet savor unto Hwhy: 22 and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-
two young bullocks, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old; offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
28 and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts 23 And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a
for each bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram, year old without blemish;
29 a tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; 24 their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the
30 one he-goat, to make atonement for you. rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the
31 Besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, ordinance;
ye shall offer them (they shall be unto you without blemish), and their 25 and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-
drink-offerings. offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
26 And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a
Chapter 29 year old without blemish;
1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have 27 and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the
of trumpets (yom teruah) unto you. ordinance;
2 And ye shall offer a burnt-offering for a sweet savor unto Hwhy: 28 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, besides the continual burnt-
one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old without offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
blemish; 29 And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a
3 and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for year old without blemish;
the bullock, two tenth parts for the ram, 30 and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
4 and one tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the
5 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you; ordinance;
6 besides the burnt-offering of the new moon, and the meal-offering 31 and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-
thereof, and the continual burnt-offering and the meal-offering thereof, offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offerings thereof.
and their drink-offerings, according unto their ordinance, for a sweet 32 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-
savor, an offering made by fire unto Hwhy. lambs a year old without blemish;
7 And on the tenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy 33 and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for
convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall do no manner of the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the
work; ordinance;
8 but ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto Hwhy for a sweet savor: one 34 and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-
young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old; they shall be offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
unto you without blemish; 35 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no
9 and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for servile work;
the bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram, 36 but ye shall offer a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a
10 a tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs: sweet savor unto Hwhy: one bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a
11 one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the sin-offering of year old without blemish;
atonement, and the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering
thereof, and their drink-offerings.
37 their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullock, for the Chapter 31
ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
ordinance: 2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou
38 and one he-goat for a sin-offering, besides the continual burnt- be gathered unto thy people.
offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof. 3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among
39 These ye shall offer unto Hwhy in your set feasts, besides your you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute
vows, and your freewill-offerings, for your burnt-offerings, and for your Hwhy's vengeance on Midian.
meal-offerings, and for your drink-offerings, and for your peace- 4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye
offerings. send to the war.
40 And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Hwhy 5 So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of
commanded Moses. every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Chapter 30 6 And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of
1 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of
the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm (teruah) in his hand.
Israel, saying, This is the thing which Hwhy hath commanded.
7 And they warred against Midian, as Hwhy commanded Moses; and
2 When a man voweth a vow unto Hwhy, or sweareth an oath to bind
they slew every male.
his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do
8 And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and
according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam
3 Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Hwhy, and bindeth herself
also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth,
9 And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their
4 and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath
little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods,
bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her; then all her
they took for a prey.
vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul
10 And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their
shall stand.
encampments, they burnt with fire.
5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her
11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of
vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall
beast.
stand: and Hwhy will forgive her, because her father disallowed
12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto
her.
Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the
6 And if she be married to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or
children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by
the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul,
the Jordan at Jericho.
7 and her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day that he
13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the
heareth it; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she
congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
hath bound her soul shall stand.
14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of
8 But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he
thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service
shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of
of the war.
her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and Hwhy will forgive
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
her.
16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of
9 But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even everything
Balaam, to commit trespass against Hwhy in the matter of Peor,
wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.
and so the plague was among the congregation of Hwhy.
10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every
bond with an oath,
woman that hath known man by lying with him.
11 and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and
18 But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with
disallowed her not; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond
him, keep alive for yourselves.
wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
19 And encamp ye without the camp seven days: whosoever hath
12 But if her husband made them null and void in the day that he
killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify
heard them, then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning
yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your
her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her
captives.
husband hath made them void; and Hwhy will forgive her.
20 And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work
13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband
of goats' hair, and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves.
may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the
14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day,
battle, This is the statute of the torah which Hwhy hath
then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon
commanded Moses:
her: he hath established them, because he held his peace at her in
22 howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the
the day that he heard them.
lead,
15 But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard
23 everything that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the
them, then he shall bear her iniquity.
fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the
16 These are the statutes, which Hwhy commanded Moses,
water for impurity: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go
between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter,
through the water.
being in her youth, in her father's house.
24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be
clean; and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
25 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 52 And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered up to
26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, Hwhy, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of
thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers' houses of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
the congregation; 53 (For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.)
27 and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of
that went out to battle, and all the congregation. thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting,
28 And levy a tribute unto Hwhy of the men of war that went out to for a memorial for the children of Israel before Hwhy.
battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the oxen,
and of the asses, and of the flocks: Chapter 32
29 take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for Hwhy's 1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great
heave-offering. multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land
30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one drawn out of of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, 2 the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto
even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the
charge of the tabernacle of Hwhy. congregation, saying,
31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Hwhy commanded 3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and
Moses. Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
32 Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, 4 the land which Hwhy smote before the congregation of Israel, is a
was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
sheep, 5 And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be
33 and threescore and twelve thousand oxen, given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the
34 and threescore and one thousand asses, Jordan.
35 and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had 6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of
not known man by lying with him. Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here?
36 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, 7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from
was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and going over into the land which Hwhy hath given them?
seven thousand and five hundred sheep: 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see
37 and Hwhy's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore the land.
and fifteen. 9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land,
38 And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which Hwhy's they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should
tribute was threescore and twelve. not go into the land which Hwhy had given them.
39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which 10 And Hwhy's anger was kindled in that day, and he sware, saying,
Hwhy's tribute was threescore and one. 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty
40 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom Hwhy's tribute years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto
was thirty and two persons. Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly
41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was Hwhy's heave-offering, followed me:
unto Eleazar the priest, as Hwhy commanded Moses. 12 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and OSwhy the
42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided off from the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed Hwhy.
men that warred, 13 And Hwhy's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them
43 (now the congregation's half was three hundred thousand and thirty wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the
thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep, generation, that had done evil in the sight of Hwhy, was consumed.
44 and thirty and six thousand oxen, 14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of
45 and thirty thousand and five hundred asses, sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Hwhy toward Israel.
46 and sixteen thousand persons), 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in
47 even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one drawn out of the wilderness; and ye will destroy all this people.
every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, 16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds
that kept the charge of the tabernacle of Hwhy; as Hwhy here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
commanded Moses. 17 but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of
48 And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones
captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
Moses; 18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have
49 and they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the inherited every man his inheritance.
men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man 19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and
of us. forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the
50 And we have brought Hwhy's oblation, what every man hath Jordan eastward.
gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, 20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm
ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before yourselves to go before Hwhy to the war,
Hwhy. 21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before
51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all Hwhy, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
wrought jewels.
22 and the land is subdued before Hwhy; then afterward ye shall 4 while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom Hwhy
return, and be guiltless towards Hwhy, and towards Israel; and this had smitten among them: upon their elohim also Hwhy executed
land shall be unto you for a possession before Hwhy. judgments.
23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Hwhy; 5 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and encamped in
and be sure your sin will find you out. Succoth.
24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do 6 And they journeyed from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, which is
that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. in the edge of the wilderness.
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto 7 And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth,
Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my master commandeth. which is before Baal-zephon: and they encamped before Migdol.
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be 8 And they journeyed from before Hahiroth, and passed through the
there in the cities of Gilead; midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days'
27 but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.
before Hwhy to battle, as my master saith. 9 And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim
28 So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees; and
to OSwhy the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses they encamped there.
of the tribes of the children of Israel. 10 And they journeyed from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.
29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children 11 And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and encamped in the
of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is wilderness of Sin.
armed to battle, before Hwhy, and the land shall be subdued 12 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in
before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a Dophkah.
possession: 13 And they journeyed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
30 but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have 14 And they journeyed from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where
possessions among you in the land of Canaan. was no water for the people to drink.
31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, 15 And they journeyed from Rephidim, and encamped in the
saying, As Hwhy hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. wilderness of Sinai.
32 We will pass over armed before Hwhy into the land of Canaan, 16 And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in
and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Kibroth-hattaavah.
Jordan. 17 And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped in
33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the Hazeroth.
children of Reuben, and unto the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of 18 And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah.
Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom 19 And they journeyed from Rithmah, and encamped in Rimmon-
of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities thereof with perez.
their borders, even the cities of the land round about. 20 And they journeyed from Rimmon-perez, and encamped in Libnah.
34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 21 And they journeyed from Libnah, and encamped in Rissah.
35 and Atrothshophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah, 22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and encamped in Kehelathah.
36 and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran: fortified cities, and folds for 23 And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and encamped in mount
sheep. Shepher.
37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and 24 And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and encamped in
Kiriathaim, Haradah.
38 and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and 25 And they journeyed from Haradah, and encamped in Makheloth.
Sibmah: and they gave other names unto the cities which they 26 And they journeyed from Makheloth, and encamped in Tahath.
builded. 27 And they journeyed from Tahath, and encamped in Terah.
39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, 28 And they journeyed from Terah, and encamped in Mithkah.
and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein. 29 And they journeyed from Mithkah, and encamped in Hashmonah.
40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he 30 And they journeyed from Hashmonah, and encamped in Moseroth.
dwelt therein. 31 And they journeyed from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene-jaakan.
41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and 32 And they journeyed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped in Hor-
called them Havvoth-jair. haggidgad.
42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and 33 And they journeyed from Hor-haggidgad, and encamped in
called it Nobah, after his own name. Jotbathah.
34 And they journeyed from Jotbathah, and encamped in Abronah.
Chapter 33 35 And they journeyed from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion-geber.
1 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, when they went forth 36 And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and encamped in the
out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh).
Aaron. 37 And they journeyed from Kadesh, and encamped in mount Hor, in
2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the the edge of the land of Edom.
commandment of Hwhy: and these are their journeys according to 38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment
their goings out. of Hwhy, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of
3 And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the
day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children first day of the month.
of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians,
39 And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he 10 And ye shall mark out your east border from Hazar-enan to
died in mount Hor. Shepham;
40 And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the 11 and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east
land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the
41 And they journeyed from mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah. side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
42 And they journeyed from Zalmonah, and encamped in Punon. 12 and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out
43 And they journeyed from Punon, and encamped in Oboth. thereof shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to
44 And they journeyed from Oboth, and encamped in Iye-abarim, in the borders thereof round about.
the border of Moab. 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the
45 And they journeyed from Iyim, and encamped in Dibon-gad. land which ye shall inherit by lot, which Hwhy hath commanded to
46 And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon- give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
diblathaim. 14 for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers'
47 And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and encamped in the houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers'
mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received,
48 And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped their inheritance:
in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 15 the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance
49 And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. 16 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying,
50 And Hwhy spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan 17 These are the names of the men that shall divide the land unto you
at Jericho, saying, for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and OSwhy the son of Nun.
51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for
over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, inheritance.
52 then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before 19 And these are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb
you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten the son of Jephunneh.
images, and demolish all their high places: 20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of
53 and ye shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for unto Ammihud.
you have I given the land to possess it. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
54 And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the 22 And of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of
more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt Jogli.
give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that 23 Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a
shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye inherit. prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before 24 And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son
you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as pricks in your of Shiphtan.
eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land 25 And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the
wherein ye dwell. son of Parnach.
56 And it shall come to pass, that, as I thought to do unto them, so will 26 And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son
I do unto you. of Azzan.
27 And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of
Chapter 34 Shelomi.
1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, 28 And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son
2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come of Ammihud.
into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an 29 These are they whom Hwhy commanded to divide the
inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
thereof),
3 then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by Chapter 35
the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the 1 And Hwhy spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan
Salt Sea eastward; at Jericho, saying,
4 and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of 2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the
Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and suburbs for the
southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, cities round about them shall ye give unto the Levites.
and pass along to Azmon; 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be
5 and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
and the goings out thereof shall be at the sea. 4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites,
6 And for the western border, ye shall have the great sea and the shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round
border thereof: this shall be your west border. about.
7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall mark 5 And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand
out for you mount Hor; cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west
8 from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entrance of Hamath; and side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits,
the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad; the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the
9 and the border shall go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out thereof cities.
shall be at Hazar-enan: this shall be your north border.
6 And the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the 30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth
six cities of refuge, which ye shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that
and besides them ye shall give forty and two cities. he die.
7 All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight 31 Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is
cities; them shall ye give with their suburbs. guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
8 And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the 32 And ye shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge,
children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many; and from the few that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the
ye shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he priest.
inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites. 33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood, it polluteth
9 And Hwhy spake unto Moses, saying, the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 34 And thou shalt not defile the land which ye inhabit, in the midst of
11 then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that which I dwell: for I, Hwhy, dwell in the midst of the children of
the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither. Israel.
12 And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that
the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for Chapter 36
judgment. 1 And the heads of the fathers' houses of the family of the children of
13 And the cities which ye shall give shall be for you six cities of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the
refuge. sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the
14 Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall princes, the heads of the fathers' houses of the children of Israel:
ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge. 2 and they said, Hwhy commanded my master to give the land for
15 For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my master was
among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that commanded by Hwhy to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our
killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither. brother unto his daughters.
16 But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is 3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the
a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the
17 And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the
die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot
death. of our inheritance.
18 Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a 4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then will their
man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely inheritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they
be put to death. shall belong: so will their inheritance be taken away from the
19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
he meeteth him, he shall put him to death. 5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word
20 And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that of Hwhy, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.
he died, 6 This is the thing which Hwhy doth command concerning the
21 or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they
him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be
blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him. married.
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him 7 So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to
anything without lying in wait, tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the
23 or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither 8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the
sought his harm; children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of
24 then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the
avenger of blood according to these ordinances; inheritance of his fathers.
25 and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of 9 So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the
the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave every one to his own
city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the inheritance.
death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil. 10 Even as Hwhy commanded Moses, so did the daughters of
26 But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his Zelophehad:
city of refuge, whither he fleeth, 11 for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the
27 and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers'
refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be sons.
guilty of blood, 12 They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the
28 because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the son of Joseph; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family
death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the of their father.
manslayer shall return into the land of his possession. 13 These are the mitzwah and the ordinances which Hwhy
29 And these things shall be for a statute and ordinance unto you commanded by Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of
throughout your generations in all your dwellings. Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
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21 Behold, Hwhy thy Elohim hath set the land before thee: go up,
The Fifth Book of Moses, called take possession, as Hwhy, the Elohim of thy fathers, hath spoken
Deuteronomy unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.
22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send
men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us
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word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto
1 These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond the which we shall come.
Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between 23 And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one
Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. man for every tribe:
2 It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto 24 and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto
Kadesh-barnea. the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the 25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it
first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land
according unto all that Hwhy had given him in commandment unto which Hwhy our Elohim giveth unto us.
them; 26 Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of
4 after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Hwhy your Elohim:
Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth, at 27 and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Hwhy hated
Edrei. us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into
5 Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
torah, saying, 28 Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to
6 Hwhy our Elohim spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are
long enough in this mountain: great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the
7 turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the sons of the Anakim there.
Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the 29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea- 30 Hwhy your Elohim who goeth before you, he will fight for you,
shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
river, the river Euphrates. 31 and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that Hwhy thy
8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land Elohim bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye
which Hwhy sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to went, until ye came unto this place.
Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. 32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe Hwhy your Elohim,
9 And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you 33 who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch
myself alone: your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go,
10 Hwhy your Elohim hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this and in the cloud by day.
day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 34 And Hwhy heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and
11 Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers, make you a thousand times as sware, saying,
many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you! 35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see
12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
and your strife? 36 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I
13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because
your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. he hath wholly followed Hwhy.
14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken 37 Also Hwhy was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also
is good for us to do. shalt not go in thither:
15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made 38 OSwhy the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in
them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of thither: encourage thou him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, 39 Moreover your little ones, that ye said should be a prey, and your
according to your tribes. children, that this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall
16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his 40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness
brother, and the sojourner that is with him. by the way to the Red Sea.
17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small 41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against
and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the Hwhy, we will go up and fight, according to all that Hwhy our
judgment is Elohim's: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall Elohim commanded us. And ye girded on every man his weapons of
bring unto me, and I will hear it. war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country.
18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should 42 And Hwhy said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight;
do. for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
19 And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and 43 So I spake unto you, and ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled against
terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the the commandment of Hwhy, and were presumptuous, and went up
Amorites, as Hwhy our Elohim commanded us; and we came to into the hill-country.
Kadesh-barnea. 44 And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against
20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hill-country of the you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even
Amorites, which Hwhy our Elohim giveth unto us. unto Hormah.
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45 And ye returned and wept before Hwhy; but Hwhy hearkened 22 as he did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when he
not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you. destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them,
46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
abode there. 23 and the Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim,
that came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their
Chapter 2 stead.)
1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way 24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the
to the Red Sea, as Hwhy spake unto me; and we compassed Arnon: behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of
mount Seir many days. Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in
2 And Hwhy spake unto me, saying, battle.
3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee
4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear
border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and the report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of
they will be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves thee.
therefore; 26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto
5 contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given 27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will
mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left.
6 Ye shall purchase food of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye 28 Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me
shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my
7 For Hwhy thy Elohim hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; feet,
he hath known thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty 29 as the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that
years Hwhy thy Elohim hath been with thee; thou hast lacked dwell in Ar, did unto me; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the
nothing. land which Hwhy our Elohim giveth us.
8 So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for
Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. Hwhy thy Elohim hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate,
And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this day.
9 And Hwhy said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them 31 And Hwhy said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up
in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest
have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. inherit his land.
10 (The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle
tall, as the Anakim: at Jahaz.
11 these also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the 33 And Hwhy our Elohim delivered him up before us; and we smote
Moabites call them Emim. him, and his sons, and all his people.
12 The Horites also dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the children of Esau 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every
succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none
dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, remaining:
which Hwhy gave unto them.) 35 only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of
13 Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the cities which we had taken.
the brook Zered. 36 From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and
14 And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a
come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the city too high for us; Hwhy our Elohim delivered up all before us:
generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the 37 only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all
camp, as Hwhy sware unto them. the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and
15 Moreover the hand of Hwhy was against them, to destroy them wheresoever Hwhy our Elohim forbade us.
from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.
16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and Chapter 3
dead from among the people, 1 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of
17 that Hwhy spake unto me, saying, Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at
18 Thou art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab: Edrei.
19 and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, 2 And Hwhy said unto me, Fear him not; for I have delivered him,
vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto
land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at
it unto the children of Lot for a possession. Heshbon.
20 (That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein 3 So Hwhy our Elohim delivered into our hand Og also, the king of
aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to
21 a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but Hwhy him remaining.
destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in 4 And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we
their stead; took not from them; threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the
kingdom of Og in Bashan.
5 All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides 27 Get thee up unto the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,
the unwalled towns a great many. and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine
6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and 28 But charge OSwhy, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for
the little ones. he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit
7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto the land which thou shalt see.
ourselves. 29 So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.
8 And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of
the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Chapter 4
Arnon unto mount Hermon; 1 And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the
9 (which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in
Senir;) and possess the land which Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers,
10 all the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto giveth you.
Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye
11 (For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the diminish from it, that ye may keep the mitzwah of Hwhy your
Rephaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Elohim which I command you.
Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, 3 Your eyes have seen what Hwhy did because of Baal-peor; for all
and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.) the men that followed Baal-peor, Hwhy thy Elohim hath destroyed
12 And this land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which them from the midst of thee.
is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-country of Gilead, and 4 But ye that did cleave unto Hwhy your Elohim are alive every one
the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites: of you this day.
13 and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I 5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Hwhy
unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, even all my Elohim commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the
Bashan. (The same is called the land of Rephaim. land whither ye go in to possess it.
14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your
border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these
Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.) statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and
15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. understanding people.
16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead 7 For what great nation is there, that hath an elohim so nigh unto them,
even unto the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, and the as Hwhy our Elohim is whensoever we call upon him?
border thereof, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the 8 And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so
children of Ammon; righteous as all this torah, which I set before you this day?
17 the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border thereof, from 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget
Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart
slopes of Pisgah eastward. all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy
18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, Hwhy your Elohim children's children;
hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed 10 the day that thou stoodest before Hwhy thy Elohim in Horeb,
before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor. when Hwhy said unto me, Assemble me the people, and I will
19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that ye make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the
have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you, days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their
20 until Hwhy give rest unto your brethren, as unto you, and they children.
also possess the land which Hwhy your Elohim giveth them 11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain
beyond the Jordan: then shall ye return every man unto his burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and
possession, which I have given you. thick darkness.
21 And I commanded OSwhy at that time, saying, Thine eyes have 12 And Hwhy spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard
seen all that Hwhy your Elohim hath done unto these two kings: so the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only ye heard a voice.
shall Hwhy do unto all the kingdoms whither thou goest over. 13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you
22 Ye shall not fear them; for Hwhy your Elohim, he it is that fighteth to perform, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them upon
for you. two tables of stone.
23 And I besought Hwhy at that time, saying, 14 And Hwhy commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and
24 O Adonay Hwhy, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy ordinances, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to
greatness, and thy strong hand: for what el is there in heaven or in possess it.
earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy mighty 15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no
acts? manner of form on the day that Hwhy spake unto you in Horeb out
25 Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond of the midst of the fire.
the Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. 16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the
26 But Hwhy was wroth with me for your sakes, and hearkened not form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
unto me; and Hwhy said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no 17 the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any
more unto me of this matter. winged bird that flieth in the heavens,
18 the likeness of anything that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of
any fish that is in the water under the earth;
19 and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest 39 Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Hwhy he is
the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou Elohim in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none
be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Hwhy else.
thy Elohim hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven. 40 And thou shalt keep his statutes, and his mitzwah, which I
20 But Hwhy hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy
furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days in the land,
this day. which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee, for ever.
21 Furthermore Hwhy was angry with me for your sakes, and sware 41 Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the
that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in unto sunrising;
that good land, which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee for an 42 that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbor
inheritance: unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one
22 but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but ye of these cities he might live:
shall go over, and possess that good land. 43 namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the
23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Hwhy Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in
your Elohim, which he made with you, and make you a graven image Bashan, for the Manassites.
in the form of anything which Hwhy thy Elohim hath forbidden thee. 44 And this is the torah which Moses set before the children of Israel:
24 For Hwhy thy Elohim is a devouring fire, a jealous El. 45 these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances,
25 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth
shall have been long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and out of Egypt,
make a graven image in the form of anything, and shall do that which 46 beyond the Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land
is evil in the sight of Hwhy thy Elohim, to provoke him to anger; of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses
26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall and the children of Israel smote, when they came forth out of Egypt.
soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over the Jordan 47 And they took his land in possession, and the land of Og king of
to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan
be destroyed. toward the sunrising;
27 And Hwhy will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be 48 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even
left few in number among the nations, whither Hwhy shall lead you unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon),
away. 49 and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even unto the sea
28 And there ye shall serve elohim, the work of men's hands, wood of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
29 But from thence ye shall seek Hwhy thy Elohim, and thou shalt Chapter 5
find him, when thou searchest after him with all thy heart and with all 1 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel,
thy soul. the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day,
30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.
thee, in the latter days thou shalt return to Hwhy thy Elohim, and 2 Hwhy our Elohim made a covenant with us in Horeb.
hearken unto his voice: 3 Hwhy made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even
31 for Hwhy thy Elohim is a merciful El; he will not fail thee, neither us, who are all of us here alive this day.
destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware 4 Hwhy spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of
unto them. the fire,
32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, 5 (I stood between Hwhy and you at that time, to show you the word
since the day that Elohim created man upon the earth, and from the of Hwhy: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up
one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such into the mount;) saying,
thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? 6 I am Hwhy thy Elohim, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
33 Did ever a people hear the voice of Elohim speaking out of the out of the house of bondage.
midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 7 Thou shalt have no other elohim before me.
34 Or hath Elohim assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst 8 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of
of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great that is in the water under the earth:
terrors, according to all that Hwhy your Elohim did for you in Egypt 9 thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I,
before your eyes? Hwhy, thy Elohim, am a jealous El, visiting the iniquity of the
35 Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Hwhy he fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth
is Elohim; there is none else besides him. generation of them that hate me;
36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might 10 and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me
instruct thee: and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and and keep my mitzwah.
thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. 11 Thou shalt not take the name of Hwhy thy Elohim in vain: for
37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed Hwhy will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
after them, and brought thee out with his presence, with his great 12 Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Hwhy thy Elohim
power, out of Egypt; commanded thee.
38 to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou, 13 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as at this 14 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Hwhy thy Elohim: in it thou
day. shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor 2 that thou mightest fear Hwhy thy Elohim, to keep all his statutes
any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy and his mitzwah, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy
man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of 3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with
Egypt, and Hwhy thy Elohim brought thee out thence by a mighty thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Hwhy, the Elohim of thy
hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Hwhy thy Elohim fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and
commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. honey.
16 Honor thy father and thy mother, as Hwhy thy Elohim 4 Hear, O Israel: Hwhy our Elohim is one Hwhy:
commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well 5 and thou shalt love Hwhy thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all
with thee, in the land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee. thy soul, and with all thy might.
17 Thou shalt not murder. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy
18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery. heart;
19 Neither shalt thou steal. 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of
20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor. them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the
21 Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's wife; neither shalt thou way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
desire thy neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid- 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be
servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbor's. for frontlets between thine eyes.
22 These words Hwhy spake unto all your assembly in the mount 9 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon
out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, thy gates.
with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon 10 And it shall be, when Hwhy thy Elohim shall bring thee into the
two tables of stone, and gave them unto me. land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to
23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not,
the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that ye came 11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and
near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees,
24 and ye said, Behold, Hwhy our Elohim hath showed us his glory which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;
and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of 12 then beware lest thou forget Hwhy, who brought thee forth out of
the fire: we have seen this day that Elohim doth speak with man, and the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
he liveth. 13 Thou shalt fear Hwhy thy Elohim; and him shalt thou serve, and
25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume shalt swear by his name.
us: if we hear the voice of Hwhy our Elohim any more, then we 14 Ye shall not go after other elohim, of the elohim of the peoples that
shall die. are round about you;
26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living 15 for Hwhy thy Elohim in the midst of thee is a jealous El; lest the
Elohim speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? anger of Hwhy thy Elohim be kindled against thee, and he destroy
27 Go thou near, and hear all that Hwhy our Elohim shall say: and thee from off the face of the earth.
speak thou unto us all that Hwhy our Elohim shall speak unto thee; 16 Ye shall not tempt Hwhy your Elohim, as ye tempted him in
and we will hear it, and do it. Massah.
28 And Hwhy heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto 17 Ye shall diligently keep the mitzwah of Hwhy your Elohim, and
me; and Hwhy said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all 18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of
that they have spoken. Hwhy; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and
29 Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, possess the good land which Hwhy sware unto thy fathers,
and keep all my mitzwah always, that it might be well with them, and 19 to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Hwhy hath
with their children for ever! spoken.
30 Go say to them, Return ye to your tents. 20 When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the
31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Hwhy our
all the mitzwah, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou Elohim hath commanded you?
shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them 21 then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in
to possess it. Egypt: and Hwhy brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;
32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as Hwhy your Elohim hath 22 and Hwhy showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon
commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;
left. 23 and he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give
33 Ye shall walk in all the way which Hwhy your Elohim hath us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, 24 And Hwhy commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear
and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall Hwhy our Elohim, for our good always, that he might preserve us
possess. alive, as at this day.
25 And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this
Chapter 6 mitzwah before Hwhy our Elohim, as he hath commanded us.
1 Now this is the mitzwah, the statutes, and the ordinances, which
Hwhy your Elohim commanded to teach you, that ye might do them Chapter 7
in the land whither ye go over to possess it; 1 When Hwhy thy Elohim shall bring thee into the land whither thou
goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee, the
Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and 23 But Hwhy thy Elohim will deliver them up before thee, and will
the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed.
and mightier than thou; 24 And he will deliver their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt make
2 and when Hwhy thy Elohim shall deliver them up before thee, and their name to perish from under heaven: there shall no man be able
thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them; 25 The graven images of their elohim shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt
3 neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee,
not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Hwhy thy
4 For he will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve Elohim.
other elohim: so will the anger of Hwhy be kindled against you, and 26 And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thy house, and
he will destroy thee quickly. become a devoted thing like unto it: thou shalt utterly detest it, and
5 But thus shall ye deal with them: ye shall break down their altars, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.
dash in pieces their pillars, and hew down their Asherim, and burn
their graven images with fire. Chapter 8
6 For thou art a holy people unto Hwhy thy Elohim: Hwhy thy 1 All the mitzwah which I command thee this day shall ye observe to
Elohim hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land
above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. which Hwhy sware unto your fathers.
7 Hwhy did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which Hwhy thy Elohim hath
were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble
peoples: thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou
8 but because Hwhy loveth you, and because he would keep the wouldest keep his mitzwah, or not.
oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Hwhy brought you out 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with
with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he
from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by
9 Know therefore that Hwhy thy Elohim, he is Elohim, the faithful El, everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Hwhy doth man live.
who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these
and keep his mitzwah to a thousand generations, forty years.
10 and repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he 5 And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his
will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. son, so Hwhy thy Elohim chasteneth thee.
11 Thou shalt therefore keep the mitzwah, and the statutes, and the 6 And thou shalt keep the mitzwah of Hwhy thy Elohim, to walk in his
ordinances, which I command thee this day, to do them. ways, and to fear him.
12 And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these ordinances, 7 For Hwhy thy Elohim bringeth thee into a good land, a land of
and keep and do them, that Hwhy thy Elohim will keep with thee brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and
the covenant and the lovingkindness which he sware unto thy fathers: hills;
13 and he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; he will also 8 a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and
bless the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground, thy grain and thy pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;
new wine and thine oil, the increase of thy cattle and the young of thy 9 a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt
flock, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose
14 Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples: there shall not be male or hills thou mayest dig copper.
female barren among you, or among your cattle. 10 And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Hwhy thy
15 And Hwhy will take away from thee all sickness; and none of the Elohim for the good land which he hath given thee.
evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, will he put upon thee, but 11 Beware lest thou forget Hwhy thy Elohim, in not keeping his
will lay them upon all them that hate thee. mitzwah, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee
16 And thou shalt consume all the peoples that Hwhy thy Elohim this day:
shall deliver unto thee; thine eye shall not pity them: neither shalt thou 12 lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly
serve their elohim; for that will be a snare unto thee. houses, and dwelt therein;
17 If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I; how 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy
can I dispossess them? gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
18 thou shalt not be afraid of them: thou shalt well remember what 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Hwhy thy Elohim, who
Hwhy thy Elohim did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
19 the great trials which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the bondage;
wonders, and the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, whereby 15 who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein
Hwhy thy Elohim brought thee out: so shall Hwhy thy Elohim do were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no
unto all the peoples of whom thou art afraid. water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
20 Moreover Hwhy thy Elohim will send the hornet among them, 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew
until they that are left, and hide themselves, perish from before thee. not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do
21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Hwhy thy Elohim is in thee good at thy latter end:
the midst of thee, a great El and a terrible. 17 and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand
22 And Hwhy thy Elohim will cast out those nations before thee by hath gotten me this wealth.
little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts
of the field increase upon thee.
18 But thou shalt remember Hwhy thy Elohim, for it is he that giveth 15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was
thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two
he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day. hands.
19 And it shall be, if thou shalt forget Hwhy thy Elohim, and walk 16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against Hwhy your
after other elohim, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against Elohim; ye had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly
you this day that ye shall surely perish. out of the way which Hwhy had commanded you.
20 As the nations that Hwhy maketh to perish before you, so shall 17 And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two
ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Hwhy hands, and brake them before your eyes.
your Elohim. 18 And I fell down before Hwhy, as at the first, forty days and forty
nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water; because of all your sin
Chapter 9 which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy,
1 Hear, O Israel: thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to to provoke him to anger.
dispossess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith
fortified up to heaven, Hwhy was wroth against you to destroy you. But Hwhy
2 a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, hearkened unto me that time also.
and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the sons of 20 And Hwhy was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I
Anak? prayed for Aaron also at the same time.
3 Know therefore this day, that Hwhy thy Elohim is he who goeth 21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with
over before thee as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust:
bring them down before thee: so shalt thou drive them out, and make and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the
them to perish quickly, as Hwhy hath spoken unto thee. mount.
4 Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Hwhy thy Elohim hath thrust 22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye
them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Hwhy provoked Hwhy to wrath.
hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness 23 And when Hwhy sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up
of these nations Hwhy doth drive them out from before thee. and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled
5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost against the commandment of Hwhy your Elohim, and ye believed
thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
nations Hwhy thy Elohim doth drive them out from before thee, and 24 Ye have been rebellious against Hwhy from the day that I knew
that he may establish the word which Hwhy sware unto thy fathers, you.
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 So I fell down before Hwhy the forty days and forty nights that I
6 Know therefore, that Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee not this good fell down, because Hwhy had said he would destroy you.
land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked 26 And I prayed unto Hwhy, and said, O Adonay Hwhy, destroy
people. not thy people and thine inheritance, that thou hast redeemed through
7 Remember, forget thou not, how thou provokedst Hwhy thy Elohim thy greatness, that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty
to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou wentest forth out of hand.
the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been 27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto
rebellious against Hwhy. the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their
8 Also in Horeb ye provoked Hwhy to wrath, and Hwhy was angry sin,
with you to destroy you. 28 lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Hwhy
9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto
even the tables of the covenant which Hwhy made with you, then I them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay
abode in the mount forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread them in the wilderness.
nor drink water. 29 Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou
10 And Hwhy delivered unto me the two tables of stone written with broughtest out by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm.
the finger of Elohim; and on them was written according to all the
words, which Hwhy speak with you in the mount out of the midst of Chapter 10
the fire in the day of the assembly. 1 At that time Hwhy said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like
11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an
Hwhy gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the ark of wood.
covenant. 2 And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables
12 And Hwhy said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
hence; for thy people that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have 3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like
corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my
which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. hand.
13 Furthermore Hwhy spake unto me, saying, I have seen this 4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten
people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: commandments, which Hwhy spake unto you in the mount out of
14 let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and Hwhy gave
under heaven; and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater them unto me.
than they. 5 And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in
the ark which I had made; and there they are as Hwhy commanded
me.
6 (And the children of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to and their households, and their tents, and every living thing that
Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his followed them, in the midst of all Israel:
son ministered in the priest's office in his stead. 7 but your eyes have seen all the great work of Hwhy which he did.
7 From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to 8 Therefore shall ye keep all the mitzwah which I command thee this
Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water. day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither
8 At that time Hwhy set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the ye go over to possess it;
covenant of Hwhy, to stand before Hwhy to minister unto him, 9 and that ye may prolong your days in the land, which Hwhy sware
and to bless in his name, unto this day. unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing
9 Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; with milk and honey.
Hwhy is his inheritance, according as Hwhy thy Elohim spake 10 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land
unto him.) of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed,
10 And I stayed in the mount, as at the first time, forty days and forty and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;
nights: and Hwhy hearkened unto me that time also; Hwhy 11 but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and
would not destroy thee. valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
11 And Hwhy said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the 12 a land which Hwhy thy Elohim careth for: the eyes of Hwhy thy
people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I sware unto Elohim are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto
their fathers to give unto them. the end of the year.
12 And now, Israel, what doth Hwhy thy Elohim require of thee, but 13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my
to fear Hwhy thy Elohim, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, mitzwah which I command you this day, to love Hwhy your Elohim,
and to serve Hwhy thy Elohim with all thy heart and with all thy and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
soul, 14 that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and
13 to keep the mitzwah of Hwhy, and his statutes, which I command the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy new wine,
thee this day for thy good? and thine oil.
14 Behold, unto Hwhy thy Elohim belongeth heaven and the heaven 15 And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat
of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein. and be full.
15 Only Hwhy had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he 16 Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn
chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this aside, and serve other elohim, and worship them;
day. 17 and the anger of Hwhy be kindled against you, and he shut up
16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not
stiffnecked. yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which
17 For Hwhy your Elohim, he is Elohim of the elohim, and Adonay of Hwhy giveth you.
the Adonim, the great El, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth 18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your
not persons, nor taketh reward. soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall
18 He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the be for frontlets between your eyes.
sojourner, in giving him food and raiment. 19 And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou
19 Love ye therefore the sojourner; for ye were sojourners in the land sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when
of Egypt. thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
20 Thou shalt fear Hwhy thy Elohim; him shalt thou serve; and to 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and
him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear. upon thy gates;
21 He is thy praise, and he is thy Elohim, that hath done for thee these 21 that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in
great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. the land which Hwhy sware unto your fathers to give them, as the
22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; days of the heavens above the earth.
and now Hwhy thy Elohim hath made thee as the stars of heaven 22 For if ye shall diligently keep all this mitzwah which I command you,
for multitude. to do it, to love Hwhy your Elohim, to walk in all his ways, and to
cleave unto him;
Chapter 11 23 then will Hwhy drive out all these nations from before you, and ye
1 Therefore thou shalt love Hwhy thy Elohim, and keep his charge, shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his mitzwah, alway. 24 Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours:
2 And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children that have not from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates,
known, and that have not seen the chastisement of Hwhy your even unto the hinder sea shall be your border.
Elohim, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm, 25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: Hwhy your
3 and his signs, and his works, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Elohim shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land
Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land; that ye shall tread upon, as he hath spoken unto you.
4 and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to 26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:
their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow 27 the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the mitzwah of Hwhy your
them as they pursued after you, and how Hwhy hath destroyed Elohim, which I command you this day;
them unto this day; 28 and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the mitzwah of Hwhy
5 and what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came unto this your Elohim, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this
place; day, to go after other elohim, which ye have not known.
6 and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son
of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up,
29 And it shall come to pass, when Hwhy thy Elohim shall bring thee 17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy
into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor
blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the
30 Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down heave-offering of thy hand;
of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over 18 but thou shalt eat them before Hwhy thy Elohim in the place
against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh? which Hwhy thy Elohim shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy
31 For ye are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite
which Hwhy your Elohim giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before Hwhy thy
dwell therein. Elohim in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.
32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances 19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as
which I set before you this day. thou livest in thy land.
20 When Hwhy thy Elohim shall enlarge thy border, as he hath
Chapter 12 promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul
1 These are the statutes and the ordinances which ye shall observe to desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy
do in the land which Hwhy, the Elohim of thy fathers, hath given soul.
thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. 21 If the place which Hwhy thy Elohim shall choose, to put his name
2 Ye shall surely destroy all the places wherein the nations that ye shall there, be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy
dispossess served their elohim, upon the high mountains, and upon flock, which Hwhy hath given thee, as I have commanded thee;
the hills, and under every green tree: and thou mayest eat within thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul.
3 and ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, 22 Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat
and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven thereof: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike.
images of their elohim; and ye shall destroy their name out of that 23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life;
place. and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
4 Ye shall not do so unto Hwhy your Elohim. 24 Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.
5 But unto the place which Hwhy your Elohim shall choose out of all 25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy
your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes
seek, and thither thou shalt come; of Hwhy.
6 and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, 26 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take,
and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and go unto the place which Hwhy shall choose:
and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your 27 and thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood,
flock: upon the altar of Hwhy thy Elohim; and the blood of thy sacrifices
7 and there ye shall eat before Hwhy your Elohim, and ye shall shall be poured out upon the altar of Hwhy thy Elohim; and thou
rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, shalt eat the flesh.
wherein Hwhy thy Elohim hath blessed thee. 28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it
8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when
whatsoever is right in his own eyes; thou doest that which is good and right in the eyes of Hwhy thy
9 for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Elohim.
Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee. 29 When Hwhy thy Elohim shall cut off the nations from before thee,
10 But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest
Hwhy your Elohim causeth you to inherit, and he giveth you rest them, and dwellest in their land;
from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; 30 take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after
11 then it shall come to pass that to the place which Hwhy your that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not
Elohim shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall ye after their elohim, saying, How do these nations serve their elohim?
bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your even so will I do likewise.
sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all 31 Thou shalt not do so unto Hwhy thy Elohim: for every
your choice vows which ye vow unto Hwhy. abomination to Hwhy, which he hateth, have they done unto their
12 And ye shall rejoice before Hwhy your Elohim, ye, and your sons, elohim; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire
and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, to their elohim.
and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no 32 What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou
portion nor inheritance with you. shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every
place that thou seest; Chapter 13
14 but in the place which Hwhy shall choose in one of thy tribes, 1 If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams,
there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
that I command thee. 2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto
15 Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill and eat flesh within all thy gates, thee, saying, Let us go after other elohim, which thou hast not known,
after all the desire of thy soul, according to the blessing of Hwhy and let us serve them;
thy Elohim which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may 3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that
eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart. dreamer of dreams: for Hwhy your Elohim proveth you, to know
16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth whether ye love Hwhy your Elohim with all your heart and with all
as water. your soul.
4 Ye shall walk after Hwhy your Elohim, and fear him, and keep his 6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in
mitzwah, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto two, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
him. 7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of
5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, them that have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the
because he hath spoken rebellion against Hwhy your Elohim, who coney; because they chew the cud but part not the hoof, they are
brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the unclean unto you.
house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which Hwhy 8 And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud,
thy Elohim commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their
evil from the midst of thee. carcasses ye shall not touch.
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the 9 These ye may eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins
wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee and scales may ye eat;
secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other elohim, which thou hast 10 and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat; it is
not known, thou, nor thy fathers; unclean unto you.
7 of the elohim of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, 11 Of all clean birds ye may eat.
or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the gier-
end of the earth; eagle, and the ospray,
8 thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall 13 and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind,
thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal 14 and every raven after its kind,
him: 15 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the
9 but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put hawk after its kind,
him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 16 the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl,
10 And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath 17 and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant,
sought to draw thee away from Hwhy thy Elohim, who brought thee 18 and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the
out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. bat.
11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do not more any such 19 And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not
wickedness as this is in the midst of thee. be eaten.
12 If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Hwhy 20 Of all clean birds ye may eat.
thy Elohim giveth thee to dwell there, saying, 21 Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it
13 Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou
drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Hwhy
other elohim, which ye have not known; thy Elohim. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
14 then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, 22 Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which
behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is cometh forth from the field year by year.
wrought in the midst of thee, 23 And thou shalt eat before Hwhy thy Elohim, in the place which he
15 thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of thy grain,
the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of
thereof, with the edge of the sword. thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear Hwhy thy Elohim always.
16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street 24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry
thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every it, because the place is too far from thee, which Hwhy thy Elohim
whit, unto Hwhy thy Elohim: and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall shall choose, to set his name there, when Hwhy thy Elohim shall
not be built again. bless thee;
17 And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand; that 25 then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thy
Hwhy may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee hand, and shalt go unto the place which Hwhy thy Elohim shall
mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he choose:
hath sworn unto thy fathers; 26 and thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth,
18 when thou shalt hearken to the voice of Hwhy thy Elohim, to for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for
keep all his mitzwah which I command thee this day, to do that which whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee; and thou shalt eat there before
is right in the eyes of Hwhy thy Elohim. Hwhy thy Elohim, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household.
27 And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him;
Chapter 14 for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
1 Ye are the children of Hwhy your Elohim: ye shall not cut 28 At the end of every three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of
yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. thine increase in the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
2 For thou art a holy people unto Hwhy thy Elohim, and Hwhy hath 29 and the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with
chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples thee, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are
that are upon the face of the earth. within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that
3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. Hwhy thy Elohim may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which
4 These are the beasts which ye may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the thou doest.
goat,
5 the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the Chapter 15
pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois. 1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
2 And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that Chapter 16
which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his 1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto Hwhy thy
neighbor and his brother; because Hwhy's release hath been Elohim; for in the month of Abib Hwhy thy Elohim brought thee
proclaimed. forth out of Egypt by night.
3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it: but whatsoever of thine is with thy 2 And thou shalt sacrifice the passover unto Hwhy thy Elohim, of the
brother thy hand shall release. flock and the herd, in the place which Hwhy shall choose, to cause
4 Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for Hwhy will surely his name to dwell there.
bless thee in the land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee for an 3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat
inheritance to possess it;) unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou
5 if only thou diligently hearken unto the voice of Hwhy thy Elohim, to camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest
observe to do all this mitzwah which I command thee this day. remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all
6 For Hwhy thy Elohim will bless thee, as he promised thee: and the days of thy life.
thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and 4 And there shall be no leaven seen with thee in all thy borders seven
thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee. days; neither shall any of the flesh, which thou sacrificest the first day
7 If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy at even, remain all night until the morning.
gates in thy land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee, thou shalt not 5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which
harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother; Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee;
8 but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend 6 but at the place which Hwhy thy Elohim shall choose, to cause his
him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth. name to dwell in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at
9 Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of
seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil Egypt.
against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto 7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which Hwhy thy Elohim
Hwhy against thee, and it be sin unto thee. shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy
10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when tents.
thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Hwhy thy Elohim 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread; and on the seventh day
will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand shall be a solemn assembly to Hwhy thy Elohim; thou shalt do no
unto. work therein.
11 For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command 9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: from the time thou
thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy beginnest to put the sickle to the standing grain shalt thou begin to
needy, and to thy poor, in thy land. number seven weeks.
12 If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto Hwhy thy Elohim
thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let with a tribute of a freewill-offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give,
him go free from thee. according as Hwhy thy Elohim blesseth thee:
13 And when thou lettest him go free from thee, thou shalt not let him 11 and thou shalt rejoice before Hwhy thy Elohim, thou, and thy son,
go empty: and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and
14 thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy the Levite that is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the
threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress; as Hwhy thy Elohim hath fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place
blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. which Hwhy thy Elohim shall choose, to cause his name to dwell
15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of there.
Egypt, and Hwhy thy Elohim redeemed thee: therefore I command 12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and
thee this thing to-day. thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; 13 Thou shalt keep the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou
because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee; hast gathered in from thy threshing-floor and from thy winepress:
17 then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the 14 and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy
door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maid- daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite,
servant thou shalt do likewise. and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within
18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thy gates.
thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six 15 Seven days shalt thou keep a feast unto Hwhy thy Elohim in the
years: and Hwhy thy Elohim will bless thee in all that thou doest. place which Hwhy shall choose; because Hwhy thy Elohim will
19 All the firstling males that are born of thy herd and of thy flock thou bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the work of thy hands, and
shalt sanctify unto Hwhy thy Elohim: thou shalt do no work with the thou shalt be altogether joyful.
firstling of thy herd, nor shear the firstling of thy flock. 16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before Hwhy thy
20 Thou shalt eat it before Hwhy thy Elohim year by year in the Elohim in the place which he shall choose: in the feast of unleavened
place which Hwhy shall choose, thou and thy household. bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles; and
21 And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish they shall not appear before Hwhy empty:
whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Hwhy thy Elohim. 17 every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of
22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean shall Hwhy thy Elohim which he hath given thee.
eat it alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart. 18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which
23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it out upon Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall
the ground as water. judge the people with righteous judgment.
19 Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither 16 Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to
shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as
pervert the words of the righteous. Hwhy hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that
20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, way.
and inherit the land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee. 17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not
21 Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
altar of Hwhy thy Elohim, which thou shalt make thee. 18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that
22 Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar; which Hwhy thy Elohim he shall write him a copy of this torah in a book, out of that which is
hateth. before the priests the Levites:
19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his
Chapter 17 life; that he may learn to fear Hwhy his Elohim, to keep all the
1 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Hwhy thy Elohim an ox, or a sheep, words of this torah and these statutes, to do them;
wherein is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination unto 20 that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn
Hwhy thy Elohim. not aside from the mitzwah, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end
2 If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in
Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which the midst of Israel.
is evil in the sight of Hwhy thy Elohim, in transgressing his
covenant, Chapter 18
3 and hath gone and served other elohim, and worshipped them, or the 1 The priests the Levites, even all the tribe of Levi, shall have no
sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of
commanded; Hwhy made by fire, and his inheritance.
4 and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire 2 And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: Hwhy is
diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them.
abomination is wrought in Israel, 3 And this shall be the priests' due from the people, from them that offer
5 then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who hath done a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give unto the
this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
shalt stone them to death with stones. 4 The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the
6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to 5 For Hwhy thy Elohim hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand
death. to minister in the name of Hwhy, him and his sons for ever.
7 The hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, 6 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he
and afterward the hand of all the people. So thou shalt put away the sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place
evil from the midst of thee. which Hwhy shall choose;
8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood 7 then he shall minister in the name of Hwhy his Elohim, as all his
and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Hwhy.
being matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, 8 They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the
and get thee up unto the place which Hwhy thy Elohim shall sale of his patrimony.
choose; 9 When thou art come into the land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth
9 and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those
that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall nations.
show thee the sentence of judgment. 10 There shall not be found with thee any one that maketh his son or
10 And thou shalt do according to the tenor of the sentence which they his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one
shall show thee from that place which Hwhy shall choose; and thou that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
shalt observe to do according to all that they shall teach thee: 11 or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a
11 according to the tenor of the torah which they shall teach thee, and necromancer.
according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do; 12 For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Hwhy:
thou shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show and because of these abominations Hwhy thy Elohim doth drive
thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. them out from before thee.
12 And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the 13 Thou shalt be perfect with Hwhy thy Elohim.
priest that standeth to minister there before Hwhy thy Elohim, or 14 For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them
unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Hwhy thy
evil from Israel. Elohim hath not suffered thee so to do.
13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more 15 Hwhy thy Elohim will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst
presumptuously. of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
14 When thou art come unto the land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth 16 according to all that thou desiredst of Hwhy thy Elohim in Horeb
thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of
set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me; Hwhy my Elohim, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I
15 thou shalt surely set him king over thee, whom Hwhy thy Elohim die not.
shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over 17 And Hwhy said unto me, They have well said that which they
thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy have spoken.
brother.
18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand
thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto before Hwhy, before the priests and the judges that shall be in
them all that I shall command him. those days;
19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the
words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his
20 But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my brother;
name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak 19 then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother:
in the name of other elohim, that same prophet shall die. so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
21 And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which 20 And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth
Hwhy hath not spoken? commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee.
22 when a prophet speaketh in the name of Hwhy, if the thing follow 21 And thine eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth
not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Hwhy hath not for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be
afraid of him. Chapter 20
1 When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest
Chapter 19 horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be
1 When Hwhy thy Elohim shall cut off the nations, whose land afraid of them; for Hwhy thy Elohim is with thee, who brought thee
Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and up out of the land of Egypt.
dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; 2 And it shall be, when ye draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall
2 thou shalt set apart three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which approach and speak unto the people,
Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee to possess it. 3 and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto
3 Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor
which Hwhy thy Elohim causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, tremble, neither be ye affrighted at them;
that every manslayer may flee thither. 4 for Hwhy your Elohim is he that goeth with you, to fight for you
4 And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: against your enemies, to save you.
whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; 5 And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is
5 as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him
and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man
the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, so dedicate it.
that he dieth; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live: 6 And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not
6 lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he
and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.
whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not 7 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken
in time past. her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle,
7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt set apart three cities and another man take her.
for thee. 8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall
8 And if Hwhy thy Elohim enlarge thy border, as he hath sworn unto say, What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go
thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart melt as his heart.
thy fathers; 9 And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto
9 if thou shalt keep all this mitzwah to do it, which I command thee this the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the
day, to love Hwhy thy Elohim, and to walk ever in his ways; then people.
shalt thou add three cities more for thee, besides these three: 10 When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim
10 that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which peace unto it.
Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto
upon thee. thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall
11 But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee.
against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against
one of these cities; thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
12 then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and 13 and when Hwhy thy Elohim delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt
deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent 14 but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in
blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto
14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Hwhy
time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land thy Elohim hath given thee.
that Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee to possess it. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from
15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or 16 But of the cities of these peoples, that Hwhy thy Elohim giveth
at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established. thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;
16 If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against 17 but thou shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the
him of wrong-doing, Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Hwhy
thy Elohim hath commanded thee;
18 that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the
have done unto their elohim; so would ye sin against Hwhy your voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they
Elohim. chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it 19 then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him
to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut 20 and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is
them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton,
of thee? and a drunkard.
20 Only the trees of which thou knowest that they are not trees for 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so
food, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall
bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall. hear, and fear.
22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put
Chapter 21 to death, and thou hang him on a tree;
1 If one be found slain in the land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee 23 his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt
to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of
him; Elohim; that thou defile not thy land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth
2 then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall thee for an inheritance.
measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:
3 and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even Chapter 22
the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not 1 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide
been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; thyself from them: thou shalt surely bring them again unto thy brother.
4 and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley 2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then
with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break thou shalt bring it home to thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy
the heifer's neck there in the valley. brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him.
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Hwhy 3 And so shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his
thy Elohim hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name garment; and so shalt thou do with every lost thing of thy brother's,
of Hwhy; and according to their word shall every controversy and which he hath lost, and thou hast found: thou mayest not hide thyself.
every stroke be. 4 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fallen down by the way,
6 And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up
shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the again.
valley; 5 A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither
7 and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, shall a man put on a woman's garment; for whosoever doeth these
neither have our eyes seen it. things is an abomination unto Hwhy thy Elohim.
8 Forgive, O Hwhy, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, 6 If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on
and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of thy people the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the
Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them. young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
9 So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, 7 thou shalt surely let the dam go, but the young thou mayest take unto
when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Hwhy. thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy
10 When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Hwhy days.
thy Elohim delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them 8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement
away captive, for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall
11 and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a from thence.
desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife; 9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole
12 then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave fruit be forfeited, the seed which thou hast sown, and the increase of
her head, and pare her nails; the vineyard.
13 and she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall 10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full 11 Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.
month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, 12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture,
and she shall be thy wife. wherewith thou coverest thyself.
14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her 13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou 14 and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name
shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her. upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I
15 If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and found not in her the tokens of virginity;
they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if 15 then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring
the first-born son be hers that was hated; forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in
16 then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that the gate;
which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first- 16 and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my
born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born: daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
17 but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by 17 and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her charge, saying, I found
giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the
of his strength; the right of the first-born is his.
tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the garment 10 If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of that
before the elders of the city. which chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the
18 And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him; camp, he shall not come within the camp:
19 and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them 11 but it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in
unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.
name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not 12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt
put her away all his days. go forth abroad:
13 and thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be,
20 But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in
the damsel; when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt
21 then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:
house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, 14 for Hwhy thy Elohim walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver
because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy
father's house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. camp be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in thee, and turn
22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then away from thee.
they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped
woman: so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel. from his master unto thee:
23 If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a 16 he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he
man find her in the city, and lie with her; shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him best: thou
24 then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shalt not oppress him.
shall stone them to death with stones; the damsel, because she cried 17 There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall
not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into
neighbor's wife: so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.
25 But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the the house of Hwhy thy Elohim for any vow: for even both these are
man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her an abomination unto Hwhy thy Elohim.
shall die: 19 Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money,
26 but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest:
sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, 20 unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy
and slayeth him, even so is this matter; brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Hwhy thy Elohim
27 for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land
was none to save her. whither thou goest in to possess it.
28 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay
21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto Hwhy thy Elohim, thou shalt not
hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; be slack to pay it: for Hwhy thy Elohim will surely require it of thee;
29 then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father and it would be sin in thee.
fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath 22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
humbled her; he may not put her away all his days. 23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do;
30 A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his according as thou hast vowed unto Hwhy thy Elohim, a freewill-
father's skirt. offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
24 When thou comest into thy neighbor's vineyard, then thou mayest
Chapter 23 eat of grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any
1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, in thy vessel.
shall not enter into the assembly of Hwhy. 25 When thou comest into thy neighbor's standing grain, then thou
2 A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Hwhy; even to the mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle
tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Hwhy. unto thy neighbor's standing grain.
3 An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of
Hwhy; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them Chapter 24
enter into the assembly of Hwhy for ever: 1 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she
4 because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly
ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in
Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. her hand, and send her out of his house.
5 Nevertheless Hwhy thy Elohim would not hearken unto Balaam; 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be
but Hwhy thy Elohim turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, another man's wife.
because Hwhy thy Elohim loved thee. 3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement,
6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter
ever. husband die, who took her to be his wife;
7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not 4 her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be
abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a sojourner in his land. his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before
8 The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall Hwhy: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Hwhy thy
enter into the assembly of Hwhy. Elohim giveth thee for an inheritance.
9 When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt 5 When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither
keep thee from every evil thing. shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one
year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.
6 No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he 6 And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in
taketh a man's life to pledge. the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out
7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, of Israel.
and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: 7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's
so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee. wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's
8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will
do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I not perform the duty of a husband's brother unto me.
commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if
9 Remember what Hwhy thy Elohim did unto Miriam, by the way as he stand, and say, I like not to take her;
ye came forth out of Egypt. 9 then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the
10 When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and
not go into his house to fetch his pledge. she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth
11 Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall not build up his brother's house.
bring forth the pledge without unto thee. 10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath
12 And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge; his shoe loosed.
13 thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth 11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one
down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that
be righteousness unto thee before Hwhy thy Elohim. smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the
14 Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, secrets;
whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land 12 then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.
within thy gates: 13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
15 in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down 14 Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a
upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against small.
thee unto Hwhy, and it be sin unto thee. 15 A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just
16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which
the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee.
death for his own sin. 16 For all that do such things, even all that do unrighteously, are an
17 Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the abomination unto Hwhy thy Elohim.
fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge; 17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth
18 but thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and out of Egypt;
Hwhy thy Elohim redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee 18 how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all
to do this thing. that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he
19 When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf feared not Elohim.
in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the 19 Therefore it shall be, when Hwhy thy Elohim hath given thee rest
sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Hwhy thy from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Hwhy thy
Elohim may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. Elohim giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot
20 When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not
boughs again: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for forget.
the widow.
21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not Chapter 26
glean it after thee: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and 1 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which Hwhy
for the widow. thy Elohim giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and
22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of dwellest therein,
Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. 2 that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou
shalt bring in from thy land that Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee; and
Chapter 25 thou shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which
1 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto Hwhy thy Elohim shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the 3 And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and
righteous, and condemn the wicked; say unto him, I profess this day unto Hwhy thy Elohim, that I am
2 and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the come unto the land which Hwhy sware unto our fathers to give us.
judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down
according to his wickedness, by number. before the altar of Hwhy thy Elohim.
3 Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should 5 And thou shalt answer and say before Hwhy thy Elohim, A Syrian
exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and
should seem vile unto thee. sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great,
4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain. mighty, and populous.
5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the 6 And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us
wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her hard bondage:
husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, 7 and we cried unto Hwhy, the Elohim of our fathers, and Hwhy
and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our
oppression;
8 and Hwhy brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and 9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying,
with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel: this day thou art become the
and with wonders; people of Hwhy thy Elohim.
9 and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a 10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Hwhy thy Elohim, and do
land flowing with milk and honey. his mitzwah and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
10 And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
which thou, O Hwhy, hast given me. And thou shalt set it down 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when
before Hwhy thy Elohim, and worship before Hwhy thy Elohim: ye are passed over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and
11 and thou shalt rejoice in all the good which Hwhy thy Elohim hath Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin.
given unto thee, and unto thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad,
sojourner that is in the midst of thee. and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase 14 And the Levites shall answer, and say unto all the men of Israel
in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it with a loud voice,
unto the Levite, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an
that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled. abomination unto Hwhy, the work of the hands of the craftsman,
13 And thou shalt say before Hwhy thy Elohim, I have put away the and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say,
hallowed things out of my house, and also have given them unto the Amein.
Levite, and unto the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, 16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all
according to all thy mitzwah which thou hast commanded me: I have the people shall say, Amein.
not transgressed any of thy mitzwah, neither have I forgotten them: 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark. And all the
14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away people shall say, Amein.
thereof, being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And
hearkened to the voice of Hwhy my Elohim; I have done according all the people shall say, Amein.
to all that thou hast commanded me. 19 Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner,
15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amein.
people Israel, and the ground which thou hast given us, as thou 20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, because he hath
swarest unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amein.
16 This day Hwhy thy Elohim commandeth thee to do these statutes 21 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the
and ordinances: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thy people shall say, Amein.
heart, and with all thy soul. 22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or
17 Thou hast avouched Hwhy this day to be thy Elohim, and that the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amein.
thou wouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people
mitzwah, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice: shall say, Amein.
18 and Hwhy hath avouched thee this day to be a people for his 24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people
own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest shall say, Amein.
keep all his mitzwah; 25 Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all
19 and to make thee high above all nations that he hath made, in the people shall say, Amein.
praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy 26 Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this torah to do them.
people unto Hwhy thy Elohim, as he hath spoken. And all the people shall say, Amein.
1 And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, 1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the
Keep all the mitzwah which I command you this day. voice of Hwhy thy Elohim, to observe to do all his mitzwah which I
2 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over the Jordan unto command thee this day, that Hwhy thy Elohim will set thee on high
the land which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee, that thou shalt set above all the nations of the earth:
thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster: 2 and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if
3 and thou shalt write upon them all the words of this torah, when thou thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Hwhy thy Elohim.
art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which Hwhy 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the
thy Elohim giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as field.
Hwhy, the Elohim of thy fathers, hath promised thee. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and
4 And it shall be, when ye are passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy
up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and flock.
thou shalt plaster them with plaster. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.
5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto Hwhy thy Elohim, an altar 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou
of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon them. be when thou goest out.
6 Thou shalt build the altar of Hwhy thy Elohim of unhewn stones; 7 Hwhy will cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be
and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto Hwhy thy Elohim: smitten before thee: they shall come out against thee one way, and
7 and thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shall flee before thee seven ways.
shalt rejoice before Hwhy thy Elohim. 8 Hwhy will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all
8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this torah very that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land
plainly. which Hwhy thy Elohim giveth thee.
9 Hwhy will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath 31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat
sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the mitzwah of Hwhy thy thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face,
Elohim, and walk in his ways. and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine
10 And all the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.
name of Hwhy; and they shall be afraid of thee. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people;
11 And Hwhy will make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day:
body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the and there shall be nought in the power of thy hand.
land which Hwhy sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 33 The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou
12 Hwhy will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed
the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: alway;
and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 34 so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou
13 And Hwhy will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt see.
shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt 35 Hwhy will smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore
hearken unto the mitzwah of Hwhy thy Elohim, which I command boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto
thee this day, to observe and to do them, the crown of thy head.
14 and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command 36 Hwhy will bring thee, and thy king whom thou shalt set over thee,
you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other elohim to unto a nation that thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers; and there
serve them. shalt thou serve other elohim, wood and stone.
15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of 37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword,
Hwhy thy Elohim, to observe to do all his mitzwah and his statutes among all the peoples whither Hwhy shall lead thee away.
which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon 38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little
thee, and overtake thee. in; for the locust shall consume it.
16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the 39 Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither
field. drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them.
17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. 40 Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy borders, but thou
18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast its fruit.
increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine;
19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou for they shall go into captivity.
be when thou goest out. 42 All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess.
20 Hwhy will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in 43 The sojourner that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee
all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby 44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the
thou hast forsaken me. head, and thou shalt be the tail.
21 Hwhy will make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have 45 And all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee,
consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest in to possess it. and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst
22 Hwhy will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with not unto the voice of Hwhy thy Elohim, to keep his mitzwah and his
inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with statutes which he commanded thee:
blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou 46 and they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon
perish. thy seed for ever.
23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth 47 Because thou servedst not Hwhy thy Elohim with joyfulness, and
that is under thee shall be iron. with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
24 Hwhy will make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from 48 therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies that Hwhy shall send
heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want
25 Hwhy will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he
shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before have destroyed thee.
them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms 49 Hwhy will bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of
of the earth. the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not
26 And thy dead body shall be food unto all birds of the heavens, and understand;
unto the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to frighten them 50 a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of
away. the old, nor show favor to the young,
27 Hwhy will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the 51 and shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until
emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst thou be destroyed; that also shall not leave thee grain, new wine, or
not be healed. oil, the increase of thy cattle, or the young of thy flock, until they have
28 Hwhy will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with caused thee to perish.
astonishment of heart; 52 And they shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and
29 and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, fortified walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy
and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only land; and they shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy
oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee. land, which Hwhy thy Elohim hath given thee.
30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou 53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons
shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a and of thy daughters, whom Hwhy thy Elohim hath given thee, in
vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.
the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemies shall distress 4 but Hwhy hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and
thee. ears to hear, unto this day.
54 The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall 5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not
be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and waxed old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxed old upon thy foot.
toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining; 6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink;
55 so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children that ye may know that I am Hwhy your Elohim.
whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him, in the siege and 7 And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and
in the distress wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in all thy Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we
gates. smote them:
56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not 8 and we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the
adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the
and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her Manassites.
bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may
57 and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, prosper in all that ye do.
and toward her children whom she shall bear; for she shall eat them 10 Ye stand this day all of you before Hwhy your Elohim; your
for want of all things secretly, in the siege and in the distress heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of
wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. Israel,
58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this torah that are 11 your little ones, your wives, and thy sojourner that is in the midst of
written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful thy camps, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water;
name, HWHY THY El; 12 that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Hwhy thy Elohim,
59 then Hwhy will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of and into his oath, which Hwhy thy Elohim maketh with thee this
thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore day;
sicknesses, and of long continuance. 13 that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and
60 And he will bring upon thee again all the diseases of Egypt, which that he may be unto thee an Elohim, as he spake unto thee, and as
thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the 14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,
book of this torah, them will Hwhy bring upon thee, until thou be 15 but with him that standeth here with us this day before Hwhy our
destroyed. Elohim, and also with him that is not here with us this day;
62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of 16 (for ye know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt, and how we came
heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice through the midst of the nations through which ye passed;
of Hwhy thy Elohim. 17 and ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and
63 And it shall come to pass, that, as Hwhy rejoiced over you to do stone, silver and gold, which were among them);
you good, and to multiply you, so Hwhy will rejoice over you to 18 lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe,
cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and ye shall be plucked from whose heart turneth away this day from Hwhy our Elohim, to go to
off the land whither thou goest in to possess it. serve the elohim of those nations; lest there should be among you a
64 And Hwhy will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end root that beareth gall and wormwood;
of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt 19 and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that
serve other elohim, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk
even wood and stone. in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.
65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall 20 Hwhy will not pardon him, but then the anger of Hwhy and his
be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Hwhy will give thee there a jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written
trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul; in this book shall lie upon him, and Hwhy will blot out his name
66 and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear from under heaven.
night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life. 21 And Hwhy will set him apart unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel,
67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would it were even! and at even thou according to all the curses of the covenant that is written in this book
shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of thy heart which thou of the torah.
shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 22 And the generation to come, your children that shall rise up after
68 And Hwhy will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way you, and the foreigner that shall come from a far land, shall say, when
whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses wherewith
ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for Hwhy hath made it sick;
bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. 23 and that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a
burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth
Chapter 29 therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and
1 These are the words of the covenant which Hwhy commanded Zeboiim, which Hwhy overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides 24 even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Hwhy done thus
the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen 25 Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of
all that Hwhy did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers, which he made with them when
Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,
3 the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs, and those great 26 and went and served other elohim, and worshipped them, elohim
wonders: that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them:
27 therefore the anger of Hwhy was kindled against this land, to 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish; ye shall
bring upon it all the curse that is written in this book; not prolong your days in the land, whither thou passest over the
28 and Hwhy rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, Jordan to go in to possess it.
and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as at this 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have
day. set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore
29 The secret things belong unto Hwhy our Elohim; but the things choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;
that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we 20 to love Hwhy thy Elohim, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto
may do all the words of this torah. him; for he is thy life, and the length of thy days; that thou mayest
dwell in the land which Hwhy sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham,
Chapter 30 to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee,
the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou Chapter 31
shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither Hwhy thy 1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
Elohim hath driven thee, 2 And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day;
2 and shalt return unto Hwhy thy Elohim, and shalt obey his voice I can no more go out and come in: and Hwhy hath said unto me,
according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul; 3 Hwhy thy Elohim, he will go over before thee; he will destroy these
3 that then Hwhy thy Elohim will turn thy captivity, and have nations from before thee, and thou shalt dispossess them: and
compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the OSwhy, he shall go over before thee, as Hwhy hath spoken.
peoples, whither Hwhy thy Elohim hath scattered thee. 4 And Hwhy will do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the
4 If any of thine outcasts be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from kings of the Amorites, and unto their land; whom he destroyed.
thence will Hwhy thy Elohim gather thee, and from thence will he 5 And Hwhy will deliver them up before you, and ye shall do unto
fetch thee: them according unto all the mitzwah which I have commanded you.
5 and Hwhy thy Elohim will bring thee into the land which thy fathers 6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for
possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and Hwhy thy Elohim, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail
multiply thee above thy fathers. thee, nor forsake thee.
6 And Hwhy thy Elohim will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy 7 And Moses called unto OSwhy, and said unto him in the sight of
seed, to love Hwhy thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all thy all Israel, Be strong and of good courage: for thou shalt go with this
soul, that thou mayest live. people into the land which Hwhy hath sworn unto their fathers to
7 And Hwhy thy Elohim will put all these curses upon thine enemies, give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee. 8 And Hwhy, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he
8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of Hwhy, and do all his will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
mitzwah which I command thee this day. 9 And Moses wrote this torah, and delivered it unto the priests the sons
9 And Hwhy thy Elohim will make thee plenteous in all the work of of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Hwhy, and unto all the
thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in elders of Israel.
the fruit of thy ground, for good: for Hwhy will again rejoice over 10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven
thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers; years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of
10 if thou shalt obey the voice of Hwhy thy Elohim, to keep his tabernacles,
mitzwah and his statutes which are written in this book of the torah; if 11 when all Israel is come to appear before Hwhy thy Elohim in the
thou turn unto Hwhy thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all thy place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this torah before all
soul. Israel in their hearing.
11 For this mitzwah which I command thee this day, it is not too hard 12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones,
for thee, neither is it far off. and thy sojourner that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that
12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us they may learn, and fear Hwhy your Elohim, and observe to do all
to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may the words of this torah;
do it? 13 and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to
13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go fear Hwhy your Elohim, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go
over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that over the Jordan to possess it.
we may do it? 14 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, must die: call OSwhy, and present yourselves in the tent of
that thou mayest do it. meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and OSwhy
15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
evil; 15 And Hwhy appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud: and the pillar
16 in that I command thee this day to love Hwhy thy Elohim, to walk of cloud stood over the door of the Tent.
in his ways, and to keep his mitzwah and his statutes and his 16 And Hwhy said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy
ordinances, that thou mayest live and multiply, and that Hwhy thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and play the harlot after the
Elohim may bless thee in the land whither thou goest in to possess it. strange elohim of the land, whither they go to be among them, and
17 But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with
away, and worship other elohim, and serve them; them.
17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will
forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be
devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that 8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he
they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples
our Elohim is not among us? According to the number of the children of Israel.
18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they 9 For Hwhy's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other elohim. 10 He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness;
19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple
children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a of his eye.
witness for me against the children of Israel. 11 As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young,
20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his
their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten pinions.
and filled themselves, and waxed fat; then will they turn unto other 12 Hwhy alone did lead him, And there was no foreign el with him.
elohim, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant. 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat
21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are come the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the
upon them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;
shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their 14 Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, And rams
imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the finest of the wheat; And
into the land which I sware. of the blood of the grape thou drankest wine.
22 So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children 15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art
of Israel. grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook Eloah who
23 And he gave OSwhy the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
strong and of good courage; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel 16 They moved him to jealousy with strange elohim; With
into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee. abominations provoked they him to anger.
24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the 17 They sacrificed unto demons, which is no Eloah, To elohim that
words of this torah in a book, until they were finished, they knew not, To new elohim that came up of late, Which your
25 that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the fathers dreaded not.
covenant of Hwhy, saying, 18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten
26 Take this book of the torah, and put it by the side of the ark of the El that gave thee birth.
covenant of Hwhy your Elohim, that it may be there for a witness 19 And Hwhy saw it, and abhorred them, Because of the
against thee. provocation of his sons and his daughters.
27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end
alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Hwhy; and shall be: For they are a very perverse generation, Children in whom is
how much more after my death? no faithfulness.
28 Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not El; They
that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them
to witness against them. to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to
29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and anger with a foolish nation.
turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will 22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest
befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire
sight of Hwhy, to provoke him to anger through the work of your the foundations of the mountains.
hands. 23 I will heap evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them:
30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words 24 They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat
of this song, until they were finished. And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them,
With the poison of crawling things of the dust.
Chapter 32 25 Without shall the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror; It
1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the shall destroy both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of
words of my mouth. gray hairs.
2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, 26 I said, I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance of
As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the them to cease from among men;
herb. 27 Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their
3 For I will proclaim the name of Hwhy: Ascribe ye greatness unto adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is
our Elohim. exalted, And Hwhy hath not done all this.
4 The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A El of 28 For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no
faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he. understanding in them.
5 They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their 29 Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would
blemish; They are a perverse and crooked generation. consider their latter end!
6 Do ye thus requite Hwhy, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he 30 How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to
thy father that hath bought thee? He hath made thee, and established flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Hwhy had delivered
thee. them up?
7 Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: 31 For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves
Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell being judges.
thee.
32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of 5 And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were
Gomorrah: Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter: gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
33 Their wine is the poison of serpents, And the cruel venom of asps. 6 Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.
34 Is not this laid up in store with me, Sealed up among my treasures? 7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Hwhy, the
35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he
shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his
are to come upon them shall make haste. adversaries.
36 For Hwhy will judge his people, And repent himself for his 8 And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy
servants; When he seeth that their power is gone, And there is none righteous one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou
remaining, shut up or left at large. didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
37 And he will say, Where are their elohim, The rock in which they took 9 Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him;
refuge; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own
38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.
drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your 10 They shall teach Jacob thine ordinances, And Israel thy torah: They
protection. shall put incense before thee, And whole burnt-offering upon thine
39 See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no elohim with me: I kill, altar.
and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can 11 Bless, Hwhy, his substance, And accept the work of his hands:
deliver out of my hand. Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them
40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever, that hate him, that they rise not again.
41 If I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I 12 Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Hwhy shall dwell in safety
will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense by him; He covereth him all the day long, And he dwelleth between
them that hate me. his shoulders.
42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shall 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Hwhy be his land, For the
devour flesh; With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that
head of the leaders of the enemy. coucheth beneath,
43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: For he will avenge the blood 14 And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, And for the
of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will precious things of the growth of the moons,
make expiation for his land, for his people. 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the
44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of precious things of the everlasting hills,
the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. 16 And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof, And
45 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel; the good will of him that dwelt in the bush. Let the blessing come
46 And he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him that
testify unto you this day, which ye shall command your children to was separate from his brethren.
observe to do, even all the words of this torah. 17 The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns
47 For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, even
this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
the Jordan to possess it. And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
48 And Hwhy spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, 18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And,
49 Get thee up into this mountain of Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which Issachar, in thy tents.
is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the 19 They shall call the peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer
land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the
possession; seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.
50 and die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto 20 And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth
thy people, as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.
unto his people: 21 And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the
51 because ye trespassed against me in the midst of the children of lawgiver's portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the
Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; people; He executed the righteousness of Hwhy, And his
because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. ordinances with Israel.
52 For thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither 22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp, That leapeth forth from
into the land which I give the children of Israel. Bashan.
23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full
Chapter 33 with the blessing of Hwhy, Possess thou the west and the south.
1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of Elohim blessed 24 And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be
the children of Israel before his death. acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
2 And he said, Hwhy came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; 25 Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy
He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten strength be.
thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them. 26 There is none like unto El, O Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the
3 Yea, he loveth the people; All his saints are in thy hand: And they sat heavens for thy help, And in his excellency on the skies.
down at thy feet; Every one shall receive of thy words. 27 The eternal Elohim is thy dwelling-place, And underneath are the
4 Moses commanded us a torah, An inheritance for the assembly of everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And
Jacob. said, Destroy.
28 And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land
of grain and new wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
29 Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by
Hwhy, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thy excellency! And
thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt
tread upon their high places.
Chapter 34
1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the
top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And Hwhy showed him
all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
2 and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the
land of Judah, unto the hinder sea,
3 and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm-
trees, unto Zoar.
4 And Hwhy said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto
Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy
seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not
go over thither.
5 So Moses the servant of Hwhy died there in the land of Moab,
according to the word of Hwhy.
6 And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-
peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
7 And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his
eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty
days: so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.
9 And OSwhy the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for
Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel
hearkened unto him, and did as Hwhy commanded Moses.
10 And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses,
whom Hwhy knew face to face,
11 in all the signs and the wonders, which Hwhy sent him to do in
the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his
land,
12 and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses
wrought in the sight of all Israel.
OSwhy (Yah’shua) Chapter 1 134 Zikarown Say’fer
The Book of OSwhy (Yah’shua) Chapter 2

1 And OSwhy the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies
secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and
Chapter 1 came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay
1 Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of Hwhy, there.
that Hwhy spake unto OSwhy the son of Nun, Moses' minister, 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in
saying, hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men
thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are
to the children of Israel. come to search out all the land.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea,
given it, as I spake unto Moses. the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:
4 From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the 5 and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it
river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not:
toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border. pursue after them quickly; for ye will overtake them.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of 6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks
thy life. as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
nor forsake thee. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords:
6 Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut
inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. the gate.
7 Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all 8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the
the torah, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it roof;
to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success 9 and she said unto the men, I know that Hwhy hath given you the
whithersoever thou goest. land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the
8 This book of the torah shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do 10 For we have heard how Hwhy dried up the water of the Red Sea
according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two
way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Hwhy thy Elohim is with 11 And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did
thee whithersoever thou goest. there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Hwhy
10 Then OSwhy commanded the officers of the people, saying, your Elohim, he is Elohim in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
11 Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, 12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Hwhy, since I have
saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye are to pass over dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's
this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Hwhy your Elohim house, and give me a true token;
giveth you to possess it. 13 and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my
12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our
Manasseh, spake OSwhy, saying, lives from death.
13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of Hwhy 14 And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our
commanded you, saying, Hwhy your Elohim giveth you rest, and business; and it shall be, when Hwhy giveth us the land, that we
will give you this land. will deal kindly and truly with thee.
14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her
which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers
help them; light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the
15 until Hwhy have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
and they also have possessed the land which Hwhy your Elohim 17 And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath
giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, which thou hast made us to swear.
and possess it, which Moses the servant of Hwhy gave you beyond 18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of
the Jordan toward the sunrising. scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and
16 And they answered OSwhy, saying, All that thou hast thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother,
commanded us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us we will and thy brethren, and all thy father's household.
go. 19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy
17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall
hearken unto thee: only Hwhy thy Elohim be with thee, as he was be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood
with Moses. shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
18 Whosoever he be that shall rebel against thy commandment, and 20 But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine
shall not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he oath which thou hast made us to swear.
shall be put to death: only be strong and of good courage.
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21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against
them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the Jericho.
window. 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Hwhy stood
22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed
days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the
throughout all the way, but found them not. Jordan.
23 Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and
passed over, and came to OSwhy the son of Nun; and they told Chapter 4
him all that had befallen them. 1 And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the
24 And they said unto OSwhy, Truly Hwhy hath delivered into Jordan, that Hwhy spake unto OSwhy, saying,
our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
melt away before us. 3 and command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of
the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve
Chapter 3 stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the
1 And OSwhy rose up early in the morning; and they removed from lodging-place, where ye shall lodge this night.
Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and 4 Then OSwhy called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the
they lodged there before they passed over. children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:
2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through 5 and OSwhy said unto them, Pass over before the ark of Hwhy
the midst of the camp; your Elohim into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man
3 and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the
covenant of Hwhy your Elohim, and the priests the Levites bearing tribes of the children of Israel;
it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 6 that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in
4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way 7 then ye shall say unto them, Because the waters of the Jordan were
by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore. cut off before the ark of the covenant of Hwhy; when it passed over
5 And OSwhy said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves; for the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones
tomorrow Hwhy will do wonders among you. shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
6 And OSwhy spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the 8 And the children of Israel did so as OSwhy commanded, and took
covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Hwhy spake
of the covenant, and went before the people. unto OSwhy, according to the number of the tribes of the children
7 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, This day will I begin to magnify of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where
thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with they lodged, and laid them down there.
Moses, so I will be with thee. 9 And OSwhy set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the
8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, place where the feet of the priests that bare the ark of the covenant
saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye stood: and they are there unto this day.
shall stand still in the Jordan. 10 For the priests that bare the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan,
9 And OSwhy said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and until everything was finished that Hwhy commanded OSwhy to
hear the words of Hwhy your Elohim. speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded
10 And OSwhy said, Hereby ye shall know that the living El is OSwhy: and the people hasted and passed over.
among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over,
Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the that the ark of Hwhy passed over, and the priests, in the presence
Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite. of the people.
11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Adonay of all the earth 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-
passeth over before you into the Jordan. tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel,
12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for as Moses spake unto them:
every tribe a man. 13 about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before
13 And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests Hwhy unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
that bear the ark of Hwhy, the Adonay of all the earth, shall rest in 14 On that day Hwhy magnified OSwhy in the sight of all Israel;
the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand 15 And Hwhy spake unto OSwhy, saying,
in one heap. 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they
14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to come up out of the Jordan.
pass over the Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant 17 OSwhy therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up
being before the people; out of the Jordan.
15 and when they that bare the ark were come unto the Jordan, and 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the
the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brink of the covenant of Hwhy were come up out of the midst of the Jordan,
water (for the Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest,) and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry ground,
16 that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, and went over
one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; all its banks, as aforetime.
and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt 19 And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the
first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.
20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did 15 And the prince of Hwhy's host said unto OSwhy, Put off thy
OSwhy set up in Gilgal. shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.
21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your And OSwhy did so.
children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean
these stones? Chapter 6
22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this 1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel:
Jordan on dry land. none went out, and none came in.
23 For Hwhy your Elohim dried up the waters of the Jordan from 2 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, See, I have given into thy hand
before you, until ye were passed over, as Hwhy your Elohim did to Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor.
the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were passed 3 And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city
over; once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
24 that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Hwhy, that 4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before
it is mighty; that ye may fear Hwhy your Elohim for ever. the ark: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times,
and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
Chapter 5 5 And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn,
1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout
beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that with a great shout (teruah); and the wall of the city shall fall down flat,
were by the sea, heard how that Hwhy had dried up the waters of and the people shall go up every man straight before him.
the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed 6 And OSwhy the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them,
over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven
more, because of the children of Israel. trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Hwhy.
2 At that time Hwhy said unto OSwhy, Make thee knives of flint, 7 And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let
and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. the armed men pass on before the ark of Hwhy.
3 And OSwhy made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children 8 And it was so, that, when OSwhy had spoken unto the people, the
of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before
4 And this is the cause why OSwhy did circumcise: all the people Hwhy passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the
that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of covenant of Hwhy followed them.
war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of 9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets,
Egypt. and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing the trumpets
5 For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people as they went.
that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of 10 And OSwhy commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout,
Egypt, they had not circumcised. nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of
6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were 11 So he caused the ark of Hwhy to compass the city, going about it
consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Hwhy: once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
unto whom Hwhy sware that he would not let them see the land 12 And OSwhy rose early in the morning, and the priests took up
which Hwhy sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land the ark of Hwhy.
flowing with milk and honey. 13 And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns
7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them did before the ark of Hwhy went on continually, and blew the trumpets:
OSwhy circumcise: for they were uncircumcised, because they and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after
had not circumcised them by the way. the ark of Hwhy, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went.
8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the nation, 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned
that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. into the camp: so they did six days.
9 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, This day have I rolled away the 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the
reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place was dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner
called Gilgal, unto this day. seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times.
10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the
passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of trumpets, OSwhy said unto the people, Shout; for Hwhy hath
Jericho. given you the city.
11 And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the 17 And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to
passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day. Hwhy: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her
12 And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any 18 But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest
more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so would ye
13 And it came to pass, when OSwhy was by Jericho, that he lifted make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy
him with his sword drawn in his hand: and OSwhy went unto him, unto Hwhy: they shall come into the treasury of Hwhy.
and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 20 So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets; and it
14 And he said, Nay; but as prince of the host of Hwhy am I now came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that
come. And OSwhy fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, the people shouted with a great shout (teruah), and the wall fell down
and said unto him, What saith my Adonay unto his servant?
flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before 12 Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies;
him, and they took the city. they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become
21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and accursed: I will not be with you any more, except ye destroy the
woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the devoted thing from among you.
edge of the sword. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against
22 And OSwhy said unto the two men that had spied out the land, tomorrow: for thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, There is a
Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all devoted thing in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand
that she hath, as ye sware unto her. before thine enemies, until ye take away the devoted thing from
23 And the young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and among you.
her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; all 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes:
her kindred also they brought out; and they set them without the and it shall be, that the tribe which Hwhy taketh shall come near by
camp of Israel. families; and the family which Hwhy shall take shall come near by
24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the households; and the household which Hwhy shall take shall come
silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into near man by man.
the treasury of the house of Hwhy. 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be
25 But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed
had, did OSwhy save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel the covenant of Hwhy, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
unto this day, because she hid the messengers, whom OSwhy 16 So OSwhy rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near
sent to spy out Jericho. by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
26 And OSwhy charged them with an oath at that time, saying, 17 and he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of
Cursed be the man before Hwhy, that riseth up and buildeth this the Zerahites: and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by
city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation man; and Zabdi was taken:
thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the 18 and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the
gates of it. son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,
27 So Hwhy was with OSwhy; and his fame was in all the land. was taken.
19 And OSwhy said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to
Chapter 7 Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell
1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the 20 And Achan answered OSwhy, and said, Of a truth I have sinned
tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Hwhy against Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
was kindled against the children of Israel. 21 when I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle, and two
2 And OSwhy sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth- hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight,
aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the
up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai. earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
3 And they returned to OSwhy, and said unto him, Let not all the 22 So OSwhy sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and,
people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few. 23 And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them
4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and unto OSwhy, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them
they fled before the men of Ai. down before Hwhy.
5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they 24 And OSwhy, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of
chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his
them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep,
became as water. and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them up unto the
6 And OSwhy rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face valley of Achor.
before the ark of Hwhy until the evening, he and the elders of 25 And OSwhy said, Why hast thou troubled us? Hwhy shall
Israel; and they put dust upon their heads. trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they
7 And OSwhy said, Alas, O Adonay Hwhy, wherefore hast thou burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.
at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand 26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and
of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been Hwhy turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name
content and dwelt beyond the Jordan! of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
8 Oh, Hwhy, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs
before their enemies! Chapter 8
9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, 1 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, Fear not, neither be thou
and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai;
what wilt thou do for thy great name? see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his
10 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, Get thee up; wherefore art thou city, and his land;
thus fallen upon thy face? 2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and
11 Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed my covenant her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for
which I commanded them: yea, they have even taken of the devoted a prey unto yourselves: set thee an ambush for the city behind it.
thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also; and they have even
put it among their own stuff.
3 So OSwhy arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the
OSwhy chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they pursued
and sent them forth by night. them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they
4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the
against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be edge of the sword.
ye all ready: 25 And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve
5 and I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city. thousand, even all the men of Ai.
And it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the 26 For OSwhy drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out
first, that we will flee before them; the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
6 and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from 27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto
the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: so we will themselves, according unto the word of Hwhy which he
flee before them; commanded OSwhy.
7 and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: 28 So OSwhy burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a
for Hwhy your Elohim will deliver it into your hand. desolation, unto this day.
8 And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the
the city on fire; according to the word of Hwhy shall ye do: see, I going down of the sun OSwhy commanded, and they took his
have commanded you. body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the
9 And OSwhy sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.
and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but 30 Then OSwhy built an altar unto Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, in
OSwhy lodged that night among the people. mount Ebal,
10 And OSwhy arose up early in the morning, and mustered the 31 as Moses the servant of Hwhy commanded the children of Israel,
people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to as it is written in the book of the torah of Moses, an altar of unhewn
Ai. stones, upon which no man had lifted up any iron: and they offered
11 And all the people, even the men of war that were with him, went thereon burnt-offerings unto Hwhy, and sacrificed peace-offerings.
up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and encamped on the 32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the torah of Moses,
north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai. which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.
12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush 33 And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood
between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites,
13 So they set the people, even all the host that was on the north of that bare the ark of the covenant of Hwhy, as well the sojourner as
the city, and their liers-in-wait that were on the west of the city; and the homeborn; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them
OSwhy went that night into the midst of the valley. in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Hwhy had
14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.
and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to 34 And afterward he read all the words of the torah, the blessing and
battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the torah.
but he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which
city. OSwhy read not before all the assembly of Israel, and the women,
15 And OSwhy and all Israel made as if they were beaten before and the little ones, and the sojourners that were among them.
them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
16 And all the people that were in the city were called together to Chapter 9
pursue after them: and they pursued after OSwhy, and were 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan,
drawn away from the city. in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great
17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite,
Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
18 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, Stretch out the javelin that is in 2 that they gathered themselves together, to fight with OSwhy and
thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thy hand. And OSwhy with Israel, with one accord.
stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city. 3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what OSwhy had done
19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as unto Jericho and to Ai,
soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and 4 they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been
took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire. ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins,
20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, old and rent and bound up,
behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had 5 and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon
no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become
wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. mouldy.
21 And when OSwhy and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken 6 And they went to OSwhy unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto
the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now
again, and slew the men of Ai. therefore make ye a covenant with us.
22 And the others came forth out of the city against them; so they were 7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell
in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?
they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 8 And they said unto OSwhy, We are thy servants. And OSwhy
23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to OSwhy. said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were
come because of the name of Hwhy thy Elohim: for we have heard among them;
the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 2 that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of
10 and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men
beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of thereof were mighty.
Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. 3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of
11 And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of
saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
them, and say unto them, We are your servants: and now make ye a 4 Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it hath
covenant with us. made peace with OSwhy and with the children of Israel.
12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the
the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of
is become mouldy: Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their
13 and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by 6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto OSwhy to the camp to Gilgal,
reason of the very long journey. saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly,
14 And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell
mouth of Hwhy. in the hill-country are gathered together against us.
15 And OSwhy made peace with them, and made a covenant with 7 So OSwhy went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with
them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware untohim, and all the mighty men of valor.
them. 8 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, Fear them not: for I have
16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand
covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, before thee.
and that they dwelt among them. 9 OSwhy therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from
17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on Gilgal all the night.
the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and 10 And Hwhy discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with
Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the
18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto
the congregation had sworn unto them by Hwhy, the Elohim of Makkedah.
Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were
19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn at the descent of Beth-horon, that Hwhy cast down great stones
unto them by Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel: now therefore we may not from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more
touch them. who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel
20 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, slew with the sword.
because of the oath which we sware unto them. 12 Then spake OSwhy to Hwhy in the day when Hwhy
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in
hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon,
the princes had spoken unto them. in the valley of Aijalon.
22 And OSwhy called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had
Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of
when ye dwell among us? Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to
23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you go down about a whole day.
bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that Hwhy
my Elohim. hearkened unto the voice of a man: for Hwhy fought for Israel.
24 And they answered OSwhy, and said, Because it was certainly 15 And OSwhy returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to
told thy servants, how that Hwhy thy Elohim commanded his Gilgal.
servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the 16 And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at
inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraidMakkedah.
for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 17 And it was told OSwhy, saying, The five kings are found, hidden
25 And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right in the cave at Makkedah.
unto thee to do unto us, do. 18 And OSwhy said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave,
26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the and set men by it to keep them:
children of Israel, that they slew them not. 19 but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost
27 And OSwhy made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for Hwhy your
of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Hwhy, unto this Elohim hath delivered them into your hand.
day, in the place which he should choose. 20 And it came to pass, when OSwhy and the children of Israel had
made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they
Chapter 10 were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had
1 Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how entered into the fortified cities,
OSwhy had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done 21 that all the people returned to the camp to OSwhy at Makkedah
to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
22 Then said OSwhy, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth 41 And OSwhy smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza,
those five kings unto me out of the cave. and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of 42 And all these kings and their land did OSwhy take at one time,
the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of because Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, fought for Israel.
Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon. 43 And OSwhy returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to
24 And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Gilgal.
OSwhy, that OSwhy called for all the men of Israel, and said
unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him, Come near, put Chapter 11
your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put 1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he
their feet upon the necks of them. sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the
25 And OSwhy said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be king of Achshaph,
strong and of good courage: for thus shall Hwhy do to all your 2 and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the
enemies against whom ye fight. Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of
26 And afterward OSwhy smote them, and put them to death, and Dor on the west,
hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees 3 to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and
until the evening. the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill-country, and
27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
OSwhy commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people,
cast them into the cave wherein they had hidden themselves, and laid even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses
great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day. and chariots very many.
28 And OSwhy took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the 5 And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped
edge of the sword, and the king thereof: he utterly destroyed them together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining; and he did 6 And Hwhy said unto OSwhy, Be not afraid because of them; for
to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho. to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou
29 And OSwhy passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: 7 So OSwhy came, and all the people of war with him, against them
30 and Hwhy delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls 8 And Hwhy delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote
that were therein; he left none remaining in it; and he did unto the them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim,
king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho. and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until
31 And OSwhy passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto they left them none remaining.
Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: 9 And OSwhy did unto them as Hwhy bade him: he hocked their
32 and Hwhy delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel; and he took horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all 10 And OSwhy turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and
the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the
Libnah. head of all those kingdoms.
33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and 11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the
OSwhy smote him and his people, until he had left him none sword, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed: and
remaining. he burnt Hazor with fire.
34 And OSwhy passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did
Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it; OSwhy take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and
35 and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Hwhy
sword; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that commanded.
day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 13 But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none
36 And OSwhy went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto of them, save Hazor only; that did OSwhy burn.
Hebron; and they fought against it: 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel
37 and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the
king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any
therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to that breathed.
Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein. 15 As Hwhy commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses
38 And OSwhy returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and command OSwhy: and so did OSwhy; he left nothing undone
fought against it: of all that Hwhy commanded Moses.
39 and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and 16 So OSwhy took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South,
they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the
the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to hill-country of Israel, and the lowland of the same;
Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done 17 from mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the
also to Libnah, and to the king thereof. valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took,
40 So OSwhy smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and smote them, and put them to death.
and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none 18 OSwhy made war a long time with all those kings.
remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Hwhy, the 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel,
Elohim of Israel, commanded. save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: they took all in battle.
20 For it was of Hwhy to harden their hearts, to come against Israel Chapter 13
in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no 1 Now OSwhy was old and well stricken in years; and Hwhy said
favor, but that he might destroy them, as Hwhy commanded unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth
Moses. yet very much land to be possessed.
21 And OSwhy came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the regions of the Philistines,
hill-country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill- and all the Geshurites;
country of Judah, and from all the hill-country of Israel: OSwhy 3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron
utterly destroyed them with their cities. northward, which is reckoned to the Canaanites; the five masters of
22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the
Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain. Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
23 So OSwhy took the whole land, according to all that Hwhy 4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that
spake unto Moses; and OSwhy gave it for an inheritance unto belongeth to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the
Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest Amorites;
from war. 5 and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising,
Chapter 12 from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath;
6 all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-
1 Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel
maim, even all the Sidonians; them will I drive out from before the
smote, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the
children of Israel: only allot thou it unto Israel for an inheritance, as I
sunrising, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all
have commanded thee.
the Arabah eastward:
7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes,
2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from
and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city
8 With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance,
that is in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the river
which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as
Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
Moses the servant of Hwhy gave them:
3 and the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the
9 from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city
sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-
that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba unto
jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
Dibon;
4 and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim,
10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in
who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
5 and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto
11 and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and
the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead,
all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salecah;
the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in
6 Moses the servant of Hwhy and the children of Israel smote them:
Edrei (the same was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for these did
and Moses the servant of Hwhy gave it for a possession unto the
Moses smite, and drove them out.
Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
13 Nevertheless the children of Israel drove not out the Geshurites, nor
7 And these are the kings of the land whom OSwhy and the children
the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel
of Israel smote beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-gad in the
unto this day.
valley of Lebanon even unto mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; and
14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of
OSwhy gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according
Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he
to their divisions;
spake unto him.
8 in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the
15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben according
slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the
to their families.
Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the
16 And their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of
Jebusite:
the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the
9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
plain by Medeba;
10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
17 Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-
11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
18 and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
19 and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the
14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
valley,
15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
20 and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
21 and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of
17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the
18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the
19 the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the land.
20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of
21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain.
22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23 And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the
23 the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal,
border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben
one;
according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
24 the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
24 And Moses gave unto the tribe of Gad, unto the children of Gad, 11 As yet I am as strong this day as I as in the day that Moses sent
according to their families. me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war,
25 And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the and to go out and to come in.
land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah; 12 Now therefore give me this hill-country, whereof Hwhy spake in
26 and from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakim were there,
Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; and cities great and fortified: it may be that Hwhy will be with me,
27 and in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and and I shall drive them out, as Hwhy spake.
Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan 13 And OSwhy blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the
and the border thereof, unto the uttermost part of the sea of son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of
28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their Jephunneh the Kenizzite unto this day; because that he wholly
families, the cities and the villages thereof. followed Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it 15 Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; which Arba
was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from
families. war.
30 And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom
of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, Chapter 15
threescore cities: 1 And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their
31 and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin
of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of southward, at the uttermost part of the south.
Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to 2 And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea,
their families. from the bay that looketh southward;
32 These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of 3 and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed
Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward. along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed
33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance: Hwhy, the along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;
Elohim of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spake unto them. 4 and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt;
and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your
Chapter 14 south border.
1 And these are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the 5 And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the
land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and OSwhy the son of Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the
Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children sea at the end of the Jordan;
of Israel, distributed unto them, 6 and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the
2 by the lot of their inheritance, as Hwhy commanded by Moses, for north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan
the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. the son of Reuben;
3 For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half- 7 and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so
tribe beyond the Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave no inheritance northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of
among them. Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border
4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out
and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to thereof were at En-rogel;
dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their 8 and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the
substance. side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the
5 As Hwhy commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley
they divided the land. of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of
6 Then the children of Judah drew nigh unto OSwhy in Gilgal: and Rephaim northward;
Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said unto him, Thou 9 and the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the
knowest the thing that Hwhy spake unto Moses the man of Elohim fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of
concerning me and concerning thee in Kadesh-barnea. mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is
7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Hwhy sent me Kiriath-jearim);
from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word 10 and the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount
again as it was in my heart. Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim on the north
8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and
people melt; but I wholly followed Hwhy my Elohim. passed along by Timnah;
9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy 11 and the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the
foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy children border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah,
for ever, because thou hast wholly followed Hwhy my Elohim. and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the
10 And now, behold, Hwhy hath kept me alive, as he spake, these sea.
forty and five years, from the time that Hwhy spake this word unto 12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof.
Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to
day fourscore and five years old. their families.
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the
children of Judah, according to the commandment of Hwhy to
OSwhy, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the 56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
same is Hebron). 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
14 And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and 58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 59 and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their
15 And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the villages.
name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher. 60 Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with
16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him their villages.
will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he 62 and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their
gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. villages.
18 And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him 63 And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children
to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the
Caleb said, What wouldest thou? children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
19 And she said, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the
land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the Chapter 16
upper springs and the nether springs. 1 And the lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness,
to their families. going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Beth-el;
21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward 2 and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border
the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, of the Archites to Ataroth;
22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the
23 and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, thereof were at the sea.
25 and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor), 4 And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their
26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, inheritance.
27 and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet, 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families
28 and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah, was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar,
29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem, unto Beth-horon the upper;
30 and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 6 and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the north; and
31 and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed
32 and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are along it on the east of Janoah;
twenty and nine, with their villages. 7 and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and
33 In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah, reached unto Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.
34 and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 8 From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of
35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the
36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their
fourteen cities with their villages. families;
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, 9 together with the cities which were set apart for the children of
38 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh,
39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, all the cities with their villages.
40 and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Chitlish, 10 And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the
41 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and are
cities with their villages. become servants to do taskwork.
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
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43 and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44 and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their 1 And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-
villages. born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of
45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages; Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and
46 from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, Bashan.
with their villages. 2 So the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to
47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; their families: for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek,
unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof. and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for
48 And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were
49 and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir), the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their
50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, families.
51 and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages. 3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of
52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan, Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these
53 and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah,
54 and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine and Tirzah.
cities with their villages. 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before OSwhy
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah, the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Hwhy commanded
Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore 5 And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his
according to the commandment of Hwhy he gave them an border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their
inheritance among the brethren of their father. border on the north.
5 And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and 6 And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the
Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan; description hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before
6 because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his Hwhy our Elohim.
sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of 7 For the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of
Manasseh. Hwhy is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe
7 And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan
is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto eastward, which Moses the servant of Hwhy gave them.
the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 And the men arose, and went: and OSwhy charged them that
8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and
border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here
9 And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the before Hwhy in Shiloh.
brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by
Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to OSwhy unto
brook, and the goings out thereof were at the sea: the camp at Shiloh.
10 southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and 10 And OSwhy cast lots for them in Shiloh before Hwhy: and
the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and there OSwhy divided the land unto the children of Israel according
to Issachar on the east. to their divisions.
11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its 11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up
towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its according to their families: and the border of their lot went out
towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo 12 And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the
and its towns, even the three heights. border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up
12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at
those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. the wilderness of Beth-aven.
13 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, 13 And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz
that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to
them out. Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon
14 And the children of Joseph spake unto OSwhy, saying, Why the nether.
hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing 14 And the border extended thence, and turned about on the west
I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Hwhy hath blessed me? quarter southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon
15 And OSwhy said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal (the same
up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the is Kiriath-jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west
Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too quarter.
narrow for thee. 15 And the south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim;
16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for and the border went out westward, and went out to the fountain of the
us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have waters of Nephtoah;
chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and 16 and the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that
they who are in the valley of Jezreel. lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the vale of
17 And OSwhy spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the
and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel;
power; thou shalt not have one lot only: 17 and it extended northward, and went out at En-shemesh, and went
18 but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it
cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;
drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and 18 and it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward,
though they are strong. and went down unto the Arabah;
19 and the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward;
Chapter 18 and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt
1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border.
themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there: 20 And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was
and the land was subdued before them. the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof
2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which round about, according to their families.
had not yet divided their inheritance. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to
3 And OSwhy said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,
to go in to possess the land, which Hwhy, the Elohim of your 22 and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,
fathers, hath given you? 23 and Avvim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
4 Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and 24 and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their
they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according villages:
to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me. 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
26 and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 29 and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre;
27 and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at
28 and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), the sea by the region of Achzib;
Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with
inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according
Chapter 19 to their families, these cities with their villages.
1 And the second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the 32 The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the
children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance children of Naphtali according to their families.
was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah. 33 And their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and
2 And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the goings out thereof
Moladah, were at the Jordan;
3 and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Ezem, 34 and the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from
4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, thence to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and
5 and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the
6 and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages: sunrising.
7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages: 35 And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath,
8 and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, and Chinnereth,
Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children 36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
of Simeon according to their families. 37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
9 Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the 38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-
children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
the midst of their inheritance. according to their families, the cities with their villages.
10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to 40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
their families; and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid; according to their families.
11 and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached 41 And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-
to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam; shemesh,
12 and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the 42 and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,
border of Chisloth-tabor; and it went out to Daberath, and went up to 43 and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,
Japhia; 44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
13 and from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Eth- 45 and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
kazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretcheth unto Neah; 46 and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.
14 and the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the 47 And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the
goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtah-el; children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and
15 and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt
twelve cities with their villages. therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according
families, these cities with their villages. to their families, these cities with their villages.
17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of 49 So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the
Issachar according to their families. borders thereof; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to
18 And their border was unto Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, OSwhy the son of Nun in the midst of them:
19 and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath, 50 according to the commandment of Hwhy they gave him the city
20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez, which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim;
21 and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez, and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
22 and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth- 51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and
shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: OSwhy the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of
sixteen cities with their villages. the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar Shiloh before Hwhy, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they
according to their families, the cities with their villages. made an end of dividing the land.
24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families. Chapter 20
25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 1 And Hwhy spake unto OSwhy, saying,
26 and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge,
westward, and to Shihor-libnath; whereof I spake unto you by Moses,
27 and it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to 3 that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares
Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the
Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand, avenger of blood.
28 and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great 4 And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the
Sidon; entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of
the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, 14 and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 15 and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not 16 and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-
deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
neighbor unawares, and hated him not beforetime. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with
6 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation its suburbs,
for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those 18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
days: then shall the manslayer return, and come unto his own city, 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities
and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. with their suburbs.
7 And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, 20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest
and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (the of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe
same is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah. of Ephraim.
8 And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in 21 And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of
the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its
Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of suburbs,
Manasseh. 22 and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four
9 These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for cities.
the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with
person unwittingly might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the its suburbs,
avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. 24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.
25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs,
Chapter 21 and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.
1 Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto 26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath
Eleazar the priest, and unto OSwhy the son of Nun, and unto the were ten with their suburbs.
heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; 27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out
2 and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its
Hwhy commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its
suburbs thereof for our cattle. suburbs; two cities.
3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath
inheritance, according to the commandment of Hwhy, these cities with its suburbs,
with their suburbs. 29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its
children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of suburbs,
the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of 31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.
the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs,
5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its
the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half- suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe thirteen cities with their suburbs.
of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of 34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and
cities. Kartah with its suburbs,
7 The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe 35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz
Zebulun, twelve cities. with its suburbs,
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with 37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four
their suburbs, as Hwhy commanded by Moses. cities.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the
tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
by name: 39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
10 and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the 40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their
Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was
lot. twelve cities.
11 And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of 41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the
Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
suburbs thereof round about it. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them:
12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to thus it was with all these cities.
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 43 So Hwhy gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give
13 And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its 44 And Hwhy gave them rest round about, according to all that he
suburbs, sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their
enemies before them; Hwhy delivered all their enemies into their 17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not
hand. cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon
45 There failed not aught of any good thing which Hwhy had spoken the congregation of Hwhy,
unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. 18 that ye must turn away this day from following Hwhy? and it will
be, seeing ye rebel to-day against Hwhy, that to-morrow he will be
Chapter 22 wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
1 Then OSwhy called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the 19 Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye
half-tribe of Manasseh, over unto the land of the possession of Hwhy, wherein Hwhy's
2 and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not
Hwhy commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all against Hwhy, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides
that I commanded you: the altar of Hwhy our Elohim.
3 ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but 20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted
have kept the charge of the mitzwah of Hwhy your Elohim. thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man
4 And now Hwhy your Elohim hath given rest unto your brethren, as perished not alone in his iniquity.
he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your 21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-
tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the
Hwhy gave you beyond the Jordan. thousands of Israel,
5 Only take diligent heed to do the mitzwah and the torah which Moses 22 El of Elohim, Hwhy El of Elohim, Hwhy, he knoweth; and Israel
the servant of Hwhy commanded you, to love Hwhy your he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Hwhy
Elohim, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his mitzwah, and to (save thou us not this day,)
cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your 23 that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Hwhy;
soul. or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer
6 So OSwhy blessed them, and sent them away; and they went sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Hwhy himself require it;
unto their tents. 24 and if we have not rather out of carefulness done this, and of
7 Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given inheritance purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our
in Bashan; but unto the other half gave OSwhy among their children, saying, What have ye to do with Hwhy, the Elohim of
brethren beyond the Jordan westward; moreover when OSwhy Israel?
sent them away unto their tents, he blessed them, 25 for Hwhy hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye
8 and spake unto them, saying, Return with much wealth unto your children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in
tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with Hwhy: so might your children make our children cease from fearing
brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of Hwhy.
your enemies with your brethren. 26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for
9 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice:
of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of 27 but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our
Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, generations after us, that we may do the service of Hwhy before
to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our
according to the commandment of Hwhy by Moses. peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time
10 And when they came unto the region about the Jordan, that is in the to come, Ye have no portion in Hwhy.
land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and 28 Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to our
the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great generations in time to come, that we shall say, Behold the pattern of
altar to look upon. the altar of Hwhy, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering,
11 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.
and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an 29 Far be it from us that we should rebel against Hwhy, and turn
altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the away this day from following Hwhy, to build an altar for burnt-
Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the children of Israel. offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of
12 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation Hwhy our Elohim that is before his tabernacle.
of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go 30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation,
up against them to war. even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard
13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the
the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them well.
Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, 31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of
14 and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers' house for each of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh,
the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their This day we know that Hwhy is in the midst of us, because ye have
fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel. not committed this trespass against Hwhy: now have ye delivered
15 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of the children of Israel out of the hand of Hwhy.
Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and 32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes,
they spake with them, saying, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad,
16 Thus saith the whole congregation of Hwhy, What trespass is out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of
this that ye have committed against the Elohim of Israel, to turn away Israel, and brought them word again.
this day from following Hwhy, in that ye have builded you an altar, 33 And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of
to rebel this day against Hwhy? Israel blessed Elohim, and spake no more of going up against them
to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the Chapter 24
children of Gad dwelt. 1 And OSwhy gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and
34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges,
Ed: For, said they, it is a witness between us that Hwhy is Elohim. and for their officers; and they presented themselves before Elohim.
Chapter 23 2 And OSwhy said unto all the people, Thus saith Hwhy, the
Elohim of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River,
1 And it came to pass after many days, when Hwhy had given rest
even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they
unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and OSwhy was
served other elohim.
old and well stricken in years;
3 And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him
2 that OSwhy called for all Israel, for their elders and for their
throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave
heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I
him Isaac.
am old and well stricken in years:
4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount
3 and ye have seen all that Hwhy your Elohim hath done unto all
Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
these nations because of you; for Hwhy your Elohim, he it is that
5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that
hath fought for you.
which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out.
4 Behold, I have allotted unto you these nations that remain, to be an
6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea;
inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I
and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with
have cut off, even unto the great sea toward the going down of the
horsemen unto the Red Sea.
sun.
7 And when they cried out unto Hwhy, he put darkness between you
5 And Hwhy your Elohim, he will thrust them out from before you,
and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered
and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land,
them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the
as Hwhy your Elohim spake unto you.
wilderness many days.
6 Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written
8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the
in the book of the torah of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to
Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand,
the right hand or to the left;
and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
7 that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you;
9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against
neither make mention of the name of their elohim, nor cause to swear
Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;
by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves unto them;
10 but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still:
8 but cleave unto Hwhy your Elohim, as ye have done unto this day.
so I delivered you out of his hand.
9 For Hwhy hath driven out from before you great nations and
11 And ye went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men
strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day.
of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the
10 One man of you shall chase a thousand; for Hwhy your Elohim,
Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the
he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake unto you.
Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.
11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Hwhy
12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before
your Elohim.
you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with
12 Else if ye do at all go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these
thy bow.
nations, even these that remain among you, and make marriages with
13 And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities
them, and go in unto them, and they to you;
which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards
13 know for a certainty that Hwhy your Elohim will no more drive
which ye planted not do ye eat.
these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a
14 Now therefore fear Hwhy, and serve him in sincerity and in truth;
trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes,
and put away the elohim which your fathers served beyond the River,
until ye perish from off this good land which Hwhy your Elohim hath
and in Egypt; and serve ye Hwhy.
given you.
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Hwhy, choose you this day
14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye
whom ye will serve; whether the elohim which your fathers served
know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath
that were beyond the River, or the elohim of the Amorites, in whose
failed of all the good things which Hwhy your Elohim spake
land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Hwhy.
concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, not one thing hath
16 And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should
failed thereof.
forsake Hwhy, to serve other elohim;
15 And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon
17 for Hwhy our Elohim, he it is that brought us and our fathers up
you of which Hwhy your Elohim spake unto you, so will Hwhy
out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did
bring upon you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off
those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein
this good land which Hwhy your Elohim hath given you.
we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we
16 When ye transgress the covenant of Hwhy your Elohim, which he
passed;
commanded you, and go and serve other elohim, and bow down
18 and Hwhy drove out from before us all the peoples, even the
yourselves to them; then will the anger of Hwhy be kindled against
Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Hwhy;
you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath
for he is our Elohim.
given unto you.
19 And OSwhy said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Hwhy; for
he is a holy Elohim; he is a jealous El; he will not forgive your
transgression nor your sins.
20 If ye forsake Hwhy, and serve foreign elohim, then he will turn
and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
21 And the people said unto OSwhy, Nay; but we will serve
Hwhy.
22 And OSwhy said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against
yourselves that ye have chosen you Hwhy, to serve him. And they
said, We are witnesses.
23 Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign elohim which are
among you, and incline your heart unto Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
24 And the people said unto OSwhy, Hwhy our Elohim will we
serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.
25 So OSwhy made a covenant with the people that day, and set
them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26 And OSwhy wrote these words in the book of the torah of
Elohim; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak
that was by the sanctuary of Hwhy.
27 And OSwhy said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be
a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Hwhy which
he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye
deny your Elohim.
28 So OSwhy sent the people away, every man unto his
inheritance.
29 And it came to pass after these things, that OSwhy the son of
Nun, the servant of Hwhy, died, being a hundred and ten years old.
30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in
Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of
the mountain of Gaash.
31 And Israel served Hwhy all the days of OSwhy, and all the
days of the elders that outlived OSwhy, and had known all the
work of Hwhy, that he had wrought for Israel.
32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up
out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which
Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a
hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the
children of Joseph.
33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of
Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.
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22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and
The Book of Judges Hwhy was with them.
23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of
Chapter 1 the city beforetime was Luz.)
1 And it came to pass after the death of OSwhy, that the children of 24 And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they
Israel asked of Hwhy, saying, Who shall go up for us first against said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and
the Canaanites, to fight against them? we will deal kindly with thee.
2 And Hwhy said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the 25 And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the
land into his hand. city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his
3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my family.
lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and
with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.
4 And Judah went up; and Hwhy delivered the Canaanites and the 27 And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and
Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor
thousand men. and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the
5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell
and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites. in that land.
6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put
and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs 29 And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but
and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table: as I the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
have done, so Elohim hath requited me. And they brought him to 30 Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants
Jerusalem, and he died there. of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became
8 And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and subject to taskwork.
smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 31 Asher drove not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of
9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of
Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the Rehob;
lowland. 32 but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of
10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the land; for they did not drive them out.
the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote 33 Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the
Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the
11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh
name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.) and of Beth-anath became subject to taskwork.
12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him 34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for
will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. they would not suffer them to come down to the valley;
13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and 35 but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in
he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they
14 And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him became subject to taskwork.
to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and 36 And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim,
Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? from the rock, and upward.
15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set Chapter 2
me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb
gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. 1 And the angel of Hwhy came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he
16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto
the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break
Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the my covenant with you:
people. 2 and ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye
17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the shall break down their altars. But ye have not hearkened unto my
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the voice: why have ye done this?
name of the city was called Hormah. 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but
18 Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their elohim shall be a snare
the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof. unto you.
19 And Hwhy was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the 4 And it came to pass, when the angel of Hwhy spake these words
hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and
because they had chariots of iron. wept.
20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he 5 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed
drove out thence the three sons of Anak. there unto Hwhy.
21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that 6 Now when OSwhy had sent the people away, the children of
inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
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7 And the people served Hwhy all the days of OSwhy, and all the 5 And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites,
days of the elders that outlived OSwhy, who had seen all the and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
great work of Hwhy that he had wrought for Israel. Jebusites:
8 And OSwhy the son of Nun, the servant of Hwhy, died, being a 6 and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own
hundred and ten years old. daughters to their sons and served their elohim.
9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, 7 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of
in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash. Hwhy, and forgat Hwhy their Elohim, and served the Baalim and
10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and the Asheroth.
there arose another generation after them, that knew not Hwhy, 8 Therefore the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Israel, and he
nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel. sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia:
11 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
Hwhy, and served the Baalim; 9 And when the children of Israel cried unto Hwhy, Hwhy raised
12 and they forsook Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers, who brought up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel
them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other elohim, of the the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
elohim of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed 10 And the Spirit of Hwhy came upon him, and he judged Israel; and
themselves down unto them: and they provoked Hwhy to anger. he went out to war, and Hwhy delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of
13 And they forsook Hwhy, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-
14 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Israel, and he rishathaim.
delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them; and he 11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz
sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they died.
could not any longer stand before their enemies. 12 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight
15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of Hwhy was against of Hwhy: and Hwhy strengthened Eglon the king of Moab
them for evil, as Hwhy had spoken, and as Hwhy had sworn against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight
unto them: and they were sore distressed. of Hwhy.
16 And Hwhy raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and
those that despoiled them. he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
17 And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the 14 And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen
harlot after other elohim, and bowed themselves down unto them: years.
they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, 15 But when the children of Israel cried unto Hwhy, Hwhy raised
obeying the mitzwah of Hwhy; but they did not so. them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-
18 And when Hwhy raised them up judges, then Hwhy was with handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the
the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the king of Moab.
days of the judge: for it repented Hwhy because of their groaning 16 And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in
by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
19 But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned 17 And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was
back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other a very fat man.
elohim to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not 18 And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away
from their doings, nor from their stubborn way. the people that bare the tribute.
20 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Israel; and he said, 19 But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal,
Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep
commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the 20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the
nations that OSwhy left when he died; cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from Elohim unto
22 that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of thee. And he arose out of his seat.
Hwhy to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right
23 So Hwhy left those nations, without driving them out hastily; thigh, and thrust it into his body:
neither delivered he them into the hand of OSwhy. 22 and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon
the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out
Chapter 3 behind.
1 Now these are the nations which Hwhy left, to prove Israel by 23 Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the
them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of upper room upon him, and locked them.
Canaan; 24 Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and,
2 only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said,
them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof: Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.
3 namely, the five masters of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not
and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened
mount Baal-hermon unto the entrance of Hamath. them, and, behold, their master was fallen down dead on the earth.
4 And they were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they 26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the
would hearken unto the mitzwah of Hwhy, which he commanded quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.
their fathers by Moses.
27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in 15 And Hwhy discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his
the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted
him from the hill-country, and he before them. from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
28 And he said unto them, Follow after me; for Hwhy hath delivered 16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto
your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge
him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and of the sword; there was not a man left.
suffered not a man to pass over. 17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of
29 And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of
every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
man. 18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the master, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent,
land had rest fourscore years. and she covered him with a rug.
31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the 19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for
Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and
Israel. covered him.
20 And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be,
Chapter 4 when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any
1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Hwhy, when Ehud was dead. 21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her
2 And Hwhy sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples,
reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so
Harosheth of the Gentiles. he swooned and died.
3 And the children of Israel cried unto Hwhy: for he had nine hundred 22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him,
chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou
of Israel. seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel the tent-pin was in his temples.
at that time. 23 So Elohim subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the
5 And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and children of Israel.
Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came 24 And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more
up to her for judgment. against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king
6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh- of Canaan.
naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel,
commanded, saying, Go and draw unto mount Tabor, and take with Chapter 5
thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children 1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day,
of Zebulun? saying,
7 And I will draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of 2 For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered
Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him themselves willingly, Bless ye Hwhy.
into thy hand. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto
8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if Hwhy; I will sing praise to Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
thou wilt not go with me, I will not go. 4 Hwhy, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst
9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also
that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Hwhy will sell dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with 5 The mountains quaked at the presence of Hwhy, Even yon Sinai at
Barak to Kedesh. the presence of Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and 6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the
there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through
with him. byways.
11 Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, 7 The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose,
even from the children of Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses, and had That I arose a mother in Israel.
pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh. 8 They chose new elohim; Then was war in the gates: Was there a
12 And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
mount Tabor. 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves
13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred willingly among the people: Bless ye Hwhy.
chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth 10 Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets,
of the Gentiles, unto the river Kishon. And ye that walk by the way.
14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which 11 Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, There
Hwhy hath delivered Sisera into thy hand; is not Hwhy gone out shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Hwhy, Even the righteous
before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten acts of his rule in Israel. Then the people of Hwhy went down to the
thousand men after him. gates.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak,
and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.
13 Then came down a remnant of the nobles and the people; Hwhy 4 and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the
came down for me against the mighty. earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel,
14 Out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek; After neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; Out of Machir came down 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as
governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff. locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As was Issachar, number: and they came into the land to destroy it.
so was Barak; Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. By the 6 And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children
watercourses of Reuben There were great resolves of heart. of Israel cried unto Hwhy.
16 Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the 7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto Hwhy
flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings because of Midian,
of heart. 8 that Hwhy sent a prophet unto the children of Israel: and he said
17 Gilead abode beyond the Jordan: And Dan, why did he remain in unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, I brought you up
ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, And abode by his from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
creeks. 9 and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the
18 Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you,
Naphtali, upon the high places of the field. and gave you their land;
19 The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan. In 10 and I said unto you, I am Hwhy your Elohim; ye shall not fear the
Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money. elohim of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But ye have not
20 From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought hearkened unto my voice.
against Sisera. 11 And the angel of Hwhy came, and sat under the oak which was
21 The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son
Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength. Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the
22 Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the Midianites.
prancings of their strong ones. 12 And the angel of Hwhy appeared unto him, and said unto him,
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Hwhy. Curse ye bitterly the Hwhy is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
inhabitants thereof, Because they came not to the help of Hwhy, 13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh, my master, if Hwhy is with us,
To the help of Hwhy against the mighty. why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his wondrous works
24 Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Hwhy bring us up from
Blessed shall she be above women in the tent. Egypt? but now Hwhy hath cast us off, and delivered us into the
25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; She brought him butter in hand of Midian.
a master's dish. 14 And Hwhy looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and
26 She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee?
workmen's hammer; And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she 15 And he said unto him, Oh, Hwhy, wherewith shall I save Israel?
smote through his head; Yea, she pierced and struck through his behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in
temples. my father's house.
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay; At her feet he bowed, he fell; 16 And Hwhy said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou
Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
28 Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of 17 And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, then
Sisera cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
Why tarry the wheels of his chariots? 18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring
29 Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself, forth my present, and lay it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until
30 Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, thou come again.
two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A 19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes
spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered of an ephah of meal: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth
on both sides, on the necks of the spoil? in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Hwhy: But let them that love 20 And the angel of Elohim said unto him, Take the flesh and the
him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the
rest forty years. broth. And he did so.
21 Then the angel of Hwhy put forth the end of the staff that was in
Chapter 6 his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there
1 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the
Hwhy: and Hwhy delivered them into the hand of Midian seven unleavened cakes; and the angel of Hwhy departed out of his
years. sight.
2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of 22 And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Hwhy; and Gideon
Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the said, Alas, O Adonay Hwhy! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of
mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds. Hwhy face to face.
3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, 23 And Hwhy said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt
and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up not die.
against them; 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto Hwhy, and called it
Hwhy-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
25 And it came to pass the same night, that Hwhy said unto him, 3 Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever
Take thy father's bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from mount Gilead.
and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there
the Asherah that is by it; remained ten thousand.
26 and build an altar unto Hwhy thy Elohim upon the top of this 4 And Hwhy said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring
stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it
offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the
cut down. same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This
27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Hwhy had shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
spoken unto him: and it came to pass, because he feared his father's 5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and Hwhy said
household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a
that he did it by night. dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that
28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, boweth down upon his knees to drink.
the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down 6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth,
that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down
was built. upon their knees to drink water.
29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when 7 And Hwhy said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped
they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the
done this thing. people go every man unto his place.
30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets; and he
may die, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the
because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it. three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the
31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for valley.
Baal? Or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put 9 And it came to pass the same night, that Hwhy said unto him,
to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be an elohim, let him contend for Arise, get thee down into the camp; for I have delivered it into thy
himself, because one hath broken down his altar. hand.
32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Purah thy servant down to
contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar. the camp:
33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the 11 and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be
east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with
encamped in the valley of Jezreel. Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were
34 But the Spirit of Hwhy came upon Gideon; and he blew a in the camp.
trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him. 12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the
35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels
were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for
Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to multitude.
meet them. 13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a
36 And Gideon said unto Elohim, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, dream unto his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and,
as thou hast spoken, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came
37 behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be unto the tent, and smote it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so
dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I that the tent lay flat.
know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken. 14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the
38 And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand
fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of Elohim hath delivered Midian, and all the host.
water. 15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the
39 And Gideon said unto Elohim, Let not thine anger be kindled interpretation thereof, that he worshipped; and he returned into the
against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Hwhy hath delivered into your
thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the hand the host of Midian.
fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and
40 And Elohim did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, he put into the hands of all of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with
and there was dew on all the ground. torches within the pitchers.
17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold,
Chapter 7 when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I
1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, do, so shall ye do.
rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the 18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye
camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For Hwhy
the valley. and for Gideon.
2 And Hwhy said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too 19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the
many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch,
themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets,
and brake in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.
20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, 14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of
and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders
hands wherewith to blow; and they cried, The sword of Hwhy and thereof, seventy and seven men.
of Gideon. 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah
21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying, Are the
all the host ran; and they shouted, and put them to flight. hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give
22 And they blew the three hundred trumpets, and Hwhy set every bread unto thy men that are weary?
man's sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and
fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Abel-meholah, by Tabbath. 17 And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the
23 And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and city.
out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian. 18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art,
Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. So all the men of 19 And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as
Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth- Hwhy liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
barah, even the Jordan. 20 And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the
25 And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
slew Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as
of Zeeb, and pursued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and
and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan. Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.
22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both
Chapter 8 thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out
1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us of the hand of Midian.
thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my
Midian? And they did chide with him sharply. son rule over you: Hwhy shall rule over you.
2 And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison with 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye
you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had
vintage of Abiezer? golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
3 Elohim hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and 25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a
Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.
anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 26 And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a
4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescents,
hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing. and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of
5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am 27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in
pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a
6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thine 28 So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted
army? up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days
7 And Gideon said, Therefore when Hwhy hath delivered Zebah and of Gideon.
Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of 29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
the wilderness and with briers. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for
8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them in like he had many wives.
manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth 31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son,
had answered. and he called his name Abimelech.
9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come 32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was
again in peace, I will break down this tower. buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with Abiezrites.
them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children
the children of the east; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand of Israel turned again, and played the harlot after the Baalim, and
men that drew sword. made Baal-berith their elohim.
11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the 34 And the children of Israel remembered not Hwhy their Elohim,
east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every
secure. side;
12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he 35 neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is
took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto
all the host. Israel.
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the
ascent of Heres.
Chapter 9 23 And Elohim sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of
1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with
mother's brethren, and spake with them, and with all the family of the Abimelech:
house of his mother's father, saying, 24 that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal
2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their
better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who
ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
that I am your bone and your flesh. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the
3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them:
Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow and it was told Abimelech.
Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to
4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light 27 And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and
fellows, who followed him. trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their
5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren elohim, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is
stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal?
himself. and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of
6 And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all Shechem: but why should we serve him?
the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of 29 And would that this people were under my hand! then would I
the pillar that was in Shechem. remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army,
7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of and come out.
mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, 30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the
Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that Elohim may hearken son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
unto you. 31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold,
8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and,
said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. behold, they constrain the city to take part against thee.
9 But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, 32 Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee,
wherewith by me they honor Elohim and man, and go to wave to and and lie in wait in the field:
fro over the trees? 33 and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou
10 And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us. shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the
11 But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do
my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? to them as thou shalt find occasion.
12 And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by
13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
cheereth Elohim and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of
14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were
us. with him, from the ambushment.
15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there
over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come people down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said
come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were
16 Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have men.
made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and 37 And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by
his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his the middle of the land, and one company cometh by the way of the
hands; oak of Meonenim.
17 (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered 38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou
you out of the hand of Midian: saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the
18 and ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with
slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have them.
made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of 39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with
Shechem, because he is your brother); Abimelech.
19 if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his 40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell
house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.
in you: 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his
20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into
of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. the field; and they told Abimelech.
21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies,
for fear of Abimelech his brother. and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people
22 And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years. came forth out of the city; And he rose up against them, and smote
them.
44 And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed 8 And they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel that year:
forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two eighteen years oppressed they all the children of Israel that were
companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them. beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the 9 And the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also
city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of
and sowed it with salt. Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they 10 And the children of Israel cried unto Hwhy, saying, We have
entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith. sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our Elohim, and
47 And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem have served the Baalim.
were gathered together. 11 And Hwhy said unto the children of Israel, Did not I save you
48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of
that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut Ammon, and from the Philistines?
down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his 12 The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did
shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye oppress you; and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hand.
have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. 13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other elohim: wherefore I will
49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and save you no more.
followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the 14 Go and cry unto the elohim which ye have chosen; let them save
stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of you in the time of your distress.
Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 15 And the children of Israel said unto Hwhy, We have sinned: do
50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we
and took it. pray thee, this day.
51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the 16 And they put away the foreign elohim from among them, and
men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and served Hwhy; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
gat them up to the roof of the tower. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and
52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled
drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
53 And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's 18 And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What
head, and brake his skull. man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he
54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A
woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. Chapter 11
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was
departed every man unto his place. the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
56 Thus Elohim requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did 2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up,
unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren; they drove out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in
57 and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did Elohim requite our father's house; for thou art the son of another woman.
upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob:
of Jerubbaal. and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out
with him.
Chapter 10 4 And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made
1 And after Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, war against Israel.
the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill- 5 And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against
country of Ephraim. Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of
2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was Tob;
buried in Shamir. 6 and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may
3 And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty fight with the children of Ammon.
and two years. 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and
4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had drive me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me
thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in now when ye are in distress?
the land of Gilead. 8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned
5 And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon. again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the
6 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of children of Ammon; and thou shalt be our head over all the
Hwhy, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the elohim of inhabitants of Gilead.
Syria, and the elohim of Sidon, and the elohim of Moab, and the 9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home
elohim of the children of Ammon, and the elohim of the Philistines; again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Hwhy deliver them
and they forsook Hwhy, and served him not. before me, shall I be your head?
7 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Israel, and he sold 10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Hwhy shall be
them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.
of Ammon. 11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made
him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spake all his words
before Hwhy in Mizpah.
12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of 33 And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even
Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come twenty cities, and unto Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So
unto me to fight against my land? the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house; and, behold, his
messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and
he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
unto the Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and
14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art
of Ammon; one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto
15 and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the Hwhy, and I cannot go back.
land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon, 36 And she said unto him, My father, thou hast opened thy mouth unto
16 but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the Hwhy; do unto me according to that which hath proceeded out of
wilderness unto the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh; thy mouth, forasmuch as Hwhy hath taken vengeance for thee on
17 then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, thine enemies, even on the children of Ammon.
I pray thee, pass through thy land; but the king of Edom hearkened 37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me
not. And in like manner he sent unto the king of Moab; but he would alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the
not: and Israel abode in Kadesh. mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.
18 Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she
of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon
of Moab, and they encamped on the other side of the Arnon; but they the mountains.
came not within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of 39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned
Moab. unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had
19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the vowed: and she knew not man. And it was a custom in Israel,
king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, 40 that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of
through thy land unto my place. Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon
gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought Chapter 12
against Israel. 1 And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed
21 And Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou
people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go
possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.
22 And they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon 2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife
even unto the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto the Jordan. with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not
23 So now Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, hath dispossessed the out of their hand.
Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess 3 And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and
them? passed over against the children of Ammon, and Hwhy delivered
24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy elohim giveth thee to them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day,
possess? So whomsoever Hwhy our Elohim hath dispossessed to fight against me?
from before us, them will we possess. 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought
25 And now art thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they
of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of
them? Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.
26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its 5 And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the
towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim
three hundred years; wherefore did ye not recover them within that said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an
time? Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
27 I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong 6 then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth;
to war against me: Hwhy, the Judge, be judge this day between the for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on
children of Israel and the children of Ammon. him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that
28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.
words of Jephthah which he sent him. 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the
29 Then the Spirit of Hwhy came upon Jephthah, and he passed Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and 8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.
from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. 9 And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and
30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Hwhy, and said, If thou wilt thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he
indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, judged Israel seven years.
31 then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth from the doors of my 10 And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of 11 And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged
Ammon, it shall be Hwhy's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering. Israel ten years.
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight 12 And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land
against them; and Hwhy delivered them into his hand. of Zebulun.
13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from
14 And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore off the altar, that the angel of Hwhy ascended in the flame of the
and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces
15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in to the ground.
Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites. 21 But the angel of Hwhy did no more appear to Manoah or to his
wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Hwhy.
Chapter 13 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we
1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of have seen Elohim.
Hwhy; and Hwhy delivered them into the hand of the Philistines 23 But his wife said unto him, If Hwhy were pleased to kill us, he
forty years. would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our
2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at
whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. this time have told such things as these.
3 And the angel of Hwhy appeared unto the woman, and said unto 24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the
her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt child grew, and Hwhy blessed him.
conceive, and bear a son. 25 And the Spirit of Hwhy began to move him in Mahaneh-dan,
4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong between Zorah and Eshtaol.
drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
5 for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come Chapter 14
upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto Elohim from the 1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of
womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the the daughters of the Philistines.
Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have
6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now
Elohim came unto me, and his countenance was like the therefore get her for me to wife.
countenance of the angel of Elohim, very terrible; and I asked him not 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman
whence he was, neither told he me his name: among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that
7 but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And
and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me
thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto Elohim from the womb to well.
the day of his death. 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Hwhy; for he
8 Then Manoah entreated Hwhy, and said, Oh, Hwhy, I pray thee, sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the
let the man of Elohim whom thou didst send come again unto us, and Philistines had rule over Israel.
teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. 5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah,
9 And Elohim hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion
Elohim came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but roared against him.
Manoah her husband was not with her. 6 And the Spirit of Hwhy came mightily upon him, and he rent him as
10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told
said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came not his father or his mother what he had done.
unto me the other day. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased
11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, Samson well.
and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? 8 And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see
And he said, I am. the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the
12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be body of the lion, and honey.
the ordering of the child, and how shall we do unto him? 9 And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he
13 And the angel of Hwhy said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat:
the woman let her beware. but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of
14 She may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither let her the lion.
drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I 10 And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made
commanded her let her observe. there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
15 And Manoah said unto the angel of Hwhy, I pray thee, let us 11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty
detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee. companions to be with him.
16 And the angel of Hwhy said unto Manoah, Though thou detain 12 And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto
me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt- you: if ye can declare it unto me within the seven days of the feast,
offering, thou must offer it unto Hwhy. For Manoah knew not that and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty
he was the angel of Hwhy. changes of raiment;
17 And Manoah said unto the angel of Hwhy, What is thy name, 13 but if ye cannot declare it unto me, then shall ye give me thirty linen
that, when thy words come to pass, we may do thee honor? garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put
18 And the angel of Hwhy said unto him, Wherefore askest thou forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
after my name, seeing it is wonderful? 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of
19 So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days
the rock unto Hwhy: and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah declare the riddle.
and his wife looked on.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and
Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they
riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.
called us to impoverish us? is it not so? 14 When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him:
16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate and the Spirit of Hwhy came mightily upon him, and the ropes that
me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his
my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I bands dropped from off his hands.
have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee? 15 And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand,
17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.
and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she 16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps,
pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.
people. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that
18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called
sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger Ramath-lehi.
than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my 18 And he was sore athirst, and called on Hwhy, and said, Thou
heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle. hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now
19 And the Spirit of Hwhy came mightily upon him, and he went shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.
down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, 19 But Elohim clave the hollow place that is in Lehi, and there came
and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle. water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he
And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. revived: wherefore the name thereof was called En-hakkore, which is
20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used in Lehi, unto this day.
as his friend. 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
1 But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that 1 And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto
Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife her.
into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. 2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they
2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the
therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be till morning light, then
than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. we will kill him.
3 And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard 3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of
of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief. the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them
4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up
firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.
between every two tails. 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of
5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
standing grain of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the 5 And the masters of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto
standing grain, and also the oliveyards. her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what
6 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they said, means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict
Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of
wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, silver.
and burnt her and her father with fire. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great
7 And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes
8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another
down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam. man.
9 Then the Philistines went up, and encamped in Judah, and spread 8 Then the masters of the Philistines brought up to her seven green
themselves in Lehi. withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And 9 Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said
they said, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the
done to us. withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his
11 Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the strength was not known.
rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and
Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be
unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done bound.
unto them. 11 And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes
12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and
may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said be as another man.
unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 12 So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto
him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And the liers-in-wait
were abiding in the inner chamber. And he brake them off his arms 31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and
like a thread. took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and
13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged
told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said Israel twenty years.
unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines Chapter 17
are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked 1 And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was
away the pin of the beam, and the web. Micah.
15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that
heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse, and didst
hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And
16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, his mother said, Blessed be my son of Hwhy.
and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death. 3 And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother;
17 And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto Hwhy from my
come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite unto Elohim hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now
from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from therefore I will restore it unto thee.
me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. 4 And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took
18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who
and called for the masters of the Philistines, saying, Come up this made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and it was in the
once, for he hath told me all his heart. Then the masters of the house of Micah.
Philistines came up unto her, and brought the money in their hand. 5 And the man Micah had a house of elohim, and he made an ephod,
19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his
and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict priest.
him, and his strength went from him. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which
20 And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he was right in his own eyes.
awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and 7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of
shake myself free. But he knew not that Hwhy was departed from Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
him. 8 And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to
21 And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill-country
brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
he did grind in the prison-house. 9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto
22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I
shaven. may find a place.
23 And the masters of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a 10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father
great sacrifice unto Dagon their elohim, and to rejoice; for they said, and a priest, and I will give thee ten pieces of silver by the year, and a
Our elohim hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
24 And when the people saw him, they praised their elohim; for they 11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young
said, Our elohim hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the man was unto him as one of his sons.
destroyer of our country, who hath slain many of us. 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his
25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for 13 Then said Micah, Now know I that Hwhy will do me good, seeing
Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. I have a Levite to my priest.
And they set him between the pillars:
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26 and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me
that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may 1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe
lean upon them. of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that
27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the masters of day their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of
the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three Israel.
thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole
28 And Samson called unto Hwhy, and said, O Adonay Hwhy, number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the
remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land.
once, O Elohim, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of
my two eyes. Micah, and lodged there.
29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the 3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the
house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto
the other with his left. him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and
30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed what hast thou here?
himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the masters, and 4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and
upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.
death were more than they that he slew in his life. 5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of Elohim, that we
may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Hwhy is your 27 And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he
way wherein ye go. had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and
7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with
that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the fire.
Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they
possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by
they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man. Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein.
8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan
brethren said unto them, What say ye? their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city
9 And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen was Laish at the first.
the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful 30 And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image:
to go and to enter in to possess the land. and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his
10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the
large; for Elohim hath given it into your hand, a place where there is captivity of the land.
no want of anything that is in the earth. 31 So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the
11 And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of time that the house of Elohim was in Shiloh.
Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
12 And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: Chapter 19
wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, 1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel,
it is behind Kiriath-jearim. that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the
13 And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-
unto the house of Micah. lehem-judah.
14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of 2 And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from
Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the
houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten space of four months.
image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her,
15 And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses:
man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of
welfare. the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
16 And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were 4 And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode
of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate. with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came 5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the
in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto
teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and
of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war. afterward ye shall go your way.
18 And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven 6 So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and
image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest the damsel's father said unto the man, Be pleased, I pray thee, to
said unto them, What do ye? tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.
19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy 7 And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and
mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better he lodged there again.
for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the
tribe and a family in Israel? damsel's father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye
20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them.
teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his
21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold,
and the goods before them. now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night:
22 When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be
were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go
and overtook the children of Dan. home.
23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed,
faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there
such a company? were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was with
24 And he said, ye have taken away my elohim which I made, and the him.
priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say 11 When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant
ye unto me, What aileth thee? said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this
25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with 12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of
the lives of thy household. a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over
26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that to Gibeah.
they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his 13 And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of
house. these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
14 So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down 3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were
upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Tell us, how was
15 And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he this wickedness brought to pass?
went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no 4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered,
man that took them into his house to lodge. answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I
16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at and my concubine, to lodge.
even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he 5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round
sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites. about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine
17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street they forced, and she is dead.
of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence 6 And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her
comest thou? throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have
18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I 7 Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and
went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am now going to the house of counsel.
Hwhy; and there is no man that taketh me into his house. 8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go
19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house.
bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young 9 But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up
man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything. against it by lot;
20 And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy 10 and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of
wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten
21 So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when
they washed their feet, and did eat and drink. they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they
22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, have wrought in Israel.
certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the 11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together
door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, as one man.
Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him. 12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin,
23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and saying, What wickedness is this that is come to pass among you?
said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; 13 Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows, that are in
seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly. Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel.
24 Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will But Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the
bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth children of Israel.
good unto you: but unto this man do not any such folly. 14 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of
25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of
concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and Israel.
abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to 15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the
spring, they let her go. cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the
26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen
the door of the man's house where her master was, till it was light. men.
27 And her master rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of 16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men
the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not
concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands miss.
upon the threshold. 17 And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four
28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him 18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked
unto his place. counsel of Elohim; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle
29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid against the children of Benjamin? And Hwhy said, Judah shall go
hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve up first.
pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel. 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped
30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed against Gibeah.
done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of 20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the
the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak. men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and
Chapter 20 destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and
1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was two thousand men.
assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land 22 And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set
of Gilead, unto Hwhy at Mizpah. the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in
2 And the chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, array the first day.
presented themselves in the assembly of the people of Elohim, four 23 And the children of Israel went up and wept before Hwhy until
hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. even; and they asked of Hwhy, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to
battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Hwhy
said, Go up against him.
24 And the children of Israel came near against the children of 45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of
Benjamin the second day. Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand
25 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second men, and followed hard after them unto Gidom, and smote of them
day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again two thousand men.
eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword. 46 So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five
26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.
came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before Hwhy, and 47 But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the
fasted that day until even; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace- rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.
offerings before Hwhy. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin,
27 And the children of Israel asked of Hwhy (for the ark of the and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and
covenant of Elohim was there in those days, the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they
28 and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it found they set on fire.
in those days), saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the
children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And Hwhy said, Chapter 21
Go up; for to-morrow I will deliver him into thy hand. 1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not
29 And Israel set liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about. any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin 2 And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before Elohim,
on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
other times. 3 And they said, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, why is this come to
31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and
people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.
Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of 5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of
Israel. Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Hwhy? For they had
32 And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Hwhy to
us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
them away from the city unto the highways. 6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother,
33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers-in-wait of Israel brake 7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have
forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba. sworn by Hwhy that we will not give them of our daughters to
34 And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out wives?
of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they knew not that evil was 8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not
close upon them. up unto Hwhy to Mizpah? And, behold, there came none to the
35 And Hwhy smote Benjamin before Israel; and the children of camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.
Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty and five thousand and a 9 For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the
hundred men: all these drew the sword. inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten; for the men 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the
of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the liers- valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the
in-wait whom they had set against Gibeah. inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the
37 And the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers- women and the little ones.
in-wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every
the sword. male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
38 Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in- 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four
wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and
the city. they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of
39 And the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to Canaan.
smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, 13 And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of
Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle. Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace
40 But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of unto them.
smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of 14 And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women
the city went up in smoke to heaven. whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet
41 And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were so they sufficed them not.
dismayed; for they saw that evil was come upon them. 15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that Hwhy
42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and 16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives
they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof. for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of
43 They inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and Benjamin?
trod them down at their resting-place, as far as over against Gibeah 17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are
toward the sunrising. escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.
44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were
men of valor.
18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the
children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife
to Benjamin.
19 And they said, Behold, there is a feast of Hwhy from year to year
in Shiloh, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the
highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of
Lebonah.
20 And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie
in wait in the vineyards,
21 and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance
in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you
every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of
Benjamin.
22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to
complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously
unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle,
neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.
23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives,
according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried
off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the
cities, and dwelt in them.
24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man
to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every
man to his inheritance.
25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which
was right in his own eyes.
Ruth Chapter 1 166 Zikarown Say’fer
21 I went out full, and Hwhy hath brought me home again empty;
The Book of Ruth why call ye me Naomi, seeing Hwhy hath testified against me, and
the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Chapter 1 22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law,
1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to
was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. Chapter 2
2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife
Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth,
1
of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
continued there. 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field,
3 And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find
sons. favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the 3 And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers:
one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto
about ten years. Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
5 And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers,
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her two children and of her husband. Hwhy be with you. And they answered him, Hwhy bless thee.
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers,
5
the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how Whose damsel is this?
that Hwhy had visited his people in giving them bread. 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It
7 And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country
daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto of Moab:
the land of Judah. 7 And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers
8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of among the sheaves. So she came, and hath continued even from the
you to her mother's house: Hwhy deal kindly with you, as ye have morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.
dealt with the dead, and with me. 8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to
9 Hwhy grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast by
her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, my maidens.
and wept. 9 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after
10 And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch
people. thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that
11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? which the young men have drawn.
have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and
12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a said unto him, Why have I found favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest
husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have a take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?
husband to-night, and should also bear sons; 11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed
13 would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of
stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and
much for your sakes, for the hand of Hwhy is gone forth against the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people that thou knewest
me. not heretofore.
14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her 12 Hwhy recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of
mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her. Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to
15 And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her take refuge.
people, and unto her elohim: return thou after thy sister-in-law. 13 Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my master, for that
16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy
following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.
lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy Elohim 14 And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the
my Elohim; bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the
17 where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Hwhy do so reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and
to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me. was sufficed, and left thereof.
18 And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, 15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young
she left off speaking unto her. men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach
19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to her not.
pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved 16 And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and
about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi? let her glean, and rebuke her not.
20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the 17 So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
18 And she took it up, and went into the city; and her mother-in-law
saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her
that which she had left after she was sufficed.
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19 And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to- 17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he
day? and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that did take said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.
knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom 18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter
she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to- will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this
day is Boaz. day.
20 And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of
Hwhy, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the Chapter 4
dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one 1 Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold,
of our near kinsmen. the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said,
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, Yea, he said unto me, Thou shalt Come, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside,
keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. and sat down.
22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down
daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, and that they meet thee here. And they sat down.
not in any other field. 3 And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of
23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother
barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother- elimelech's:
in-law. 4 And I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying, Buy it before them that
sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it,
Chapter 3 redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know;
1 And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not for there is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And
seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? he said, I will redeem it.
2 And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? 5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi,
Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to
3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself 6 And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar
known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. mine own inheritance: take thou my right of redemption on thee; for I
4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place cannot redeem it.
where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay 7 Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning
thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man
5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest I will do. drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the
6 And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all manner of attestation in Israel.
that her mother-in-law bade her. 8 So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew
7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he off his shoe.
went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, 9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are
and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased
9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance,
handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and
near kinsman. from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
10 And he said, Blessed be thou of Hwhy, my daughter: thou hast 11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We
showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, are witnesses. Hwhy make the woman that is come into thy house
inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and
11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy 12 and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare
woman. unto Judah, of the seed which Hwhy shall give thee of this young
12 And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a woman.
kinsman nearer than I. 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto
13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform her, and Hwhy gave her conception, and she bare a son.
unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: 14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Hwhy, who hath
but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be
part of a kinsman to thee, as Hwhy liveth: lie down until the famous in Israel.
morning. 15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee
one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the than seven sons, hath borne him.
woman came to the threshing-floor. 16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became
15 And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it; and nurse unto it.
she held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on 17 And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a
her: and he went into the city. son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of
16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, Jesse, the father of David.
my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,
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19 and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20 and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21 and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22 and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
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22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not
The First Book of Samuel go up until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may
appear before Hwhy, and there abide for ever.
Chapter 1 23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee
1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill- good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only Hwhy establish his
country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned
the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite: him.
2 and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the 24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with
name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and
no children. brought him unto the house of Hwhy in Shiloh: and the child was
3 And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and young.
to sacrifice unto Hwhy of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, 25 And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Hwhy, were there. 26 And she said, Oh, my master, as thy soul liveth, my master, I am
4 And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Hwhy.
his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 27 For this child I prayed; and Hwhy hath given me my petition
5 but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but which I asked of him:
Hwhy had shut up her womb. 28 therefore also I have granted him to Hwhy; as long as he liveth
6 And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Hwhy he is granted to Hwhy. And he worshipped Hwhy there.
had shut up her womb. Chapter 2
7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of
Hwhy, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 1 And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in Hwhy; My horn
8 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? is exalted in Hwhy; My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I Because I rejoice in thy salvation.
better to thee than ten sons? 2 There is none holy as Hwhy; For there is none besides thee,
9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had Neither is there any rock like our Elohim.
drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of
the temple of Hwhy. your mouth; For Hwhy is an El of knowledge, And by him actions
10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Hwhy, and are weighed.
wept sore. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are
11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Hwhy of hosts, if thou wilt girded with strength.
indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and 5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that
not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, were hungry have ceased to hunger: Yea, the barren hath borne
then I will give him unto Hwhy all the days of his life, and there seven; And she that hath many children languisheth.
shall no razor come upon his head. 6 Hwhy killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and
12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Hwhy, that bringeth up.
Eli marked her mouth. 7 Hwhy maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also
13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her lifteth up.
voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from
14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of
wine from thee. glory: For the pillars of the earth are Hwhy's, And he hath set the
15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my master, I am a woman of world upon them.
a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I 9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to
poured out my soul before Hwhy. silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
16 Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the 10 They that strive with Hwhy shall be broken to pieces; Against
abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken them will he thunder in heaven: Hwhy will judge the ends of the
hitherto. earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his
17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the Elohim of Israel anointed (mashiyach).
grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did
18 And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the minister unto Hwhy before Eli the priest.
woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more 12 Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Hwhy.
sad. 13 And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was
Hwhy, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;
Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Hwhy remembered her. 14 and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the
20 And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh
conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, saying, unto all the Israelites that came thither.
Because I have asked him of Hwhy. 15 Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to
21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will
Hwhy the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw.
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16 And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and Chapter 3
then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto Hwhy before Eli. And the
thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. word of Hwhy was precious in those days; there was no frequent
17 And the sin of the young men was very great before Hwhy; for vision.
the men despised the offering of Hwhy. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place
18 But Samuel ministered before Hwhy, being a child, girded with a (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),
linen ephod. 3 and the lamp of Elohim was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid
19 Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him down to sleep, in the temple of Hwhy, where the ark of Elohim was;
from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the 4 that Hwhy called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
yearly sacrifice. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he
20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Hwhy give thee said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Hwhy. And 6 And Hwhy called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went
they went unto their own home. to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I
21 And Hwhy visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three called not, my son; lie down again.
sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before Hwhy. 7 Now Samuel did not yet know Hwhy, neither was the word of
22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Hwhy yet revealed unto him.
Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the 8 And Hwhy called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and
door of the tent of meeting. went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli
23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your perceived that Hwhy had called the child.
evil dealings from all this people. 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call
24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Hwhy; for thy servant heareth. So
Hwhy's people to transgress. Samuel went and lay down in his place.
25 If one man sin against another, Elohim shall judge him; but if a man 10 And Hwhy came, and stood, and called as at other times,
sin against Hwhy, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Hwhy was 11 And Hwhy said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at
minded to slay them. which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
26 And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with 12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken
Hwhy, and also with men. concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.
27 And there came a man of Elohim unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the
saith Hwhy, Did I reveal myself unto the house of thy father, when iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon
they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house? themselves, and he restrained them not.
28 and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of
go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the 15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the
children of Israel made by fire? house of Hwhy. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said,
commanded in my habitation, and honorest thy sons above me, to Here am I.
make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my 17 And he said, What is the thing that Hwhy hath spoken unto thee?
people? I pray thee, hide it not from me: Elohim do so to thee, and more also,
30 Therefore Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spake unto thee.
house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: 18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he
but now Hwhy saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will said, It is Hwhy: let him do what seemeth him good.
honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 19 And Samuel grew, and Hwhy was with him, and did let none of
31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of his words fall to the ground.
thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was
32 And thou shalt behold the affliction of my habitation, in all the established to be a prophet of Hwhy.
wealth which Elohim shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old 21 And Hwhy appeared again in Shiloh; for Hwhy revealed
man in thy house for ever. himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Hwhy.
33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall
be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy heart; and all the Chapter 4
increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. 1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out
34 And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer:
sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
them. 2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when
35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines; and they
which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
and he shall walk before mine anointed (mashiyach) for ever. 3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel
36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house said, Wherefore hath Hwhy smitten us to-day before the
shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of Hwhy out of
bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests'
offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the Chapter 5
hand of our enemies. 1 Now the Philistines had taken the ark of Elohim, and they brought it
4 So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
the covenant of Hwhy of hosts, who sitteth above the cherubim: 2 And the Philistines took the ark of Elohim, and brought it into the
and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
of the covenant of Elohim. 3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon
5 And when the ark of the covenant of Hwhy came into the camp, all was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Hwhy. And
Israel shouted with a great shout (teruah), so that the earth rang they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
again. 4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon
6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout (teruah), they was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Hwhy; and
said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout (teruah) in the camp the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands lay cut off upon
of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Hwhy was the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
come into the camp. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into
7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, Elohim is come into the Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this
camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a day.
thing heretofore. 6 But the hand of Hwhy was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he
8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the
elohim? these are the elohim that smote the Egyptians with all borders thereof.
manner of plagues in the wilderness. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of
9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be the Elohim of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon
not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit us, and upon Dagon our elohim.
yourselves like men, and fight. 8 They sent therefore and gathered all the masters of the Philistines
10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the Elohim of
every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the Elohim of Israel be
fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the Elohim of
11 And the ark of Elohim was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni Israel thither.
and Phinehas, were slain. 9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of
12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Hwhy was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he
Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out
head. upon them.
13 And when he came, lo, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the wayside 10 So they sent the ark of Elohim to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the
watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of Elohim. And when the ark of Elohim came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying,
man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. They have brought about the ark of the Elohim of Israel to us, to slay
14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth us and our people.
the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli. 11 They sent therefore and gathered together all the masters of the
15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the Elohim of Israel,
that he could not see. and let it go again to its own place, that is slay us not, and our people.
16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I For there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand
fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my of Elohim was very heavy there.
son? 12 And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry
17 And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled of the city went up to heaven.
before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter
among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are Chapter 6
dead, and the ark of Elohim is taken. 1 And the ark of Hwhy was in the country of the Philistines seven
18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of Elohim, months.
that Eli feel from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying,
neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he What shall we do with the ark of Hwhy? show us wherewith we
had judged Israel forty years. shall sent it to its place.
19 And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the Elohim of Israel, send it
delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of Elohim was not empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then ye
taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not
bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains came upon her. removed from you.
20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said 4 Then said they, What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall
unto her, Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But she return to him? And they said, Five golden tumors, and five golden
answered not, neither did she regard it. mice, according to the number of the masters of the Philistines; for
21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed one plague was on you all, and on your masters.
from Israel; because the ark of Elohim was taken, and because of her 5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your tumors, and images of your
father-in-law and her husband. mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the Elohim of
22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off
Elohim is taken. your elohim, and from off your land.
6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Hwhy, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand
Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had wrought wonderfully of the Philistines.
among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed? 4 Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth,
7 Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, and served Hwhy only.
on which there hath come no yoke; and tie the kine to the cart, and 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you
bring their calves home from them; unto Hwhy.
8 and take the ark of Hwhy, and lay it upon the cart; and put the 6 And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it
jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer out before Hwhy, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have
by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. sinned against Hwhy. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in
9 And see; if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, Mizpah.
then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that 7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were
it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. gathered together to Mizpah, the masters of the Philistines went up
10 And the men did so, and took two milch kine, and tied them to the against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were
cart, and shut up their calves at home; afraid of the Philistines.
11 and they put the ark of Hwhy upon the cart, and the coffer with 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto
the mice of gold and the images of their tumors. Hwhy our Elohim for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the
12 And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; Philistines.
they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not 9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-
aside to the right hand or to the left; and the masters of the Philistines offering unto Hwhy: and Samuel cried unto Hwhy for Israel; and
went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. Hwhy answered him.
13 And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the 10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines
valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to drew near to battle against Israel; but Hwhy thundered with a great
see it. thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and
14 And the cart came into the field of OSwhy the Beth-shemite, they were smitten down before Israel.
and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the
wood of the cart, and offered up the kine for a burnt-offering unto Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
Hwhy. 12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen,
15 And the Levites took down the ark of Hwhy, and the coffer that and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Hwhy
was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the helped us.
great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings 13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the
and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto Hwhy. border of Israel: and the hand of Hwhy was against the Philistines
16 And when the five masters of the Philistines had seen it, they all the days of Samuel.
returned to Ekron the same day. 14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were
17 And these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the border thereof
a trespass-offering unto Hwhy: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was
Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; peace between Israel and the Amorites.
18 and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the 15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
Philistines belonging to the five masters, both of fortified cities and of 16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal, and
country villages, even unto the great stone, whereon they set down Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
the ark of Hwhy, which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of 17 And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he
OSwhy the Beth-shemite. judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Hwhy.
19 And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had
looked into the ark of Hwhy, he smote of the people seventy men, Chapter 8
and fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Hwhy 1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons
had smitten the people with a great slaughter. judges over Israel.
20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before 2 Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second,
Hwhy, this holy Elohim? and to whom shall he go up from us? Abiyah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and
saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of Hwhy; come took bribes, and perverted justice.
ye down, and fetch it up to you. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came
to Samuel unto Ramah;
Chapter 7 5 and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in
1 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
Hwhy, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to
sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Hwhy. judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Hwhy.
2 And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, 7 And Hwhy said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people
that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they
Israel lamented after Hwhy. have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I
unto Hwhy with all your heart, then put away the foreign elohim brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have
and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto forsaken me, and served other elohim, so do they also unto thee.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest 8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my
solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of
shall reign over them. Elohim, to tell us our way.
10 And Samuel told all the words of Hwhy unto the people that 9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of Elohim, thus he
asked of him a king. said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his 10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they
chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his went unto the city where the man of Elohim was.
chariots; 11 As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens
12 and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to 12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before
reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the thee: make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the
instruments of his chariots. people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place:
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, 13 as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him,
and to be bakers. before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards
oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and shall find him.
give to his officers, and to his servants. 14 And they went up to the city; and as they came within the city,
16 And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.
your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 15 Now Hwhy had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came,
17 He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants. saying,
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall 16 To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of
have chosen you; and Hwhy will not answer you in that day. Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over my people
19 But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines:
they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us, for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge 17 And when Samuel saw Saul, Hwhy said unto him, Behold, the
us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. man of whom I spake to thee! this same shall have authority over my
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed people.
them in the ears of Hwhy. 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I
22 And Hwhy said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make pray thee, where the seer's house is.
them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every 19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before
man unto his city. me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day: and in the
morning I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.
Chapter 9 20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not they
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of mind on them; for they are found. And for whom is all that is desirable
Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all thy father's house?
son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor. 21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest
2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the
goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this
person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than manner?
any of the people. 22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the
3 And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them
his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.
the asses. 23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave
4 And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they 24 And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set
passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold, that which hath been
passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time
5 When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul
that was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off did eat with Samuel that day.
caring for the asses, and be anxious for us. 25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city,
6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of he communed with Saul upon the housetop.
Elohim, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh 26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the
surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Up, that I
concerning our journey whereon we go. may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of
7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we them, he and Samuel, abroad.
bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not 27 As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to
a present to bring to the man of Elohim: what have we? Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us (and he passed on), but
stand thou still first, that I may cause thee to hear the word of Elohim.
Chapter 10 20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of
1 Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and Benjamin was taken.
kissed him, and said, Is it not that Hwhy hath anointed thee to be 21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the
prince over his inheritance? family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken:
2 When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men but when they sought him, he could not be found.
by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they 22 Therefore they asked of Hwhy further, Is there yet a man to
will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; come hither? And Hwhy answered, Behold, he hath hid himself
and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious for among the baggage.
you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 23 And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among
3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders
the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet thee there three men going up and upward.
to Elohim to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Hwhy hath
three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the
4 and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which people shouted, and said, Long live the king.
thou shalt receive of their hand. 25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote
5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of Elohim, where is the garrison it in a book, and laid it up before Hwhy. And Samuel sent all the
of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come people away, every man to his house.
thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming 26 And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him
down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, the host, whose hearts Elohim had touched.
and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying: 27 But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And
6 and the Spirit of Hwhy will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his
prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. peace.
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as Chapter 11
occasion shall serve thee; for Elohim is with thee.
1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against
8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come
Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a
down unto thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of
covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and
2 And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I
show thee what thou shalt do.
make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for
9 And it was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel,
a reproach upon all Israel.
Elohim gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that
3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite,
day.
that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and
10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a band of prophets
then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee.
met him; and the Spirit of Elohim came mightily upon him, and he
4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these
prophesied among them.
words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that,
voice, and wept.
behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to
5 And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul
another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also
said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the
among the prophets?
words of the men of Jabesh.
12 And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their
6 And the Spirit of Elohim came mightily upon Saul when he heard
father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the
those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
prophets?
7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them
13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the
throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers,
high place.
saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so
14 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went
shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Hwhy fell on the
ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were
people, and they came out as one man.
not found, we came to Samuel.
8 And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were
15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto
three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
you.
9 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto
16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were
the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye
found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel
shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men
spake, he told him not.
of Jabesh; and they were glad.
17 And Samuel called the people together unto Hwhy to Mizpah;
10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out
18 and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Hwhy, the
unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
Elohim of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you
11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three
out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the
companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning
kingdoms that oppressed you:
watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it
19 but ye have this day rejected your Elohim, who himself saveth you
came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that not two
out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto
of them were left together.
him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves
12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul
before Hwhy by your tribes, and by your thousands.
reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
13 And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Hwhy, in
to-day Hwhy hath wrought deliverance in Israel. asking you a king.
14 Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and 18 So Samuel called unto Hwhy; and Hwhy sent thunder and rain
renew the kingdom there. that day: and all the people greatly feared Hwhy and Samuel.
15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king 19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto
before Hwhy in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace- Hwhy thy Elohim, that we die not; for we have added unto all our
offerings before Hwhy; and there Saul and all the men of Israel sins this evil, to ask us a king.
rejoiced greatly. 20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; ye have indeed done
all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Hwhy, but serve
Chapter 12 Hwhy with all your heart:
1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your 21 and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which
voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain.
2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and 22 For Hwhy will not forsake his people for his great name's sake,
grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked because it hath pleased Hwhy to make you a people unto himself.
before you from my youth unto this day. 23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against
3 Here I am: witness against me before Hwhy, and before his Hwhy in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good
anointed (mashiyach): whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I and the right way.
taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of 24 Only fear Hwhy, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for
whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and consider how great things he hath done for you.
I will restore it you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and
4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither your king.
hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
5 And he said unto them, Hwhy is witness against you, and his Chapter 13
anointed (mashiyach) is witness this day, that ye have not found 1 Saul was forty years old when he began to reign; and when he had
aught in my hand. And they said, He is witness. reigned two years over Israel,
6 And Samuel said unto the people, It is Hwhy that appointed Moses 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand
and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Hwhy thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of
concerning all the righteous acts of Hwhy, which he did to you and the people he sent every man to his tent.
to your fathers. 3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba:
8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout
Hwhy, then Hwhy sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place. 4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the
9 But they forgat Hwhy their Elohim; and he sold them into the hand Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the
of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to
Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought Gilgal.
against them. 5 And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with
10 And they cried unto Hwhy, and said, We have sinned, because Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and
we have forsaken Hwhy, and have served the Baalim and the people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they
Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.
will serve thee. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people
11 And Hwhy sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and
Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.
side; and ye dwelt in safety. 7 Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of
12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the
came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over people followed him trembling.
us; when Hwhy your Elohim was your king. 8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had
13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were
ye have asked for: and, behold, Hwhy hath set a king over you. scattered from him.
14 If ye will fear Hwhy, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, 9 And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-
and not rebel against the commandment of Hwhy, and both ye and offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.
also the king that reigneth over you be followers of Hwhy your 10 And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of
Elohim, well: offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out
15 but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of Hwhy, but rebel to meet him, that he might salute him.
against the commandment of Hwhy, then will the hand of Hwhy 11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I
be against you, as it was against your fathers. saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest
16 Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Hwhy not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled
will do before your eyes. themselves together at Michmash;
17 Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Hwhy, that he may 12 therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to
send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Hwhy: I forced myself
therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.
13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not 10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up; for
kept the mitzwah of Hwhy thy Elohim, which he commanded thee: Hwhy hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be the sign
for now would Hwhy have established thy kingdom upon Israel for unto us.
ever. 11 And both of them disclosed themselves unto the garrison of the
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Hwhy hath sought him a Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth
man after his own heart, and Hwhy hath appointed him to be prince out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Hwhy 12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his
commanded thee. armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.
15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of And Jonathan said unto his armorbearer, Come up after me; for
Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, Hwhy hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
about six hundred men. 13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and
16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present his armorbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his
with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped armorbearer slew them after him.
in Michmash. 14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armorbearer made,
17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow's length in an
companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to acre of land.
Ophrah, unto the land of Shual; 15 And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all
18 and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the
company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling.
valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and,
19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither.
the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now,
20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold,
man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock; Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there.
21 yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the 18 And Saul said unto Ahiyah, Bring hither the ark of Elohim. For the
forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads. ark of Elohim was there at that time with the children of Israel.
22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword 19 And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the
nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased:
and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thy hand.
found. 20 And Saul and all the people that were with him were gathered
23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was
Michmash. against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
21 Now the Hebrews that were with the Philistines as beforetime, and
Chapter 14 that went up with them into the camp, from the country round about,
1 Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and
young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Jonathan.
Philistines' garrison, that is on yonder side. But he told not his father. 22 Likewise all the men of Israel that had hid themselves in the hill-
2 And Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even
pomegranate-tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with they also followed hard after them in the battle.
him were about six hundred men; 23 So Hwhy saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by
3 and Ahiyah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Beth-aven.
Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Hwhy in Shiloh, wearing an 24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had
ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food
4 And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of
the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and the people tasted food.
a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, 25 And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon
and the name of the other Seneh. the ground.
5 The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other 26 And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey
on the south in front of Geba. dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared
6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and the oath.
let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that 27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the
Hwhy will work for us; for there is no restraint to Hwhy to save oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand,
by many or by few. and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and
7 And his armorbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thy heart: turn his eyes were enlightened.
thee, behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly
8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that
will disclose ourselves unto them. eateth food this day. And the people were faint.
9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray
stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little
of this honey.
30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the 50 and the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz.
spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no And the name of the captain of his host was Abner the son of Ner,
great slaughter among the Philistines. Saul's uncle.
31 And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmash to 51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was
Aijalon. And the people were very faint; the son of Abiel.
32 and the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and 52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul:
calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people did eat them and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him
with the blood. unto him.
33 Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against
Hwhy, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, ye have dealt Chapter 15
treacherously: roll a great stone unto me this day. 1 And Samuel said unto Saul, Hwhy sent me to anoint thee to be
34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the
unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his voice of the words of Hwhy.
sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against Hwhy in 2 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to
eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up
with him that night, and slew them there. out of Egypt.
35 And Saul built an altar unto Hwhy: the same was the first altar 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and
that he built unto Hwhy. spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling,
36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and ox and sheep, camel and ass.
take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a 4 And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two
man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto Elohim. 5 And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
37 And Saul asked counsel of Elohim, Shall I go down after the 6 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from
Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for ye showed
answered him not that day. kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt.
38 And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 7 And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur,
39 For, as Hwhy liveth, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan that is before Egypt.
my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the 8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly
people that answered him. destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and
my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good,
what seemeth good unto thee. and would not utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and
41 Therefore Saul said unto Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Show the refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot; but the people 10 Then came the word of Hwhy unto Samuel, saying,
escaped. 11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned
42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments.
Jonathan was taken. And Samuel was wroth; and he cried unto Hwhy all night.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And 12 And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told
Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a
end of the rod that was in my hand; and, lo, I must die. monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.
44 And Saul said, Elohim do so and more also; for thou shalt surely 13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou
die, Jonathan. of Hwhy: I have performed the commandment of Hwhy.
45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in
wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it: as Hwhy liveth, mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath 15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for
wrought with Elohim this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice
he died not. unto Hwhy thy Elohim; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines 16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what Hwhy
went to their own place. hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
47 Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought 17 And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast
against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Hwhy anointed
children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of thee king over Israel;
Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned 18 and Hwhy sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly
himself, he put them to the worse. destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they
48 And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel be consumed.
out of the hands of them that despoiled them. 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of Hwhy, but didst
49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua; fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of
and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the first- Hwhy?
born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of
Hwhy, and have gone the way which Hwhy sent me, and have
brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance,
Amalekites. but Hwhy looketh on the heart.
21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel.
devoted things, to sacrifice unto Hwhy thy Elohim in Gilgal. And he said, Neither hath Hwhy chosen this.
22 And Samuel said, Hath Hwhy as great delight in burnt-offerings 9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath
and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Hwhy? Behold, to obey is Hwhy chosen this.
better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 10 And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as Samuel said unto Jesse, Hwhy hath not chosen these.
idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he
Hwhy, he hath also rejected thee from being king. said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping
24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we
the commandment of Hwhy, and thy words, because I feared the will not sit down till he come hither.
people, and obeyed their voice. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a
25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Hwhy said,
that I may worship Hwhy. Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee; for thou hast 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of
rejected the word of Hwhy, and Hwhy hath rejected thee from his brethren: and the Spirit of Hwhy came mightily upon David from
being king over Israel. that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the 14 Now the Spirit of Hwhy departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
skirt of his robe, and it rent. from Hwhy troubled him.
28 And Samuel said unto him, Hwhy hath rent the kingdom of Israel 15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from
from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is Elohim troubleth thee.
better than thou. 16 Let our master now command thy servants, that are before thee, to
29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp: and it shall come
man, that he should repent. to pass, when the evil spirit from Elohim is upon thee, that he shall
30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, 17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can
that I may worship Hwhy thy Elohim. play well, and bring him to me.
31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Hwhy. 18 Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have
32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a
Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a
Surely the bitterness of death is past. comely person; and Hwhy is with him.
33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so 19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me
shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed David thy son, who is with the sheep.
Agag in pieces before Hwhy in Gilgal. 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
Gibeah of Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him
35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
for Samuel mourned for Saul: and Hwhy repented that he had 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before
made Saul king over Israel. me; for he hath found favor in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from Elohim was upon
Chapter 16 Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was
1 And Hwhy said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn
with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have Chapter 17
provided me a king among his sons. 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and
Hwhy said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
to Hwhy. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the
do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. Philistines.
4 And Samuel did that which Hwhy spake, and came to Beth-lehem. 3 And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel
And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley
Comest thou peaceably? between them.
5 And he said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto Hwhy: sanctify 4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines,
yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 5 And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of
and said, Surely Hwhy's anointed (mashiyach) is before him. brass.
7 But Hwhy said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass
the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Hwhy between his shoulders.
7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for
head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield-bearer went thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
before him. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, 30 And he turned away from him toward another, and spake after the
Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, same manner: and the people answered him again after the former
and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him manner.
come down to me. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they
9 If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.
servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy
servants, and serve us. servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this
a man, that we may fight together. Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of
11 And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, war from his youth.
they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's
12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of
whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an the flock,
old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men. 35 I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his
13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard,
battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were and smote him, and slew him.
Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third 36 Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear: and this
Shammah. uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath
14 And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. defied the armies of the living Elohim.
15 Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at 37 And David said, Hwhy that delivered me out of the paw of the
Beth-lehem. lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and Hwhy shall be
himself forty days. with thee.
17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an 38 And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass
ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
quickly to the camp to thy brethren; 39 And David girded his sword upon his apparel, and he assayed to
18 and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go
look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of 40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones
Elah, fighting with the Philistines. out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had,
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to
keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he the Philistine.
came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man
the fight shouted for the battle. that bare the shield went before him.
21 And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained
army. him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair
22 And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the countenance.
baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to
23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his elohim.
the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy
Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard flesh unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field.
them. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword,
24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to thee in the name of
and were sore afraid. Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast
25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? defied.
surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who 46 This day will Hwhy deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite
killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him thee, and take thy head from off thee; and I will give the dead bodies
his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. of the host of the Philistines this day unto the birds of the heavens,
26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that
be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the there is an Elohim in Israel,
reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he 47 and that all this assembly may know that Hwhy saveth not with
should defy the armies of the living Elohim? sword and spear: for the battle is Hwhy's, and he will give you into
27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it our hand.
be done to the man that killeth him. 48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew
28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to
and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art meet the Philistine.
thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in
49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain
slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the earth. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Hwhy was
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, with him.
and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the 15 And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood
hand of David. in awe of him.
51 Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in
and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his before them.
head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was 17 And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I
dead, they fled. give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Hwhy's
52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand
pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gates of of the Philistines be upon him.
Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my
Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the 19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter,
Philistines, and they plundered their camp. should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the
54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Meholathite to wife.
Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent. 20 And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and
55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said the thing pleased him.
unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him,
And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore
56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second
57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner time.
took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine 22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David
in his hand. secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his
58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. 23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And
David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law,
Chapter 18 seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake
Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and David.
Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not
2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged
his father's house. of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him hand of the Philistines.
as his own soul. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and well to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired;
gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, 27 and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the
and to his girdle. Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's
himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 28 And Saul saw and knew that Hwhy was with David; and Michal,
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the Saul's daughter, loved him.
slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's
Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, enemy continually.
and with instruments of music. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass,
7 And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely
hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands. than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he
said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they Chapter 19
have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the 1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they
kingdom? should slay David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 2 And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee:
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from Elohim now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and
came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And 3 and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou
Saul had his spear in his hand; art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will
11 and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the tell thee.
wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 4 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because Hwhy was with him, and unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David;
was departed from Saul.
because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works 2 And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my
have been to thee-ward very good: father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it
5 for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Hwhy unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not
wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice;
so.
wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I
without a cause? have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know
6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Hwhy liveth, and as thy soul
Hwhy liveth, he shall not be put to death. liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those 4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will
things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his even do it for thee.
presence, as beforetime. 5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon,
8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I
Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before
may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
him. 6 If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of
9 And an evil spirit from Hwhy was upon Saul, as he sat in his house me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly
with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand. sacrifice there for all the family.
10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but
7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be
he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.
the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. 8 Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy
11 And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and servant into a covenant of Hwhy with thee: but if there be in me
to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying,
iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy
If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain. father?
12 So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that
fled, and escaped. evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not
13 And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow
I tell it thee?
of goats' hair at the head thereof, and covered it with the clothes.
10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy
14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is father answer thee roughly?
sick. 11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the
15 And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up field. And they went out both of them into the field.
to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, be
16 And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in witness: when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or
the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof. the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then
17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?
let mine enemy go, so that he is escaped? And Michal answered 13 Hwhy do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my
Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee
18 Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and away, that thou mayest go in peace: and Hwhy be with thee, as he
told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and hath been with my father.
dwelt in Naioth. 14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness
19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. of Hwhy, that I die not;
20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the 15 but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever;
company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head no, not when Hwhy hath cut off the enemies of David every one
over them, the Spirit of Elohim came upon the messengers of Saul, from the face of the earth.
and they also prophesied. 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And
21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they Hwhy will require it at the hand of David's enemies.
also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and
17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he
they also prophesied. had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in18 Then Jonathan said unto him, To-morrow is the new moon: and
Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
one said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah. 19 And when thou hast stayed three days, thou shalt go down quickly,
23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of Elohim and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the
came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
to Naioth in Ramah. 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at
24 And he also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied beforea mark.
Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore
21 And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I say
they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them,
and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Hwhy liveth.
Chapter 20 22 But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee;
1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before go thy way; for Hwhy hath sent thee away.
Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of,
sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? behold, Hwhy is between thee and me for ever.
24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was 3 Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread
come, the king sat him down to eat food. in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.
25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the 4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread
seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have
side: but David's place was empty. kept themselves from women.
26 Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, 5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women
Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the
27 And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common
the second day, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels be holy?
Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, 6 So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but
neither yesterday, nor to-day? the showbread, that was taken from before Hwhy, to put hot bread
28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to in the day when it was taken away.
go to Beth-lehem: 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day,
29 and he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in detained before Hwhy; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the
the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul.
now, if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, 8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand
and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king's table. spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons
30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto with me, because the king's business required haste.
him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that 9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou
thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth
shame of thy mother's nakedness? behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other
31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch 10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to
him unto me, for he shall surely die. Achish the king of Gath.
32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king
Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done? of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying,
33 And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?
knew that it was determined of his father to put David to death. 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of
34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no Achish the king of Gath.
food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, 13 And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad
because his father had done him shame. in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his
35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the spittle fall down upon his beard.
field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad;
36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 15 Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the
37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the
arrow beyond thee? Chapter 22
38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of
Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it,
39 But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the they went down thither to him.
matter. 2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt,
40 And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him;
Go, carry them to the city. and he became captain over them: and there were with him about
41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place four hundred men.
toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed 3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king
himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and
another, until David exceeded. be with you, till I know what Elohim will do for me.
42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have 4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with
sworn both of us in the name of Hwhy, saying, Hwhy shall be him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever. 5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold;
And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city. depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and
came into the forest of Hereth.
Chapter 21 6 And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were
1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in
came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing
alone, and no man with thee? about him.
2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded 7 And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye
me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and
the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of
thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place. hundreds,
8 that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that 5 And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the
discloseth to me when my son maketh a league with the son of Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great
Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto slaughter. So David save the inhabitants of Keilah.
me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to
as at this day? David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of 7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said,
Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech Elohim hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering
the son of Ahitub. into a town that hath gates and bars.
10 And he inquired of Hwhy for him, and gave him victuals, and 8 And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to
gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. besiege David and his men.
11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, 9 And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he
and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
all of them to the king. 10 Then said David, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, thy servant hath
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city
Here I am, my master. for my sake.
13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come
and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, down, as thy servant hath heard? O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, I
and hast inquired of Elohim for him, that he should rise against me, to beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Hwhy said, He will come down.
lie in wait, as at this day? 12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up to me and my
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all men into the hand of Saul? And Hwhy said, They will deliver thee
thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and up.
is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house? 13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and
15 Have I to-day begun to inquire of Elohim for him? be it far from me: departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it
let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to
of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more. go forth.
16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all 14 And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and
thy father's house. remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul
17 And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and sought him every day, but Elohim delivered him not into his hand.
slay the priests of Hwhy; because their hand also is with David, 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David
and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the 16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood,
priests of Hwhy. and strengthened his hand in Elohim.
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And 17 And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall
Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and he slew not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next
on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the 18 And they two made a covenant before Hwhy: and David abode in
sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not
20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of
Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Hwhy's priests. 20 Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of
22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew on that day, when Doeg the thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the
Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned king's hand.
the death of all the persons of thy father's house. 21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Hwhy; for ye have had
23 Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy compassion on me.
life: for with me thou shalt be in safeguard. 22 Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place
where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that
Chapter 23 he dealeth very subtly.
1 And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where
against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors. he hideth himself, and come ye again to me of a certainty, and I will
2 Therefore David inquired of Hwhy, saying, Shall I go and smite go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will
these Philistines? And Hwhy said unto David, Go, and smite the search him out among all the thousands of Judah.
Philistines, and save Keilah. 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his
3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of
how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the the desert.
Philistines? 25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David:
4 Then David inquired of Hwhy yet again. And Hwhy answered wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of
him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the
into thy hand. wilderness of Maon.
26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men
on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for
fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men 19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore
round about to take them. Hwhy reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this
27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and day.
come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land. 20 And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the
28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. 21 Swear now therefore unto me by Hwhy, that thou wilt not cut off
29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En- my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my
gedi. father's house.
22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and
Chapter 24 his men gat them up unto the stronghold.
1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the
Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the Chapter 25
wilderness of En-gedi. 1 And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and
2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David
to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and 2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel;
Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a
the innermost parts of the cave. thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife
Hwhy said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful
hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he
David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. was of the house of Caleb.
5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because 4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his
he had cut off Saul's skirt. sheep.
6 And he said unto his men, Hwhy forbid that I should do this thing 5 And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men,
unto my master, Hwhy's anointed (mashiyach), to put forth my Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
hand against him, seeing he is Hwhy's anointed (mashiyach). 6 and thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be unto
7 So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that thou
to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on hast.
his way. 7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: thy shepherds have
8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there aught
Saul, saying, My master the king. And when Saul looked behind him, missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance. 8 Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee: wherefore let the young
9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, men find favor in thine eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray
saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy
10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Hwhy had son David.
delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave: and some bade me 9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according
kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
hand against my master; for he is Hwhy's anointed (mashiyach). 10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David?
11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand; and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days
for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou that break away every man from his master.
and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I 11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have
have not sinned against thee, though thou huntest after my life to take killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not
it. whence they are?
12 Hwhy judge between me and thee, and Hwhy avenge me of 12 So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and
thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. came and told him according to all these words.
13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth 13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And
wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee. they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his
14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and
pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. two hundred abode by the baggage.
15 Hwhy therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold,
thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand. David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master;
16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking and he railed at them.
these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son 15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither
David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. missed we anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in
17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast the fields:
rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil. 16 they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we
18 And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with were with them keeping the sheep.
me, forasmuch as when Hwhy had delivered me up into thy hand, 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is
thou killedst me not. determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is
such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.
18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two 37 And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of
bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within
parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred him, and he became as a stone.
cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that Hwhy smote
19 And she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I Nabal, so that he died.
come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be
20 And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the Hwhy, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand
covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing
toward her; and she met them. of Nabal hath Hwhy returned upon his own head. And David sent
21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that 40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel,
pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good. they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take
22 Elohim do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of thee to him to wife.
all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child. 41 And she arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and
23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her said, Behold, thy handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the
ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the servants of my master.
ground. 42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five
24 And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my master, upon me be damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers
the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, of David, and became his wife.
and hear thou the words of thy handmaid. 43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them
25 Let not my master, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even his wives.
Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with 44 Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the
him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my master, whom son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
thou didst send.
26 Now therefore, my master, as Hwhy liveth, and as thy soul liveth, Chapter 26
seeing Hwhy hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from 1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David
avenging thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?
enemies, and them that seek evil to my master, be as Nabal. 2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having
27 And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the
master, let it be given unto the young men that follow my master. wilderness of Ziph.
28 Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid: for Hwhy will 3 And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert,
certainly make my master a sure house, because my master fighteth by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul
the battles of Hwhy; and evil shall not be found in thee all thy days. came after him into the wilderness.
29 And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, 4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of
yet the soul of my master shall be bound in the bundle of life with a certainty.
Hwhy thy Elohim; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he 5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped;
sling out, as from the hollow of a sling. and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of
30 And it shall come to pass, when Hwhy shall have done to my Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the
master according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.
thee, and shall have appointed thee prince over Israel, 6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to
31 that this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down
master, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with
master hath avenged himself. And when Hwhy shall have dealt thee.
well with my master, then remember thy handmaid. 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul
32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in
who sent thee this day to meet me: the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about
33 and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept him.
me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine 8 Then said Abishai to David, Elohim hath delivered up thine enemy
own hand. into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee,
34 For in very deed, as Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, liveth, who hath with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the
withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come second time.
to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning 9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his
light so much as one man-child. hand against Hwhy's anointed (mashiyach), and be guiltless?
35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and 10 And David said, As Hwhy liveth, Hwhy will smite him; or his
he said unto her, Go up in peace to thy house; see, I have hearkened day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.
to thy voice, and have accepted thy person. 11 Hwhy forbid that I should put forth my hand against Hwhy's
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his anointed (mashiyach): but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at
house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or 12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head;
more, until the morning light. and they gat them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did
any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from 6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth
Hwhy was fallen upon them. unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the 7 And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the
mountain afar off; a great space being between them; Philistines was a full year and four months.
14 and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, 8 And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the
Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those nations
thou that criest to the king? were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as thou goest to
15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over 9 And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive,
thy master the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the
the king thy master. camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish.
16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As Hwhy liveth, ye are 10 And Achish said, Against whom have ye made a raid to-day? And
worthy to die, because ye have not kept watch over your master, David said, Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the
Hwhy's anointed (mashiyach). And now see where the king's spear Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.
is, and the cruse of water that was at his head. 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to
17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so
David? And David said, It is my voice, my master, O king. hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the
18 And he said, Wherefore doth my master pursue after his servant? Philistines.
for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand? 12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel
19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my master the king hear the words of utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
his servant. If it be Hwhy that hath stirred thee up against me, let
him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they Chapter 28
before Hwhy: for they have driven me out this day that I should not 1 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their
cleave unto the inheritance of Hwhy, saying, Go, serve other hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto
elohim. David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the
20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the host, thou and thy men.
presence of Hwhy: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, 2 And David said to Achish, Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant
as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper
21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no of my head for ever.
more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this 3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried
day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that
22 And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
one of the young men come over and fetch it. 4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and
23 And Hwhy will render to every man his righteousness and his encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they
faithfulness; forasmuch as Hwhy delivered thee into my hand to- encamped in Gilboa.
day, and I would not put forth my hand against Hwhy's anointed 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his
(mashiyach). heart trembled greatly.
24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so 6 And when Saul inquired of Hwhy, Hwhy answered him not,
let my life be much set by in the eyes of Hwhy, and let him deliver neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
me out of all tribulation. 7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a
25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his
both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar
Saul returned to his place. spirit at En-dor.
8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and went, he
Chapter 27 and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he
1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of said, Divine unto me, I pray thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring me
Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the up whomsoever I shall name unto thee.
land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any 9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath
more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the
2 And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my
were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. life, to cause me to die?
3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with 10 And Saul sware to her by Hwhy, saying, As Hwhy liveth, there
his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he
4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no said, Bring me up Samuel.
more again for him. 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and
5 And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for
let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may thou art Saul.
dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with 13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And
thee? the woman said unto Saul, I see an elohim coming up out of the
earth.
14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old 6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As Hwhy liveth, thou
man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul perceived hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the
that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day
obeisance. of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the masters favor
15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me thee not.
up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines 7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the
make war against me, and Elohim is departed from me, and masters of the Philistines.
answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore 8 And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast
I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this
do. day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my master the
16 And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing king?
Hwhy is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary? 9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in
17 And Hwhy hath done unto thee, as he spake by me: and Hwhy my sight, as an angel of Elohim: notwithstanding the princes of the
hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbor, Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
even to David. 10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of thy
18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of Hwhy, and didst not master that are come with thee; and as soon as ye are up early in the
execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath Hwhy done morning, and have light, depart.
this thing unto thee this day. 11 So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to
19 Moreover Hwhy will deliver Israel also with thee into the hand of return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to
the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: Jezreel.
Hwhy will deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the
Philistines. Chapter 30
20 Then Saul fell straightway his full length upon the earth, and was 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on
sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South,
strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
night. 2 and had taken captive the women and all that were therein, both
21 And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went
troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened their way.
unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have 3 And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned
hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were
22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy taken captive.
handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and
thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. wept, until they had no more power to weep.
23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together 5 And David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
with the woman, constrained him; and he hearkened unto their voice. and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning
24 And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she hasted, and him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his
killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in
bread thereof: Hwhy his Elohim.
25 and she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray
did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the
ephod to David.
Chapter 29 8 And David inquired of Hwhy, saying, If I pursue after this troop,
1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek: and the shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt
Israelites encamped by the fountain which is in Jezreel. surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all.
2 And the masters of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and
thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
Achish. 10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred
3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the
here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this brook Besor.
David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me 11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David,
these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to
since he fell away unto me unto this day? drink.
4 But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of
of the Philistines said unto him, Make the man return, that he may go raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he
back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three
down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to nights.
us: for wherewith should this fellow reconcile himself unto his master? 13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art
should it not be with the heads of these men? thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an
5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?
14 We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him;
which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
burned Ziklag with fire. 4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
15 And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me
he said, Swear unto me by Elohim, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was
deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
to this troop. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread upon his sword, and died with him.
abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his
because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the men, that same day together.
Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley,
17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of and they that were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel
the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities,
hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled. and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip
rescued his two wives. the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount
19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, Gilboa.
neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the
taken to them: David brought back all. land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove of their idols, and to the people.
before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil. 10 And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they
21 And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the 11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him
brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, 12 all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of
he saluted them. Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they
22 Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows, of those that came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not 13 And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree
give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and
depart.
23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which
Hwhy hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered
the troop that came against us into our hand.
24 And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is
that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the
baggage: they shall share alike.
25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and
an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders
of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you of the
spoil of the enemies of Hwhy:
27 To them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of
the South, and to them that were in Jattir,
28 and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth,
and to them that were in Eshtemoa,
29 and to them that were in Racal, and to them that were in the cities
of the Jerahmeelites, and to them that were in the cities of the
Kenites,
30 and to them that were in Hormah, and to them that were in Bor-
ashan, and to them that were in Athach,
31 and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David
himself and his men were wont to haunt.
Chapter 31
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled
from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and
the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the
sons of Saul.
23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in
The Second Book of Samuel their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles,
They were stronger than lions.
Chapter 1 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet
1 And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned delicately, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days 25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is
in Ziklag; slain upon thy high places.
2 it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast
camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love
so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did of women.
obeisance. 27 How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!
3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said Chapter 2
unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. 1 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Hwhy, saying,
And he answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Hwhy said unto
the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto
are dead also. Hebron.
5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the
that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon 3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with
mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-
And I answered, Here am I. gilead were they that buried Saul.
8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an 5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said
Amalekite. unto them, Blessed be ye of Hwhy, that ye have showed this
9 And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for kindness unto your master, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me. 6 And now Hwhy show lovingkindness and truth unto you: and I also
10 So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was 7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul
upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have your master is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me
brought them hither unto my master. king over them.
11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all 8 Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, had taken Ish-
the men that were with him: bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
12 and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and 9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over
for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Hwhy, and for the Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. 10 Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign
13 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah
And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite. followed David.
14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of
hand to destroy Hwhy's anointed (mashiyach)? Judah was seven years and six months.
15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall 12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son
upon him. And he smote him, so that he died. of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out,
mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Hwhy's and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on
anointed (mashiyach). the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and
Jonathan his son: play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
18 (and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: 15 Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin,
behold, it is written in the book of Jashar): and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of
19 Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the David.
mighty fallen! 16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his
20 Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that
daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
uncircumcised triumph. 17 And the battle was very sore that day: and Abner was beaten, and
21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely 18 And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and
cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed (mashiyach) with oil. Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the
Jonathan turned not back, And the sword of Saul returned not empty. right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David; and yet
answered, It is I. thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy 9 Elohim do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Hwhy hath sworn to
left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his David, I do not even so to him;
armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-
wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold sheba.
up my face to Joab thy brother? 11 And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared
23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder him.
end of the spear smote him in the body, so that the spear came out 12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose
behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my
came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
down and died stood still. 13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down require of thee: that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first
when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 14 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying,
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred
Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill. foreskins of the Philistines.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for 15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from
ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how Paltiel the son of Laish.
long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following 16 And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed
their brethren? her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return: and he
27 And Joab said, As Elohim liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely returned.
then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every 17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In
one his brother. times past ye sought for David to be king over you:
28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and 18 now then do it; for Hwhy hath spoken of David, saying, By the
pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand
29 And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came 19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also
to Mahanaim. to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to
30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.
gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants 20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And
nineteen men and Asahel. David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's 21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all
men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. Israel unto my master the king, that they may make a covenant with
32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth. And
father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron. 22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray,
and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David
Chapter 3 in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of 23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told
David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath
waxed weaker and weaker. sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done?
Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away,
3 and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and he is quite gone?
and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee,
of Geshur; and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou
4 and the fourth, Adoniyah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah doest.
the son of Abital; 26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers
5 and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but
David in Hebron. David knew it not.
6 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul 27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into
and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there
of Saul. in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
7 Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of 28 And afterward, when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are
Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in guiltless before Hwhy for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
unto my father's concubine? 29 let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house; and
8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that
Am I a dog's head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or
kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his that lacketh bread.
30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person
their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of
31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, your hand, and take you away from the earth?
Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before 12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and
Abner. And king David followed the bier. cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool
32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the
and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. grave of Abner in Hebron.
33 And the king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a
fool dieth? Chapter 5
34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: As a man 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake,
falleth before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all the saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
people wept again over him. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest
35 And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was out and broughtest in Israel: and Hwhy said to thee, Thou shalt be
yet day; but David sware, saying, Elohim do so to me, and more also, shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.
if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down. 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David
36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as made a covenant with them in Hebron before Hwhy: and they
whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. anointed David king over Israel.
37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. forty years.
38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in
prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites,
sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Hwhy reward the evil-doer the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except
according to his wickedness. thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither;
thinking, David cannot come in hither.
Chapter 4 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city
1 And when Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in of David.
Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were 8 And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him
troubled. get up to the watercourse, and smite the lame and the blind, that are
2 And Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, had two men that were captains of hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and
bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other the lame; he cannot come into the house.
Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of 9 And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And
Benjamin (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin: David built round about from Millo and inward.
3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there 10 And David waxed greater and greater; for Hwhy, the Elohim of
until this day). hosts, was with him.
4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He 11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees,
was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
Jezreel; and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as 12 And David perceived that Hwhy had established him king over
she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's
was Mephibosheth. sake.
5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, 13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem,
and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and
he took his rest at noon. daughters born to David.
6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they 14 And these are the names of those that were born unto him in
would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the body: and Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. 15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
7 Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his 16 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and 17 And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king
took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night. over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard
8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and of it, and went down to the stronghold.
said to the king, Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, 18 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley
thine enemy, who sought thy life; and Hwhy hath avenged my of Rephaim.
master the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 19 And David inquired of Hwhy, saying, Shall I go up against the
9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Hwhy said
Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As Hwhy liveth, who unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy
hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, hand.
10 when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have 20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and
brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which he said, Hwhy hath broken mine enemies before me, like the
was the reward I gave him for his tidings. breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-
perazim.
21 And they left their images there; and David and his men took them 18 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and
away. the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Hwhy of
22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in hosts.
the valley of Rephaim. 19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole
23 And when David inquired of Hwhy, he said, Thou shalt not go up: multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to every one a cake of
make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. So all the people
mulberry-trees. departed every one to his house.
24 And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the 20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the
tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was
is Hwhy gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of
25 And David did so, as Hwhy commanded him, and smote the the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly
Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer. uncovereth himself!
21 And David said unto Michal, It was before Hwhy, who chose me
Chapter 6 above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over
1 And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty the people of Hwhy, over Israel: therefore will I play before
thousand. Hwhy.
2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, 22 And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own
from Baale-judah, to bring up from thence the ark of Elohim, which is sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I
called by the Name, even the name of Hwhy of hosts that sitteth be had in honor.
above the cherubim. 23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her
3 And they set the ark of Elohim upon a new cart, and brought it out of death.
the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the
sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. Chapter 7
4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the 1 And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Hwhy
hill, with the ark of Elohim: and Ahio went before the ark. had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
5 And David and all the house of Israel played before Hwhy with all 2 that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a
manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with house of cedar, but the ark of Elohim dwelleth within curtains.
psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for
6 And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth Hwhy is with thee.
his hand to the ark of Elohim, and took hold of it; for the oxen 4 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Hwhy came
stumbled. unto Nathan, saying,
7 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Uzzah; and Elohim 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Hwhy, Shalt thou build
smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of Elohim. me a house for me to dwell in?
8 And David was displeased, because Hwhy had broken forth upon 6 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the
Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-uzzah, unto this day. children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a
9 And David was afraid of Hwhy that day; and he said, How shall the tent and in a tabernacle.
ark of Hwhy come unto me? 7 In all places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel,
10 So David would not remove the ark of Hwhy unto him into the spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to
city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a
the Gittite. house of cedar?
11 And the ark of Hwhy remained in the house of Obed-edom the 8 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith
Gittite three months: and Hwhy blessed Obed-edom, and all his Hwhy of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the
house. sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;
12 And it was told king David, saying, Hwhy hath blessed the house 9 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut
of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great
Elohim. And David went and brought up the ark of Elohim from the name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.
house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them,
13 And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Hwhy had that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more;
gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at
14 And David danced before Hwhy with all his might; and David was the first,
girded with a linen ephod. 11 and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Hwhy Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover
with shouting (teruah), and with the sound of the trumpet. Hwhy telleth thee that Hwhy will make thee a house.
16 And it was so, as the ark of Hwhy came into the city of David, 12 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I
that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels,
king David leaping and dancing before Hwhy; and she despised and I will establish his kingdom.
him in her heart. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne
17 And they brought in the ark of Hwhy, and set it in its place, in the of his kingdom for ever.
midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt- 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I
offerings and peace-offerings before Hwhy. will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the
children of men;
15 but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Saul, whom I put away before thee. Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before 8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David
thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. took exceeding much brass.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did 9 And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the
Nathan speak unto David. host of Hadadezer,
18 Then David the king went in, and sat before Hwhy; and he said, 10 then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to
Who am I, O Adonay Hwhy, and what is my house, that thou hast bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten
brought me thus far? him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him
19 And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Adonay Hwhy; but vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to 11 These also did king David dedicate unto Hwhy, with the silver
come; and this too after the manner of men, O Adonay Hwhy! and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;
20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy 12 of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the
servant, O Adonay Hwhy. Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of
21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou Rehob, king of Zobah.
wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it. 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the
22 Wherefore thou art great, O Adonay Hwhy: for there is none like Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.
thee, neither is there any Elohim besides thee, according to all that 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he
we have heard with our ears. garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And
23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, Hwhy gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
whom Elohim went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and
him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy righteousness unto all his people.
land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat
from the nations and their elohim? the son of Ahilud was recorder;
24 And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people 17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar,
unto thee for ever; and thou, Hwhy, becamest their Elohim. were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;
25 And now, O Hwhy Elohim, the word that thou hast spoken 18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the
concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Hwhy of hosts is Chapter 9
Elohim over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be 1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I
established before thee. may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
27 For thou, O Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, hast revealed to 2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba,
thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy and they called him unto David; and the king said unto him, Art thou
servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
28 And now, O Adonay Hwhy, thou art Elohim, and thy words are 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may
truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant: show the kindness of Elohim unto him? And Ziba said unto the king,
29 now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame of his feet.
that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Adonay Hwhy, 4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king,
hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
blessed for ever. 5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the
son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
Chapter 8 6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto
1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And David said,
subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, thy servant!
hand of the Philistines. 7 And David said unto him, Fear not; for I will surely show thee
2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the
to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table
and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to continually.
David, and brought tribute. 8 And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou
3 David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
went to recover his dominion at the River. 9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, All
4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy
and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot master's son.
horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. 10 And thou shalt till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadadezer king of servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may
Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread
6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Hwhy gave 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my master the
victory to David whithersoever he went. king commandeth his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for
Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the 19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that
king's sons. they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel,
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of
all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. Ammon any more.
13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at
the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet. Chapter 11
1 And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings
Chapter 10 go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and
1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged
died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.
2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, 2 And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed,
as his father showed kindness unto me. So David sent by his and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he
servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look
came into the land of the children of Ammon. upon.
3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their 3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not
master, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
sent comforters unto thee? hath not David sent his servants unto thee 4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him,
to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and
4 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their she returned unto her house.
beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their 5 And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I
buttocks, and sent them away. am with child.
5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them; for the men were 6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab
greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards sent Uriah to David.
be grown, and then return. 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab
6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth- 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet.
rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a
king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve mess of food from the king.
thousand men. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of
7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the his master, and went not down to his house.
mighty men. 10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto
8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey?
the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and wherefore didst thou not go down unto thy house?
the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. 11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in
9 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and booths; and my master Joab, and the servants of my master, are
behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and
against the Syrians: to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth,
10 And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his I will not do this thing.
brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon. 12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will
11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the
help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I morrow.
will come and help thee. 13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him;
12 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed
the cities of our Elohim: and Hwhy do that which seemeth him with the servants of his master, but went not down to his house.
good. 14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to
13 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of
14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and
they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab die.
returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.
Israel, they gathered themselves together. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there
16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the
the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the Hittite died also.
host of Hadarezer at their head. 18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and 19 and he charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an
passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king,
themselves in array against David, and fought with him. 20 it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee,
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that
the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, they would shoot from the wall?
and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he died there.
21 who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Hwhy. And
cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Nathan said unto David, Hwhy also hath put away thy sin; thou
Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy shalt not die.
servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to
22 So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab the enemies of Hwhy to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto
had sent him for. thee shall surely die.
23 And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And Hwhy struck the child
and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
unto the entrance of the gate. 16 David therefore besought Elohim for the child; and David fasted,
24 And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall; and some of and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead 17 And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise
also. him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with
25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto them.
Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the
as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they
overthrow it: and encourage thou him. said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he
26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell
dead, she made lamentation for her husband. him that the child is dead!
27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together,
his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his
thing that David had done displeased Hwhy. servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed
Chapter 12 himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of
1 And Hwhy sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and Hwhy, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when
said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
other poor. 21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast
2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but
3 but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with 22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I
his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, said, Who knoweth whether Hwhy will not be gracious to me, that
and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. the child may live?
4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take 23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back
of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it 24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her,
for the man that was come to him. and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name
5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said Solomon. And Hwhy loved him;
to Nathan, As Hwhy liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to 25 and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his
die: name Jedidiah, for Hwhy's sake.
6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and
because he had no pity. took the royal city.
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Hwhy, the 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought
Elohim of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters.
out of the hand of Saul; 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp
8 and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after
bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that my name.
had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah,
things. and fought against it, and took it.
9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Hwhy, to do that which 30 And he took the crown of their king from off his head; and the
is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones;
and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the
sword of the children of Ammon. city, exceeding much.
10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them
because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and
Hittite to be thy wife. made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the
11 Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people
thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give returned unto Jerusalem.
them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of
this sun. Chapter 13
12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a
before the sun. fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David
loved her.
2 And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant
Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go
anything unto her. with thy servant.
3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of 25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we
Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man. be burdensome unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not
4 And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from go, but blessed him.
day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love 26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go
Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign 27 But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons
thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, go with him.
Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and 28 And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now, when
dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand. Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you, Smite
6 So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was Amnon, then kill him; fear not; have not I commanded you? be
come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar courageous, and be valiant.
come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I 29 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had
may eat from her hand. commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him
7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother up upon his mule, and fled.
Amnon's house, and dress him food. 30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that the tidings
8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and
And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, there is not one of them left.
and did bake the cakes. 31 Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth;
9 And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men go out from me. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and
And they went out every man from him. said, Let not my master suppose that they have killed all the young
10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment
may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his
made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. sister Tamar.
11 And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold 33 Now therefore let not my master the king take the thing to his heart,
of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister. to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.
12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no 34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up
such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the
13 And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be way of the hill-side behind him.
as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto 35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons are come:
the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. as thy servant said, so it is.
14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger 36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking,
than she, he forced her, and lay with her. that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept:
15 Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had 37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of
loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
16 And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would 39 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he
not hearken unto her. was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put
now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. Chapter 14
18 And she had a garment of divers colors upon her; for with such 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was
robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then toward Absalom.
his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said
19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on
colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be
her way, crying aloud as she went. as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:
20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother 3 and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab
been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; put the words in her mouth.
take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her 4 And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face
brother Absalom's house. to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of
22 And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the
23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep- field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other,
shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom and killed him.
invited all the king's sons. 7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they
say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the
life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the
will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband king's weight.
neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth. 27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter,
8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thy house, and I will give whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
charge concerning thee. 28 And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the
9 And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king, My master, O king, the king's face.
iniquity be on me, and on my father's house; and the king and his 29 Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would
throne be guiltless. not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not
10 And the king said, Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to come.
me, and he shall not touch thee any more. 30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine,
11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Hwhy thy and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's
Elohim, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they servants set the field on fire.
destroy my son. And he said, As Hwhy liveth, there shall not one 31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said
hair of thy son fall to the earth. unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
12 Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word 32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying,
unto my master the king. And he said, Say on. Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I
13 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now
thing against the people of Elohim? for in speaking this word the king therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let
is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his him kill me.
banished one. 33 So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for
14 For we must needs die, and are as water split on the ground, which Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the
cannot be gathered up again; neither doth Elohim take away life, but ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.
15 Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak this word unto my Chapter 15
master the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot
thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
king will perform the request of his servant. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate:
16 For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to
man that would destroy me and my son together out of the the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of
inheritance of Elohim. what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of
17 Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my master the Israel.
king be comfortable; for as an angel of Elohim, so is my master the 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but
king to discern good and bad: and Hwhy thy Elohim be with thee. there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that
me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I
my master the king now speak. would do him justice!
19 And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the 5 And it was so, that, when any man came nigh to do him obeisance,
woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my master the king, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my 6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for
master the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid; 7 And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto
20 to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed
thing: and my master is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of unto Hwhy, in Hebron.
Elohim, to know all things that are in the earth. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying,
21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go If Hwhy shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve
therefore, bring the young man Absalom back. Hwhy.
22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and 9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to
blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I Hebron.
have found favor in thy sight, my master, O king, in that the king hath 10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,
performed the request of his servant. As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say,
23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Absalom is king in Hebron.
Jerusalem. 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that
24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they knew not anything.
my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king's 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor,
face. from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices.
25 Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually
for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head with Absalom.
there was no blemish in him. 13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the
26 And when he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's men of Israel are after Absalom.
end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at
Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape
from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and 35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests?
bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the
sword. king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
15 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are 36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's
ready to do whatsoever my master the king shall choose. son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto
16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the me everything that ye shall hear.
king left ten women, that were concubines, to keep the house. 37 So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city; and Absalom came
17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they into Jerusalem.
tarried in Beth-merhak.
18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, Chapter 16
and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came 1 And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba
after him from Gath, passed on before the king. the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled,
19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters
with us? return, and abide with the king: for thou art a foreigner, and of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
also an exile; return to thine own place. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba
20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread
go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I may? return thou, and and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as
take back thy brethren; mercy and truth be with thee. are faint in the wilderness may drink.
21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As Hwhy liveth, and as my 3 And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto
master the king liveth, surely in what place my master the king shall the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day will the
be, whether for death or for life, even there also will thy servant be. house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite 4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto
passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy
him. sight, my master, O king.
23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people 5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out
passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was
all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.
24 And, lo, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the 6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David:
ark of the covenant of Elohim; and they set down the ark of Elohim; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and
and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the on his left.
city. 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of
25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of Elohim into the blood, and base fellow:
city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of Hwhy, he will bring me again, 8 Hwhy hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in
and show me both it, and his habitation: whose stead thou hast reigned; and Hwhy hath delivered the
26 but if he say thus, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art
him do to me as seemeth good unto him. taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.
27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not a seer? return 9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this
into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, dead dog curse my master the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and
and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. take off his head.
28 See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah?
from you to certify me. Because he curseth, and because Hwhy hath said unto him, Curse
29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of Elohim again to David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
Jerusalem: and they abode there. 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son,
30 And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more
as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and may this Benjamite now do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for
all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and Hwhy hath bidden him.
they went up, weeping as they went up. 12 It may be that Hwhy will look on the wrong done unto me, and
31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators that Hwhy will requite me good for his cursing of me this day.
with Absalom. And David said, O Hwhy, I pray thee, turn the 13 So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on
counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw
32 And it came to pass, that, when David was come to the top of the stones at him, and cast dust.
ascent, where Elohim was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary;
came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head. and he refreshed himself there.
33 And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, then thou wilt 15 And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to
be a burden unto me: Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
34 but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy 16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was
servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant in time past, so come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, Long live the
will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of king, Long live the king.
Ahithophel. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why
wentest thou not with thy friend?
18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Hwhy, and this 15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and
people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and
him will I abide. thus and thus have I counselled.
19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the 16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this
presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest
I be in thy presence. the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En-rogel; and a maid-
do. servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David:
21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's for they might not be seen to come into the city.
concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear 18 But a lad saw them, and told Absalom: and they went both of them
that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a
with thee be strong. well in his court; and they went down thither.
22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and 19 And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth,
Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.
23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was 20 And Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house; and they
as if a man inquired at the oracle of Elohim: so was all the counsel of said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto
Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had
sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
Chapter 17 21 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up
1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto
twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath
night: Ahithophel counselled against you.
2 and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and 22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they
will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; passed over the Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of
and I will smite the king only; them that was not gone over the Jordan.
3 and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he
seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set
4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried
5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear in the sepulchre of his father.
likewise what he saith. 24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the
6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after 25 And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa
his saying? if not, speak thou. was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went
7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
given this time is not good. 26 And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
8 Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that 27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that
they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and
robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of
will not lodge with the people. Rogelim,
9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will 28 brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and
come to pass, when some of them are fallen at the first, that barley, and meal, and parched grain, and beans, and lentils, and
whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people parched pulse,
that follow Absalom. 29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for
10 And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The
utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
they that are with him are valiant men.
11 But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Chapter 18
Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; 1 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains
and that thou go to battle in thine own person. of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, 2 And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab,
and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's
him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the
one. king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes 3 But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they
to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but
small stone found there. thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou
14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai be ready to support us out of the city.
the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Hwhy had 4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And
ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by
Hwhy might bring evil upon Absalom. hundreds and by thousands.
5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal 26 And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman
gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all called unto the porter, and said, Behold, another man running alone.
the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
concerning Absalom. 27 And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a
in the forest of Ephraim. good man, and cometh with good tidings.
7 And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of 28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he
David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said,
thousand men. Blessed be Hwhy thy Elohim, who hath delivered up the men that
8 For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and lifted up their hand against my master the king.
the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And
9 And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me thy
was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken 30 And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside,
up between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went and stood still.
on. 31 And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for
10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw my master the king; for Hwhy hath avenged thee this day of all
Absalom hanging in an oak. them that rose up against thee.
11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest 32 And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well with the young man
it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my master the
have given thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle. king, and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that
12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand young man is.
pieces of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against 33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over
the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom,
and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my
13 Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no son, my son!
matter hid from the king), then thou thyself wouldest have set thyself
against me. Chapter 19
14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three 1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for
darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while Absalom.
he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people;
15 And ten young men that bare Joab's armor compassed about and for the people heard say that day, The king grieveth for his son.
smote Absalom, and slew him. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
after Israel; for Joab held back the people. 4 And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O
17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast
every one to his tent. shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, who this day have
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the
pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name; 6 in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love
and it is called Absalom's monument, unto this day. thee. For thou hast declared this day, that princes and servants are
19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the nought unto thee: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived,
king tidings, how that Hwhy hath avenged him of his enemies. and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy
day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt servants; for I swear by Hwhy, if thou go not forth, there will not
bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. tarry a man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than
21 Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now.
seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the
22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the
what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his
said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no tent.
reward for the tidings? 9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel,
23 But come what may, said he, I will run. And he said unto him, Run. saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he
Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite. saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of
24 Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman the land from Absalom.
went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, 10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now
and looked, and, behold, a man running alone. therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he 11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying,
be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring
near.
the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and
the king, to bring him to his house. he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim;
12 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then for he was a very great man.
are ye the last to bring back the king? 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will
13 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? Elohim sustain thee with me in Jerusalem.
do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before 34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How many are the days of the
me continually in the room of Joab. years of my life, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart 35 I am this day fourscore years old: can I discern between good and
of one man; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Return thou, and bad? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any
all thy servants. more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then
15 So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to should thy servant be yet a burden unto my master the king?
Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan. 36 Thy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and
16 And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?
hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. 37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine
17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, thy
servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servant Chimham; let him go over with my master the king; and do to
servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence him what shall seem good unto thee.
of the king. 38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will
18 And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou
and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan. 39 And all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over:
19 And he said unto the king, Let not my master impute iniquity unto and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto
me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely his own place.
the day that my master the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king 40 So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him:
should take it to his heart. and all the people of Judah brought the king over, and also half the
20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I people of Israel.
am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to 41 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto
meet my master the king. the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away,
21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all
be put to death for this, because he cursed Hwhy's anointed David's men with him?
(mashiyach)? 42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the
22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are ye angry for this matter?
that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man have we eaten at all at the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We
king over Israel? have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than
23 And the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had
sware unto him. in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were
24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor
washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he Chapter 20
came home in peace. 1 And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was
25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and
king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the
Mephibosheth? son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
26 And he answered, My master, O king, my servant deceived me: for 2 So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed
thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clave unto their king,
go with the king; because thy servant is lame. from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.
27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my master the king; but my 3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten
master the king is as an angel of Elohim: do therefore what is good in women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put
thine eyes. them in ward, and provided them with sustenance, but went not in
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my master the unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in
king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine widowhood.
own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more 4 Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together
unto the king? within three days, and be thou here present.
29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy 5 So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried
matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land. longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all, 6 And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us
forasmuch as my master the king is come in peace unto his own more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy master's servants, and
house. pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our
31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went sight.
over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
7 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites and the for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the
Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, toGibeonites.
pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now the
8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the
to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul
had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);
loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. 3 and David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and
9 And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab wherewith shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance
took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. of Hwhy?
10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so 4 And the Gibeonites said unto him, It is no matter of silver or gold
he smote him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man
ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai to death in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for
his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. you.
11 And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that 5 And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that
favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab. devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in
12 And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. any of the borders of Israel,
And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried 6 let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang
Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, them up unto Hwhy in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Hwhy. And
when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. the king said, I will give them.
13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of
after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. Saul, because of Hwhy's oath that was between them, between
14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth- David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom
went also after him. she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of
15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the son of
cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; Barzillai the Meholathite:
and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it
9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they
down. hanged them in the mountain before Hwhy, and they fell all seven
16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray together. And they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first
you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. days, at the beginning of barley harvest.
17 And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? 10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for
And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was
thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. poured upon them from heaven; and she suffered neither the birds of
18 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by
saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the night.
matter. 11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the
19 I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest concubine of Saul, had done.
to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the
12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of
inheritance of Hwhy? Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen
20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged
should swallow up or destroy. them, in the day that the Philistines slew Saul in Gilboa;
21 The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, 13 and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of
Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the Jonathan his son: and they gathered the bones of them that were
king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from thehanged.
city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown14 And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the
to thee over the wall. country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and
22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they they performed all that the king commanded. And after that Elohim
cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab.was entreated for the land.
And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, 15 And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down,
every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And
23 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of David waxed faint;
Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites; 16 and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of
24 and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
25 and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah aided him, and smote the Philistine,
26 and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David. and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou
shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp
Chapter 21 of Israel.
1 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after 18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the
year; and David sought the face of Hwhy. And Hwhy said, It is Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph, who was
of the sons of the giant.
19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan 25 Therefore hath Hwhy recompensed me according to my
the son of Jaareoregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect
20 And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, 27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse
four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. thou wilt show thyself froward.
21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the
brother, slew him. haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
22 These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand 29 For thou art my lamp, O Hwhy; And Hwhy will lighten my
of David, and by the hand of his servants. darkness.
30 For by thee I run upon a troop; By my Elohim do I leap over a wall.
Chapter 22 31 As for El, his way is perfect: The word of Hwhy is tried; He is a
1 And David spake unto Hwhy the words of this song in the day that shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
Hwhy delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of 32 For who is El, save Hwhy? And who is a rock, save our Elohim?
the hand of Saul: 33 El is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
2 and he said, Hwhy is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, 34 He maketh his feet like hinds' feet, And setteth me upon my high
even mine; places.
3 Elohim, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of 35 He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of
my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest brass.
me from violence. 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy
4 I will call upon Hwhy, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be gentleness hath made me great.
saved from mine enemies. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not
5 For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of slipped.
unrighteousness made me afraid: 38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I
6 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came turn again till they were consumed.
upon me. 39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they
7 In my distress I called upon Hwhy; Yea, I called unto my Elohim: cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his 40 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast
ears. subdued under me those that rose up against me.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven 41 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I
quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth. might cut off them that hate me.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth 42 They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Hwhy, but
devoured: Coals were kindled by it. he answered them not.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness 43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them
was under his feet. as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou
wings of the wind. hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not
12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of known shall serve me.
waters, thick clouds of the skies. 45 The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they
13 At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled. hear of me, they shall obey me.
14 Hwhy thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his 46 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of
voice. their close places.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and 47 Hwhy liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be Elohim, the
discomfited them. rock of my salvation,
16 Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the 48 Even the El that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth
world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Hwhy, At the blast of the down peoples under me,
breath of his nostrils. 49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me
17 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters; up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; violent man.
for they were too mighty for me. 50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Hwhy, among the
19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Hwhy was nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
my stay. 51 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth
20 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, lovingkindness to his anointed (mashiyach), To David and to his
because he delighted in me. seed, for evermore.
21 Hwhy rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to
the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. Chapter 23
22 For I have kept the ways of Hwhy, And have not wickedly 1 Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse saith,
departed from my Elohim. And the man who was raised on high saith, The anointed (mashiyach)
23 For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did of the Elohim of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel:
not depart from them. 2 The Spirit of Hwhy spake by me, And his word was upon my
24 I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity. tongue.
3 The Elohim of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of Elohim, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
4 He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A 27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
morning without clouds, When the tender grass springeth out of the 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
earth, Through clear shining after rain. 29 Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of
5 Verily my house is not so with El; Yet he hath made with me an Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things, and sure: For it is all my 30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
salvation, and all my desire, Although he maketh it not to grow. 31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
6 But the unrighteous shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
Because they cannot be taken with the hand; 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
7 But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the
of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place. son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb- 35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was 36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time. 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab
9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, the son of Zeruiah,
one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the 38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of 39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
Israel were gone away.
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and Chapter 24
his hand clave unto the sword; and Hwhy wrought a great victory 1 And again the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Israel, and he
that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil. moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.
11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the 2 And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him,
Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to
ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of
12 But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the the people.
Philistines; and Hwhy wrought a great victory. 3 And Joab said unto the king, Now Hwhy thy Elohim add unto the
13 And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold; and may the
the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the eyes of my master the king see it: but why doth my master the king
Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. delight in this thing?
14 And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the 4 Notwithstanding, the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against
Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! 5 And they passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the
16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto
and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, Jazer:
and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but 6 then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they
poured it out unto Hwhy. came to Dan-jaan, and round about to Sidon,
17 And he said, Be it far from me, O Hwhy, that I should do this: 7 and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites,
shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at
therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty Beer-sheba.
men. 8 So when they had gone to and from through all the land, they came to
18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew 9 And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the
them, and had a name among the three. king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men
19 Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred
their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. thousand men.
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of 10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the
Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel people. And David said unto Hwhy, I have sinned greatly in that
of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in which I have done: but now, O Hwhy, put away, I beseech thee,
time of snow. the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a 11 And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Hwhy came
spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own 12 Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Hwhy, I offer thee three
spear. things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name 13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall
among the three mighty men. seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee
23 He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the three months before thy foes while they pursue thee? or shall there
first three. And David set him over his guard. be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider
24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
Dodo of Beth-lehem,
14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into
the hand of Hwhy; for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into
the hand of man.
15 So Hwhy sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to
the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to
Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.
16 And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to
destroy it, Hwhy repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that
destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel
of Hwhy was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
17 And David spake unto Hwhy when he saw the angel that smote
the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely;
but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be
against me, and against my father's house.
18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an
altar unto Hwhy in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
19 And David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Hwhy
commanded.
20 And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants
coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself
before the king with his face to the ground.
21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my master the king come to his
servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build
an altar unto Hwhy, that the plague may be stayed from the
people.
22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my master the king take and
offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-
offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for
the wood:
23 all this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king. And Araunah said
unto the king, Hwhy thy Elohim accept thee.
24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee
at a price. Neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto Hwhy my Elohim
which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the
oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
25 And David built there an altar unto Hwhy, and offered burnt-
offerings and peace-offerings. So Hwhy was entreated for the land,
and the plague was stayed from Israel.
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22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet
The First Book of the Kings came in.
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And
Chapter 1 when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the
1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him king with his face to the ground.
with clothes, but he gat no heat. 24 And Nathan said, My master, O king, hast thou said, Adoniyah shall
2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
master the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and 25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fatlings and
cherish him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my master the king may sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the
get heat. captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are
3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, eating and drinking before him, and say, Long live king Adoniyah.
and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah
4 And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
ministered to him; but the king knew her not. 27 Is this thing done by my master the king, and thou hast not showed
5 Then Adoniyah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be unto thy servants who should sit on the throne of my master the king
king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to after him?
run before him. 28 Then king David answered and said, Call to me Bath-sheba. And
6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born 29 And the king sware, and said, As Hwhy liveth, who hath
after Absalom. redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the 30 verily as I sware unto thee by Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, saying,
priest: and they following Adoniyah helped him. Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan my throne in my stead; verily so will I do this day.
the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men that belonged 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did
to David, were not with Adoniyah. obeisance to the king, and said, Let my master king David live for
9 And Adoniyah slew sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of ever.
Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he called all his brethren, the 32 And king David said, Call to me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the
king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants: prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the
10 but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and king.
Solomon his brother, he called not. 33 And the king said unto them, Take with you the servants of your
11 Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, master, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and
saying, Hast thou not heard that Adoniyah the son of Haggith doth bring him down to Gihon:
reign, and David our master knoweth it not? 34 and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there
12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that king over Israel; and blow ye the trumpet, and say, Long live king
thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. Solomon.
13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not 35 Then ye shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon
thou, my master, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly my throne; for he shall be king in my stead; and I have appointed him
Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my to be prince over Israel and over Judah.
throne? why then doth Adoniyah reign? 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said,
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in Amein: Hwhy, the Elohim of my master the king, say so too.
after thee, and confirm thy words. 37 As Hwhy hath been with my master the king, even so be he with
15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my master
king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto king David.
the king. 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son
16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and
king said, What wouldest thou? caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to
17 And she said unto him, My master, thou swarest by Hwhy thy Gihon.
Elohim unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall 39 And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and
reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people
18 And now, behold, Adoniyah reigneth; and thou, my master the king, said, Long live king Solomon.
knowest it not: 40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with
19 and he hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the
hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab sound of them.
the captain of the host; but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. 41 And Adoniyah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they
20 And thou, my master the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the
that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my master trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an
the king after him. uproar?
21 Otherwise it will come to pass, when my master the king shall sleep 42 While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest
with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted came: and Adoniyah said, Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and
offenders. bringest good tidings.
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43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adoniyah, Verily our master I sware to him by Hwhy, saying, I will not put thee to death with the
king David hath made Solomon king: sword.
44 and the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man; and
prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt
the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride upon the king's bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.
mule; 10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
45 and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him 11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven
king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in
city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. Jerusalem.
46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 12 And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his
47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our master king kingdom was established greatly.
David, saying, Thy Elohim make the name of Solomon better than thy 13 Then Adoniyah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother
name, and make his throne greater than thy throne: and the king of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said,
bowed himself upon the bed. Peaceably.
48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said,
Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes Say on.
even seeing it. 15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all
49 And all the guests of Adoniyah were afraid, and rose up, and went Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom
every man his way. is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from
50 And Adoniyah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, Hwhy.
and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto
51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adoniyah feareth king him, Say on.
Solomon; for, lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, 17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king (for he will
Let king Solomon swear unto me first that he will not slay his servant not say thee nay), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
with the sword. 18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
52 And Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there 19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him
shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in for Adoniyah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself
him, he shall die. unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set
53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said 20 Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And
unto him, Go to thy house. the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee.
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adoniyah
Chapter 2 thy brother to wife.
1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why
Solomon his son, saying, dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adoniyah? ask for him the
2 I am going the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for
show thyself a man; Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
3 and keep the charge of Hwhy thy Elohim, to walk in his ways, to 23 Then king Solomon sware by Hwhy, saying, Elohim do so to me,
keep his statutes, and his mitzwah, and his ordinances, and his and more also, if Adoniyah hath not spoken this word against his own
testimonies, according to that which is written in the torah of Moses, life.
that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever 24 Now therefore as Hwhy liveth, who hath established me, and set
thou turnest thyself. me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a
4 That Hwhy may establish his word which he spake concerning me, house, as he promised, surely Adoniyah shall be put to death this
saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in day.
truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee 25 And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell
(said he) a man on the throne of Israel. upon him, so that he died.
5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth,
me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this
Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Adonay
slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war Hwhy before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in
upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on all wherein my father was afflicted.
his feet. 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto Hwhy, that
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go he might fulfil the word of Hwhy, which he spake concerning the
down to Sheol in peace. house of Eli in Shiloh.
7 But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let 28 And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adoniyah,
them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came to me when I though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of
fled from Absalom thy brother. Hwhy, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
8 And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, 29 And it was told king Solomon, Joab is fled unto the Tent of Hwhy,
of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son
went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
30 And Benaiah came to the Tent of Hwhy, and said unto him, Thus 3 And Solomon loved Hwhy, walking in the statutes of David his
saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great
thus he answered me. high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, altar.
and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed 5 In Gibeon Hwhy appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and
without cause, from me and from my father's house. Elohim said, Ask what I shall give thee.
32 And Hwhy will return his blood upon his own head, because he 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my
fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee in
with the sword, and my father David knew it not, to wit, Abner the son truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and
of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, thou hast kept for him this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given
captain of the host of Judah. him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
33 So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the 7 And now, O Hwhy my Elohim, thou hast made thy servant king
head of his seed for ever: but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how
his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from to go out or come in.
Hwhy. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen,
34 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
slew him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 9 Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to
host; and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. judge this thy great people?
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build 10 And the speech pleased Hwhy, that Solomon had asked this
thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence thing.
any whither. 11 And Elohim said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and
37 For on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for
know thou for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for
upon thine own head. thyself understanding to discern justice;
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my master 12 behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a
the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like
Jerusalem many days. thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both
servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maacah, king of riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like
Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath. unto thee, all thy days.
40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my
Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his mitzwah, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
servants from Gath. 15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to
41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Hwhy, and
Gath, and was come again. offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a
42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I feast to all his servants.
not adjure thee by Hwhy, and protest unto thee, saying, Know for 16 Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and
certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any stood before him.
whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The saying 17 And the one woman said, Oh, my master, I and this woman dwell in
that I have heard is good. one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Hwhy, and the mitzwah 18 And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this
that I have charged thee with? woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no
44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
wickedness which thy heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my 19 And this woman's child died in the night, because she lay upon it.
father: therefore Hwhy shall return thy wickedness upon thine own 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while
head. thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child
45 But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be in my bosom.
established before Hwhy for ever. 21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was
46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not
out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was my son, whom I did bear.
established in the hand of Solomon. 22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the
dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the
Chapter 3 living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took 23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and
Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead,
had made an end of building his own house, and the house of and my son is the living.
Hwhy, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 24 And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword
2 Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no before the king.
house built for the name of Hwhy until those days.
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from
one, and half to the other. Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and
26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for he had peace on all sides round about him.
her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my master, give 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and
her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of
be neither mine nor thine; divide it. Solomon.
27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in 26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots,
no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. and twelve thousand horsemen.
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and 27 And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all
they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of Elohim was in that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let
him, to do justice. nothing be lacking.
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they
Chapter 4 unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his
1 And king Solomon was king over all Israel. charge.
2 And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, 29 And Elohim gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding
the priest; much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-
3 Elihoreph and Ahiyah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the shore.
son of Ahilud, the recorder; 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of
4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Abiathar were priests; 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and
5 and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was
son of Nathan was chief minister, and the king's friend; in all the nations round about.
6 and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a
was over the men subject to taskwork. thousand and five.
7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto
for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and
month in the year. of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
8 And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim; 34 And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from
9 Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon- all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
beth-hanan;
10 Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Chapter 5
Hepher); 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had
11 Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for
of Solomon to wife); Hiram was ever a lover of David.
12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth- 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for
Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; the name of Hwhy his Elohim for the wars which were about him
13 Ben-geber, in Ramoth-Gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the on every side, until Hwhy put them under the soles of his feet.
son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the 4 But now Hwhy my Elohim hath given me rest on every side; there
region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.
and brazen bars); 5 And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Hwhy my
14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; Elohim, as Hwhy spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son,
15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house
Solomon to wife); for my name.
16 Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; 6 Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of
17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give
18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou
19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut
of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer timber like unto the Sidonians.
that was in the land. 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that
20 Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Hwhy this day, who hath
multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. given unto David a wise son over this great people.
21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message which
land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought thou hast sent unto me: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of
tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life. cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I
flour, and threescore measures of meal, will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt
23 ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt
sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl. receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for
my household.
10 So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according 15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from
to all his desire. the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with
food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave boards of fir.
Solomon to Hiram year by year. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with
12 And Hwhy gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls of the ceiling: he built
there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a them for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.
league together. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty
13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was cubits long.
thirty thousand men. 18 And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and
14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram 19 And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set
was over the men subject to taskwork. there the ark of the covenant of Hwhy.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, 20 And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and
and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and
16 besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.
thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that 21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew
wrought in the work. chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
17 And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly 22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was
stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone. finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid
18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did with gold.
fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the 23 And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten
house. cubits high.
24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the
Chapter 6 other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto
1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one
year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the measure and one form.
second month, that he began to build the house of Hwhy. 26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the
2 And the house which king Solomon built for Hwhy, the length other cherub.
thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, 27 And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of
and the height thereof thirty cubits. the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one
3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the
length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the
was the breadth thereof before the house. house.
4 And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work. 28 And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
5 And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved
the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and
oracle; and he made side-chambers round about. without.
6 The nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside 31 And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the
he made offsets in the wall of the house round about, that the beams lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.
should not have hold in the walls of the house. 32 So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them
7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid
at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon
iron heard in the house, while it was in building. the palm-trees.
8 The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the 33 So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-
house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;
out of the middle into the third. 34 and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were
9 So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
beams and planks of cedar. 35 And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers;
10 And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 36 And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a
11 And the word of Hwhy came to Solomon, saying, course of cedar beams.
12 Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in 37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Hwhy laid,
my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my mitzwah in the month Ziv.
to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth
unto David thy father. month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and
13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
people Israel.
14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
Chapter 7 23 And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round
1 And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty
finished all his house. cubits compassed it round about.
2 For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was 24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did
a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the
thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
upon the pillars. 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three
3 And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and
that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row. three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above,
4 And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against and all their hinder parts were inward.
window in three ranks. 26 And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought
5 And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand
window was over against window in three ranks. baths.
6 And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, 27 And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of
and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the
pillars and a threshold before them. height of it.
7 And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even 28 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had panels;
the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to and there were panels between the ledges;
floor. 29 and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen,
8 And his house where he was to dwell, the other court within the and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a pedestal above; and
porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh's beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
daughter (whom Solomon had taken to wife), like unto this porch. 30 And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and
9 All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to the four feet thereof had undersetters: beneath the laver were the
measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each.
foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great 31 And the mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and
court. the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and
10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones a half; and also upon the mouth of it were gravings, and their panels
of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. were foursquare, not round.
11 And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to 32 And the four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axletrees
measure, and cedar-wood. of the wheels were in the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit
12 And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and half a cubit.
and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of 33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel:
Hwhy, and the porch of the house. their axletrees, and their felloes, and their spokes, and their naves,
13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. were all molten.
14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father 34 And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base:
was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom the undersetters thereof were of the base itself.
and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. And he came 35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass half a cubit
to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the panels
15 For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high thereof were of the same.
apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about. 36 And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof,
16 And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of
the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height each, with wreaths round about.
of the other capital was five cubits. 37 After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one
17 There were nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for casting, one measure, and one form.
the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one 38 And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths;
capital, and seven for the other capital. and every laver was four cubits; and upon very one of the ten bases
18 So he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon one laver.
the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the 39 And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five
pillars: and so did he for the other capital. on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of
19 And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch the house eastward, toward the south.
were of lily-work, four cubits. 40 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So
20 And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king
the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were Solomon in the house of Hwhy:
two hundred, in rows round about upon the other capital. 41 the two pillars, and the two bowls of the capitals that were on the
21 And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple: and he set up top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the
the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he set up the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;
left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. 42 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows
22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the
pillars finished. capitals that were upon the pillars;
43 and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases;
44 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
45 and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: even all these 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I
vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my
Hwhy, were of burnished brass. name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
46 In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground 17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the
between Succoth and Zarethan. name of Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were 18 But Hwhy said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart
exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out. to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:
48 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of 19 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall
Hwhy: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
was, of gold; 20 And Hwhy hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen
49 and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as
before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and Hwhy promised, and have built the house for the name of Hwhy,
the tongs, of gold; the Elohim of Israel.
50 and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, 21 And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of
and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of Hwhy, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out
the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the land of Egypt.
to wit, of the temple, of gold. 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of Hwhy in the presence of
51 Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;
Hwhy was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which 23 and he said, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, there is no Elohim like
David his father had dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and the thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant
vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of Hwhy. and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all
their heart;
Chapter 8 24 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou
1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled
the tribes, the princes of the fathers' houses of the children of Israel, it with thy hand, as it is this day.
unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant 25 Now therefore, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, keep with thy
of Hwhy out of the city of David, which is Zion. servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying,
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of
the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me as
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. thou hast walked before me.
4 And they brought up the ark of Hwhy, and the tent of meeting, and 26 Now therefore, O Elohim of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be
all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
and the Levites bring up. 27 But will Elohim in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and
5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this
assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep house that I have builded!
and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. 28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Hwhy unto its supplication, O Hwhy my Elohim, to hearken unto the cry and to
place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee this day;
the wings of the cherubim. 29 that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even
7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there; to
and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this
8 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen place.
from the holy place before the oracle; but they were not seen without: 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy
and there they are unto this day. people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou
9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which in heaven thy dwelling-place; and when thou hearest, forgive.
Moses put there at Horeb, when Hwhy made a covenant with the 31 If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to
children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. cause him to swear, and he come and swear before thine altar in this
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy house;
place, that the cloud filled the house of Hwhy, 32 then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants,
11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and
cloud; for the glory of Hwhy filled the house of Hwhy. justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
12 Then spake Solomon, Hwhy hath said that he would dwell in the 33 When thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy,
thick darkness. because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and
13 I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this
dwell in for ever. house:
14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of 34 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel,
Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood. and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their
15 And he said, Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, who spake fathers.
with his mouth unto David thy father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, 35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have
saying, sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy
name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:
36 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of altar of Hwhy, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread
thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein forth toward heaven.
they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given 55 And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud
to thy people for an inheritance. voice, saying,
37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be 56 Blessed be Hwhy, that hath given rest unto his people Israel,
blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all
the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
be; 57 Hwhy our Elohim be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him
38 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all not leave us, nor forsake us;
thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own 58 that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and
heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: to keep his mitzwah, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he
39 then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, commanded our fathers.
and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart 59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before
thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the Hwhy, be nigh unto Hwhy our Elohim day and night, that he
children of men;) maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel,
40 that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which as every day shall require;
thou gavest unto our fathers. 60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that Hwhy, he is
41 Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, Elohim; there is none else.
when he shall come out of a far country for thy name's sake; 61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with Hwhy our Elohim, to walk
42 (for they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy mighty hand, and in his statutes, and to keep his mitzwah, as at this day.
of thine outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this 62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before
house; Hwhy.
43 hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that 63 And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he
the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may offered unto Hwhy, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred
know thy name, to fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel
may know that this house which I have built is called by my name. dedicated the house of Hwhy.
44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever 64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was
way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto Hwhy toward the city before the house of Hwhy; for there he offered the burnt-offering,
which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the
thy name; brazen altar that was before Hwhy was too little to receive the
45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-
maintain their cause. offerings.
46 If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and 65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a
thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of
carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near; Egypt, before Hwhy our Elohim, seven days and seven days, even
47 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are fourteen days.
carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in 66 On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the
the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the
and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly; goodness that Hwhy had showed unto David his servant, and to
48 if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in Israel his people.
the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto
thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city Chapter 9
which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy 1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the
name: house of Hwhy, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire
49 then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy which he was pleased to do,
dwelling-place, and maintain their cause; 2 that Hwhy appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had
50 and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee, and all their appeared unto him at Gibeon.
transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and 3 And Hwhy said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy
give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this
they may have compassion on them; house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine
51 (for they are thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron); 4 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father
52 that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all
and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine
whensoever they cry unto thee. ordinances;
53 For thou didst separate them from among all the peoples of the 5 then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom over Israel for ever,
earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by Moses thy servant, according as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not
when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Adonay Hwhy. fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
54 And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all 6 But if ye shall turn away from following me, ye or your children, and
this prayer and supplication unto Hwhy, he arose from before the not keep my mitzwah and my statutes which I have set before you,
but shall go and serve other elohim, and worship them;
7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and
2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that
this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my
bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she
sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her
8 And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by
heart.
it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Hwhy
3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid
done thus unto this land, and to this house? from the king which he told her not.
9 and they shall answer, Because they forsook Hwhy their Elohim,
4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon,
who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold
and the house that he had built,
on other elohim, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore
5 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the
hath Hwhy brought all this evil upon them. attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers,
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon
and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Hwhy; there
had built the two houses, the house of Hwhy and the king's house,
was no more spirit in her.
11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-
6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own
trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then
land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had
12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had
seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and
given him; and they pleased him not. prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.
13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand
brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 9 Blessed be Hwhy thy Elohim, who delighted in thee, to set thee on
15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to
the throne of Israel: because Hwhy loved Israel for ever, therefore
build the house of Hwhy, and his own house, and Millo, and the made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.
wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of
16 Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it
spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more
with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it
such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave
for a portion unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. to king Solomon.
17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought
18 and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land, in from Ophir great plenty of almug-trees and precious stones.
19 and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his
12 And the king made of the almug-trees pillars for the house of
chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon
Hwhy, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the
desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in
singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor were seen, unto this
all the land of his dominion. day.
20 As for all the people that were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the
13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire,
Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of thewhatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his
children of Israel; royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her
21 their children that were left after them in the land, whom theservants.
children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six
Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day. hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants;
15 besides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the
but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and
merchants, and of all the kings of the mingled people, and of the
his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen. governors of the country.
23 These were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five
16 And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six
hundred and fifty, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the
hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
work. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of
24 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her
gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the
house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.forest of Lebanon.
25 And three times a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto Hwhy, burning
the finest gold.
incense therewith, upon the altar that was before Hwhy. So he19 There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was
finished the house. round behind; and there were stays on either side by the place of the
26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which isseat, and two lions standing beside the stays.
20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon
beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the
28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none
hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram:
Chapter 10 once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
concerning the name of Hwhy, she came to prove him with hard 23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and
questions. in wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his 16 (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut
wisdom, which Elohim had put in his heart. off every male in Edom);
25 And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and 17 that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants
vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child.
mules, a rate year by year. 18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh
had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals,
horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at and gave him land.
Jerusalem. 19 And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he
27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the
made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for queen.
abundance. 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom
28 And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was in
the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price. Pharaoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh.
29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred 21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers,
shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to
kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
by their means. 22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me,
that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he
Chapter 11 answered, Nothing: howbeit only let me depart.
1 Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the 23 And Elohim raised up another adversary unto him, Rezon the son
daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah.
Sidonians, and Hittites; 24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop,
2 of the nations concerning which Hwhy said unto the children of when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and
Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their elohim: 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides
Solomon clave unto these in love. the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over
3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred Syria.
concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a
4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he
away his heart after other elohim; and his heart was not perfect with also lifted up his hand against the king.
Hwhy his Elohim, as was the heart of David his father. 27 And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king:
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the elohim of the Sidonians, and Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his
after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. father.
6 And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, and 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon
went not fully after Hwhy, as did David his father. saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge
7 Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of over all the labor of the house of Joseph.
Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the 29 And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of
abomination of the children of Ammon. Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahiyah the Shilonite found him in the
8 And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and way; now Ahiyah had clad himself with a new garment; and they two
sacrificed unto their elohim. were alone in the field.
9 And Hwhy was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned 30 And Ahiyah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent
away from Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, who had appeared unto him it in twelve pieces.
twice, 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces; for thus saith
10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of
go after other elohim: but he kept not that which Hwhy the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee;
commanded. 32 (but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David's sake and for
11 Wherefore Hwhy said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of
of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I Israel);
have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and 33 because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped
will give it to thy servant. Ashtoreth the elohim of the Sidonians, Chemosh the elohim of Moab,
12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's and Milcom the elohim of the children of Ammon; and they have not
sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep
13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe my statutes and mine ordinances, as did David his father.
to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake 34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will
which I have chosen. make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant's sake
14 And Hwhy raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the whom I chose, who kept my mitzwah and my statutes;
Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom. 35 but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto
15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the thee, even ten tribes.
captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten
every male in Edom;
36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was a thing
have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have brought about of Hwhy, that he might establish his word, which
chosen me to put my name there. Hwhy spake by Ahiyah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy 16 And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the
soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O
and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in mine eyes, to Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto
keep my statutes and my mitzwah, as David my servant did; that I will their tents.
be with thee, and will build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah,
will give Israel unto thee. Rehoboam reigned over them.
39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject
40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king
and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to
until the death of Solomon. Jerusalem.
41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was
42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and
forty years. made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house
43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all
the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and
Chapter 12 fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son
Shechem to make him king. of Solomon.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for 22 But the word of Elohim came unto Shemaiah the man of Elohim,
he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king saying,
Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, 23 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and
3 and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the
Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, people, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the 24 Thus saith Hwhy, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your
grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this
us, lighter, and we will serve thee. thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Hwhy, and
5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to returned and went their way, according to the word of Hwhy.
me. And the people departed. 25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and
6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.
before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the
give ye me to return answer to this people? house of David:
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this 27 if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Hwhy at
people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their
good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. master, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, return to Rehoboam king of Judah.
and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold;
that stood before him. and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem:
9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return behold thy elohim, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of
answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the Egypt.
yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter? 29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, 30 And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before
saying, Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto thee, the one, even unto Dan.
saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto 31 And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among
us; thus shalt thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than my all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.
father's loins. 32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth
11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up
add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he
chastise you with scorpions. had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, he had made.
as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day. 33 And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the
13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had
of the old men which they had given him, devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of
14 and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My Israel, and went up unto the altar, to burn incense.
father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father
chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Chapter 13 21 and he cried unto the man of Elohim that came from Judah, saying,
1 And, behold, there came a man of Elohim out of Judah by the word of Thus saith Hwhy, Forasmuch as thou hast been disobedient unto
Hwhy unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to the mouth of Hwhy, and hast not kept the mitzwah which Hwhy
burn incense. thy Elohim commanded thee,
2 And he cried against the altar by the word of Hwhy, and said, O 22 but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the
altar, altar, thus saith Hwhy: Behold, a son shall be born unto the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy
house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's 23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had
bones shall they burn upon thee. drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom
3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which he had brought back.
Hwhy hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him:
that are upon it shall be poured out. and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion
4 And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of also stood by the body.
Elohim, which he cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam put 25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way,
forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city
which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it where the old prophet dwelt.
back again to him. 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard
5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, thereof, he said, It is the man of Elohim, who was disobedient unto
according to the sign which the man of Elohim had given by the word the mouth of Hwhy: therefore Hwhy hath delivered him unto the
of Hwhy. lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of
6 And the king answered and said unto the man of Elohim, Entreat now Hwhy, which he spake unto him.
the favor of Hwhy thy Elohim, and pray for me, that my hand may 27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they
be restored me again. And the man of Elohim entreated Hwhy, and saddled it.
the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 28 And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and
7 And the king said unto the man of Elohim, Come home with me, and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor
refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. torn the ass.
8 And the man of Elohim said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy 29 And the prophet took up the body of the man of Elohim, and laid it
house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old
in this place; prophet, to mourn, and to bury him.
9 for so was it charged me by the word of Hwhy, saying, Thou shalt 30 And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him,
eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou saying, Alas, my brother!
camest. 31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his
10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre
to Beth-el. wherein the man of Elohim is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of Hwhy against the
came and told him all the works that the man of Elohim had done that altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which
day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
also they told unto their father. 33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made
12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons again from among all the people priests of the high places:
had seen what way the man of Elohim went, that came from Judah. whosoever would, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of
13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the high places.
the ass; and he rode thereon. 34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut
14 And he went after the man of Elohim, and found him sitting under it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
an oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of Elohim that camest Chapter 14
from Judah? And he said, I am.
1 At that time Abiyah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise
16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither
thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get
will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahiyah the prophet, who spake
17 for it was said to me by the word of Hwhy, Thou shalt eat no
concerning me that I should be king over this people.
bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou
3 And take with thee ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and
camest.
go to him: he will tell thee what shall become of the child.
18 And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel
4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came
spake unto me by the word of Hwhy, saying, Bring him back with
to the house of Ahiyah. Now Ahiyah could not see; for his eyes were
thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he
set by reason of his age.
lied unto him.
5 And Hwhy said unto Ahiyah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh
19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and
to inquire of thee concerning her son; for he is sick: thus and thus
drank water.
shalt thou say unto her; for it will be, when she cometh in, that she will
20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of
feign herself to be another woman.
Hwhy came unto the prophet that brought him back;
6 And it was so, when Ahiyah heard the sound of her feet, as she came
in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why
feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy 27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and
tidings. committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept
7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel: the door of the king's house.
Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee 28 And it was so, that, as oft as the king went into the house of
prince over my people Israel, Hwhy, the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard-
8 and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; chamber.
and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my 29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they
mitzwah, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
was right in mine eyes, 30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
9 but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
made thee other elohim, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, fathers in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the
and hast cast me behind thy back: Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
10 therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and
will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him that is shut up and Chapter 15
him that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house 1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began
of Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away dung, till it be all gone. Abijam to reign over Judah.
11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was
that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat: for Hwhy Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
hath spoken it. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before
12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thy house: and when thy feet enter him; and his heart was not perfect with Hwhy his Elohim, as the
into the city, the child shall die. heart of David his father.
13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of 4 Nevertheless for David's sake did Hwhy his Elohim give him a lamp
Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;
some good thing toward Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, in the house of 5 because David did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, and
Jeroboam. turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days
14 Moreover Hwhy will raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now. 6 Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of
15 For Hwhy will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and his life.
he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their 7 And the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not
fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there
made their Asherim, provoking Hwhy to anger. was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which 8 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of
he hath sinned, and wherewith he hath made Israel to sin. David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and 9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to
as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. reign over Judah.
18 And all Israel buried him, and mourned for him, according to the 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's
word of Hwhy, which he spake by his servant Ahiyah the prophet. name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he 11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, as did
reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the David his father.
kings of Israel. 12 And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the
20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: idols that his fathers had made.
and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 13 And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen,
21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and
was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Hwhy had chosen out 14 But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of
of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name Asa was perfect with Hwhy all his days.
was Naamah the Ammonitess. 15 And he brought into the house of Hwhy the things that his father
22 And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, and they had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, silver, and
provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above gold, and vessels.
all that their fathers had done. 16 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their
23 For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on days.
every high hill, and under every green tree; 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah,
24 and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of
the abominations of the nations which Hwhy drove out before the Judah.
children of Israel. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the
25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that treasures of the house of Hwhy, and the treasures of the king's
Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa
26 and he took away the treasures of the house of Hwhy, and the sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion,
treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 19 There is a league between me and thee, between my father and thy
father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go,
break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from 5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might,
me. are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
20 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of Israel?
his armies against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and 6 And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah
Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. his son reigned in his stead.
21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off 7 And moreover by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word
building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. of Hwhy against Baasha, and against his house, both because of
22 Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was all the evil that he did in the sight of Hwhy, to provoke him to anger
exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and
timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built because he smote him.
therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son
23 Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years.
did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of 9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against
the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of
was diseased in his feet. Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:
24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in 10 and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and
the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
stead. 11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on
25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the his throne, that he smote all the house of Baasha: he left him not a
second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two single man-child, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
years. 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the
26 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, and walked word of Hwhy, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the
in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to prophet,
sin. 13 for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they
27 And Baasha the son of Ahiyah, of the house of Issachar, conspired sinned, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke Hwhy,
against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Elohim of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to 14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not
Gibbethon. written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign
and reigned in his stead. seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against
29 And it came to pass that, as soon as he was king, he smote all the Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
house of Jeroboam: he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath
he had destroyed him; according unto the saying of Hwhy, which conspired, and hath also smitten the king: wherefore all Israel made
he spake by his servant Ahiyah the Shilonite; Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
30 for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they
Israel to sin, because of his provocation wherewith he provoked besieged Tirzah.
Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, to anger. 18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that
31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not he went into the castle of the king's house, and burnt the king's house
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? over him with fire, and died,
32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their 19 for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight
days. of Hwhy, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which
33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of he did, to make Israel to sin.
Ahiyah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty and four 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought,
years. are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
34 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, and walked Israel?
in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to 21 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the
sin. people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half
followed Omri.
Chapter 16 22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that
1 And the word of Hwhy came to Jehu the son of Hanani against followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
Baasha, saying, 23 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign
2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over Israel, and reigned twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
over my people Israel, and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, 24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver;
and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built,
their sins; after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
3 behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will 25 And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, and dealt
make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. wickedly above all that were before him.
4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that 26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in
dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat. his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke Hwhy, the
Elohim of Israel, to anger with their vanities.
27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Eliyah: and she,
showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings and he, and her house, did eat many days.
of Israel? 16 The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail,
28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and according to the word of Hwhy, which he spake by Eliyah.
Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman,
29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that
the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri there was no breath left in him.
reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 18 And she said unto Eliyah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man
30 And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of of Elohim? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance,
Hwhy above all that were before him. and to slay my son!
31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and
the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served laid him upon his own bed.
Baal, and worshipped him. 20 And he cried unto Hwhy, and said, O Hwhy my Elohim, hast
32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying
had built in Samaria. her son?
33 And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto
Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that Hwhy, and said, O Hwhy my Elohim, I pray thee, let this child's
were before him. soul come into him again.
34 In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the 22 And Hwhy hearkened unto the voice of Eliyah; and the soul of
foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the child came into him again, and he revived.
the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according 23 And Eliyah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber
to the word of Hwhy, which he spake by OSwhy the son of into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Eliyah said,
Nun. See, thy son liveth.
24 And the woman said to Eliyah, Now I know that thou art a man of
Chapter 17 Elohim, and that the word of Hwhy in thy mouth is truth.
1 And Eliyah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said
unto Ahab, As Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, liveth, before whom I Chapter 18
stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Hwhy came
my word. to Eliyah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I
2 And the word of Hwhy came unto him, saying, will send rain upon the earth.
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the 2 And Eliyah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore
brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. in Samaria.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now
commanded the ravens to feed thee there. Obadiah feared Hwhy greatly:
5 So he went and did according unto the word of Hwhy; for he went 4 for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Hwhy, that
and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and fed them with bread and water.)
bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the
7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find
there was no rain in the land. grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the
8 And the word of Hwhy came unto him, saying, beasts.
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab
there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee. went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate 7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Eliyah met him: and he knew
of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my master Eliyah?
to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I 8 And he answered him, It is I: go, tell thy master, Behold, Eliyah is
may drink. here.
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring 9 And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy
me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
12 And she said, As Hwhy thy Elohim liveth, I have not a cake, but a 10 As Hwhy thy Elohim liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither
handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I my master hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not
am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee
son, that we may eat it, and die. not.
13 And Eliyah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy master, Behold, Eliyah is here.
make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and 12 And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the
afterward make for thee and for thy son. Spirit of Hwhy will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I
14 For thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, The jar of meal shall come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy
not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Hwhy servant fear Hwhy from my youth.
sendeth rain upon the earth.
13 Was it not told my master what I did when Jezebel slew the 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench
prophets of Hwhy, how I hid a hundred men of Hwhy's prophets also with water.
by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening
14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy master, Behold, Eliyah is here; oblation, that Eliyah the prophet came near, and said, O Hwhy, the
and he will slay me. Elohim of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day
15 And Eliyah said, As Hwhy of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I that thou art Elohim in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I
will surely show myself unto him to-day. have done all these things at thy word.
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to 37 Hear me, O Hwhy, hear me, that this people may know that thou,
meet Eliyah. Hwhy, art Elohim, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Eliyah, that Ahab said unto 38 Then the fire of Hwhy fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and
him, Is it thou, thou troubler of Israel? the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that
18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy was in the trench.
father's house, in that ye have forsaken the mitzwah of Hwhy, and 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they
thou hast followed the Baalim. said, Hwhy, he is Elohim; Hwhy, he is Elohim.
19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, 40 and Eliyah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of
and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of them escape. And they took them; and Eliyah brought them down to
the Asherah four hundred, that eat at Jezebel's table. the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the 41 And Eliyah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is
prophets together unto mount Carmel. the sound of abundance of rain.
21 And Eliyah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Eliyah went up to the top
limping between the two sides? if Hwhy be Elohim, follow him; but of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his
if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. face between his knees.
22 Then said Eliyah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of 43 And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he
Hwhy; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go
23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one again seven times.
bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there
and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said,
the wood, and put no fire under. Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down,
24 And call ye on the name of your elohim, and I will call on the name that the rain stop thee not.
of Hwhy; and the Elohim that answereth by fire, let him be Elohim. 45 And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black
And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and
25 And Eliyah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock went to Jezreel:
for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the 46 and the hand of Hwhy was on Eliyah; and he girded up his loins,
name of your elohim, but put no fire under. and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed
it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, Chapter 19
saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that 1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Eliyah had done, and withal how he
answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made. had slain all the prophets with the sword.
27 And it came to pass at noon, that Eliyah mocked them, and said, 2 Then Jezebel send a messenger unto Eliyah, saying, So let the
Cry aloud; for he is an elohim: either he is musing, or he is gone elohim do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one
aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be of them by to-morrow about this time.
awaked. 3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to
28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came
29 And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that
time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Hwhy, take away my
voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. life; for I am not better than my fathers.
30 And Eliyah said unto all the people, Come near unto me; and all the 5 And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel
people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of Hwhy that touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
was thrown down. 6 And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on
31 And Eliyah took twelve stones, according to the number of the the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid
tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Hwhy came, him down again.
saying, Israel shall be thy name. 7 And the angel of Hwhy came again the second time, and touched
32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Hwhy; and he him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for
made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two thee.
measures of seed. 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that
33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of Elohim.
it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the 9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the
burnt-offering, and on the wood. word of Hwhy came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou
34 And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. here, Eliyah?
And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
10 And he said, I have been very jealous for Hwhy, the Elohim of 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said,
hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent
down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for
only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. my gold; and I denied him not.
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Hwhy. 8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not,
And, behold, Hwhy passed by, and a great and strong wind rent neither consent.
the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before Hwhy; but 9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my
Hwhy was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but master the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I
Hwhy was not in the earthquake: will do; but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed,
12 and after the earthquake a fire; but Hwhy was not in the fire: and and brought him word again.
after the fire a still small voice. 10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The elohim do so unto me,
13 And it was so, when Eliyah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all
mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, the people that follow me.
behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, 11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that
Eliyah? girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off.
14 And he said, I have been very jealous for Hwhy, the Elohim of 12 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he
hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said unto his
down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array
only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. against the city.
15 And Hwhy said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness 13 And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and
of Damascus: and when thou comest, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be said, Thus saith Hwhy, Hast thou seen all this great multitude?
king over Syria; behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that
16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel; I am Hwhy.
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to 14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Hwhy, By the
be prophet in thy room. young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall
17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of begin the battle? And he answered, Thou.
Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu 15 Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces,
shall Elisha slay. and they were two hundred and thirty-two: and after them he
18 Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which mustered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven
have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed thousand.
him. 16 And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself
19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that
was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the helped him.
twelfth: and Eliyah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon 17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first;
him. and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men
20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Eliyah, and said, Let me, I pray come out from Samaria.
thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And 18 And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive,
he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee? or whether they are come out for war, taken them alive.
21 And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and 19 So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the
slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and provinces, and the army which followed them.
gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after 20 And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel
Eliyah, and ministered unto him. pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse
with horsemen.
Chapter 20 21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots,
1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: 22 And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him,
and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the
2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their elohim is
3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even an elohim of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us
the goodliest, are mine. fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than
4 And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy they.
saying, my master, O king; I am thine, and all that I have. 24 And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place,
5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben- and put captains in their room;
hadad, saying, I sent indeed unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me 25 and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse
thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the
6 but I will send my servants unto thee to-morrow about this time, and plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened
they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it unto their voice, and did so.
shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in 26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad
their hand, and take it away. mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27 And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and Chapter 21
went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them 1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had
like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of
28 And a man of Elohim came near and spake unto the king of Israel, Samaria.
and said, Thus saith Hwhy, Because the Syrians have said, 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I
Hwhy is an Elohim of the hills, but he is not an Elohim of the may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house;
valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to
and ye shall know that I am Hwhy. thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
29 And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so 3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Hwhy forbid it me, that I should give the
it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the
30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said,
and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him
came into the city, into an inner chamber. down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no
31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that bread.
the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit
thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite,
32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it
heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben- please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered,
hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he I will not give thee my vineyard.
is my brother. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the
33 Now the men observed diligently, and hasted to catch whether it kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I
were his mind; and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal,
him to come up into the chariot. and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his
34 And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities which my father took from city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth
Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I, said Ahab, will let on high among the people:
thee go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let 10 and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear
him go. witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse Elohim and the king.
35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
by the word of Hwhy, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt
to smite him. in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was
36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
Hwhy, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found 13 And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him:
him, and slew him. and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth,
37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse Elohim and
the man smote him, smiting and wounding him. the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to
38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and death with stones.
disguised himself with his headband over his eyes. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy 15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned,
servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of
turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee
by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
thou shalt pay a talent of silver. 16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that
40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to
king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast take possession of it.
decided it. 17 And the word of Hwhy came to Eliyah the Tishbite, saying,
41 And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the 18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in
king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone
42 And he said unto him, Thus saith Hwhy, Because thou hast let down to take possession of it.
go out of thy hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, 19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Hwhy, Hast
therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. thou killed and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto
43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and him, saying, Thus saith Hwhy, In the place where dogs licked the
came to Samaria. blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
20 And Ahab said to Eliyah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And
he answered, I have found thee, because thou hast sold thyself to do
that which is evil in the sight of Hwhy.
21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one
and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up of them, and speak thou good.
and him that is left at large in Israel: 14 And Micaiah said, As Hwhy liveth, what Hwhy saith unto me,
22 and I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of that will I speak.
Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahiyah for the 15 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him,
provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and hast Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?
made Israel to sin. And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Hwhy will deliver it
23 And of Jezebel also spake Hwhy, saying, The dogs shall eat into the hand of the king.
Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that
24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Hwhy?
dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat. 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as
25 (But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that sheep that have no shepherd: and Hwhy said, These have no
which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, whom Jezebel his wife stirred master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
up. 18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he
26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
the Amorites did, whom Hwhy cast out before the children of 19 And Micaiah said, Therefore hear thou the word of Hwhy: I saw
Israel.) Hwhy sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by
27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his him on his right hand and on his left.
clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in 20 And Hwhy said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and
sackcloth, and went softly. fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one said on this manner; and another
28 And the word of Hwhy came to Eliyah the Tishbite, saying, said on that manner.
29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Hwhy, and said, I
humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in will entice him.
his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. 22 And Hwhy said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth,
and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said,
Chapter 22 Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.
1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 23 Now therefore, behold, Hwhy hath put a lying spirit in the mouth
2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of of all these thy prophets; and Hwhy hath spoken evil concerning
Judah came down to the king of Israel. thee.
3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth- 24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote
Gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Hwhy
king of Syria? from me to speak unto thee?
4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou
Ramoth-Gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto
5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
for the word of Hwhy. 27 and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed
6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in
hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead peace.
to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for Hwhy will 28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Hwhy hath not
deliver it into the hand of the king. spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.
7 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Hwhy 29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to
besides, that we may inquire of him? Ramoth-Gilead.
8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself,
by whom we may inquire of Hwhy, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel
hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And disguised himself, and went into the battle.
Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 31 Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains
9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only
Micaiah the son of Imlah. with the king of Israel.
10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw
sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel; and they
the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
prophesying before them. 33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it
11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
said, Thus saith Hwhy, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, 34 And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of
until they be consumed. Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said unto the
12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth- driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I
Gilead, and prosper; for Hwhy will deliver it into the hand of the am sore wounded.
king. 35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his
13 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, chariot against the Syrians, and died at even; and the blood ran out of
saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the the wound into the bottom of the chariot.
36 And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of
the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.
37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the
king in Samaria.
38 And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs
licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves there);
according unto the word of Hwhy which he spake.
39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory
house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his
stead.
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the
fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign;
and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's
name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
43 And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; He turned not aside
from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy: howbeit the
high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt
incense in the high places.
44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he
showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah?
46 And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his
father Asa, he put away out of the land.
47 And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but
they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my
servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would
not.
50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in
his stead.
51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in
the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned
two years over Israel.
52 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, and walked
in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherein he made Israel to sin.
53 And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger
Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, according to all that his father had
done.
of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had
The Second Book of the Kings no son.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not
Chapter 1 written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. Chapter 2
2 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that
was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said 1 And it came to pass, when Hwhy would take up Eliyah by a
unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the elohim of Ekron, whether I whirlwind into heaven, that Eliyah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
shall recover of this sickness. 2 And Eliyah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Hwhy hath
3 But the angel of Hwhy said to Eliyah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Hwhy liveth, and as
meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
because there is no Elohim in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal- 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to
zebub, the elohim of Ekron? Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Hwhy will take away
4 Now therefore thus saith Hwhy, Thou shalt not come down from thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye
the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Eliyah your peace.
departed. 4 And Eliyah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for Hwhy
5 And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Hwhy liveth, and as thy
is it that ye are returned? soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
6 And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to
unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Hwhy will take away
Thus saith Hwhy, Is it because there is no Elohim in Israel, that thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yea, I know it;
thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the elohim of Ekron? therefore hold ye your peace.
thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but 6 And Eliyah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Hwhy hath
shalt surely die. sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Hwhy liveth, and as thy
7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
meet you, and told you these words? 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over
8 And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.
leather about his loins. And he said, It is Eliyah the Tishbite. 8 And Eliyah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two
went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And went over on dry ground.
he spake unto him, O man of Elohim, the king hath said, Come down. 9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Eliyah said unto
10 And Eliyah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee. And
Elohim, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou
his fifty. see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not,
11 And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And it shall not be so.
he answered and said unto him, O man of Elohim, thus hath the king 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
said, Come down quickly. there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them
12 And Eliyah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of Elohim, both asunder; and Eliyah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of
the fire of Elohim came down from heaven, and consumed him and Israel and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more: and he
his fifty. took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the 13 He took up also the mantle of Eliyah that fell from him, and went
third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
Eliyah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of Elohim, I pray 14 And he took the mantle of Eliyah that fell from him, and smote the
thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in waters, and said, Where is Hwhy, the Elohim of Eliyah? and when
thy sight. he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither;
14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two and Elisha went over.
former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious 15 And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over
in thy sight. against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Eliyah doth rest on
15 And the angel of Hwhy said unto Eliyah, Go down with him: be Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the
not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the ground before him.
king. 16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there are with thy servants
16 And he said unto him, Thus saith Hwhy, Forasmuch as thou hast fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest
sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the elohim of Ekron, is it the Spirit of Hwhy hath taken him up, and cast him upon some
because there is no Elohim in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They
shalt surely die. sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him
17 So he died according to the word of Hwhy which Eliyah had not.
spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year 18 And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said
unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the 15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the
situation of this city is pleasant, as my master seeth: but the water is minstrel played, that the hand of Hwhy came upon him.
bad, and the land miscarrieth. 16 And he said, Thus saith Hwhy, Make this valley full of trenches.
20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they 17 For thus saith Hwhy, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see
brought it to him. rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt ye and your cattle and your beasts.
therein, and said, Thus saith Hwhy, I have healed these waters; 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of Hwhy: he will also
there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying. deliver the Moabites into your hand.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of 19 And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and
Elisha which he spake. shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar
23 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up every good piece of land with stones.
by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked 20 And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the
him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead. oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the
24 And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the country was filled with water.
name of Hwhy. And there came forth two she-bears out of the 21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to
wood, and tare forty and two lads of them. fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were
25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
returned to Samaria. 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the
water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as
Chapter 3 blood:
1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria 23 and they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and
in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned they have smitten each man his fellow: now therefore, Moab, to the
twelve years. spoil.
2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, but not like his 24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up
father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went
father had made. forward into the land smiting the Moabites.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 25 And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they
wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the
4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth
the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it,
hundred thousand rams. and smote it.
5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab 26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for
rebelled against the king of Israel. him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all through unto the king of Edom; but they could not.
Israel. 27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead,
7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was
king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned
Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people to their own land.
as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way Chapter 4
of the wilderness of Edom. 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and
Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey: and there was thou knowest that thy servant did fear Hwhy: and the creditor is
no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them. come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! for Hwhy hath called these 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast
three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Hwhy, that the house, save a pot of oil.
we may inquire of Hwhy by him? And one of the king of Israel's 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors,
servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
poured water on the hands of Eliyah. 4 And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons,
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of Hwhy is with him. So the and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that
king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to which is full.
him. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.
get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto
mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay; for Hwhy hath her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a
called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of vessel more. And the oil stayed.
Moab. 7 Then she came and told the man of Elohim. And he said, Go, sell the
14 And Elisha said, As Hwhy of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.
surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king
of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was
woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as dead, and laid upon his bed.
oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and
9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a prayed unto Hwhy.
holy man of Elohim, that passeth by us continually. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his
10 Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands:
for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed
shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. warm.
11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro; and
chamber and lay there. went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed
12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
he had called her, she stood before him. 36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called
13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest 37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the
thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she ground; and she took up her son, and went out.
answered, I dwell among mine own people. 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the
14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he
answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old. said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the
15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the sons of the prophets.
door. 39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild
16 And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and
shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my master, thou man of shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.
Elohim, do not lie unto thy handmaid. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they
17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of
the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her. Elohim, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to 41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he
his father to the reapers. said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no
19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his harm in the pot.
servant, Carry him to his mother. 42 And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man
20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat of Elohim bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh
on her knees till noon, and then died. ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they
21 And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of Elohim, and may eat.
shut the door upon him, and went out. 43 And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred
22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith
one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man Hwhy, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
of Elohim, and come again. 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof,
23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new according to the word of Hwhy.
moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go Chapter 5
forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee. 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great
25 So she went, and came unto the man of Elohim to mount Carmel. man with his master, and honorable, because by him Hwhy had
And it came to pass, when the man of Elohim saw her afar off, that he given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he
said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite: was a leper.
26 run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with 2 And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away
thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on
answered, It is well. Naaman's wife.
27 And when she came to the man of Elohim to the hill, she caught 3 And she said unto her mistress, Would that my master were with the
hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy.
man of Elohim said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; 4 And one went in, and told his master, saying, Thus and thus said the
and Hwhy hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. maiden that is of the land of Israel.
28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my master? did I not say, Do 5 And the king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter unto the
not deceive me? king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver,
29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if 6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now when
any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant
of the child. to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
30 And the mother of the child said, As Hwhy liveth, and as thy soul 7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that
liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. he rent his clothes, and said, Am I Elohim, to kill and to make alive,
31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but
of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of Elohim heard that the king of 26 And he said unto him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man
Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money,
hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep
know that there is a prophet in Israel. and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?
9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto
the door of the house of Elisha. thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the as snow.
Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou
shalt be clean. Chapter 6
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I 1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place
thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
name of Hwhy his Elohim, and wave his hand over the place, and 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and take thence every man
recover the leper. a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And
12 Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than he answered, Go ye.
all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he 3 And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he
turned and went away in a rage. answered, I will go.
13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My 4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut
father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou down wood.
not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and
Wash, and be clean? he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, 6 And the man of Elohim said, Where fell it? And he showed him the
according to the saying of the man of Elohim; and his flesh came place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the
again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. iron to swim.
15 And he returned to the man of Elohim, he and all his company, and 7 And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
came, and stood before him; and he said, Behold now, I know that 8 Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel
there is no Elohim in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
thee, take a present of thy servant. 9 And the man of Elohim sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware
16 But he said, As Hwhy liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming
none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. down.
17 And Naaman said, If not, yet, I pray thee, let there be given to thy 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of Elohim
servant two mules' burden of earth; for thy servant will henceforth told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor
offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice unto other elohim, but unto twice.
Hwhy. 11 And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing;
18 In this thing Hwhy pardon thy servant: when my master goeth and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me
into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my which of us is for the king of Israel?
hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself 12 And one of his servants said, Nay, my master, O king; but Elisha,
in the house of Rimmon, Hwhy pardon thy servant in this thing. the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that
19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
way. 13 And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch
20 But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of Elohim, said, Behold, him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host:
hands that which he brought: as Hwhy liveth, I will run after him, and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
and take somewhat of him. 15 And when the servant of the man of Elohim was risen early, and
21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about
running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said, the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we
Is all well? do?
22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, 16 And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than
even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two they that are with them.
young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Hwhy, I pray thee, open his eyes,
talent of silver, and two changes of raiment. that he may see. And Hwhy opened the eyes of the young man;
23 And Naaman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and
him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of chariots of fire round about Elisha.
raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them 18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto Hwhy, and
before him. said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote
24 And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they 19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the
departed. city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he
25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto led them to Samaria.
him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went 20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that
no whither. Elisha said, Hwhy, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.
And Hwhy opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they 6 For Hwhy had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of
were in the midst of Samaria. chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and
21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us
father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon
22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite us.
those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and
set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for
to their master. their life.
23 And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten 8 And when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they
and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver,
bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and they came back, and
24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid
all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. it.
25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they 9 Then they said one to another, We do not well; this day is a day of
besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light,
and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell
26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried the king's household.
a woman unto him, saying, Help, my master, O king. 10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told
27 And he said, If Hwhy do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold,
out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress? there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied,
28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.
This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, 11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household
and we will eat my son to-morrow. within.
29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the 12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will
next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we
son. are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide
30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we
that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and shall take them alive, and get into the city.
the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his 13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray
flesh. thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold,
31 Then he said, Elohim do so to me, and more also, if the head of they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are
Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and
32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with see.
him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger 14 They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent
came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, 15 And they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was
shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their
his master's feet behind him? haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
33 And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger 16 And the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians.
came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Hwhy; why So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of
should I wait for Hwhy any longer? barley for a shekel, according to the word of Hwhy.
17 And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to
Chapter 7 have the charge of the gate: and the people trod upon him in the
1 And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Hwhy: thus saith Hwhy, gate, and he died as the man of Elohim had said, who spake when
To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a the king came down to him.
shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of 18 And it came to pass, as the man of Elohim had spoken to the king,
Samaria. saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine
2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of
of Elohim, and said, Behold, if Hwhy should make windows in Samaria;
heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it 19 and that captain answered the man of Elohim, and said, Now,
with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. behold, if Hwhy should make windows in heaven, might such a
3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but
they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? shalt not eat thereof:
4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and 20 it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in
we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore the gate, and he died.
come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive,
we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die. Chapter 8
5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians; 1 Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored
and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn
Syrians, behold, there was no man there. wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for Hwhy hath called for a famine;
and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
2 And the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their
Elohim; and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land tents.
of the Philistines seven years. 22 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day.
3 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned Then did Libnah revolt at the same time.
out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the 23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not
king for her house and for her land. written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of 24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
Elohim, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
hath done. 25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did
5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
to life him that was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had 26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign;
restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
Gehazi said, My master, O king, this is the woman, and this is her Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
son, whom Elisha restored to life. 27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which
6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king was evil in the sight of Hwhy, as did the house of Ahab; for he was
appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even 28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king
until now. of Syria at Ramoth-Gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.
7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was 29 And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of Elohim is come hither. which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against
8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thy hand, and go, Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah
meet the man of Elohim, and inquire of Hwhy by him, saying, Shall went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was
I recover of this sickness? sick.
9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of
every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and Chapter 9
stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent 1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and
me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness? said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand,
10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely and go to Ramoth-Gilead.
recover; howbeit Hwhy hath showed me that he shall surely die. 2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of
11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up
ashamed: and the man of Elohim wept. from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber.
12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my master? And he answered, 3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith
Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: Hwhy, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door,
their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou and flee, and tarry not.
slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up 4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to
their women with child. Ramoth-Gilead.
13 And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he 5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and
should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, Hwhy hath he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto
showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. which of us all? And he said, To thee, O captain.
14 Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to 6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his
him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that head, and said unto him, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, I
thou wouldest surely recover. have anointed thee king over the people of Hwhy, even over Israel.
15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and 7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge
dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the
Hazael reigned in his stead. servants of Hwhy, at the hand of Jezebel.
16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab
Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in
Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. Israel.
17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the
reigned eight years in Jerusalem. son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahiyah.
18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of 10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there
Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
was evil in the sight of Hwhy. 11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his master: and one said
19 Howbeit Hwhy would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he
sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children said unto them, Ye know the man and what his talk was.
alway. 12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Hwhy, I have anointed thee
a king over themselves. king over Israel.
21 Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and 13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it
he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, Jehu
is king.
14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired 34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See
against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth-Gilead, he and all now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.
Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria; 35 And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the
15 but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of 36 Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said, This is the
Syria.) And Jehu said, If this be your mind, then let none escape and word of Hwhy, which he spake by his servant Eliyah the Tishbite,
go forth out of the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel. saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of
16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. Jezebel;
And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 37 and the body of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field
17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he in the portion of Jezreel, so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company.
And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let Chapter 10
him say, Is it peace? 1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and
18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto
the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying,
peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The 2 And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's
messenger came to them, but he cometh not back. sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a
19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and fortified city also, and armor;
said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast 3 look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him
thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings
cometh not back: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. 5 And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city,
21 And Joram said, Make ready. And they made ready his chariot. And the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu,
Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we
chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
of Naboth the Jezreelite. 6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on
22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of
peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow
whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the
23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There great men of the city, who brought them up.
is treachery, O Ahaziah. 7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the
24 And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram king's sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their
between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.
down in his chariot. 8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have
25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two
portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how that, heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.
when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, Hwhy laid this 9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and
burden upon him: said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against
26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of my master, and slew him; but who smote all these?
his sons, saith Hwhy; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith 10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of
Hwhy. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, Hwhy, which Hwhy spake concerning the house of Ahab: for
according to the word of Hwhy. Hwhy hath done that which he spake by his servant Eliyah.
27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of 11 So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel,
the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he
also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is left him none remaining.
by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 12 And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was
28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,
him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who
29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah: and we
to reign over Judah. go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the
30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she queen.
painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window. 14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew
31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, them at the pit of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither
thy master's murderer? left he any of them.
32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my 15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the
side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to
33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down; and some him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab
of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trod answered, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand;
her under foot. and he took him up to him into the chariot.
16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Hwhy. So they Chapter 11
made him ride in his chariot. 1 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was
17 And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took
Hwhy, which he spake to Eliyah. Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's
18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the
Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much. bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;
19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his 3 And he was with her hid in the house of Hwhy six years. And
worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a Athaliah reigned over the land.
great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not 4 And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over
live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him
worshippers of Baal. into the house of Hwhy; and he made a covenant with them, and
20 And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they took an oath of them in the house of Hwhy, and showed them the
proclaimed it. king's son.
21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal 5 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do: a
came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the
into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end watch of the king's house;
to another. 6 And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate
22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, and be a
vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth barrier.
vestments. 7 And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath,
23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house shall keep the watch of the house of Hwhy about the king.
of Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look 8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his
that there be here with you none of the servants of Hwhy, but the weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him be
worshippers of Baal only. slain: and be ye with the king when he goeth out, and when he
24 And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now Jehu cometh in.
had appointed him fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men 9 And the captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the
whom I bring into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were
shall be for the life of him. to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the
25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, 10 And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears
and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of
edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and Hwhy.
went to the city of the house of Baal. 11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from
26 And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the
and burned them. altar and the house, by the king round about.
27 And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house 12 Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him,
of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day. and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed
28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king.
29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he 13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people,
made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the she came to the people into the house of Hwhy:
golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan. 14 and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the
30 And Hwhy said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all
executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent
house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy sons of the her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason!
fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that
31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the torah of Hwhy, the Elohim were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between
of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the
Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin. priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Hwhy.
32 In those days Hwhy began to cut off from Israel: and Hazael 16 So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses'
smote them in all the borders of Israel; entry to the king's house: and there was she slain.
33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and 17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between Hwhy and the king and
the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the the people, that they should be Hwhy's people; between the king
valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. also and the people.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his 18 And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake
might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly,
Israel? and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest
35 And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. appointed officers over the house of Hwhy.
And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. 19 And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the
36 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king
and eight years.
from the house of Hwhy, and came by the way of the gate of the house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from
guard unto the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. Jerusalem.
20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And 19 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not
Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king's house. written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign. 20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash
at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla.
Chapter 12 21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of
1 In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him
forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer- with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in
sheba. his stead.
2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy all his
days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. Chapter 13
3 Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still 1 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of
sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in
4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
that is brought into the house of Hwhy, in current money, the 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, and followed
money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to
that it cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of Hwhy, sin; he departed not therefrom.
5 let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and 3 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Israel, and he
they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the
shall be found. hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually.
6 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the 4 And Jehoahaz besought Hwhy, and Hwhy hearkened unto him;
priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria
7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other oppressed them.
priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the 5 (And Hwhy gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under
house? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents
but deliver it for the breaches of the house. as beforetime.
8 And the priests consented that they should take no more money from 6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of
the people, neither repair the breaches of the house. Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin, but walked therein: and
9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, there remained the Asherah also in Samaria.)
and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the 7 For he left not to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten
house of Hwhy: and the priests that kept the threshold put therein chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed
all the money that was brought into the house of Hwhy. them, and made them like the dust in threshing.
10 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his
chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
up in bags and counted the money that was found in the house of Israel?
Hwhy. 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria:
11 And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began
Hwhy: and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and
wrought upon the house of Hwhy, reigned sixteen years.
12 and to the masons and the hewers of stone, and for buying timber 11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy; he departed
and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of Hwhy, and not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he
for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. made Israel to sin; but he walked therein.
13 But there were not made for the house of Hwhy cups of silver, 12 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might
snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not
the money that was brought into the house of Hwhy; written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
14 for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith 13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his
the house of Hwhy. throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they 14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died: and
delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over him, and
faithfully. said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen
16 The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin- thereof!
offerings, was not brought into the house of Hwhy: it was the 15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows; and he took unto
priests'. him bow and arrows.
17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and 16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow; and
took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. he put his hand upon it. And Elisha laid his hands upon the king's
18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that hands.
Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, 17 And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then
had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Hwhy's arrow of
found in the treasures of the house of Hwhy, and of the king's
victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the 12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every
Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. man to his tent.
18 And he said, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he said unto 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground; and he smote thrice, and Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to
stayed. Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of
19 And the man of Elohim was wroth with him, and said, Thou Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst thou smitten Syria 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were
till thou hadst consumed it, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but found in the house of Hwhy, and in the treasures of the king's
thrice. house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the 15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might,
Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in
21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with
as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
stood up on his feet. 17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of
22 And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
23 But Hwhy was gracious unto them, and had compassion on 18 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book
them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast 19 And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled
he them from his presence as yet. to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
24 And Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his 20 And they brought him upon horses; and he was buried at Jerusalem
stead. with his fathers in the city of David.
25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of 21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years
Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash smite him, 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with
and recovered the cities of Israel. his fathers.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah
Chapter 14 Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria,
1 In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began and reigned forty and one years.
Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy: he departed
2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he
reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name made Israel to sin.
was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. 25 He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath unto
3 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, yet not like the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of Hwhy, the Elohim
David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had of Israel, which he spake by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the
done. prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.
4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still 26 For Hwhy saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for
sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper
5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was established in his for Israel.
hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father: 27 And Hwhy said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from
6 but the children of the murderers he put not to death; according to under heaven; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of
that which is written in the book of the torah of Moses, as Hwhy Joash.
commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the 28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his
children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and
man shall die for his own sin. Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written
7 He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day. 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel;
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.
son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in
the face. Chapter 15
9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, 1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began
The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned two
passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jecoliah of
thistle. Jerusalem.
10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up: 3 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, according to
glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou meddle to all that his father Amaziah had done.
thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still
11 But Amaziah would not hear. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at
Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
5 And Hwhy smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of 27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son
his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
was over the household, judging the people of the land. twenty years.
6 Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not 28 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy: he departed
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made
7 And Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his Israel to sin.
fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of
8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and
the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali;
9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, as his fathers and he carried them captive to Assyria.
had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of 30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the
Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his
10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 31 Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they
11 Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel
12 This was the word of Hwhy which he spake unto Jehu, saying, began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
Thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel. 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign; and he
And so it came to pass. reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned the space of a month in 34 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy; he did
Samaria. according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
14 And Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to 35 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still
Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper
him, and reigned in his stead. gate of the house of Hwhy.
15 Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he 36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not
made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
kings of Israel. 37 In those days Hwhy began to send against Judah Rezin the king
16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
borders thereof, from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, 38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
he ripped up.
17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Chapter 16
Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years 1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son
in Samaria. of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
18 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy: he departed 2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned
not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the
wherewith he made Israel to sin. eyes of Hwhy his Elohim, like David his father.
19 There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son
gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations,
to confirm the kingdom in his hand. whom Hwhy cast out from before the children of Israel.
20 And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the
men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king hills, and under every green tree.
of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in 5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel
the land. came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not
21 Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they overcome him.
not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove
22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there,
in his stead. unto this day.
23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I
Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of
years. the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up
24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy: he departed against me.
not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of
Israel to sin. Hwhy, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a
25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, present to the king of Assyria.
and smote him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house, with 9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him; and the king of Assyria
Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it
he slew him, and reigned in his stead. captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
26 Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, 10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of
they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent
to Uriyah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, 11 and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the
according to all the workmanship thereof. nations whom Hwhy carried away before them; and they wrought
11 And Uriyah the priest built an altar: according to all that king Ahaz wicked things to provoke Hwhy to anger;
had sent from Damascus, so did Uriyah the priest make it against the 12 and they served idols, whereof Hwhy had said unto them, Ye
coming of king Ahaz from Damascus. shall not do this thing.
12 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the 13 Yet Hwhy testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet,
altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon. and every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my
13 And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meal-offering, and poured mitzwah and my statutes, according to all the torah which I
his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings, upon commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the
the altar. prophets.
14 And the brazen altar, which was before Hwhy, he brought from 14 Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like
the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Hwhy their Elohim.
Hwhy, and put it on the north side of his altar. 15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with
15 And king Ahaz commanded Uriyah the priest, saying, Upon the their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and
great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meal- they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the nations that
offering, and the king's burnt-offering, and his meal-offering, with the were round about them, concerning whom Hwhy had charged
burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meal-offering, them that they should not do like them.
and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the 16 And they forsook all the mitzwah of Hwhy their Elohim, and made
burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: but the brazen altar them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and
shall be for me to inquire by. worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
16 Thus did Uriyah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz 17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the
commanded. fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to
17 And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the do that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, to provoke him to
laver from off them, and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen anger.
that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stone. 18 Therefore Hwhy was very angry with Israel, and removed them
18 And the covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
house, and the king's entry without, turned he unto the house of 19 Also Judah kept not the mitzwah of Hwhy their Elohim, but
Hwhy, because of the king of Assyria. walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written 20 And Hwhy rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of
20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his sight.
the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made
Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from
Chapter 17 following Hwhy, and made them sin a great sin.
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of 22 And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which
Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and reigned nine years. he did; they departed not from them;
2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, yet not as the 23 until Hwhy removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his
kings of Israel that were before him. servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own
3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea land to Assyria unto this day.
became his servant, and brought him tribute. 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from
4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and
messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel;
Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
shut him up, and bound him in prison. 25 And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they
5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went feared not Hwhy: therefore Hwhy sent lions among them, which
up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. killed some of them.
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and 26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations
carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria,
the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. know not the law of the elohim of the land: therefore he hath sent
7 And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know
Hwhy their Elohim, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt not the law of the elohim of the land.
from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other 27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of
elohim, the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell
8 and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Hwhy cast out there, and let him teach them the law of the elohim of the land.
from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which 28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria
they made. came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear
9 And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right Hwhy.
against Hwhy their Elohim: and they built them high places in all 29 Howbeit every nation made elohim of their own, and put them in the
their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city; houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every
10 and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
under every green tree;
30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of 10 And at the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of
Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria
31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites was taken.
burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the 11 And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put
elohim of Sepharvaim. them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities
32 So they feared Hwhy, and made unto them from among of the Medes,
themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the 12 because they obeyed not the voice of Hwhy their Elohim, but
houses of the high places. transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of
33 They feared Hwhy, and served their own elohim, after the Hwhy commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.
manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried 13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king
away. of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took
34 Unto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not them.
Hwhy, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, 14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish,
or after the torah or after the mitzwah which Hwhy commanded the saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on
children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king
35 with whom Hwhy had made a covenant, and charged them, of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
saying, Ye shall not fear other elohim, nor bow yourselves to them, 15 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of
nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: Hwhy, and in the treasures of the king's house.
36 but Hwhy, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great 16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the
power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him temple of Hwhy, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah
shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice: had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
37 and the statutes and the ordinances, and the torah and the 17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rabshakeh
mitzwah, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. And
and ye shall not fear other elohim: they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up,
38 and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the
neither shall ye fear other elohim: highway of the fuller's field.
39 but Hwhy your Elohim shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of 18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them
the hand of all your enemies. Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah
40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
manner. 19 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus
41 So these nations feared Hwhy, and served their graven images; saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this
their children likewise, and their children's children, as did their wherein thou trustest?
fathers, so do they unto this day. 20 Thou sayest (but they are but vain words), There is counsel and
strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast
Chapter 18 rebelled against me?
1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of 21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even
Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce
2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name 22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in Hwhy our Elohim; is not that
was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away,
3 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, according to and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this
all that David his father had done. altar in Jerusalem?
4 He removed the high places, and brake the pillars, and cut down the 23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of
Asherah: and he brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on
made; for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it; thy part to set riders upon them.
and he called it Nehushtan. 24 How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least
5 He trusted in Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel; so that after him was of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and
none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that for horsemen?
were before him. 25 Am I now come up without Hwhy against this place to destroy it?
6 For he clave to Hwhy; he departed not from following him, but kept Hwhy said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
his mitzwah, which Hwhy commanded Moses. 26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto
7 And Hwhy was with him; whithersoever he went forth he Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian
prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews'
him not. language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
8 He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the 27 But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy
tower of the watchmen to the fortified city. master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to
9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the men that sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their
the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that own water with you?
Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged 28 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews'
it. language, and spake, saying, Hear ye the word of the great king, the
king of Assyria.
29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be 12 Have the elohim of the nations delivered them, which my fathers
able to deliver you out of his hand: have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of
30 neither let Hezekiah make you trust in Hwhy, saying, Hwhy will Eden that were in Telassar?
surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of
king of Assyria. the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?
31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make 14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers,
your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat ye every one of his and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Hwhy, and
vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters spread it before Hwhy.
of his own cistern; 15 And Hezekiah prayed before Hwhy, and said, O Hwhy, the
32 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land Elohim of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, thou art the Elohim,
of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive- even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made
trees and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not heaven and earth.
unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, Hwhy will deliver 16 Incline thine ear, O Hwhy, and hear; open thine eyes, O Hwhy,
us. and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent
33 Hath any of the elohim of the nations ever delivered his land out of him to defy the living Elohim.
the hand of the king of Assyria? 17 Of a truth, Hwhy, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations
34 Where are the elohim of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the and their lands,
elohim of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? have they delivered 18 and have cast their elohim into the fire; for they were no elohim, but
Samaria out of my hand? the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have
35 Who are they among all the elohim of the countries, that have destroyed them.
delivered their country out of my hand, that Hwhy should deliver 19 Now therefore, O Hwhy our Elohim, save thou us, I beseech
Jerusalem out of my hand? thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for thou Hwhy art Elohim alone.
the king's mitzwah was, saying, Answer him not. 20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith
37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me
and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard thee.
Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of 21 This is the word that Hwhy hath spoken concerning him: The
Rabshakeh. virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn;
the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
Chapter 19 22 Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast
1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against
clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house the Holy One of Israel.
of Hwhy. 23 By thy messengers thou hast defied Hwhy, and hast said, With
2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the
scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the
Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter
3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of into his farthest lodging-place, the forest of his fruitful field.
trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to 24 I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my
the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
4 It may be Hwhy thy Elohim will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, 25 Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of
whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be thine to
Elohim, and will rebuke the words which Hwhy thy Elohim hath lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. 26 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were
5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as
6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as grain blasted
saith Hwhy, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, before it is grown up.
wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 27 But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in,
7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall and thy raging against me.
return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his 28 Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is
own land. come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which
against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. thou camest.
9 And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is 29 And this shall be the sign unto thee: Ye shall eat this year that
come out to fight against thee, he sent messengers again unto which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of
Hezekiah, saying, the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards,
10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy and eat the fruit thereof.
Elohim in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall 30 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again
not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount
lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? Zion they that shall escape: the zeal of Hwhy shall perform this.
32 Therefore thus saith Hwhy concerning the king of Assyria, He 15 And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah
shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing
he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. among my treasures that I have not showed them.
33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall 16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of Hwhy.
not come unto this city, saith Hwhy. 17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thy house, and that which
34 For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried to
servant David's sake. Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Hwhy.
35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Hwhy went forth, 18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget,
and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these king of Babylon.
were all dead bodies. 19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Hwhy which
36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth
and dwelt at Nineveh. shall be in my days?
37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch 20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he
his elohim, that Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are
sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
son reigned in his stead. 21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned
in his stead.
Chapter 20
1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet Chapter 21
the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Hwhy, 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he
Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was
2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Hwhy, saying, Hephzibah.
3 Remember now, O Hwhy, I beseech thee, how I have walked 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, after the
before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that abominations of the nations whom Hwhy cast out before the
which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. children of Israel.
4 And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle part 3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had
of the city, that the word of Hwhy came to him, saying, destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah,
5 Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and
Hwhy, the Elohim of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I served them.
have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee; on the third day thou 4 And he built altars in the house of Hwhy, whereof Hwhy said, In
shalt go up unto the house of Hwhy. Jerusalem will I put my name.
6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the
this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this house of Hwhy.
city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 6 And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury,
7 And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits,
boil, and he recovered. and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Hwhy, to
8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that Hwhy provoke him to anger.
will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of Hwhy the third 7 And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the
day? house of which Hwhy said to David and to Solomon his son, In this
9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Hwhy, that house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of
Hwhy will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go Israel, will I put my name for ever;
forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? 8 neither will I cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the
10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline land which I gave their fathers, if only they will observe to do
ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps. according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the
11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Hwhy; and he brought the torah that my servant Moses commanded them.
shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of 9 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do that
Ahaz. which is evil more than did the nations whom Hwhy destroyed
12 At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, before the children of Israel.
sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that 10 And Hwhy spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
Hezekiah had been sick. 11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations,
13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were
house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;
and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was 12 therefore thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Behold, I bring
found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it,
dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not. both his ears shall tingle.
14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the
him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man
And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
Babylon.
14 And I will cast off the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the
into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a workmen that have the oversight of the house of Hwhy.
spoil to all their enemies; 10 And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath
15 because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of 11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the
Egypt, even unto this day. book of the torah, that he rent his clothes.
16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of
filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin wherewith Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe,
he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
Hwhy. 13 Go ye, inquire of Hwhy for me, and for the people, and for all
17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is the
sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of wrath of Hwhy that is kindled against us, because our fathers have
the kings of Judah? not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all
18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden that which is written concerning us.
of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in 14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and
his stead. Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son
19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt
he reigned two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they communed with her.
Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 15 And she said unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel:
20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, as did Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,
Manasseh his father. 16 Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and
21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the
the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: king of Judah hath read.
22 and he forsook Hwhy, the Elohim of his fathers, and walked not 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto
in the way of Hwhy. other elohim, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of
23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place,
to death in his own house. and it shall not be quenched.
24 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against 18 But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Hwhy, thus
king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in shall ye say to him, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel: As
his stead. touching the words which thou hast heard,
25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written 19 because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Hwhy, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and
26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation
Josiah his son reigned in his stead. and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also
have heard thee, saith Hwhy.
Chapter 22 20 Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be
1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil
thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word
Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. again.
2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, and walked in
all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand Chapter 23
or to the left. 1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah
3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the and of Jerusalem.
king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the 2 And the king went up to the house of Hwhy, and all the men of
scribe, to the house of Hwhy, saying, Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests,
4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he
brought into the house of Hwhy, which the keepers of the threshold read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was
have gathered of the people: found in the house of Hwhy.
5 and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the 3 And the king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before
oversight of the house of Hwhy; and let them give it to the Hwhy, to walk after Hwhy, and to keep his mitzwah, and his
workmen that are in the house of Hwhy, to repair the breaches of testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to
the house, confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book: and
6 unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for all the people stood to the covenant.
buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house. 4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of
7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out
was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully. of the temple of Hwhy all the vessels that were made for Baal, and
8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them
the book of the torah in the house of Hwhy. And Hilkiah delivered without Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried the ashes of
the book to Shaphan, and he read it. them unto Beth-el.
9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word 5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had
again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and
in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense 22 Surely there was not kept such a passover from the days of the
unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor
the host of heaven. of the kings of Judah;
6 And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Hwhy, without 23 but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to
Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, Hwhy in Jerusalem.
and beat it to dust, and cast the dust thereof upon the graves of the 24 Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the
common people. teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in
7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he
house of Hwhy, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah. might confirm the words of the torah which were written in the book
8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Hwhy.
the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to 25 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to
Beer-sheba; and he brake down the high places of the gates that Hwhy with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might,
were at the entrance of the gate of OSwhy the governor of the according to all the torah of Moses; neither after him arose there any
city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. like him.
9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of 26 Notwithstanding, Hwhy turned not from the fierceness of his
Hwhy in Jerusalem, but they did eat unleavened bread among their great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because
brethren. of all the provocations wherewith Manasseh had provoked him.
10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of 27 And Hwhy said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I
Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen,
through the fire to Molech. even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be
11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to there.
the sun, at the entrance of the house of Hwhy, by the chamber of 28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not
Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
burned the chariots of the sun with fire. 29 In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went up against the king
12 And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him;
which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh and Pharaoh-necoh slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
had made in the two courts of the house of Hwhy, did the king 30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and
break down, and beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And
them into the brook Kidron. the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed
13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the him, and made him king in his father's stead.
right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of 31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign;
Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name
and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. 32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, according to
14 And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and all that his fathers had done.
filled their places with the bones of men. 33 And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of
15 Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even tribute of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
that altar and the high place he brake down; and he burned the high 34 And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the
place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah. room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he
16 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.
there in the mount; and he sent, and took the bones out of the 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he
sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of
to the word of Hwhy which the man of Elohim proclaimed, who Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land,
proclaimed these things. of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-necoh.
17 Then he said, What monument is that which I see? And the men of 36 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign;
the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of Elohim, who came and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name
from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
the altar of Beth-el. 37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, according to
18 And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his all that his fathers had done.
bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Chapter 24
Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke Hwhy to 1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim
anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against
that he had done in Beth-el. him.
20 And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon 2 And Hwhy sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of
the altars, and burned men's bones upon them; and he returned to the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of
Jerusalem. Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the
21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover word of Hwhy, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
unto Hwhy your Elohim, as it is written in this book of the covenant.
3 Surely at the commandment of Hwhy came this upon Judah, to king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about);
remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
all that he did, 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook
4 and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
with innocent blood: and Hwhy would not pardon. 6 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon
5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the
6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to
his stead. Babylon.
7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land; for 8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was
the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came
Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt. Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of
8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he Babylon, unto Jerusalem.
reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother's name was 9 And he burnt the house of Hwhy, and the king's house; and all the
Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.
9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, according to all 10 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the
that his father had done. guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came 11 And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those
up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the
11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away
servants were besieging it; captive.
12 and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, 12 But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be
he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his vinedressers and husbandmen.
officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his 13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Hwhy, and the
reign. bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Hwhy, did the
13 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of Hwhy, Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons,
vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they
of Hwhy, as Hwhy had said. away.
14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the 15 And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold,
mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took
craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of away.
the people of the land. 16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had
15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king's mother, made for the house of Hwhy, the brass of all these vessels was
and the king's wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, without weight.
carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of
16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with
and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass:
them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. and like unto these had the second pillar with network.
17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's father's 18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and
brother, king is his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; 19 and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of
and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name war; and five men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in
was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the
19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, according to people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that
all that Jehoiakim had done. were found in the city.
20 For through the anger of Hwhy did it come to pass in Jerusalem 20 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought
and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at
Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out
Chapter 25 of his land.
1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, 22 And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom
in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made
came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.
it; and they built forts against it round about. 23 Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard
2 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to
3 On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and
so that there was no bread for the people of the land. Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the
4 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their
night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the men.
24 And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them,
Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land,
and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten
men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and
the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.
26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the
forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the
Chaldeans.
27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of
Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and
twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the
year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of
Judah out of prison;
28 and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of
the kings that were with him in Babylon,
29 and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread
before him continually all the days of his life:
30 and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of
the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.
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40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and
The First Book of the Chronicles Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.
41 The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and
Chapter 1 Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan:
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Uz, and Aran.
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before
4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. there resigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 44 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his
6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah. stead.
7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 45 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. in his stead.
9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, 46 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian
and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was
10 And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. Avith.
11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and 47 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
Naphtuhim, 48 And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in
12 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), his stead.
and Caphtorim. 49 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his
13 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth, stead.
14 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 50 And Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his stead; and the
15 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the
16 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
17 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, 51 And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief
and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. Aliah, chief Jetheth,
18 And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; 53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was 54 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
Joktan. Chapter 2
20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and
Jerah, 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
22 and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of 3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born
Joktan. unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-
24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, born, was wicked in the sight of Hwhy; and he slew him.
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, sons of Judah were five.
27 Abram (the same is Abraham). 5 The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael. 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol,
29 These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Dara; five of them in all.
then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 7 And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a
30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, trespass in the devoted thing.
31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, 9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and
and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And Ram, and Chelubai.
the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon,
33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and prince of the children of Judah;
Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 11 and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel. 12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and 13 and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and
Korah. Shimea the third,
36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
and Timna, and Amalek. 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah:
38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 17 And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the
39 And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's Ishmaelite.
sister. 18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and
of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
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19 And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bare him 52 And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of
Hur. the Menuhoth.
20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel. 53 And the families of Kiriath-jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and
21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and
of Gilead, whom he took to wife when he was threescore years old; the Eshtaolites.
and she bare him Segub. 54 The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-
22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
of Gilead. 55 And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the
23 And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of
Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abiyah Chapter 3
Hezron's wife bare him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. 1 Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the
first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahiyah. second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;
26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she 2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of
was the mother of Onam. Geshur; the fourth, Adoniyah the son of Haggith;
27 And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and 3 the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:
Jamin, and Eker. 4 six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years
28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years;
Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur. 5 and these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab,
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bare him and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of
Ahban, and Molid. Ammiel;
30 And the sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without 6 and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
children. 7 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
31 And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And 8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai. 9 All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines;
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and and Tamar was their sister.
Jonathan; and Jether died without children. 10 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abiyah his son, Asa his son,
33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons Jehoshaphat his son,
of Jerahmeel. 11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son.
she bare him Attai. 15 And the sons of Josiah: the first-born Johanan, the second
36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
37 and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
38 and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, 17 And the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,
39 and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, 18 and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama,
40 and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum, and Nedabiah.
41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. 19 And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel, and Shimei. And the sons of
42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their
first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the sister;
father of Hebron. 20 and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-
43 And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and hesed, five.
Shema. 21 And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the sons of
44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begat Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of
Shammai. Shecaniah.
45 And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of 22 And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah:
Beth-zur. Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; 23 And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.
and Haran begat Gazez. 24 And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and
47 And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
Chapter 4
48 Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father 1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was 2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat
Achsah. Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of 3 And these were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma,
Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;
51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. 35 and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the
These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of son of Asiel,
Beth-lehem. 36 and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and
5 And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and 37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the
Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah-
7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. 38 these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their
8 And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel fathers' houses increased greatly.
the son of Harum. 39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of
9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and
10 And Jabez called on the Elohim of Israel, saying, Oh that thou quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of
wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand Ham.
might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be 41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of
not to my sorrow! And Elohim granted him that which he requested. Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there,
11 And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, who was the father and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead;
of Eshton. because there was pasture there for their flocks.
12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the 42 And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men,
father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah,
13 And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. And the sons of and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
Othniel: Hathath. 43 And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped, and
14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of have dwelt there unto this day.
Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; Chapter 5
and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz. 1 And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-
16 And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright
17 And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the
and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
Eshtemoa. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince;
18 And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber but the birthright was Joseph's:)
the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are 3 the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu,
the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. Hezron, and Carmi.
19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the 4 The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and 6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away
Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth. captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their
Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; 8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who
22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And the records are 9 and eastward he dwelt even unto the entrance of the wilderness from
ancient. the river Euphrates, because their cattle were multiplied in the land of
23 These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gilead.
Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work. 10 And in the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the land east
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. of Gilead.
26 And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei 11 And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan
his son. unto Salecah:
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in
had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the Bashan.
children of Judah. 13 And their brethren of their fathers' houses: Michael, and Meshullam,
28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.
29 and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 14 These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah,
30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of
31 and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers' houses.
32 And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the
Ashan, five cities; suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.
33 and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto 17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king
Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy. of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and 25 And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth.
to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand 26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath
seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war. his son,
19 And they made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and 27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
Nodab. 28 And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Joel, and the second Abiyah.
20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were 29 The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his
delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to son,
Elohim in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
their trust in him. 31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the
21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and house of Hwhy, after that the ark had rest.
of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, 32 And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of
and of men a hundred thousand. meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Hwhy in Jerusalem:
22 For there fell many slain, because the war was of Elohim. And they and they waited on their office according to their order.
dwelt in their stead until the captivity. 33 And these are they that waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the
23 And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and mount 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of
Hermon. Toah,
24 And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and 35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of
Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, Amasai,
mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of
25 And they trespassed against the Elohim of their fathers, and played Zephaniah,
the harlot after the elohim of the peoples of the land, whom Elohim 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
destroyed before them. Korah,
26 And the Elohim of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, 38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of
and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them Israel.
away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of 39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph
Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
to the river of Gozan, unto this day. 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiyah,
41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Chapter 6 42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
2 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 44 And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the
3 And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
5 and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of
6 and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, Levi.
7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 48 And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of
8 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, the tabernacle of the house of Elohim.
9 and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, 49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt-offering, and
10 and Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and
in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem), to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant
11 and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, of Elohim had commanded.
12 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, 50 And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his
13 and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, son, Abishua his son,
14 and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak; 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
15 And Jehozadak went into captivity, when Hwhy carried away 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 54 Now these are their dwelling-places according to their
17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of
Shimei. the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and 55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs
Uzziel. thereof round about it;
19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of 56 but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb
the Levites according to their fathers' houses. the son of Jephunneh.
20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron;
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its
22 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his suburbs,
son, 58 and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, 59 and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs;
60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and 5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of
Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven
cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. thousand.
61 And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the 6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten 7 And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and
cities. Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were
62 And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of 8 And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and
Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abiyah, and Anathoth, and
63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and 9 And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads
out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their two hundred.
suburbs. 10 And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and
65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and
out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the Ahishahar.
children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name. 11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their
66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two
borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. hundred, that were able to go forth in the host for war.
67 And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill- 12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of
country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs, Aher.
68 and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs, 13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum,
69 and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; the sons of Bilhah.
70 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and 14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess
Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of bare: she bare Machir the father of Gilead:
Kohath. 15 and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's
71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half- name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad:
tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and Zelophehad had daughters.
with its suburbs; 16 And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his
72 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his
with its suburbs, sons were Ulam and Rakem.
73 and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs; 17 And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the
74 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
with its suburbs, 18 And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and
75 and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; Mahlah.
76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, 19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and
and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs. Aniam.
77 Unto the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of 20 And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and
the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,
suburbs; 21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead,
78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because they
were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness came down to take away their cattle.
with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs, 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren
79 and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; came to comfort him.
80 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and 23 And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bare a son, and
Mahanaim with its suburbs, he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
81 and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs. 24 And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether
and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
Chapter 7 25 And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and
1 And of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, Tahan his son,
four. 26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
2 And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, 27 Nun his son, OSwhy his son.
and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, to wit, of 28 And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns
Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns
days of David was two and twenty thousand and six hundred. thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the
3 And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and towns thereof;
Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men. 29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its
4 And with them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its
bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand; for they had many towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
wives and sons. 30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister.
31 And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of 30 and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and
Birzaith. Nadab,
32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua 31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.
their sister. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And they also dwelt with their brethren
33 And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
are the children of Japhlet. 33 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat
34 And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
35 And the sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and 34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat
Shelesh, and Amal. Micah.
36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, 35 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
and Imrah, 36 And Ahaz begat Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah begat Alemeth, and
37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza.
Beera. 37 And Moza begat Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel
38 And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara. his son.
39 And the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia. 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru,
40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were
choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. And the number the sons of Azel.
of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six 39 And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born, Jeush the
thousand men. second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had
Chapter 8 many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the
1 And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and sons of Benjamin.
Aharah the third,
2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. Chapter 9
3 And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are
4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away
5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. captive to Babylon for their transgression.
6 And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers' 2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities
houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.
Manahath: 3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of
7 and Naaman, and Ahiyah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
begat Uzza and Ahihud. 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of
8 And Shaharaim begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the first-born, and his sons.
9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and 6 And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and
Malcam, ninety.
10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads 7 And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of
of fathers' houses. Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,
11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub and Elpaal. 8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of
12 And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the
Ono and Lod, with the towns thereof; son of Ibniyah;
13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the 9 and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and
inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath; fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their
14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, fathers' houses.
15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, 10 And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin,
16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah, 11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber, Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house
18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal, of Elohim;
19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of
20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel, Malchiyah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son
21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei, of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel, 13 and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and
23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the
24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothiyah, service of the house of Elohim.
25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak, 14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of
26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
27 and Jaareshiah, and Eliyah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica,
28 These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem. 16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of
29 And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that
name was Maacah; dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, 43 and Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son,
and their brethren (Shallum was the chief), Azel his son.
18 who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were the 44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru,
porters for the camp of the children of Levi. and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the
19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of sons of Azel.
Korah, and his brethren, of his father's house, the Korahites, were
over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: Chapter 10
and their fathers had been over the camp of Hwhy, keepers of the 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled
entry. from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, 2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and
and Hwhy was with him. the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the
21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the sons of Saul.
tent of meeting. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him;
22 All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their 4 Then said Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But
trust. his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul
23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the took his sword, and fell upon it.
house of Hwhy, even the house of the tent, by wards. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell
24 On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, upon his sword, and died.
and south. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.
25 And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they
days from time to time to be with them: fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities,
26 for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip
house of Elohim. the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
27 And they lodged round about the house of Elohim, because the 9 And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent
charge thereof was upon them; and to them pertained the opening into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto
thereof morning by morning. their idols, and to the people.
28 And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service; for by 10 And they put his armor in the house of their elohim, and fastened
count were these brought in and by count were these taken out. his head in the house of Dagon.
29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all 11 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done
the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, to Saul,
and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. 12 all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the
30 And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their
spices. bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the first-born of 13 So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Hwhy,
Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were because of the word of Hwhy, which he kept not; and also for that
baked in pans. he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,
32 And some of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over 14 and inquired not of Hwhy: therefore he slew him, and turned the
the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath. kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
33 And these are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites,
Chapter 11
who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service; for they
were employed in their work day and night. 1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying,
34 These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, throughout Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
their generations, chief men: these dwelt at Jerusalem. 2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out
35 And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's and broughtest in Israel: and Hwhy thy Elohim said unto thee,
name was Maacah: Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince
36 and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, over my people Israel.
and Nadab, 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David
37 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. made a covenant with them in Hebron before Hwhy; and they
38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Hwhy by
in Jerusalem, over against their brethren. Samuel.
39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat 4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and
Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in
Micah. hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is
41 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. the city of David.
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, 6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief
and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was
made chief.
7 And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
David. 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
8 And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and 34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the
Joab repaired the rest of the city. Hararite,
9 And David waxed greater and greater; for Hwhy of hosts was with 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
him. 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahiyah the Pelonite,
10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Hwhy concerning 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of
Israel. Joab the son of Zeruiah,
11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time. 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites,
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was and thirty with him,
one of the three mighty men. 43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the
gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; Aroerite,
and the people fled from before the Philistines. 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
14 And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,
the Philistines; and Hwhy saved them by a great victory. and Ithmah the Moabite,
15 And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were
encamped in the valley of Rephaim. Chapter 12
16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the 1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept
Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to the mighty men, his helpers in war.
drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they
water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured 3 The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the
it out unto Hwhy, Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and
19 and said, My Elohim forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,
the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with 4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over
the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the
drink it. These things did the three mighty men. Gederathite,
20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah
lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a the Haruphite,
name among the three. 6 Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the
21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made Korahites,
their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. 7 and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, 8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the
who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for
he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the
snow. faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; 9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.
among the three mighty men. 14 These of the sons of Gad were captains of the host: he that was
25 Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not least was equal to a hundred, and the greatest to a thousand.
to the first three: and David set him over his guard. 15 These are they that went over the Jordan in the first month, when it
26 Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, had overflowed all its banks; and they put to flight all them of the
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, stronghold unto David.
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be
Netophathite, knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the Elohim of our fathers look
Benaiah the Pirathonite, thereon, and rebuke it.
18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep in
he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: abundance: for there was joy in Israel.
peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy
Elohim helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them Chapter 13
captains of the band. 1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds,
19 Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came even with every leader.
with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; 2 And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto
for the masters of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, you, and if it be of Hwhy our Elohim, let us send abroad every
saying, He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with
heads. whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs,
20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and that they may gather themselves unto us;
Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and 3 and let us bring again the ark of our Elohim to us: for we sought not
Zillethai, captains of thousands that were of Manasseh. unto it in the days of Saul.
21 And they helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all 4 And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was
mighty men of valor, and were captains in the host. right in the eyes of all the people.
22 For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was 5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor the brook of
a great host, like the host of Elohim. Egypt even unto the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of Elohim
23 And these are the numbers of the heads of them that were armed from Kiriath-jearim.
for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim,
him, according to the word of Hwhy. which belonged to Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of Elohim
24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand Hwhy that sitteth above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
and eight hundred, armed for war. 7 And they carried the ark of Elohim upon a new cart, and brought it out
25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valor for the war, seven of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
thousand and one hundred. 8 And David and all Israel played before Elohim with all their might,
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with
27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
were three thousand and seven hundred, 9 And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put
28 and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
twenty and two captains. 10 And the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Uzza, and he smote
29 And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died
thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their before Elohim.
allegiance to the house of Saul. 11 And David was displeased, because Hwhy had broken forth
30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.
mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses. 12 And David was afraid of Elohim that day, saying, How shall I bring
31 And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were the ark of Elohim home to me?
mentioned by name, to come and make David king. 13 So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but
32 And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two 14 And the ark of Elohim remained with the family of Obed-edom in his
hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. house three months: and Hwhy blessed the house of Obed-edom,
33 Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set and all that he had.
the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty
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thousand, and that could order the battle array, and were not of
double heart. 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees,
34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
spear thirty and seven thousand. 2 And David perceived that Hwhy had established him king over
35 And of the Danites that could set the battle in array, twenty and Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's
eight thousand and six hundred. sake.
36 And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set 3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons
the battle in array, forty thousand. and daughters.
37 And on the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the 4 And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem:
Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
instruments of war for the battle, a hundred and twenty thousand. 5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,
38 All these being men of war, that could order the battle array, came 6 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and 7 and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all
39 And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it,
their brethren had made preparation for them. and went out against them.
40 Moreover they that were nigh unto them, even as far as Issachar 9 Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of
and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, Rephaim.
and on mules, and on oxen, victuals of meal, cakes of figs, and
10 And David inquired of Elohim, saying, Shall I go up against the 17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his
Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Hwhy brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their
said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand. brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
11 So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; 18 and with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben,
and David said, Elohim hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and
the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and
Baal-perazim. Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
12 And they left their elohim there; and David gave commandment, 19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed with
and they were burned with fire. cymbals of brass to sound aloud;
13 And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. 20 and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni,
14 And David inquired again of Elohim; and Elohim said unto him, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to
Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them, and come Alamoth;
upon them over against the mulberry-trees. 21 and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and
15 And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead.
tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he
Elohim is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
16 And David did as Elohim commanded him: and they smote the host 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer. 24 And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and
17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and Hwhy brought Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the
the fear of him upon all nations. trumpets before the ark of Elohim: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were
doorkeepers for the ark.
Chapter 15 25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over
1 And David made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Hwhy out of
place for the ark of Elohim, and pitched for it a tent. the house of Obed-edom with joy.
2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of Elohim but the 26 And it came to pass, when Elohim helped the Levites that bare the
Levites: for them hath Hwhy chosen to carry the ark of Hwhy, ark of the covenant of Hwhy, that they sacrificed seven bullocks
and to minister unto him for ever. and seven rams.
3 And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites
Hwhy unto its place, which he had prepared for it. that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the
4 And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites: song with the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.
5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and 28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Hwhy with
twenty; shouting (teruah), and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets,
6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.
and twenty; 29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of Hwhy came to
7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the
and thirty; window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised
8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two him in her heart.
hundred;
9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore; Chapter 16
10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a 1 And they brought in the ark of Elohim, and set it in the midst of the
hundred and twelve. tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and
11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the peace-offerings before Elohim.
Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and 2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and
Amminadab, the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Hwhy.
12 and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers' houses of the 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every
Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.
bring up the ark of Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, unto the place that I 4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of
have prepared for it. Hwhy, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Hwhy, the
13 For because ye bare it not at the first, Hwhy our Elohim made a Elohim of Israel:
breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the 5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and
ordinance. Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah,
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph
ark of Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel. with cymbals, sounding aloud;
15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of Elohim upon their 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually,
shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according before the ark of the covenant of Elohim.
to the word of Hwhy. 7 Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Hwhy,
16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and 8 O give thanks unto Hwhy, call upon his name; Make known his
cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy. doings among the peoples.
9 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous
works.
10 Glory ye in his holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek 40 to offer burnt-offerings unto Hwhy upon the altar of burnt-offering
Hwhy. continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written
11 Seek ye Hwhy and his strength; Seek his face evermore. in the torah of Hwhy, which he commanded unto Israel;
12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, 41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were
and the judgments of his mouth, chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Hwhy,
13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen because his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
ones. 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for
14 He is Hwhy our Elohim; His judgments are in all the earth. those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of
15 Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded Elohim; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
to a thousand generations, 43 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David
16 The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto returned to bless his house.
Isaac,
17 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an Chapter 17
everlasting covenant, 1 And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said
18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of
inheritance; the covenant of Hwhy dwelleth under curtains.
19 When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and 2 And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart; for Elohim is
sojourners in it; with thee.
20 And they went about from nation to nation, And from one kingdom 3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Elohim came to
to another people. Nathan, saying,
21 He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Hwhy, Thou shalt not
their sakes, build me a house to dwell in:
22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed (mashiyach) ones, And do my 5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel,
prophets no harm. unto this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one
23 Sing unto Hwhy, all the earth; Show forth his salvation from day tabernacle to another.
to day. 6 In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with
24 Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my
all the peoples. people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?
25 For great is Hwhy, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith
feared above all elohim. Hwhy of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the
26 For all the elohim of the peoples are idols: But Hwhy made the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:
heavens. 8 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have
27 Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a
place. name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.
28 Ascribe unto Hwhy, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto 9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them,
Hwhy glory and strength; that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more;
29 Ascribe unto Hwhy the glory due unto his name: Bring an neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at
offering, and come before him: Worship Hwhy in holy array. the first,
30 Tremble before him, all the earth: The world also is established that 10 and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people
it cannot be moved. Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that
31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say Hwhy will build thee a house.
among the nations, Hwhy reigneth. 11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must
32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; Let the field exult, and all go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who
that is therein; shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Hwhy; For he 12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
cometh to judge the earth. 13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my
34 O give thanks unto Hwhy; for he is good; For his lovingkindness lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before
endureth for ever. thee;
35 And say ye, Save us, O Elohim of our salvation, And gather us 14 but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his
together and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy throne shall be established for ever.
name, And to triumph in thy praise. 15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did
36 Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, From everlasting even to Nathan speak unto David.
everlasting. And all the people said, Amein, and praised Hwhy. 16 Then David the king went in, and sat before Hwhy; and he said,
37 So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Hwhy, Asaph Who am I, O Hwhy Elohim, and what is my house, that thou hast
and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's brought me thus far?
work required; 17 And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O Elohim; but thou hast
38 and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed- spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast
edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers; regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O
39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the Hwhy Elohim.
tabernacle of Hwhy in the high place that was at Gibeon, 18 What can David say yet more unto thee concerning the honor which
is done to thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.
19 O Hwhy, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became
hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great servants to David. And Hwhy gave victory to David whithersoever
things. he went.
20 O Hwhy, there is none like thee, neither is there any Elohim 14 And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and
besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. righteousness unto all his people.
21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat
Elohim went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a the son of Ahilud was recorder;
name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before 16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar,
thy people, whom thou redeemest out of Egypt? were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the
and thou, Hwhy, becamest their Elohim. Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
23 And now, O Hwhy, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning
thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and Chapter 19
do as thou hast spoken. 1 And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of
24 And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
Hwhy of hosts is the Elohim of Israel, even an Elohim to Israel: and 2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash,
the house of David thy servant is established before thee. because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent
25 For thou, O my Elohim, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's
build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to
pray before thee. comfort him.
26 And now, O Hwhy, thou art Elohim, and hast promised this good 3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest
thing unto thy servant: thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters
27 and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to
it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Hwhy, hast overthrow, and to spy out the land?
blessed, and it is blessed for ever. 4 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their
garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
Chapter 18 5 Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were
1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly
subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be
Philistines. grown, and then return.
2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made
and brought tribute. themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent
3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of
to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand 7 So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of
horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba.
chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadarezer king of cities, and came to battle.
Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the
6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians mighty men.
became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Hwhy gave 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at
victory to David whithersoever he went. the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves
7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of in the field.
Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and
8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array
much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the against the Syrians.
pillars, and the vessels of brass. 11 And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his
9 And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of
host of Hadarezer king of Zobah, Ammon.
10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless 12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt
him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; (for help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I
Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and he had with him all manner of will help thee.
vessels of gold and silver and brass. 13 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for
11 These also did king David dedicate unto Hwhy, with the silver the cities of our Elohim: and Hwhy do that which seemeth him
and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, good.
and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the 14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the
Philistines, and from Amalek. Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the 15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled,
Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city.
Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before 7 And Elohim was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were 8 And David said unto Elohim, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done
beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy
at their head. servant; for I have done very foolishly.
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and 9 And Hwhy spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in 10 Go and speak unto David, saying, Thus saith Hwhy, I offer thee
array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
the Syrians, they fought with him. 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith Hwhy,
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians Take which thou wilt:
the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and 12 either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed
killed Shophach the captain of the host. before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or
19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the else three days the sword of Hwhy, even pestilence in the land,
worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: and the angel of Hwhy destroying throughout all the borders of
neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more. Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that
sent me.
Chapter 20 13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray,
1 And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time into the hand of Hwhy; for very great are his mercies: and let me
when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the army, and wasted not fall into the hand of man.
the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged 14 So Hwhy sent a pestilence upon Israel; and there fell of Israel
Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, seventy thousand men.
and overthrew it. 15 And Elohim sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he
2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it was about to destroy, Hwhy beheld, and he repented him of the
to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay thy hand.
was set upon David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, And the angel of Hwhy was standing by the threshing-floor of
exceeding much. Ornan the Jebusite.
3 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut them with 16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Hwhy
saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his
unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders,
people returned to Jerusalem. clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the 17 And David said unto Elohim, Is it not I that commanded the people
Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly;
the giant; and they were subdued. but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O
5 And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Hwhy my Elohim, be against me, and against my father's house;
Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.
spear was like a weaver's beam. 18 Then the angel of Hwhy commanded Gad to say to David, that
6 And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, David should go up, and rear an altar unto Hwhy in the threshing-
whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
six on each foot; and he also was born unto the giant. 19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the
7 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's name of Hwhy.
brother slew him. 20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that
8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
David, and by the hand of his servants. 21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and
went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his
Chapter 21
face to the ground.
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number 22 Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this threshing-floor,
Israel. that I may build thereon an altar unto Hwhy: for the full price shalt
2 And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number thou give it me, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may 23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my master the
know the sum of them. king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen for
3 And Joab said, Hwhy make his people a hundred times as many burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the
as they are: but, my master the king, are they not all my master's wheat for the meal-offering; I give it all.
servants? why doth my master require this thing? why will he be a 24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full
cause of guilt unto Israel? price: for I will not take that which is thine for Hwhy, nor offer a
4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab burnt-offering without cost.
departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold
5 And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto by weight.
David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a 26 And David built there an altar unto Hwhy, and offered burnt-
hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Hwhy; and he
threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.
6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for the king's 27 And Hwhy commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again
word was abominable to Joab. into the sheath thereof.
28 At that time, when David saw that Hwhy had answered him in the into my hand; and the land is subdued before Hwhy, and before his
threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. people.
29 For the tabernacle of Hwhy, which Moses made in the 19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Hwhy your
wilderness, and the altar of burnt-offering, were at that time in the Elohim; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Hwhy
high place at Gibeon. Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Hwhy, and the holy
30 But David could not go before it to inquire of Elohim; for he was vessels of Elohim, into the house that is to be built to the name of
afraid because of the sword of the angel of Hwhy. Hwhy.
1 Then David said, This is the house of Hwhy Elohim, and this is the 1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son
altar of burnt-offering for Israel. king over Israel.
2 And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in 2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and
the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the Levites.
the house of Elohim. 3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and
3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight
the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without thousand.
weight; 4 Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the
4 and cedar-trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre house of Hwhy; and six thousand were officers and judges;
brought cedar-trees in abundance to David. 5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised
5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house Hwhy with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise
that is to be builded for Hwhy must be exceeding magnificent, of therewith.
fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make 6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi:
preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a 7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
house for Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel. 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
7 And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These
build a house unto the name of Hwhy my Elohim. were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.
8 But the word of Hwhy came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah.
abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house These four were the sons of Shimei.
unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in 11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and
my sight. Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in
9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I one reckoning.
will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall 12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated,
days: that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever,
10 he shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I to burn incense before Hwhy, to minister unto him, and to bless in
will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over his name, for ever.
Israel for ever. 14 But as for Moses the man of Elohim, his sons were named among
11 Now, my son, Hwhy be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the tribe of Levi.
the house of Hwhy thy Elohim, as he hath spoken concerning thee. 15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
12 Only Hwhy give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee 16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the torah of 17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had
Hwhy thy Elohim. no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the 18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
ordinances which Hwhy charged Moses with concerning Israel: be 19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel
strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed. the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
14 Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of 20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
Hwhy a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand 21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar
thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it and Kish.
is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou 22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their
mayest add thereto. brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in every 24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the
manner of work: heads of the fathers' houses of those of them that were counted, in
16 of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service
number. Arise and be doing, and Hwhy be with thee. of the house of Hwhy, from twenty years old and upward.
17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his 25 For David said, Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, hath given rest unto
son, saying, his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
18 Is not Hwhy your Elohim with you? and hath he not given you 26 and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the
rest on every side? for he hath delivered the inhabitants of the land tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.
27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, 24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
from twenty years old and upward. 25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
28 For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of 26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah: Beno.
the house of Hwhy, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the 27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur,
purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house and Ibri.
of Elohim; 28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, 29 Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or 30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were
of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise Hwhy, and 31 These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in
likewise at even; the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the
31 and to offer all burnt-offerings unto Hwhy, on the sabbaths, on heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the
the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
ordinance concerning them, continually before Hwhy;
32 and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the Chapter 25
charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their 1 Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service
brethren, for the service of the house of Hwhy. certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who
should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and
Chapter 24 the number of them that did the work according to their service was:
1 And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: 2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and
Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the hand of Asaph, who
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: prophesied after the order of the king.
therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3 Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah,
3 And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father
sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising
service. Hwhy.
4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of 4 Of Heman; the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel,
the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-
Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers' houses; and of the sons ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.
of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight. 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of
5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were Elohim, to lift up the horn. And Elohim gave to Heman fourteen sons
princes of the sanctuary, and princes of Elohim, both of the sons of and three daughters.
Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Hwhy, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the
Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and house of Elohim; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order
Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the king.
of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers' 7 And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in
house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. singing unto Hwhy, even all that were skilful, was two hundred
7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, fourscore and eight.
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 8 And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the
9 the fifth to Malchiyah, the sixth to Mijamin, great, the teacher as the scholar.
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abiyah, 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to
11 the ninth to OwSy, the tenth to Shecaniah, Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, 14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
17 the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
18 the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Maaziah. 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
19 This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the 18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
house of Hwhy according to the ordinance given unto them by 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Aaron their father, as Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, had commanded 20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
him. 21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; 22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. 24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren,
22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. twelve:
23 And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, 25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 26 This Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the
28 for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers'
twelve: houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains
29 for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, of the host, had dedicated.
twelve: 27 Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house
30 for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, of Hwhy.
twelve: 28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner
31 for the four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, his sons and his the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated,
brethren, twelve. whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of
Shelomoth, and of his brethren.
Chapter 26 29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward
1 For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah business over Israel, for officers and judges.
the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a
2 And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the
second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Jordan westward, for all the business of Hwhy, and for the service
3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. of the king.
4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the 31 Of the Hebronites was Jeriyah the chief, even of the Hebronites,
second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, according to their generations by fathers' houses. In the fortieth year
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found
Elohim blessed him. among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.
6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the 32 And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven
house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor. hundred, heads of fathers' houses, whom king David made overseers
7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the
whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah. Manassites, for every matter pertaining to Elohim, and for the affairs
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and of the king.
their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and
two of Obed-edom. Chapter 27
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen. 1 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, fathers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and
(for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him chief), their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of
sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. the year-of every course were twenty and four thousand.
12 Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief 2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of
men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Hwhy. 3 He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the
13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their host for the first month.
fathers' houses, for every gate. 4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and
14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, his course; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his course were twenty and
a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. four thousand.
15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the store-house. 5 The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son
16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four
the causeway that goeth up, watch against watch. thousand.
17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a 6 This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over
day, and for the store-house two and two. the thirty: and of his course was Ammizabad his son.
18 For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of
19 These were the courses of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty
Korahites, and of the sons of Merari. and four thousand.
20 And of the Levites, Ahiyah was over the treasures of the house of 8 The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in
Elohim, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. his course were twenty and four thousand.
21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the
Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Gershonite: Jehieli. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite,
22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four
treasures of the house of Hwhy. thousand.
23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the
Uzzielites: Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four
24 and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over thousand.
the treasures. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite,
25 And his brethren: of Eliezer came Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his
son.
13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty
Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four men of valor, unto Jerusalem.
thousand. 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my
14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a
Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Hwhy, and for the
and four thousand. footstool of our Elohim; and I had made ready for the building.
15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the 3 But Elohim said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name,
Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
thousand. 4 Howbeit Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, chose me out of all the house
16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah
the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and
Maacah: among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king
17 of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of Aaron, Zadok: over all Israel;
18 of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the 5 And of all my sons (for Hwhy hath given me many sons), he hath
son of Michael: chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of
19 of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the Hwhy over Israel.
son of Azriel: 6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and
20 of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half- my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his
tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: father.
21 of the half -tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: 7 And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my
of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: mitzwah and mine ordinances, as at this day.
22 of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the 8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Hwhy, and
tribes of Israel. in the audience of our Elohim, observe and seek out all the mitzwah
23 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and of Hwhy your Elohim; that ye may possess this good land, and
under, because Hwhy had said he would increase Israel like to the leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.
stars of heaven. 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the Elohim of thy father, and
24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Hwhy
there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the
the account in the chronicles of king David. thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake
25 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and him, he will cast thee off for ever.
over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in 10 Take heed now; for Hwhy hath chosen thee to build a house for
the castles, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah: the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch of the
was Ezri the son of Chelub: temple, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and
27 and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of
increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the the place of the mercy-seat;
Shiphmite: 12 and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of the
28 and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the house of Hwhy, and for all the chambers round about, for the
lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was treasuries of the house of Elohim, and for the treasuries of the
Joash: dedicated things;
29 and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: 13 also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the
and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of work of the service of the house of Hwhy, and for all the vessels of
Adlai: service in the house of Hwhy;
30 and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses 14 of gold by weight for the vessels of gold, for all vessels of every
was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the kind of service; of silver for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all
Hagrite. vessels of every kind of service;
31 All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's. 15 by weight also for the candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps
32 Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counsellor, a man of thereof, of gold, by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps
understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was thereof; and for the candlesticks of silver, silver by weight for every
with the king's sons: candlestick and for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every
33 And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite candlestick;
was the king's friend: 16 and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for every table;
34 and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and and silver for the tables of silver;
Abiathar: and the captain of the king's host was Joab. 17 and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold;
and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver
Chapter 28 bowls by weight for every bowl;
1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the 18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the
tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by pattern of the chariot, even the cherubim, that spread out their wings,
course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and covered the ark of the covenant of Hwhy.
and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and 19 All this, said David, have I been made to understand in writing from
the hand of Hwhy, even all the works of this pattern.
20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good 16 O Hwhy our Elohim, all this store that we have prepared to build
courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Hwhy Elohim, thee a house for thy holy name cometh of thy hand, and is all thine
even my Elohim, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, own.
until all the work for the service of the house of Hwhy be finished. 17 I know also, my Elohim, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure
21 And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites, in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have
for all the service of the house of Elohim: and there shall be with thee willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy
in all manner of work every willing man that hath skill, for any manner people, that are present here, offer willingly unto thee.
of service: also the captains and all the people will be wholly at thy 18 O Hwhy, the Elohim of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our
commandment. fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the
heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee;
Chapter 29 19 and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy
1 And David the king said unto all the assembly, Solomon my son, mitzwah, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things,
whom alone Elohim hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.
work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Hwhy Elohim. 20 And David said to all the assembly, Now bless Hwhy your
2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my Elohim the Elohim. And all the assembly blessed Hwhy, the Elohim of their
gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Hwhy, and
the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and the king.
wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto Hwhy, and offered burnt-
stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of offerings unto Hwhy, on the morrow after that day, even a
precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with
3 Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel,
Elohim, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I 22 and did eat and drink before Hwhy on that day with great
give it unto the house of my Elohim, over and above all that I have gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second
prepared for the holy house, time, and anointed him unto Hwhy to be prince, and Zadok to be
4 even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven priest.
thousand talents of refined silver, wherewith to overlay the walls of 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of Hwhy as king instead of
the houses; David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
5 of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of
for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. Who then king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Hwhy? 25 And Hwhy magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all
6 Then the princes of the fathers' houses, and the princes of the tribes Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been
of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the on any king before him in Israel.
rulers over the king's work, offered willingly; 26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
7 and they gave for the service of the house of Elohim of gold five 27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven
thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in
talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred Jerusalem.
thousand talents. 28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and
8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
treasure of the house of Hwhy, under the hand of Jehiel the 29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are
Gershonite. written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan
9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,
a perfect heart they offered willingly to Hwhy: and David the king 30 with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him,
also rejoiced with great joy. and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
10 Wherefore David blessed Hwhy before all the assembly; and
David said, Blessed be thou, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel our
father, for ever and ever.
11 Thine, O Hwhy, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory,
and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in
the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Hwhy, and thou art
exalted as head above all.
12 Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in
thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and
to give strength unto all.
13 Now therefore, our Elohim, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious
name.
14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to
offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of
thine own have we given thee.
15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers
were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.
The Second Book of the Chapter 2

1 Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Hwhy,
Chronicles and a house for his kingdom.
2 And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear
Chapter 1 burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the
1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
Hwhy his Elohim was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst
2 And Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a
of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
heads of the fathers' houses. 4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Hwhy my
3 So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place Elohim, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet
that was at Gibeon; for there was the tent of meeting of Elohim, which spices, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt-offerings
Moses the servant of Hwhy had made in the wilderness. morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and
4 But the ark of Elohim had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to the on the set feasts of Hwhy our Elohim. This is an ordinance for ever
place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at to Israel.
Jerusalem. 5 And the house which I build is great; for great is our Elohim above all
5 Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, elohim.
had made, was there before the tabernacle of Hwhy: and Solomon 6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven
and the assembly sought unto it. of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build
6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before Hwhy, him a house, save only to burn incense before him?
which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt- 7 Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver,
offerings upon it. and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and
7 In that night did Elohim appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask that knoweth how to grave all manner of gravings, to be with the
what I shall give thee. skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David
8 And Solomon said unto Elohim, Thou hast showed great my father did provide.
lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his 8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees, out of Lebanon;
stead. for I know that thy servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and,
9 Now, O Hwhy Elohim, let thy promise unto David my father be behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
established; for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of 9 even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am
the earth in multitude. about to build shall be great and wonderful.
10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come 10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber,
in before this people; for who can judge this thy people, that is so twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand
great? measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty
11 And Elohim said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thousand baths of oil.
thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of them that 11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to
hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and Solomon, Because Hwhy loveth his people, he hath made thee
knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom king over them.
I have made thee king: 12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel,
12 wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise
riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a
that have been before thee; neither shall there any after thee have house for Hwhy, and a house for his kingdom.
the like. 13 And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, of
13 So Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from Huram my father's,
before the tent of meeting, unto Jerusalem; and he reigned over 14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a
Israel. man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in
14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in
thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, crimson, also to grave any manner of graving, and to devise any
that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. device; that there may be a place appointed unto him with thy skilful
15 And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, men, and with the skilful men of my master David thy father.
and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the 15 Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which
lowland, for abundance. my master hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
16 And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the 16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need;
king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price. and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt
17 And they fetched up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six carry it up to Jerusalem.
hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so 17 And Solomon numbered all the sojourners that were in the land of
for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, did they bring Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered
them out by their means. them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three
thousand and six hundred.
18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, 3 And under it was the likeness of oxen, which did compass it round
and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains, and three about, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about. The oxen
thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people at work. were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three
Chapter 3 looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and
1 Then Solomon began to build the house of Hwhy at Jerusalem on three looking toward the east: and the sea was set upon them above,
mount Moriah, where Hwhy appeared unto David his father, which and all their hinder parts were inward.
he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the 5 And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like
threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite. the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three
2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the thousand baths.
fourth year of his reign. 6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on
3 Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the left, to wash in them; such things as belonged to the burnt-offering
the house of Elohim. The length by cubits after the first measure was they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 7 And he made the ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance
4 And the porch that was before the house, the length of it, according to concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right
the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height a hundred hand, and five on the left.
and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold. 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the
5 And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold.
fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains. 9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court,
6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
gold was gold of Parvaim. 10 And he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward
7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls the south.
thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the 11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So
walls. Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king
8 And he made the most holy house: the length thereof, according to Solomon in the house of Elohim:
the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof 12 the two pillars, and the bowls, and the two capitals which were on
twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six the top of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of
hundred talents. the capitals that were on the top of the pillars,
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid 13 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows
the upper chambers with gold. of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the
10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; capitals that were upon the pillars.
and they overlaid them with gold. 14 He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases;
11 And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of 15 one sea, and the twelve oxen under it.
the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the
the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon for the
other cherub. house of Hwhy of bright brass.
12 And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the 17 In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground
wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to between Succoth and Zeredah.
the wing of the other cherub. 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the
13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty weight of the brass could not be found out.
cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the 19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of
house. Elohim, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the
14 And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine showbread;
linen, and wrought cherubim thereon. 20 and the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn according to the
15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five 21 and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that
cubits. perfect gold;
16 And he made chains in the oracle, and put them on the tops of the 22 and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans,
pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the of pure gold: and as for the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof
chains. for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, to wit, of the
17 And he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, temple, were of gold.
and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right
hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. Chapter 5
1 Thus all the work that Solomon wrought for the house of Hwhy was
Chapter 4 finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had
1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels, and put
and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height them in the treasuries of the house of Elohim.
thereof. 2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of
2 Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in the tribes, the princes of the fathers' houses of the children of Israel,
compass; and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Hwhy out of
cubits compassed it round about. the city of David, which is Zion.
3 nd all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the Hwhy promised, and have built the house for the name of Hwhy,
feast, which was in the seventh month. the Elohim of Israel.
4 And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark; 11 And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Hwhy,
5 and they brought up the ark, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy which he made with the children of Israel.
vessels that were in the Tent; these did the priests the Levites bring 12 And he stood before the altar of Hwhy in the presence of all the
up. assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands;
6 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were 13 (for Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, five cubits long, and five
assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the
that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude. court; and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before
7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Hwhy unto its all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;)
place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under 14 and he said, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, there is no Elohim like
the wings of the cherubim. thee, in heaven, or on earth; who keepest covenant and
8 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their
and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. heart;
9 And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen 15 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou
from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled
there it is unto this day. it with thy hand, as it is this day.
10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put 16 Now therefore, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, keep with thy
there at Horeb, when Hwhy made a covenant with the children of servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying,
Israel, when they came out of Egypt. There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of
11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk in my torah
place, (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, as thou hast walked before me.
and did not keep their courses; 17 Now therefore, O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, let thy word be
12 also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David.
Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brethren, arrayed in fine 18 But will Elohim in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold,
linen, with cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much
the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding with less this house which I have builded!
trumpets;) 19 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his
13 it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to supplication, O Hwhy my Elohim, to hearken unto the cry and to
make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Hwhy; and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee;
when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and 20 that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even
instruments of music, and praised Hwhy, saying, For he is good; toward the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy
for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; that then the house was name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray
filled with a cloud, even the house of Hwhy, toward this place.
14 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the 21 And hearken thou to the supplications of thy servant, and of thy
cloud: for the glory of Hwhy filled the house of Elohim. people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou
from thy dwelling-place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest
Chapter 6 forgive.
1 Then spake Solomon, Hwhy hath said that he would dwell in the 22 If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to
thick darkness. cause him to swear, and he come and swear before thine altar in this
2 But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to house;
dwell in for ever. 23 then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants,
3 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and
and all the assembly of Israel stood. justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
4 And he said, Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, who spake 24 And if thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy,
with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again and
it, saying, confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this
5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I house;
chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my 25 then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel,
name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to
people Israel: their fathers.
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have 26 When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they
chosen David to be over my people Israel. have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess
7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:
name of Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel. 27 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of
8 But Hwhy said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein
build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart: they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given
9 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall to thy people for an inheritance.
come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. 28 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be
10 And Hwhy hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them
up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as
in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague or whatsoever sickness 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand
there be; oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all
29 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all the people dedicated the house of Elohim.
thy people Israel, who shall know every man his own plague and his 6 And the priests stood, according to their offices; the Levites also with
own sorrow, and shall spread forth his hands toward this house: instruments of music of Hwhy, which David the king had made to
30 then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling-place and forgive, and give thanks unto Hwhy, (for his lovingkindness endureth for ever,)
render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou when David praised by their ministry: and the priests sounded
knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of the children trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.
of men;) 7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before
31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the house of Hwhy; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the
the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon
32 Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, had made was not able to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-
when he shall come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and offering, and the fat.
thy mighty hand, and thine outstretched arm; when they shall come 8 So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with
and pray toward this house: him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the
33 then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, and do brook of Egypt.
according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the 9 And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the
peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have 10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent
built is called by thy name. the people away unto their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the
34 If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever goodness that Hwhy had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and
way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city to Israel his people.
which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy 11 Thus Solomon finished the house of Hwhy, and the king's house:
name; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of
35 then hear thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and Hwhy, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
maintain their cause. 12 And Hwhy appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I
36 If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a
thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they house of sacrifice.
carry them away captive unto a land far off or near; 13 If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the
37 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in 14 if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then
perversely, and have dealt wickedly; will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their
38 if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in land.
the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captive, and 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent, unto the prayer
pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and the that is made in this place.
city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built 16 For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may
for thy name: be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there
39 then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, their perpetually.
prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive 17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me as David thy father
thy people who have sinned against thee. walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt
40 Now, O my Elohim, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place. 18 then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I
41 Now therefore arise, O Hwhy Elohim, into thy resting-place, thou, covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a
and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Hwhy Elohim, be man to be ruler in Israel.
clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my mitzwah which
42 O Hwhy Elohim, turn not away the face of thine anointed I have set before you, and shall go and serve other elohim, and
(mashiyach): remember thy lovingkindnesses to David thy servant. worship them;
20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have
Chapter 7 given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I
1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among
from heaven, and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices; and all peoples.
the glory of Hwhy filled the house. 21 And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall
2 And the priests could not enter into the house of Hwhy, because be astonished, and shall say, Why hath Hwhy done thus unto this
the glory of Hwhy filled Hwhy's house. land, and to this house?
3 And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and 22 And they shall answer, Because they forsook Hwhy, the Elohim
the glory of Hwhy was upon the house; and they bowed of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and
themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and laid hold on other elohim, and worshipped them, and served them:
worshipped, and gave thanks unto Hwhy, saying, For he is good; therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before Hwhy.
Chapter 8 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and
1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had the house that he had built,
built the house of Hwhy, and his own house, 4 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the
2 that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, his cupbearers also,
them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. and their apparel, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house
3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. of Hwhy; there was no more spirit in her.
4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which 5 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own
he built in Hamath. land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, 6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had
fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not
6 and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that 7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand
Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 8 Blessed be Hwhy thy Elohim, who delighted in thee, to set thee on
7 As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, his throne, to be king for Hwhy thy Elohim: because thy Elohim
and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, that were not loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king
of Israel; over them, to do justice and righteousness.
8 of their children that were left after them in the land, whom the 9 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and
children of Israel consumed not, of them did Solomon raise a levy of spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there
bondservants unto this day. any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
9 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his 10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, that
work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers brought gold from Ophir, brought algum-trees and precious stones.
of his chariots and of his horsemen. 11 And the king made of the algum-trees terraces for the house of
10 And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two Hwhy, and for the king's house, and harps and psalteries for the
hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people. singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of 12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire,
David unto the house that he had built for her; for he said, My wife whatsoever she asked, besides that which she had brought unto the
shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.
places are holy, whereunto the ark of Hwhy hath come. 13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six
12 Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto Hwhy on the altar of hundred and threescore and six talents of gold,
Hwhy, which he had built before the porch, 14 besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the
13 even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and
mitzwah of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on silver to Solomon.
the set feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened 15 And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six
bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one buckler.
14 And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, 16 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred
the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their shekels of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house
offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of of the forest of Lebanon.
every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every 17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
gate: for so had David the man of Elohim mitzwah. pure gold.
15 And they departed not from the mitzwah of the king unto the priests 18 nd there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which
and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures. were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of
16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.
foundation of the house of Hwhy, and until it was finished. So the 19 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon
house of Hwhy was completed. the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore 20 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the
in the land of Edom. vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: silver
18 And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the 21 For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of
servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing
and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon. gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
22 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and
Chapter 9 wisdom.
1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she 23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to
came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very hear his wisdom, which Elohim had put in his heart.
great train, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and 24 And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and
precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she vessels of gold, and raiment, armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a
communed with him of all that was in her heart. rate year by year.
2 And Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything 25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and
hid from Solomon which he told her not. twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and
with the king at Jerusalem.
26 And he ruled over all the kings from the River even unto the land of tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel
the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. departed unto their tents.
27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah,
made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for Rehoboam reigned over them.
abundance. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men
28 And they brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt, and out of all subject to taskwork; and the children of Israel stoned him to death
lands. with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his
29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
Ahiyah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning
Jeroboam the son of Nebat? Chapter 11
30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the
31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand
David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the
kingdom again to Rehoboam.
Chapter 10 2 But the word of Hwhy came to Shemaiah the man of Elohim,
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to saying,
Shechem to make him king. 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it, (for Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king 4 Thus saith Hwhy, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your
Solomon,) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So
3 And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they hearkened unto the words of Hwhy, and returned from going
they spake to Rehoboam, saying, against Jeroboam.
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the 5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in
grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon Judah.
us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 6 He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And 7 And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
the people departed. 8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood 9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel 10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in
give ye me to return answer to this people? Benjamin, fortified cities.
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and 11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and
please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
servants for ever. 12 And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, 13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to
that stood before him. him out of all their border.
9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to
answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that
yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter? they should not execute the priest's office unto Hwhy;
10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, 15 and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-
saying, Thus shalt thou say unto the people that spake unto thee, goats, and for the calves which he had made.
saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto 16 And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts
us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger is thicker than my to seek Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice
father's loins. unto Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers.
11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will 17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam
add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in
chastise you with scorpions. the way of David and Solomon.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, 18 And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth
as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day. the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of
13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook Jesse;
the counsel of the old men, 19 and she bare him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
14 and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My 20 And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she
father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father bare him Abiyah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 21 And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all
15 So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought about his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and
of Elohim, that Hwhy might establish his word, which he spake by threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and
Ahiyah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. threescore daughters.)
16 And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the 22 And Rehoboam appointed Abiyah the son of Maacah to be chief,
people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him
neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your king.
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was
lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between
them victuals in abundance. And he sought for them many wives. Abiyah and Jeroboam.
3 And Abiyah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even
Chapter 12 four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in
1 And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who
established, and he was strong, that he forsook the torah of Hwhy, were mighty men of valor.
and all Israel with him. 4 And Abiyah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-
2 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:
king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had 5 Ought ye not to know that Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, gave the
trespassed against Hwhy, kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by
3 with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen. a covenant of salt?
And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of
the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians. David, rose up, and rebelled against his master.
4 And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came 7 And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that
unto Jerusalem. strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon,
5 Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not
Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, withstand them.
and said unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, Ye have forsaken me, 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of Hwhy in the hand of
therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with
6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for elohim.
said, Hwhy is righteous. 9 Have ye not driven out the priests of Hwhy, the sons of Aaron, and
7 And when Hwhy saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of
Hwhy came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a
I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and my young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that
wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of are no elohim.
Shishak. 10 But as for us, Hwhy is our Elohim, and we have not forsaken
8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my him; and we have priests ministering unto Hwhy, the sons of
service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. Aaron, and the Levites in their work:
9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away 11 and they burn unto Hwhy every morning and every evening
the treasures of the house of Hwhy, and the treasures of the king's burnt-offerings and sweet incense: the showbread also set they in
house: he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps
Solomon had made. thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Hwhy our
10 And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and Elohim; but ye have forsaken him.
committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept 12 And, behold, Elohim is with us at our head, and his priests with the
the door of the king's house. trumpets of alarm (teruah) to sound an alarm against you. O children
11 And it was so, that, as oft as the king entered into the house of of Israel, fight ye not against Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers; for
Hwhy, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into ye shall not prosper.
the guard-chamber. 13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them:
12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Hwhy turned from so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there 14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and
were good things found. behind them; and they cried unto Hwhy, and the priests sounded
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and with the trumpets.
reigned: for Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah
to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which shouted, it came to pass, that Elohim smote Jeroboam and all Israel
Hwhy had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name before Abiyah and Judah.
there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and Elohim delivered
14 And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek them into their hand.
Hwhy. 17 And Abiyah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the 18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the
manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Hwhy, the
and Jeroboam continually. Elohim of their fathers.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of 19 And Abiyah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him,
David: and Abiyah his son reigned in his stead. Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof,
and Ephron with the towns thereof.
Chapter 13
20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abiyah:
1 In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abiyah to reign over and Hwhy smote him, and he died.
Judah. 21 But Abiyah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives,
and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
22 And the rest of the acts of Abiyah, and his ways, and his sayings, 6 And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city
are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo. against city; for Elohim did vex them with all adversity.
7 But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall
Chapter 14 be rewarded.
1 So Abiyah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of 8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the
David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all
quiet ten years. the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Hwhy his taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of
Elohim: Hwhy, that was before the porch of Hwhy.
3 for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned
down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they
4 and commanded Judah to seek Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers, fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Hwhy his
and to do the torah and the mitzwah. Elohim was with him.
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and 10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third
the sun-images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
6 And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he 11 And they sacrificed unto Hwhy in that day, of the spoil which they
had no war in those years, because Hwhy had given him rest. had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
7 For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about 12 And they entered into the covenant to seek Hwhy, the Elohim of
them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
because we have sought Hwhy our Elohim; we have sought him, 13 and that whosoever would not seek Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel,
and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or
8 And Asa had an army that bare bucklers and spears, out of Judah woman.
three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and 14 And they sware unto Hwhy with a loud voice, and with shouting
drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were (teruah), and with trumpets, and with cornets.
mighty men of valor. 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of
a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto them: and Hwhy gave them rest round about.
Mareshah. 16 And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from
10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an
the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt
11 And Asa cried unto Hwhy his Elohim, and said, Hwhy, there is it at the brook Kidron.
none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no 17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless
strength: help us, O Hwhy our Elohim; for we rely on thee, and in the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
thy name are we come against this multitude. O Hwhy, thou art our 18 And he brought into the house of Elohim the things that his father
Elohim; let not man prevail against thee. had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold,
12 So Hwhy smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and vessels.
and the Ethiopians fled. 19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto reign of Asa.
Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not
recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Hwhy, and Chapter 16
before his host; and they carried away very much booty. 1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any
Hwhy came upon them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
was much spoil in them. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in house of Hwhy and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad
abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem. king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my
Chapter 15 father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go,
1 And the Spirit of Elohim came upon Azariah the son of Oded: break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from
2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, me.
and all Judah and Benjamin: Hwhy is with you, while ye are with 4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of
him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan,
he will forsake you. and Abel-maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.
3 Now for a long season Israel was without the true Elohim, and without 5 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off
a teaching priest, and without torah: building Ramah, and let his work cease.
4 But when in their distress they turned unto Hwhy, the Elohim of 6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of
Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and
5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of 7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said
the lands. unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not
relied on Hwhy thy Elohim, therefore is the host of the king of Syria 14 And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers'
escaped out of thy hand. houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and
8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;
horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on Hwhy, 15 and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred
he delivered them into thy hand. and fourscore thousand;
9 For the eyes of Hwhy run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to 16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered
show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect himself unto Hwhy; and with him two hundred thousand mighty
toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou men of valor.
shalt have wars. 17 And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two
10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison-house; hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa 18 and next to him Jehozabad and with him a hundred and fourscore
oppressed some of the people at the same time. thousand ready prepared for war.
11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the 19 These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the
book of the kings of Judah and Israel. king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
12 And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his
feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought Chapter 18
not to Hwhy, but to the physicians. 1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined
13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year affinity with Ahab.
of his reign. 2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab
14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that
for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth-Gilead.
with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared by the 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt
perfumers' art: and they made a very great burning for him. thou go with me to Ramoth-Gilead? And he answered him, I am as
thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the
Chapter 17 war.
1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened 4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee,
himself against Israel. for the word of Hwhy.
2 And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set 5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred
garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or
his father had taken. shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for Elohim will deliver it into the
3 And Hwhy was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first hand of the king.
ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim, 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Hwhy
4 but sought to the Elohim of his father, and walked in his mitzwah, and besides, that we may inquire of him?
not after the doings of Israel. 7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man
5 Therefore Hwhy established the kingdom in his hand; and all by whom we may inquire of Hwhy: but I hate him; for he never
Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in prophesieth good concerning me, but always evil: the same is
abundance. Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say
6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Hwhy: and furthermore so.
he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah. 8 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly
7 Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, Micaiah the son of Imla.
and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in 9 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on
the cities of Judah; his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open
8 and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets
Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and were prophesying before them.
Adoniyah, and Tobiyah, and Tob-adoniyah, the Levites; and with 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and
them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. said, Thus saith Hwhy, With these shalt thou push the Syrians,
9 And they taught in Judah, having the book of the torah of Hwhy until they be consumed.
with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-
taught among the people. Gilead, and prosper; for Hwhy will deliver it into the hand of the
10 And the fear of Hwhy fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that king.
were round about Judah, so that they made no war against 12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying,
Jehoshaphat. Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one
11 And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and mouth: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and
silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven speak thou good.
thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven 13 And Micaiah said, As Hwhy liveth, what my Elohim saith, that will
hundred he-goats. I speak.
12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him,
castles and cities of store. Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?
13 And he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, And he said, Go ye up, and prosper; and they shall be delivered into
mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. your hand.
15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast
thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Hwhy? put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek
16 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as Elohim.
sheep that have no shepherd: and Hwhy said, These have no 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among
master; let them return every man to his house in peace. the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and
17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he brought them back unto Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers.
would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil? 5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of
18 And Micaiah said, Therefore hear ye the word of Hwhy: I saw Judah, city by city,
Hwhy sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing 6 and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man,
on his right hand and on his left. but for Hwhy; and he is with you in the judgment.
19 And Hwhy said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he 7 Now therefore let the fear of Hwhy be upon you; take heed and do
may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one spake saying after it: for there is no iniquity with Hwhy our Elohim, nor respect of
this manner, and another saying after that manner. persons, nor taking of bribes.
20 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Hwhy, and said, I 8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the
will entice him. And Hwhy said unto him, Wherewith? priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the
21 And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of judgment of Hwhy, and for controversies. And they returned to
all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail Jerusalem.
also: go forth, and do so. 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Hwhy,
22 Now therefore, behold, Hwhy hath put a lying spirit in the mouth faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
of these thy prophets; and Hwhy hath spoken evil concerning thee. 10 And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your
23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between
Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of torah and mitzwah, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that
Hwhy from me to speak unto thee? they be not guilty towards Hwhy, and so wrath come upon you and
24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not be guilty.
shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of
25 And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back Hwhy; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of
unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; Judah, in all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers
26 and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed before you. Deal courageously, and Hwhy be with the good.
him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in
peace. Chapter 20
27 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Hwhy hath not 1 And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the
spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you. children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to against Jehoshaphat to battle.
Ramoth-Gilead. 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh
29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Syria; and,
and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (the same is En-gedi).
disguised himself; and they went into the battle. 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Hwhy; and
30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help of Hwhy:
Israel. even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Hwhy.
31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in
Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they the house of Hwhy, before the new court;
turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and 6 and he said, O Hwhy, the Elohim of our fathers, art not thou Elohim
Hwhy helped him; and Elohim moved them to depart from him. in heaven? and art not thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the
32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it nations? and in thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to
was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. withstand thee.
33 And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of 7 Didst not thou, O our Elohim, drive out the inhabitants of this land
Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said to the driver before thy people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham thy friend
of the chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am for ever?
sore wounded. 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy
34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed name, saying,
himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even; and about 9 If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine,
the time of the going down of the sun he died. we will stand before this house, and before thee, (for thy name is in
this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, and thou wilt hear and
Chapter 19 save.
1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount
Jerusalem. Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out
2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed
to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them them not;
that hate Hwhy? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before 11 behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy
Hwhy. possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
12 O our Elohim, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might 31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years
against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in
what to do: but out eyes are upon thee. Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of
13 And all Judah stood before Hwhy, with their little ones, their Shilhi.
wives, and their children. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside
14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy.
son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had
came the Spirit of Hwhy in the midst of the assembly; the people set their hearts unto the Elohim of their fathers.
15 and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they
Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Hwhy unto you, are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted
Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for in the book of the kings of Israel.
the battle is not yours, but Elohim's. 35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with
16 To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:
ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before 36 and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and
the wilderness of Jeruel. they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against
and see the salvation of Hwhy with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah,
fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Hwhy hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so
Hwhy is with you. that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and
all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Hwhy, Chapter 21
worshipping Hwhy. 1 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
of the Korahites, stood up to praise Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, with 2 And he had brethren, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel,
an exceeding loud voice. and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these
20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and 3 And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of
said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he
Hwhy your Elohim, so shall ye be established; believe his to Jehoram, because he was the first-born.
prophets, so shall ye prosper. 4 Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and
21 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed had strengthened himself, he slew all his brethren with the sword, and
them that should sing unto Hwhy, and give praise in holy array, as divers also of the princes of Israel.
they went out before the army, and say, Give thanks unto Hwhy; 5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he
for his lovingkindness endureth for ever. reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, Hwhy set liers-in- 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of
wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he did that which
come against Judah; and they were smitten. was evil in the sight of Hwhy.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the 7 Howbeit Hwhy would not destroy the house of David, because of
inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to
they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to give a lamp to him and to his children alway.
destroy another. 8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a
24 And when Judah came to the watch-tower of the wilderness, they king over themselves.
looked upon the multitude; and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen 9 Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with
to the earth, and there were none that escaped. him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that
25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots.
them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead 10 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day: then
bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, did Libnah revolt at the same time from under his hand, because he
more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking had forsaken Hwhy, the Elohim of his fathers.
the spoil, it was so much. 11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and
26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, and led Judah
Beracah; for there they blessed Hwhy: therefore the name of that astray.
place was called The valley of Beracah unto this day. 12 And there came a writing to him from Eliyah the prophet, saying,
27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of David thy father, Because thou
Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the
joy; for Hwhy had made them to rejoice over their enemies. ways of Asa king of Judah,
28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and 13 but hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made
trumpets unto the house of Hwhy. Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, like as the
29 And the fear of Elohim was on all the kingdoms of the countries, house of Ahab did, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's
when they heard that Hwhy fought against the enemies of Israel. house, who were better than thyself:
30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his Elohim gave him 14 behold, Hwhy will smite with a great plague thy people, and thy
rest round about. children, and thy wives, and all thy substance;
15 and thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until 12 And he was with them hid in the house of Elohim six years: and
thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day. Athaliah reigned over the land.
16 And Hwhy stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines,
and of the Arabians that are beside the Ethiopians: Chapter 23
17 and they came up against Judah, and brake into it, and carried 1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the
away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the
sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the
Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with
18 And after all this Hwhy smote him in his bowels with an incurable him.
disease. 2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the
19 And it came to pass, in process of time, at the end of two years, cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, and they
that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore came to Jerusalem.
diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of 3 And all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of
his fathers. Elohim. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as
20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he Hwhy hath spoken concerning the sons of David.
reigned in Jerusalem eight years: and he departed without being 4 This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on
desired; and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the
sepulchres of the kings. thresholds;
5 and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the
Chapter 22 gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the
1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son house of Hwhy.
king in his stead; for the band of men that came with the Arabians to 6 But let none come into the house of Hwhy, save the priests, and
the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king they that minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy:
of Judah reigned. but all the people shall keep the charge of Hwhy.
2 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he 7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with
reigned one year in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Athaliah his weapons in his hand; and whosoever cometh into the house, let
the daughter of Omri. him be slain: and be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when
3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was he goeth out.
his counsellor to do wickedly. 8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the
4 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, as did the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those that were
house of Ahab; for they were his counsellors after the death of his to come in on the sabbath; with those that were to go out on the
father, to his destruction. sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of 9 And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the
Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth- spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which
Gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram. were in the house of Elohim.
6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they 10 And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand,
had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by
Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to the altar and the house, by the king round about.
see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. 11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him,
7 Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of Elohim, in that he went unto and gave him the testimony, and made him king: and Jehoiada and
Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against his sons anointed him; and they said, Long live the king.
Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Hwhy had anointed to cut off the 12 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and
house of Ahab. praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Hwhy:
8 And it came to pass, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the 13 and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the
house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the
the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them. people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also
9 And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then
Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!
buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought 14 And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that
Hwhy with all his heart. And the house of Ahaziah had no power to were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between
hold the kingdom. the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword:
10 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Hwhy.
dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of 15 So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the
Judah. horse gate to the king's house: and they slew her there.
11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of 16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the
Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were people, and the king, that they should be Hwhy's people.
slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedchamber. So 17 And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down,
Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the
the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, priest of Baal before the altars.
so that she slew him not. 18 And Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Hwhy under
the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the
house of Hwhy, to offer the burnt-offerings of Hwhy, as it is 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because
written in the torah of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, he had done good in Israel, and toward Elohim and his house.
according to the order of David. 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and
19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of Hwhy, that made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
none that was unclean in anything should enter in. 18 And they forsook the house of Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers,
20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah
governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
down the king from the house of Hwhy: and they came through the 19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Hwhy;
upper gate unto the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
the kingdom. 20 And the Spirit of Elohim came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada
21 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus
Athaliah they had slain with the sword. saith Elohim, Why transgress ye the mitzwah of Hwhy, so that ye
cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Hwhy, he hath also
Chapter 24 forsaken you.
1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the
forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah, of Beer- mitzwah of the king in the court of the house of Hwhy.
sheba. 22 Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada
2 And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy all the days his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he
of Jehoiada the priest. said, Hwhy look upon it, and require it.
3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and 23 And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army of the
daughters. Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and
4 And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to restore the Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among
house of Hwhy. the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to 24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men;
them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money and Hwhy delivered a very great host into their hand, because they
to repair the house of your Elohim from year to year; and see that ye had forsaken Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers. So they executed
hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not. judgment upon Joash.
6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why 25 And when they were departed for him (for they left him very sick),
hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of
of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of Hwhy, and of the Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died; and they
assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony? buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the
7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the sepulchres of the kings.
house of Elohim; and also all the dedicated things of the house of 26 And these are they that conspired against him: Zabad the son of
Hwhy did they bestow upon the Baalim. Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith the
8 So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at Moabitess.
the gate of the house of Hwhy. 27 Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid
9 And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to upon him, and the rebuilding of the house of Elohim, behold, they are
bring in for Hwhy the tax that Moses the servant of Elohim laid written in the commentary of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his
upon Israel in the wilderness. son reigned in his stead.
10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and
cast into the chest, until they had made an end. Chapter 25
11 And it was so, that, at what time the chest was brought unto the 1 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and
king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's
there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, but not with a
again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. perfect heart.
12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the 3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him,
service of the house of Hwhy; and they hired masons and that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
carpenters to restore the house of Hwhy, and also such as wrought 4 But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which
iron and brass to repair the house of Hwhy. is written in the torah in the book of Moses, as Hwhy commanded,
13 So the workmen wrought, and the work of repairing went forward in saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the
their hands, and they set up the house of Elohim in its state, and children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.
strengthened it. 5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them
14 And when they had made an end, they brought the rest of the according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and
money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he
the house of Hwhy, even vessels wherewith to minister and to numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them
offer, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, that
burnt-offerings in the house of Hwhy continually all the days of could handle spear and shield.
Jehoiada. 6 He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel
15 But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a for a hundred talents of silver.
hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
7 But there came a man of Elohim to him, saying, O king, let not the 24 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were
army of Israel go with thee; for Hwhy is not with Israel, to wit, with found in the house of Elohim with Obed-edom, and the treasures of
all the children of Ephraim. the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
8 But if thou wilt go, do valiantly, be strong for the battle: Elohim will 25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of
cast thee down before the enemy; for Elohim hath power to help, and Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
to cast down. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they
9 And Amaziah said to the man of Elohim, But what shall we do for the not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the 27 Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following
man of Elohim answered, Hwhy is able to give thee much more Hwhy they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he
than this. fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him
10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to there.
him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers
greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce in the city of Judah.
anger.
11 And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to Chapter 26
the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old,
12 And other ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with
the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces. his fathers.
13 But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he
not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was
even unto Beth-horon, and smote of them three thousand, and took Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
much spoil. 4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, according to
14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the all that his father Amaziah had done.
slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the elohim of the children 5 And he set himself to seek Elohim in the days of Zechariah, who had
of Seir, and set them up to be his elohim, and bowed down himself understanding in the vision of Elohim: and as long as he sought
before them, and burned incense unto them. Hwhy, Elohim made him to prosper.
15 Wherefore the anger of Hwhy was kindled against Amaziah, and 6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down
he sent unto him a prophet, who said unto him, Why hast thou sought the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and
after the elohim of the people, which have not delivered their own he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
people out of thy hand? 7 And Elohim helped him against the Philistines, and against the
16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.
him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why 8 And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread
shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.
know that Elohim hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at
done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the 10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many
son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain:
look one another in the face. and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in
18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.
The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in 11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel
passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one
thistle. of the king's captains.
19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart lifteth thee 12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses, even the mighty
up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thy men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and
20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of Elohim, that he might seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power,
deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought to help the king against the enemy.
after the elohim of Edom. 14 And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and
21 So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for
looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to slinging.
Judah. 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be
22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every on the towers and upon the battlements, wherewith to shoot arrows
man to his tent. and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was
23 And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of marvellously helped, till he was strong.
Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to 16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did
Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of corruptly, and he trespassed against Hwhy his Elohim; for he went
Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits. into the temple of Hwhy to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore
priests of Hwhy, that were valiant men:
18 and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It pertaineth multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was
not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto Hwhy, but to the also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with
priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go a great slaughter.
out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for 6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty
thine honor from Hwhy Elohim. thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had
19 Then Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn forsaken Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers.
incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy brake 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son,
forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of Hwhy, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the
beside the altar of incense. king.
20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, 8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two
and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away
quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
Hwhy had smitten him. 9 But a prophet of Hwhy was there, whose name was Oded: and he
21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and went out to meet the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them,
dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the Behold, because Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers, was wroth with
house of Hwhy: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them
judging the people of the land. in a rage which hath reached up to heaven.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and
prophet, the son of Amoz, write. Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not
23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his even with you trespasses of your own against Hwhy your Elohim?
fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, 11 Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that ye have
He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. taken captive of your brethren; for the fierce wrath of Hwhy is upon
you.
Chapter 27 12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the
1 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah
he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against
Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. them that came from the war,
2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, according to 13 and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for ye
all that his father Uzziah had done: howbeit he entered not into the purpose that which will bring upon us a trespass against Hwhy, to
temple of Hwhy. And the people did yet corruptly. add unto our sins and to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and
3 He built the upper gate of the house of Hwhy, and on the wall of there is fierce wrath against Israel.
Ophel he built much. 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes
4 Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests and all the assembly.
he built castles and towers. 15 And the men that have been mentioned by name rose up, and took
5 He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among
against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to
hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon
ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon render asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm-trees, unto their
unto him, in the second year also, and in the third. brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before 16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help
Hwhy his Elohim. him.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried
behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. away captives.
8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the
reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and
9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the
David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof: and they dwelt
there.
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19 For Hwhy brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for
1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed sore against
sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the Hwhy.
eyes of Hwhy, like David his father; 20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed
2 but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also him, but strengthened him not.
molten images for the Baalim. 21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Hwhy, and out
3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king
burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the of Assyria: but it helped him not.
nations whom Hwhy cast out before the children of Israel. 22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the Hwhy, this same king Ahaz.
hills, and under every green tree. 23 For he sacrificed unto the elohim of Damascus, which smote him;
5 Wherefore Hwhy his Elohim delivered him into the hand of the king and he said, Because the elohim of the kings of Syria helped them,
of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great
therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were 17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and
the ruin of him, and of all Israel. on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Hwhy;
24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of Elohim, and they sanctified the house of Hwhy in eight days: and on the
and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of Elohim, and shut up the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
doors of the house of Hwhy; and he made him altars in every 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said,
corner of Jerusalem. We have cleansed all the house of Hwhy, and the altar of burnt-
25 And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with
unto other elohim, and provoked to anger Hwhy, the Elohim of his all the vessels thereof.
fathers. 19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away
26 Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold,
are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. they are before the altar of Hwhy.
27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, 20 Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of
even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the the city, and went up to the house of Hwhy.
kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven
lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for
Chapter 29 the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons
1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Hwhy.
he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's 22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and
name was Abiyah, the daughter of Zechariah. sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the
2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, according to blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the
all that David his father had done. blood upon the altar.
3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of 23 And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the
the house of Hwhy, and repaired them. king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:
4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them 24 and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their
together into the broad place on the east, blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king
5 and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be
and sanctify the house of Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers, and made for all Israel.
carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 25 And he set the Levites in the house of Hwhy with cymbals, with
6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the psalteries, and with harps, according to the mitzwah of David, and of
sight of Hwhy our Elohim, and have forsaken him, and have turned Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the mitzwah was of
away their faces from the habitation of Hwhy, and turned their Hwhy by his prophets.
backs. 26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests
7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, with the trumpets.
and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy 27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar.
place unto the Elohim of Israel. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of Hwhy began also,
8 Wherefore the wrath of Hwhy was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of
he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an Israel.
astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes. 28 And all the assembly worshipped, and the singers sang, and the
9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt-offering was
daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. finished.
10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Hwhy, the Elohim 29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that
of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us. were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.
11 My sons, be not now negligent; for Hwhy hath chosen you to 30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the
stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his Levites to sing praises unto Hwhy with the words of David, and of
ministers, and burn incense. Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they
12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the bowed their heads and worshipped.
son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of 31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated
Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of yourselves unto Hwhy; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-
the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah; offerings into the house of Hwhy. And the assembly brought in
13 and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart
Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; brought burnt-offerings.
14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of 32 And the number of the burnt-offerings which the assembly brought
Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred
15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Hwhy.
went in, according to the mitzwah of the king by the words of 33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three
Hwhy, to cleanse the house of Hwhy. thousand sheep.
16 And the priests went in unto the inner part of the house of Hwhy, 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the
to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till
the temple of Hwhy into the court of the house of Hwhy. And the the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves;
Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron. for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than
the priests.
35 And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto
peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. Hwhy.
So the service of the house of Hwhy was set in order. 18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and
36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet
Elohim had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly. did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah
had prayed for them, saying, The good Hwhy pardon every one
Chapter 30 19 that setteth his heart to seek Elohim, Hwhy, the Elohim of his
1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the
Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of sanctuary.
Hwhy at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto Hwhy, the 20 And Hwhy hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
Elohim of Israel. 21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the
2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the
in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. Levites and the priests praised Hwhy day by day, singing with loud
3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not instruments unto Hwhy.
sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that had good
gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. understanding in the service of Hwhy. So they did eat throughout
4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings,
assembly. and making confession to Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers.
5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days;
Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep and they kept other seven days with gladness.
the passover unto Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, at Jerusalem: for 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the assembly for offerings a
they had not kept it in great numbers in such sort as it is written. thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave
6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes to the assembly a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a
throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the mitzwah of the great number of priests sanctified themselves.
king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto Hwhy, the 25 And all the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and
Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the all the assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners that came
remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
Assyria. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon
7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
trespassed against Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers, so that he 27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and
gave them up to desolation, as ye see. their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation,
8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves even unto heaven.
unto Hwhy, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified
for ever, and serve Hwhy your Elohim, that his fierce anger may Chapter 31
turn away from you. 1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out
9 For if ye turn again unto Hwhy, your brethren and your children to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the pillars, and hewed
shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall down the Asherim, and brake down the high places and the altars out
come again into this land: for Hwhy your Elohim is gracious and of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they
merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every
him. man to his possession, into their own cities.
10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim 2 And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites
and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, after their courses, every man according to his service, both the
and mocked them. priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to
11 Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of
humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. Hwhy.
12 Also upon Judah came the hand of Elohim to give them one heart, 3 He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt-
to do the mitzwah of the king and of the princes by the word of offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, and the
Hwhy. burnt-offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the
13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast set feasts, as it is written in the torah of Hwhy.
of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly. 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give
14 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give
and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the themselves to the torah of Hwhy.
brook Kidron. 5 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of
15 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil,
month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all
themselves, and brought burnt-offerings into the house of Hwhy. things brought they in abundantly.
16 And they stood in their place after their order, according to the torah 6 And the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah,
of Moses the man of Elohim: the priests sprinkled the blood which they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of
they received of the hand of the Levites. dedicated things which were consecrated unto Hwhy their Elohim,
17 For there were many in the assembly that had not sanctified and laid them by heaps.
themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the
7 In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and 4 So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all
finished them in the seventh month. the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land,
8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
blessed Hwhy, and his people Israel. 5 And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down,
9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall without, and
heaps. strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and
10 And Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him shields in abundance.
and said, Since the people began to bring the oblations into the 6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them
house of Hwhy, we have eaten and had enough, and have left together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake
plenty: for Hwhy hath blessed his people; and that which is left is comfortably to them, saying,
this great store. 7 Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the
11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there is a
Hwhy; and they prepared them. greater with us than with him:
12 And they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated 8 with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Hwhy our Elohim to help
things faithfully: and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon
Shimei his brother was second. the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, 9 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to
and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,)
were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at
by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the Jerusalem, saying,
house of Elohim. 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that
14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate , ye abide the siege in Jerusalem?
was over the freewill-offerings of Elohim, to distribute the oblations of 11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine
Hwhy, and the most holy things. and by thirst, saying, Hwhy our Elohim will deliver us out of the
15 And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and OwSy, and hand of the king of Assyria?
Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his
their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall
great as to the small: worship before one altar, and upon it shall ye burn incense?
16 besides them that were reckoned by genealogy of males, from 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples
three years old and upward, even every one that entered into the of the lands? Were the elohim of the nations of the lands in any wise
house of Hwhy, as the duty of every day required, for their service able to deliver their land out of my hand?
in their offices according to their courses; 14 Who was there among all the elohim of those nations which my
17 and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand,
fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in that your Elohim should be able to deliver you out of my hand?
their offices by their courses; 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you after
18 and them that were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, this manner, neither believe ye him; for no eloah of any nation or
their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the
congregation: for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in hand of my fathers: how much less shall your Elohim deliver you out
holiness. of my hand?
19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, that were in the fields of the 16 And his servants spake yet more against Hwhy Elohim, and
suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men that were against his servant Hezekiah.
mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the 17 He wrote also letters, to rail on Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, and to
priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogy among the speak against him, saying, As the elohim of the nations of the lands,
Levites. which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the
20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that Elohim of Hezekiah deliver his people out of my hand.
which was good and right and faithful before Hwhy his Elohim. 18 And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language unto the
21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to
Elohim, and in the torah, and in the mitzwah, to seek his Elohim, he trouble them; that they might take the city.
did it with all his heart, and prospered. 19 And they spake of the Elohim of Jerusalem, as of the elohim of the
peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.
Chapter 32 20 And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz,
1 After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified 21 And Hwhy sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor,
cities, and thought to win them for himself. and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So
2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was
was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, come into the house of his elohim, they that came forth from his own
3 he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the bowels slew him there with the sword.
waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped 22 Thus Hwhy saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem
him. from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand
of all others, and guided them on every side.
23 And many brought gifts unto Hwhy to Jerusalem, and precious 9 And Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so
things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight that they did evil more than did the nations whom Hwhy destroyed
of all nations from thenceforth. before the children of Israel.
24 In those days Hezekiah was sick even unto death: and he prayed 10 And Hwhy spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave
unto Hwhy; and he spake unto him, and gave him a sign. no heed.
25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto 11 Wherefore Hwhy brought upon them the captains of the host of
him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him
and upon Judah and Jerusalem. with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his 12 And when he was in distress, he besought Hwhy his Elohim, and
heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of humbled himself greatly before the Elohim of his fathers.
Hwhy came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. 13 And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard
27 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his
provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Hwhy he was Elohim.
stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of goodly 14 Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west
vessels; side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and
28 store-houses also for the increase of grain and new wine and oil; he compassed Ophel about with it, and raised it up to a very great
and stalls for all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds. height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.
29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and 15 And he took away the foreign elohim, and the idol out of the house
herds in abundance; for Elohim had given him very much substance. of Hwhy, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the
30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of house of Hwhy, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of 16 And he built up the altar of Hwhy, and offered thereon sacrifices
David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. of peace-offerings and of thanksgiving, and commanded Judah to
31 Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of serve Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in 17 Nevertheless the people sacrificed still in the high places, but only
the land, Elohim left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in unto Hwhy their Elohim.
his heart. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his
32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his good deeds, behold, Elohim, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of
they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts
the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. of the kings of Israel.
33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the 19 His prayer also, and how Elohim was entreated of him, and all his
ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the sin and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and
inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled
his son reigned in his stead. himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.
20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own
Chapter 33 house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he 21 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and
reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, after the 22 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, as did
abominations of the nations whom Hwhy cast out before the Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images
children of Israel. which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had 23 And he humbled not himself before Hwhy, as Manasseh his
broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more
Asheroth, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. and more.
4 And he built altars in the house of Hwhy, whereof Hwhy said, In 24 And his servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his
Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. own house.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the 25 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against
house of Hwhy. king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in
6 He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the his stead.
son of Hinnom; and he practised augury, and used enchantments,
and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, Chapter 34
and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Hwhy, to 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned
provoke him to anger. thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
7 And he set the graven image of the idol, which he had made, in the 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Hwhy, and walked in
house of Elohim, of which Elohim said to David and to Solomon his the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or
son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all to the left.
the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began
8 neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land to seek after the Elohim of David his father; and in the twelfth year he
which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the
all that I have commanded them, even all the torah and the statutes Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.
and the ordinances given by Moses. 4 And they brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the
sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the
Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he brake in 23 And she said unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel:
pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,
them that had sacrificed unto them. 24 Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and
5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the
Judah and Jerusalem. book which they have read before the king of Judah.
6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, 25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto
even unto Naphtali, in their ruins round about. other elohim, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works
7 And he brake down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven of their hands; therefore is my wrath poured out upon this place, and
images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout it shall not be quenched.
all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem. 26 But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Hwhy, thus
8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land shall ye say to him, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel: As
and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah touching the words which thou hast heard,
the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to 27 because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before
repair the house of Hwhy his Elohim. Elohim, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against
9 And they came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast
that was brought into the house of Elohim, which the Levites, the rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith
keepers of the threshold, had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Hwhy.
Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and 28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered
Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will
10 And they delivered it into the hand of the workmen that had the bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they
oversight of the house of Hwhy; and the workmen that wrought in brought back word to the king.
the house of Hwhy gave it to mend and repair the house; 29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah
11 even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn and Jerusalem.
stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses 30 And the king went up to the house of Hwhy, and all the men of
which the kings of Judah had destroyed. Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the
12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Levites, and all the people, both great and small: and he read in their
Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the
Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it house of Hwhy.
forward; and others of the Levites, all that were skilful with 31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before
instruments of music. Hwhy, to walk after Hwhy, and to keep his mitzwah, and his
13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul,
did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
scribes, and officers, and porters. 32 And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to
14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the
house of Hwhy, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the torah of covenant of Elohim, the Elohim of their fathers.
Hwhy given by Moses. 33 And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries
15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were found
the book of the torah in the house of Hwhy. And Hilkiah delivered in Israel to serve, even to serve Hwhy their Elohim. All his days
the book to Shaphan. they departed not from following Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers.
16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought
back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, Chapter 35
they are doing. 1 And Josiah kept a passover unto Hwhy in Jerusalem: and they
17 And they have emptied out the money that was found in the house killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
of Hwhy, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and 2 And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the
into the hand of the workmen. service of the house of Hwhy.
18 And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath 3 And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto
delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before the king. Hwhy, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of
19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon
torah, that he rent his clothes. your shoulders: now serve Hwhy your Elohim, and his people
20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Israel.
and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the 4 And prepare yourselves after your fathers' houses by your courses,
king's servant, saying, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the
21 Go ye, inquire of Hwhy for me, and for them that are left in Israel writing of Solomon his son.
and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for 5 And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers'
great is the wrath of Hwhy that is poured out upon us, because our houses of your brethren the children of the people, and let there be
fathers have not kept the word of Hwhy, to do according unto all for each a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.
that is written in this book. 6 And kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your
22 So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded, went to brethren, to do according to the word of Hwhy by Moses.
Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the 7 And Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and
son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem kids, all of them for the passover-offerings, unto all that were present,
in the second quarter;) and they spake to her to that effect.
to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these 25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and
were of the king's substance. singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations unto this day;
8 And his princes gave for a freewill-offering unto the people, to the and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are
priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the written in the lamentations.
rulers of the house of Elohim, gave unto the priests for the passover- 26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according
offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three to that which is written in the torah of Hwhy,
hundred oxen. 27 and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of
9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brethren, and the kings of Israel and Judah.
Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave
unto the Levites for the passover-offerings five thousand small cattle, Chapter 36
and five hundred oxen. 1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and
10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
and the Levites by their courses, according to the king's mitzwah. 2 Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and
11 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
which they received of their hand, and the Levites flayed them. 3 And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a
12 And they removed the burnt-offerings, that they might give them hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the children of the 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and
people, to offer unto Hwhy, as it is written in the book of Moses. Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Neco took
And so did they with the oxen. Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: 5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and
and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil
pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people. in the sight of Hwhy his Elohim.
14 And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound
because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering the him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
burnt-offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of Hwhy
for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
15 And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he
the mitzwah of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the
king's seer; and the porters were at every gate: they needed not to book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned
depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for in his stead.
them. 9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he
16 So all the service of Hwhy was prepared the same day, to keep reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that
the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of Hwhy, which was evil in the sight of Hwhy.
according to the mitzwah of king Josiah. 10 And at the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and
17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of
that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. Hwhy, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and
18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days Jerusalem.
of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of the kings of Israel keep 11 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign;
such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:
all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of 12 and he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy his Elohim; he
Jerusalem. humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the
19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. mouth of Hwhy.
20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of 13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made
Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and him swear by Elohim: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his
Josiah went out against him. heart against turning unto Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel.
21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with 14 Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed
thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they
against the house wherewith I have war; and Elohim hath polluted the house of Hwhy which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with 15 And Hwhy, the Elohim of their fathers, sent to them by his
Elohim, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had
22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:
himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the 16 but they mocked the messengers of Elohim, and despised his
words of Neco from the mouth of Elohim, and came to fight in the words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Hwhy arose
valley of Megiddo. against his people, till there was no remedy.
23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his 17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who
servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary,
24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the and had no compassion upon young man or virgin, old man or hoary-
second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he headed: he gave them all into his hand.
died, and was buried in the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah 18 And all the vessels of the house of Elohim, great and small, and the
and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. treasures of the house of Hwhy, and the treasures of the king, and
of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
19 And they burnt the house of Elohim, and brake down the wall of
Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed
all the goodly vessels thereof.
20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to
Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of
the kingdom of Persia:
21 to fulfil the word of Hwhy by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land
had enjoyed its sabbaths: for as long as it lay desolate it kept
sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of
Hwhy by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Hwhy
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing,
saying,
23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath
Hwhy, the Elohim of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to
build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there
is among you of all his people, Hwhy his Elohim be with him, and
let him go up.
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16 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
The Book of Ezra 17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
18 The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve.
Chapter 1 19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Hwhy 20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Hwhy stirred up 21 The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.
the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation 22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight.
2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath 24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
Hwhy, the Elohim of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to 25 The children of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven
build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. hundred and forty and three.
3 Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his Elohim be with 26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the 27 The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two.
house of Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel (he is Elohim), which is in 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
Jerusalem. 29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
4 And whosoever is left, in any place where he sojourneth, let the men 30 The children of Magbish, a hundred fifty and six.
of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and 31 The children of the other elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
with beasts, besides the freewill-offering for the house of Elohim four.
which is in Jerusalem. 32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
5 Then rose up the heads of fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, 33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and
and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit Elohim had five.
stirred to go up to build the house of Hwhy which is in Jerusalem. 34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
6 And all they that were round about them strengthened their hands 35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with 36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of OwSy, nine
precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. hundred seventy and three.
7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
Hwhy, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, 38 The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
and had put in the house of his elohim; 39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
8 even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of 40 The Levites: the children of OwSy and Kadmiel, of the children of
Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the Hodaviah, seventy and four.
prince of Judah. 41 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.
9 And this is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, a thousand 42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of
platters of silver, nine and twenty knives, Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of
10 thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a hundred thirty and nine.
ten, and other vessels a thousand. 43 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the
11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four children of Tabbaoth,
hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when they of the 44 the children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
captivity were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. 45 the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of
Akkub,
Chapter 2 46 the children of Hagab, the children of Shamlai, the children of
1 Now these are the children of the province, that went up out of the Hanan,
captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar 47 the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and that returned 48 the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of
unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; Gazzam,
2 who came with Zerubbabel, OwSy, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, 49 the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of 50 the children of Asnah, the children of Meunim, the children of
the men of the people of Israel: Nephisim,
3 The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred seventy and two. 51 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of
4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. Harhur,
5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. 52 the children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of
6 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of OwSy and Joab, Harsha,
two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 53 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of
7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. Temah,
8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 54 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the
10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. children of Hassophereth, the children of Peruda,
11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 56 the children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of
12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. Giddel,
13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 57 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of
14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
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58 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three 8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of Elohim at
hundred ninety and two. Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of
59 And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Shealtiel, and OwSy the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their
Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out
houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: of the captivity unto Jerusalem, and appointed the Levites, from
60 the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the
Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. house of Hwhy.
61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the 9 Then stood OwSy with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his
children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the
daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name. workmen in the house of Elohim: the sons of Henadad, with their
62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by sons and their brethren the Levites.
genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they deemed 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Hwhy,
polluted and put from the priesthood. they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the
63 And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Hwhy, after the order of
most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with David king of Israel.
Thummim. 11 And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto
64 The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three Hwhy, saying, For he is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for
hundred and threescore, ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout
65 besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there (teruah), when they praised Hwhy, because the foundation of the
were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had house of Hwhy was laid.
two hundred singing men and singing women. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses,
66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this
hundred forty and five; house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many
67 their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand shouted (teruah) aloud for joy:
seven hundred and twenty. 13 so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout (teruah)
68 And some of the heads of fathers' houses, when they came to the of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people
house of Hwhy which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the shouted with a loud shout (teruah), and the noise was heard afar off.
house of Elohim to set it up in its place:
69 they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore Chapter 4
and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, 1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the
and one hundred priests' garments. children of the captivity were building a temple unto Hwhy, the
70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the Elohim of Israel;
singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all 2 then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers'
Israel in their cities. houses, and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your
Elohim, as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-
Chapter 3 haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.
1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel 3 But Zerubbabel, and OwSy, and the rest of the heads of fathers'
were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in
man to Jerusalem. building a house unto our Elohim; but we ourselves together will build
2 Then stood up OwSy the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the unto Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia
priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and hath commanded us.
builded the altar of the Elohim of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings 4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of
thereon, as it is written in the torah of Moses the man of Elohim. Judah, and troubled them in building,
3 And they set the altar upon its base; for fear was upon them because 5 and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the
of the peoples of the countries: and they offered burnt-offerings days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of
thereon unto Hwhy, even burnt-offerings morning and evening. Persia.
4 And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the 6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote
daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
duty of every day required; 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and
5 and afterward the continual burnt-offering, and the offerings of the the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the
new moons, and of all the set feasts of Hwhy that were writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character, and set forth in
consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill-offering the Syrian tongue.
unto Hwhy. 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against
6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt- Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
offerings unto Hwhy: but the foundation of the temple of Hwhy 9 then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the
was not yet laid. rest of their companions, the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the
7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the
food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites,
bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to 10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar
the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the
country beyond the River, and so forth.
11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: 7 they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the
Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth. king, all peace.
12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are 8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to
come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the the house of the great Elohim, which is builded with great stones, and
bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations. timber is laid in the walls; and this work goeth on with diligence and
13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the prospereth in their hands.
walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end 9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you
it will be hurtful unto the kings. a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
14 Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us 10 We asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write
to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the the names of the men that were at the head of them.
king; 11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of
15 that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: the Elohim of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was
so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded
a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they and finished.
have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was 12 But after that our fathers had provoked the Elohim of heaven unto
this city laid waste. wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of
16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the
finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River. people away into Babylon.
17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to 13 But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a
Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in decree to build this house of Elohim.
Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace, and 14 And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of Elohim, which
so forth. Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and
18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. brought into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out
19 And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose
city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 15 and he said unto him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the
20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of Elohim be builded in
over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, its place.
was paid unto them. 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the
21 Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this house of Elohim which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until
city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me. now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.
22 And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage 17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made
grow to the hurt of the kings? in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be
23 Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in Elohim at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us
haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force concerning this matter.
and power.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of Elohim which is at Chapter 6
Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius 1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the
king of Persia. house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the
Chapter 5 province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:
1 Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree:
Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem; in Concerning the house of Elohim at Jerusalem, let the house be
the name of the Elohim of Israel prophesied they unto them. builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations
2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the
Jozadak, and began to build the house of Elohim which is at breadth thereof threescore cubits;
Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of Elohim, helping them. 4 with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and
3 At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the let the expenses be given out of the king's house.
River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus 5 And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of Elohim, which
unto them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem,
this wall? and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the
4 Then we told them after this manner, what the names of the men temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place; and thou shalt
were that were making this building. put them in the house of Elohim.
5 But the eye of their Elohim was upon the elders of the Jews, and they 6 Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-
did not make them cease, till the matter should come to Darius, and bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond
then answer should be returned by letter concerning it. the River, be ye far from thence:
6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, 7 let the work of this house of Elohim alone; let the governor of the
and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of Elohim in its
were beyond the River, sent unto Darius the king; place.
8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Hwhy
Jews for the building of this house of Elohim: that of the king's goods, his Elohim upon him.
even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all 7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests,
diligence unto these men, that they be not hindered. and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim,
9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the Elohim of heaven; also wheat, 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the
salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests that are at seventh year of the king.
Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail; 9 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from
10 that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the Elohim of Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem,
heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. according to the good hand of his Elohim upon him.
11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let 10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek the torah of Hwhy, and to do
a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this: 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto
12 and the Elohim that hath caused his name to dwell there overthrow Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the
all kings and peoples that shall put forth their hand to alter the same, mitzwah of Hwhy, and of his statutes to Israel:
to destroy this house of Elohim which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law
made a decree; let it be done with all diligence. of the Elohim of heaven, perfect and so forth.
13 Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, 13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and their
and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did priests and the Levites, in my realm, that are minded of their own free
accordingly with all diligence. will to go to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14 And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the 14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors,
prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of
And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of thy Elohim which is in thy hand,
the Elohim of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and 15 and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors
Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. have freely offered unto the Elohim of Israel, whose habitation is in
15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, Jerusalem,
which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. 16 and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of
16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests,
of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of offering willingly for the house of their Elohim which is in Jerusalem;
Elohim with joy. 17 therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks,
17 And they offered at the dedication of this house of Elohim a rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and
hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your Elohim which is in
sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of Jerusalem.
the tribes of Israel. 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do
18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your
courses, for the service of Elohim, which is at Jerusalem; as it is Elohim.
written in the book of Moses. 19 And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of
19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the thy Elohim, deliver thou before the Elohim of Jerusalem.
fourteenth day of the first month. 20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy Elohim,
20 For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's
of them were pure: and they killed the passover for all the children of treasure-house.
the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the
21 And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest,
and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the the scribe of the law of the Elohim of heaven, shall require of you, it
filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Hwhy, the Elohim of be done with all diligence,
Israel, did eat, 22 unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of
22 and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil,
Hwhy had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king and salt without prescribing how much.
of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the 23 Whatsoever is commanded by the Elohim of heaven, let it be done
house of Elohim, the Elohim of Israel. exactly for the house of the Elohim of heaven; for why should there
be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
Chapter 7 24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the
1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of Elohim, it shall
the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, upon them.
2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy Elohim that is in thy hand,
3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that
4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy Elohim; and
5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son teach ye him that knoweth them not.
of Aaron the chief priest; 26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy Elohim, and the law of the
6 this Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it
torah of Moses, which Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, had given; and
be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might
imprisonment. humble ourselves before our Elohim, to seek of him a straight way for
27 Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of our fathers, who hath put such a us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Hwhy 22 For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and
which is in Jerusalem; horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had
28 and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our Elohim is upon all them
counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all
strengthened according to the hand of Hwhy my Elohim upon me, them that forsake him.
and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. 23 So we fasted and besought our Elohim for this: and he was
entreated of us.
Chapter 8 24 Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah,
1 Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of 25 and weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels,
Artaxerxes the king: even the offering for the house of our Elohim, which the king, and his
2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered:
the sons of David, Hattush. 26 I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and
3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with silver vessels a hundred talents; of gold a hundred talents;
him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty. 27 and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of
4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with fine bright brass, precious as gold.
him two hundred males. 28 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto Hwhy, and the vessels
5 Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering unto
hundred males. Hwhy, the Elohim of your fathers.
6 And of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty 29 Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of
males. the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' houses of
7 And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Hwhy.
seventy males. 30 So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and
8 And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house
him fourscore males. of our Elohim.
9 Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two 31 Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the
hundred and eighteen males. first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our Elohim was
10 And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the lier-
hundred and threescore males. in-wait by the way.
11 And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
twenty and eight males. 33 And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were
12 And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with weighed in the house of our Elohim into the hand of Meremoth the
him a hundred and ten males. son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of
13 And of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of OwSy, and
names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them threescore Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levite;
males. 34 the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written
14 And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them at that time.
seventy males. 35 The children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered
15 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; burnt-offerings unto the Elohim of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel,
and there we encamped three days: and I viewed the people, and the ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a
priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering unto Hwhy.
16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, 36 And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's satraps,
and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people
and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who and the house of Elohim.
were teachers.
17 And I sent them forth unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and Chapter 9
I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and his brethren the 1 Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me,
Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not
ministers for the house of our Elohim. separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, doing according
18 And according to the good hand of our Elohim upon us they brought to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the
us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the
of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; Egyptians, and the Amorites.
19 and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his 2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their
brethren and their sons, twenty; sons, so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the
20 and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had given for the peoples of the lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath
service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them been chief in this trespass.
were mentioned by name.
3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my robe, and 4 Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of
plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down good courage, and do it.
confounded. 5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and
4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they
of the Elohim of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the sware.
captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening oblation. 6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of Elohim, and went into the
5 And at the evening oblation I arose up from my humiliation, even with chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came
my garment and my robe rent; and I fell upon my knees, and spread thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because
out my hands unto Hwhy my Elohim; of the trespass of them of the captivity.
6 and I said, O my Elohim, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to 7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto
thee, my Elohim; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves
our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens. together unto Jerusalem;
7 Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty unto this 8 and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the
day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be
delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. 9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves
8 And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Hwhy together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month,
our Elohim, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in on the twentieth day of the month: and all the people sat in the broad
his holy place, that our Elohim may lighten our eyes, and give us a place before the house of Elohim, trembling because of this matter,
little reviving in our bondage. and for the great rain.
9 For we are bondmen; yet our Elohim hath not forsaken us in our 10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have
bondage, but hath extended lovingkindness unto us in the sight of the trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of
kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our Israel.
Elohim, and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah 11 Now therefore make confession unto Hwhy, the Elohim of your
and in Jerusalem. fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the
10 And now, O our Elohim, what shall we say after this? for we have peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.
forsaken thy mitzwah, 12 Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou
11 which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, hast said concerning us, so must we do.
The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through 13 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are
the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their not able to stand without: neither is this a work of one day or two; for
abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
filthiness: 14 Let now our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all
12 now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take them that are in our cities that have married foreign women come at
their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the
prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our Elohim be turned from us,
land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. until this matter be despatched.
13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our 15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah
great guilt, seeing that thou our Elohim hast punished us less than stood up against this matter : and Meshullam and Shabbethai the
our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant, Levite helped them.
14 shall we again break thy mitzwah, and join in affinity with the 16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with
peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with certain heads of fathers' houses, after their fathers' houses, and all of
us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first
nor any to escape? day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
15 O Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are left a 17 And they made an end with all the men that had married foreign
remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee women by the first day of the first month.
in our guiltiness; for none can stand before thee because of this. 18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had
married foreign women: namely, of the sons of OwSy, the son of
Chapter 10 Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and
1 Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting Gedaliah.
himself down before the house of Elohim, there was gathered 19 And they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and
together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
women and children; for the people wept very sore. 20 And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered 21 And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Eliyah, and Shemaiah,
and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our Elohim, and and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there 22 And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel,
is hope for Israel concerning this thing. Jozabad, and Elasah.
3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our Elohim to put away all 23 And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is
the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
my Hwhy, and of those that tremble at the mitzwah of our Elohim; 24 And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the porters: Shallum, and
and let it be done according to the torah. Telem, and Uri.
25 And of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and
Malchiyah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchiyah, and Benaiah.
26 And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and
Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliyah.
27 And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and
Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
28 And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
29 And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub,
and Sheal, Jeremoth.
30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah,
Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 And of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchiyah, Shemaiah,
Shimeon,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
33 Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet,
Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and
Joel, Benaiah.
44 All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by
whom they had children.
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6 And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him,) For how
The Book of Nehemiah long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased
the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Chapter 1 7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given
1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it came to pass in me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass
the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the through till I come unto Judah;
palace, 8 and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may
2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which
Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the
were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to
3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there the good hand of my Elohim upon me.
in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of 9 Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the
Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and
fire. horsemen.
4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and 10 And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the
wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was
Elohim of heaven, come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
5 and said, I beseech thee, O Hwhy, the Elohim of heaven, the great 11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
and terrible El, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them 12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I
that love him and keep his mitzwah: any man what my Elohim put into my heart to do for Jerusalem;
6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at 13 And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal's
this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants while I well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which
confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
against thee. Yea, I and my father's house have sinned: 14 Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king's pool: but there
7 we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
mitzwah, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which thou 15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I
commandedst thy servant Moses. turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy 16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I
servant Moses, saying, If ye trespass, I will scatter you abroad among as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to
the peoples: the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
9 but if ye return unto me, and keep my mitzwah and do them, though 17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the evil case that we are in, how
your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire:
gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a
have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there. reproach.
10 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast 18 And I told them of the hand of my Elohim which was good upon me,
redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. as also of the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they
11 O Hwhy, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for
prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight to the good work.
fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the
grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to
king. scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will
ye rebel against the king?
Chapter 2 20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The Elohim of heaven,
1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but
Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in
his presence.
Chapter 3
2 And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests,
art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the
sore afraid. doors of it; even unto the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, unto
3 And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my the tower of Hananel.
countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' 2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them
sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
fire? 3 And the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the
4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and
prayed to the Elohim of heaven. the bars thereof.
5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have 4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of
found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto Hakkoz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of
the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel. And next unto them repaired
Zadok the son of Baana.
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5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not 27 After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the
their necks to the work of their master. great tower that standeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.
6 And the old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam 28 Above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against
the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the his own house.
doors thereof, and the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own
7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the house. And after him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the
Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, that appertained to keeper of the east gate.
the throne of the governor beyond the River. 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the
8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths. And sixth son of Zalaph, another portion. After him repaired Meshullam
next unto him repaired Hananiah one of the perfumers, and they the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.
fortified Jerusalem even unto the broad wall. 31 After him repaired Malchiyah one of the goldsmiths unto the house
9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of
half the district of Jerusalem. Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, over 32 And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired
against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of the goldsmiths and the merchants.
Hashabneiah.
11 Malchiyah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab, Chapter 4
repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces. 1 But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building
12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the
of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. Jews.
13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; 2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said,
they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will
bars thereof, and a thousand cubits of the wall unto the dung gate. they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the
14 And the dung gate repaired Malchiyah the son of Rechab, the ruler stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?
of the district of Beth-haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which
thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof. they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.
15 And the fountain gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the 4 Hear, O our Elohim; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach
ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of
doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of captivity;
the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even unto the stairs that go 5 and cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from
down from the city of David. before thee; for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the 6 So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto half the
district of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of height thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
David, and unto the pool that was made, and unto the house of the 7 But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
mighty men. Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the
17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the
him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth;
district. 8 and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against
18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
ruler of half the district of Keilah. 9 But we made our prayer unto our Elohim, and set a watch against
19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of OwSy, the ruler of them day and night, because of them.
Mizpah, another portion, over against the ascent to the armory at the 10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed,
turning of the wall. and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another 11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we
portion, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to
Eliashib the high priest. cease.
21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz 12 And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came,
another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us.
end of the house of Eliashib. 13 Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in
22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the Plain. the open places, I set there the people after their families with their
23 After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their swords, their spears, and their bows.
house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the
Ananiah beside his own house. rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them:
24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another portion, from remember Hwhy, who is great and terrible, and fight for your
the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, and unto the corner. brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your
25 Palal the son of Uzai repaired over against the turning of the wall, houses.
and the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the king, 15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known
which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of unto us, and Elohim had brought their counsel to nought, that we
Parosh repaired. returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
26 (Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants
water gate toward the east, and the tower that standeth out.) wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields,
and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all Amein, and praised Hwhy. And the people did according to this
the house of Judah. promise.
17 They all builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded 14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in
themselves; every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and
with the other held his weapon; thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my
18 and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. 15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty
people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people:
wall, one far from another: but so did not I, because of the fear of Elohim.
20 in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any
thither unto us; our Elohim will fight for us. land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
21 So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from 17 Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a
the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among
22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with the nations that were round about us.
his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a 18 Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six
guard to us, and may labor in the day. choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days
23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I demanded not the bread of
guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one went the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
with his weapon to the water. 19 Remember unto me, O my Elohim, for good, all that I have done for
this people.
Chapter 5
1 Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against Chapter 6
their brethren the Jews. 1 Now it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah,
2 For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: and to Geshem the Arabian, and unto the rest of our enemies, that I
let us get grain, that we may eat and live. had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein;
3 Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and (though even unto that time I had not set up the doors in the gates;)
our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the 2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet
dearth. together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's do me mischief.
tribute upon our fields and our vineyards. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work,
5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I
children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters leave it, and come down to you?
to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage 4 And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them
already: neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our after the same manner.
fields and our vineyards. 5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. with an open letter in his hand,
7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the 6 wherein was written, It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu
rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel; for which cause thou art
And I held a great assembly against them. building the wall: and thou wouldest be their king, according to these
8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our words.
brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye 7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at
even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be
they their peace, and found never a word. reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore,
9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in and let us take counsel together.
the fear of our Elohim, because of the reproach of the nations our 8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou
enemies? sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
10 And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money 9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be
and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury. weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O Elohim,
11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their strengthen thou my hands.
vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part 10 And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son
of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that ye of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in
exact of them. the house of Elohim, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of
12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they
them; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, come to slay thee.
and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this 11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that,
promise. being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go
13 Also I shook out my lap, and said, So Elohim shake out every man in.
from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this promise; 12 And I discerned, and, lo, Elohim had not sent him; but he
even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the assembly said, pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had
hired him.
13 For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and 22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might 23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
reproach me. 24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.
14 Remember, O my Elohim, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these 25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the 26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred fourscore and
prophets, that would have put me in fear. eight.
15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month 27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight.
Elul, in fifty and two days. 28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard thereof, that all 29 The men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred
the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in forty and three.
their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was wrought of our 30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
Elohim. 31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty and two.
17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto 32 The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three.
Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
18 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the 34 The children of the other elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had four.
taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah to wife. 35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
19 Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my 36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. 37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and
one.
Chapter 7 38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the 39 The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of OwSy, nine
doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were hundred seventy and three.
appointed, 40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
2 that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the 41 The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
castle, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared 42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
Elohim above many. 43 The Levites: the children of OwSy, of Kadmiel, of the children of
3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until Hodevah, seventy and four.
the sun be hot; and while they stand on guard, let them shut the 44 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
doors, and bar ye them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of 45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the
Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the
his house. children of Shobai, a hundred thirty and eight.
4 Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, 46 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the
and the houses were not builded. children of Tabbaoth,
5 And my Elohim put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and 47 the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. 48 the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of
And I found the book of the genealogy of them that came up at the Salmai,
first, and I found written therein: 49 the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the 50 the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of
captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar Nekoda,
the king of Babylon had carried away, and that returned unto 51 the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of
Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; Paseah.
7 who came with Zerubbabel, OwSy, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, 52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of
Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. Nephushesim,
The number of the men of the people of Israel: 53 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of
8 The children of Parosh, two thousand a hundred and seventy and Harhur,
two. 54 the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of
9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. Harsha,
10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 55 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of
11 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of OwSy and Joab, Temah,
two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 56 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the
13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 58 the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 59 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of
16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 60 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three
18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. hundred ninety and two.
19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 61 And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha,
20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers'
21 The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:
62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of 8 And they read in the book, in the torah of Elohim, distinctly; and they
Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
63 And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, 9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe,
the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This
the Gileadite, and was called after their name. day is holy unto Hwhy your Elohim; mourn not, nor weep. For all
64 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by the people wept, when they heard the words of the torah.
genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted 10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the
and put from the priesthood. sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for
65 And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the this day is holy unto our Adonay: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of
most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. Hwhy is your strength.
66 The whole assembly together was forty and two thousand three 11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for
hundred and threescore, the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
67 besides their men-servants and their maid-servants, of whom there 12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send
were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the
two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. words that were declared unto them.
68 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two 13 And on the second day were gathered together the heads of
hundred forty and five; fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto
69 their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the torah.
seven hundred and twenty. 14 And they found written in the torah, how that Hwhy had
70 And some from among the heads of fathers' houses gave unto the commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in
work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, booths in the feast of the seventh month;
fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 15 and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in
71 And some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches,
the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand and two and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches,
hundred pounds of silver. and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand 16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves
darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and
seven priests' garments. in the courts of the house of Elohim, and in the broad place of the
73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in 17 And all the assembly of them that were come again out of the
their cities. And when the seventh month was come, the children of captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths; for since the days of
Israel were in their cities. OwSy the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel
done so. And there was very great gladness.
Chapter 8 18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the
1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the book of the torah of Elohim. And they kept the feast seven days; and
broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the
the scribe to bring the book of the torah of Moses, which Hwhy had ordinance.
commanded to Israel.
2 And Ezra the priest brought the torah before the assembly, both men Chapter 9
and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first 1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel
day of the seventh month. were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon
3 And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water them.
gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and 2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and
the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
the people were attentive unto the book of the torah. 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the torah of
4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had Hwhy their Elohim a fourth part of the day; and another fourth part
made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, they confessed, and worshipped Hwhy their Elohim.
and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; 4 Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, OwSy, and Bani,
and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiyah, and Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried
Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. with a loud voice unto Hwhy their Elohim.
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was 5 Then the Levites, OwSy, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah,
above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and
6 and Ezra blessed Hwhy, the great Elohim. And all the people bless Hwhy your Elohim from everlasting to everlasting; and
answered, Amein, Amein, with the lifting up of their hands: and they blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and
bowed their heads, and worshipped Hwhy with their faces to the praise.
ground. 6 Thou art Hwhy, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the
7 Also OwSy, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are
Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all;
Levites, caused the people to understand the torah: and the people and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
stood in their place.
7 Thou art Hwhy the Elohim, who didst choose Abram, and and fruit-trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and
broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
name of Abraham, 26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and
8 and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant cast thy torah behind their back, and slew thy prophets that testified
with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great
and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it unto provocations.
his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous. 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their adversaries,
9 And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried
their cry by the Red Sea, unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and according to thy manifold
10 and showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand
servants, and on all the people of his land; for thou knewest that they of their adversaries.
dealt proudly against them, and didst get thee a name, as it is this 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee; therefore
day. leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the
11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee,
through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou thou heardest from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them
didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters. according to thy mercies,
12 Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a 29 and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again
pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should unto thy torah. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy
go. mitzwah, but sinned against thine ordinances, (which if a man do, he
13 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them shall live in them,) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their
from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true torah, good neck, and would not hear.
statutes and mitzwah, 30 Yet many years didst thou bear with them, and testifiedst against
14 and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them by thy Spirit through thy prophets: yet would they not give ear:
them mitzwah, and statutes, and a torah, by Moses thy servant, therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
15 and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and 31 Nevertheless in thy manifold mercies thou didst not make a full end
broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and of them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful El.
commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which 32 Now therefore, our Elohim, the great, the mighty, and the terrible El,
thou hadst sworn to give them. who keepest covenant and lovingkindness, let not all the travail seem
16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, and little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our
hearkened not to thy mitzwah, princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers,
17 and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this
didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion day.
appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art an Eloah 33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast dealt
ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant truly, but we have done wickedly;
in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not. 34 neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers,
18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy kept thy torah, nor hearkened unto thy mitzwah and thy testimonies
Elohim that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great wherewith thou didst testify against them.
provocations; 35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great
19 yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which
wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them 36 Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou
light, and the way wherein they should go. gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof,
20 Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest behold, we are servants in it.
not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their 37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set
thirst. over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies,
21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. 38 And yet for all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our
22 Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and peoples, which thou princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal unto it.
didst allot after their portions: so they possessed the land of Sihon, Nehemiah 10
even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of
Bashan. Chapter 10
23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and 1 Now those that sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of
broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
fathers, that they should go in to possess it. 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchiyah,
subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
the land, that they might do with them as they would. 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
25 And they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses 7 Meshullam, Abiyah, Mijamin,
full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests.
9 And the Levites: namely, OwSy the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the
sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; heave-offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, unto the
10 and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests
11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, the house of our Elohim.
13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.
14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, Chapter 11
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 1 And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the
16 Adoniyah, Bigvai, Adin, people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.
18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, 2 And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai, to dwell in Jerusalem.
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 3 Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but
21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, children of Solomon's servants.
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, 4 And in Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of
26 and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of
27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the 5 and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of
singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah,
from the peoples of the lands unto the torah of Elohim, their wives, the son of the Shilonite.
their sons, and their daughters, every one that had knowledge, and 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred
understanding; threescore and eight valiant men.
29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, 7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the
and into an oath, to walk in Elohim's torah, which was given by Moses son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of
the servant of Elohim, and to observe and do all the mitzwah of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.
Hwhy our Adonay, and his ordinances and his statutes; 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
30 and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the 9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of
land, nor take their daughters for our sons; Hassenuah was second over the city.
31 and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the 10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or 11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok,
on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of
exaction of every debt. Elohim,
32 Also we made mitzwah for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the 12 and their brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred
third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our Elohim; twenty and two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah,
33 for the showbread, and for the continual meal-offering, and for the the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of
continual burnt-offering, for the sabbaths, for the new moons, for the Malchiyah,
set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make 13 and his brethren, chiefs of fathers' houses, two hundred forty and
atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our Elohim. two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of
34 And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our Elohim, according to 14 and their brethren, mighty men of valor, a hundred twenty and
our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
the altar of Hwhy our Elohim, as it is written in the torah; 15 And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of
35 and to bring the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, unto the house of Hwhy; 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had
36 also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the the oversight of the outward business of the house of Elohim;
torah, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the 17 and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,
house of our Elohim, unto the priests that minister in the house of our who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah,
Elohim; the second among his brethren; and Abda the son of Shammua, the
37 and that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough, and our son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, the new wine and 18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our Elohim; 19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, that kept
and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, watch at the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.
take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the
38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes 21 But the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over
unto the house of our Elohim, to the chambers, into the treasure- the Nethinim.
house. 22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of
Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of
the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of the house of 24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and OwSy
Elohim. the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise
23 For there was a mitzwah from the king concerning them, and a and give thanks, according to the mitzwah of David the man of
settled provision for the singers, as every day required. Elohim, watch next to watch.
24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub,
son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the were porters keeping the watch at the store-houses of the gates.
people. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of OwSy, the son of
25 And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the
Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and priest the scribe.
the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof, 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the
26 and in OwSy, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet, Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the
27 and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and the towns thereof, dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing,
28 and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the towns thereof, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
29 and in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth, 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out
30 Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the
Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba Netophathites;
unto the valley of Hinnom. 29 also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth:
31 The children of Benjamin also dwelt from Geba onward, at for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof, 30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they
32 at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in
35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. procession; whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward
36 And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to the dung gate:
Benjamin. 32 and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
33 and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
Chapter 12 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with 35 and certain of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and OwSy: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of
Ezra, Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David
4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abiyah, the man of Elohim; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 37 And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah. the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
and of their brethren in the days of OwSy. 38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet
8 Moreover the Levites: OwSy, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall,
and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall,
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brethren, were over against them 39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish
according to their offices. gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even
10 And OwSy begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
Eliashib begat Joiada, 40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house
11 and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. of Elohim, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: 41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai,
of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 42 and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and
14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; Jehohanan, and Malchiyah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers
15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 43 And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for Elohim
17 of Abiyah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the
18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar
19 and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; off.
20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 44 And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the
21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel. treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes,
22 As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions
and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers' houses; also appointed by the torah for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced
the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian. for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
23 The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' houses, were written in the book 45 And they kept the charge of their Elohim, and the charge of the
of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the
mitzwah of David, and of Solomon his son.
46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our Elohim bring all this evil
singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto Elohim. upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by
47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of profaning the sabbath.
Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every 19 And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be
day required: and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut,
the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron. and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath:
and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no
Chapter 13 burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of wares lodged without
people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Jerusalem once or twice.
Moabite should not enter into the assembly of Elohim for ever, 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye
2 because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that
but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our Elohim time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
turned the curse into a blessing. 22 And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves,
3 And it came to pass, when they had heard the torah, that they and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the
separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my Elohim, this also, and spare
4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the me according to the greatness of thy lovingkindness.
chambers of the house of our Elohim, being allied unto Tobiah, 23 In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of
5 had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
meal-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of 24 and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could
the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by mitzwah to not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of
the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave-offerings each people.
for the priests. 25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of
6 But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem; for in the two and thirtieth them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by Elohim,
year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went unto the king: and after saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take
certain days asked I leave of the king, their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
7 and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among
done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his
house of Elohim. Elohim, and Elohim made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even
8 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of him did foreign women cause to sin.
Tobiah out of the chamber. 27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass
9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither against our Elohim in marrying foreign women?
brought I again the vessels of the house of Elohim, with the meal- 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest,
offerings and the frankincense. was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from
10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given me.
them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled 29 Remember them, O my Elohim, because they have defiled the
every one to his field. priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of 30 Thus cleansed I them from all foreigners, and appointed charges for
Elohim forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;
place. 31 and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits.
12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the grain and the new wine and Remember me, O my Elohim, for good.
the oil unto the treasuries.
13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest,
and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them
was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were
counted faithful, and their business was to distribute unto their
brethren.
14 Remember me, O my Elohim, concerning this, and wipe not out my
good deeds that I have done for the house of my Elohim, and for the
observances thereof.
15 In those days saw I in Judah some men treading wine-presses on
the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith; as
also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they
brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against
them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, who brought in fish, and all
manner of wares, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah,
and in Jerusalem.
17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them,
What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
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Medes, that it be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king
The Book of Esther Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is
better than she.
Chapter 1 20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to
reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and their husbands honor, both to great and small.
twenty provinces), 21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did
2 that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his according to the word of Memucan:
kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 22 for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province
3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their
his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and
of the provinces, being before him; should speak according to the language of his people.
4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of Chapter 2
his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.
5 And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the 1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was pacified, he
people that were present in Shushan the palace, both great and remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed
small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace. against her.
6 There were hangings of white cloth, of green, and of blue, fastened 2 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be
with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: fair young virgins sought for the king:
the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and 3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom,
white, and yellow, and black marble. that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan
7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the
diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for
the bounty of the king. purification be given them;
8 And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so 4 and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti.
the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
should do according to every man's pleasure. 5 There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was
9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a
which belonged to king Ahasuerus. Benjamite,
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with 6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives that
wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom
Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for
11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and
show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took
on. her for his own daughter.
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment 8 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree
by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto
burned in him. Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken
13 Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment; 9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and
14 and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, he speedily gave her her things for purification, with her portions, and
Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and the seven maidens who were meet to be given her out of the king's
Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom), house: and he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the
15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because house of the women.
she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the 10 Esther had not made known her people nor her kindred; for
chamberlains? Mordecai had charged her that she should not make it known.
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti 11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's
the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.
princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king 12 Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king
Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for
17 For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications
make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months
reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),
brought in before him, but she came not. 13 then in this wise came the maiden unto the king: whatsoever she
18 And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women
heard of the deed of the queen say the like unto all the king's princes. unto the king's house.
So will there arise much contempt and wrath. 14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the
19 If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's
him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no
more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.
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15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of 9 If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will
Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have
unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's the charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther 10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman
obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her. the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in 11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the
the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
reign. 12 Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that
favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that
the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every
Vashti. province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after
18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it
servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the was sealed with the king's ring.
provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king. 13 And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old,
Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate. little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of
20 Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people; as the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of
Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of them for a prey.
Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him. 14 A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every
21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of province, was published unto all the peoples, that they should be
the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the ready against that day.
threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king 15 The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the
Ahasuerus. decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and
22 And the thing became known to Mordecai, who showed it unto Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
Esther the queen; and Esther told the king thereof in Mordecai's
name. Chapter 4
23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to 1 Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his
be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst
of the chronicles before the king. of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
2 and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within
Chapter 3 the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
1 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of 3 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and
Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and
all the princes that were with him. fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and
2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed down, ashes.
and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded 4 And Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and
concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe
reverence. Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he received it
3 Then the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, said unto not.
Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's mitzwah? 5 Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains,
4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to
hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.
Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a 6 So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city,
Jew. which was before the king's gate.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him 7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the
reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the
6 But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought 8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given
to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to declare
Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to
7 In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king make supplication unto him, and to make request before him, for her
Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to people.
day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the 9 And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
month Adar. 10 Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto
8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people Mordecai saying:
scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the 11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do
provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from those of know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the
every people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him,
the king's profit to suffer them. that he be put to death, except those to whom the king shall hold out
the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to Chapter 6
come in unto the king these thirty days. 1 On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the
13 Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not king.
with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all 2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and
the Jews. Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, of those that kept the
14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and 3 And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been bestowed on
thy father's house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto
come to the kingdom for such a time as this? him, There is nothing done for him.
15 Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai, 4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into
16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang
fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto 5 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the
the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. court. And the king said, Let him come in.
17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had 6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done
commanded him. unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in
Chapter 5 his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to
myself?
1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal
7 And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth
apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against
to honor,
the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal
8 let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the
house, over against the entrance of the house.
horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown
2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the
royal is set:
court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to
9 and let the apparel and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of
Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near,
the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man therewith
and touched the top of the sceptre.
whom the king delighteth to honor, and cause him to ride on
3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what
horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him,
is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor.
4 And Esther said, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and
10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel
Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the
5 Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done
Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast
as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that
spoken.
Esther had prepared.
11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed
6 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy
Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and
petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even
proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the
to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
king delighteth to honor.
7 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to
8 if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to
his house, mourning and having his head covered.
grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman
13 And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends
come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-
everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh
morrow as the king hath said.
his wife unto him, If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall,
9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when
be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but
Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor
shalt surely fall before him.
moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
14 While they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains,
10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he
and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had
sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.
prepared.
11 And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the
multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had Chapter 7
promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and 1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
servants of the king. 2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet
12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted
in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall
and to-morrow also am I invited by her together with the king. be performed.
13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew 3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy
sitting at the king's gate. sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my
14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows petition, and my people at my request:
be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king 4 for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to
that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had
the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he
caused the gallows to be made.
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held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that
for the king's damage. would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil
5 Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who of them for a prey,
is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? 12 upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon
6 And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. 13 A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every
7 And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went province, was published unto all the peoples, and that the Jews
into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their
life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined enemies.
against him by the king. 14 So the posts that rode upon swift steeds that were used in the
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the king's service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's
banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace.
Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before 15 And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal
me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a
covered Haman's face. robe of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan shouted and
9 Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the was glad.
king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath 16 The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the 17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's
house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon. commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy,
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the
Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them.
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1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the 1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth
Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew
king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews
2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and hoped to have rule over them, (whereas it was turned to the contrary,
gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of that the Jews had rule over them that hated them,)
Haman. 2 the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all
3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought
and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was
Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. fallen upon all the peoples.
4 Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, 3 And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the
and stood before the king. governors, and they that did the king's business, helped the Jews;
5 And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.
sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in 4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth
his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and
son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews greater.
that are in all the king's provinces: 5 And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword,
6 for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto
or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? them that hated them.
7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai 6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred
the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him men.
they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon 7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
the Jews. 8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
8 Write ye also to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king's name, and 9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,
seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's 10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy,
name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.
9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month 11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the
Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written palace was brought before the king.
according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the 12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and
satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons
from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's
every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or
after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
according to their language. 13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews
10 And he wrote the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's
king's ring, and sent letters by post on horseback, riding on swift decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud: 14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given
11 wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and
15 And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together Chapter 10
on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred 1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the
men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand. isles of the sea.
16 And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered 2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of
themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are
enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media
thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand. and Persia?
17 This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the 3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great
fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren,
and gladness. seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
18 But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the
thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the
fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting
and gladness.
19 Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled
towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness
and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews
that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and
far,
21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the
month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
22 as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the
month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and
from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of
feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and
gifts to the poor.
23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai
had written unto them;
24 because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy
of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had
cast Pur, that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
25 but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by
letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews,
should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be
hanged on the gallows.
26 Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur.
Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which
they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto
them,
27 the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and
upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so that it should not
fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing
thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;
28 and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout
every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and
that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the
remembrance of them perish from their seed.
29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the
Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
30 And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and
seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace
and truth,
31 to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according
as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and
as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter
of the fastings and their cry.
32 And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim;
and it was written in the book.
Job Chapter 1 306 Zikarown Say’fer
20 Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell
The Book of Job down upon the ground, and worshipped;
21 and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked
Chapter 1 shall I return thither: Hwhy gave, and Hwhy hath taken away;
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that blessed be the name of Hwhy.
man was perfect and upright, and one that feared Elohim, and turned 22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged Elohim foolishly.
away from evil. Chapter 2
2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of Elohim came to
1
camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, present themselves before Hwhy, that Satan came also among
and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all them to present himself before Hwhy.
the children of the east. 2 And Hwhy said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan
4 And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his answered Hwhy, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and
day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink from walking up and down in it.
with them. 3 And Hwhy said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job?
5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man,
Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and one that feareth Elohim, and turneth away from evil: and he still
offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to
said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced Elohim in destroy him without cause.
their hearts. Thus did Job continually. 4 And Satan answered Hwhy, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a
6 Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of Elohim came to man hath will he give for his life.
present themselves before Hwhy, that Satan also came among 5 But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he
them. will renounce thee to thy face.
7 And Hwhy said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan And Hwhy said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare
6
answered Hwhy, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and his life.
from walking up and down in it. 7 So Satan went forth from the presence of Hwhy, and smote Job
8 And Hwhy said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat
one that feareth Elohim, and turneth away from evil. among the ashes.
9 Then Satan answered Hwhy, and said, Doth Job fear Elohim for 9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity?
nought? renounce Elohim, and die.
10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women
about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of Elohim, and
his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
11 But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will 11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come
renounce thee to thy face. upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the
12 And Hwhy said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and
power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to
from the presence of Hwhy. comfort him.
13 And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they
and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house, lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and
14 that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
plowing, and the asses feeding beside them; 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven
15 and the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away: yea, they nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief
have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am was very great.
escaped alone to tell thee. Chapter 3
16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The
fire of Elohim is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep 1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone 2 And Job answered and said:
to tell thee. 3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said,
17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The There is a man-child conceived.
Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have 4 Let that day be darkness; Let not Eloah from above seek for it,
taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the Neither let the light shine upon it.
sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a
18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.
sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest 6 As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice
brother's house; among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the
19 and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and months.
smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, 7 Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.
and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 8 Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up
leviathan.
Zikarown Say’fer 307 Job Chapter 5
9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth
have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning: on men,
10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor hid 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to
trouble from mine eyes. shake.
11 Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the spirit 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
when my mother bare me? 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form
12 Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should was before mine eyes: There was silence, and I heard a voice,
suck? saying,
13 For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have 17 Shall mortal man be more just than Eloah? Shall a man be more
slept; then had I been at rest, pure than his Maker?
14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places 18 Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he
for themselves; chargeth with folly:
15 Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver: 19 How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose
16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
saw light. 20 Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at ever without any regarding it.
rest. 21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that
18 There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of without wisdom.
the taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there: And the servant is free from his Chapter 5
master. 1 Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the ones wilt thou turn?
bitter in soul; 2 For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly
21 Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for one.
hid treasures; 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his
22 Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the habitation.
grave? 4 His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate,
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, And whom Eloah Neither is there any to deliver them:
hath hedged in? 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the
24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
out like water. 6 For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble
25 For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am spring out of the ground;
afraid of cometh unto me. 7 But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
26 I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble 8 But as for me, I would seek unto El, And unto Elohim would I commit
cometh. my cause;
9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without
Chapter 4 number:
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the
2 If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who fields;
can withhold himself from speaking? 11 So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that
3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the mourn are exalted to safety.
weak hands. 12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot
4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made perform their enterprise.
firm the feeble knees. 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the
5 But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and cunning is carried headlong.
thou art troubled. 14 They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as
6 Is not thy fear of Elohim thy confidence, And the integrity of thy ways in the night.
thy hope? 15 But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or the hand of the mighty.
where were the upright cut off? 16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, 17 Behold, happy is the man whom Eloah correcteth: Therefore
reap the same. despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
9 By the breath of Eloah they perish, And by the blast of his anger are 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands
they consumed. make whole.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the 19 He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil
teeth of the young lions, are broken. touch thee.
11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness 20 In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the
are scattered abroad. power of the sword.
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou
whisper thereof. be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22 At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be 26 Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that
afraid of the beasts of the earth. is desperate are as wind?
23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the 27 Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And make
beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. merchandise of your friend.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit 28 Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie
thy fold, and shalt miss nothing. to your face.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine 29 Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my
offspring as the grass of the earth. cause is righteous.
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain 30 Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern
cometh in in its season. mischievous things?
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for
thy good. Chapter 7
1 Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like
Chapter 6 the days of a hireling?
1 Then Job answered and said, 2 As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling
2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the that looketh for his wages:
balances! 3 So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights
3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore are appointed to me.
have my words been rash. 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone?
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
spirit drinketh up: The terrors of Eloah do set themselves in array 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up,
against me. and breaketh out afresh.
5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without
fodder? hope.
6 Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any 7 Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see
taste in the white of an egg? good.
7 My soul refuseth to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me. 8 The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes
8 Oh that I might have my request; And that Eloah would grant me the shall be upon me, but I shall not be.
thing that I long for! 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth
9 Even that it would please Eloah to crush me; That he would let loose down to Sheol shall come up no more.
his hand, and cut me off! 10 He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know
10 And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth him any more.
not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of
11 What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
I should be patient? 12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my
13 Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite complaint;
from me? 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through
14 To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his visions:
friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these
15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of my bones.
brooks that pass away; 16 I loathe my life; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days
16 Which are black by reason of the ice, And wherein the snow hideth are vanity.
itself: 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou
17 What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are shouldest set thy mind upon him,
consumed out of their place. 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every
18 The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside; They go up moment?
into the waste, and perish. 19 How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I
19 The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for swallow down my spittle?
them. 20 If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why
20 They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
thither, and were confounded. 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away
21 For now ye are nothing; Ye see a terror, and are afraid. mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek
22 Did I say, Give unto me? Or, Offer a present for me of your me diligently, but I shall not be.
substance?
23 Or, Deliver me from the adversary's hand? Or, Redeem me from Chapter 8
the hand of the oppressors? 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
24 Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long shall the words
wherein I have erred. of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?
25 How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth Doth El pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?
3
it reprove?
4 If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them 14 How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to
into the hand of their transgression; reason with him?
5 If thou wouldest seek diligently unto El, And make thy supplication to 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would
the Almighty; make supplication to my judge.
6 If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, 16 If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe
And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. that he hearkened unto my voice.
7 And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds
increase. without cause.
8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with
which their fathers have searched out: bitterness.
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days 19 If we speak of strength, lo, he is mighty! And if of justice, Who, saith
upon earth are a shadow); he, will summon me?
10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their 20 Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though
heart? I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without 21 I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
water? 22 It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the
12 Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth wicked.
before any other herb. 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the
13 So are the paths of all that forget El; And the hope of the innocent.
unrighteous man shall perish: 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the
14 Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a faces of the judges thereof: If it be not he, who then is it?
spider's web. 25 Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold good,
fast thereby, but it shall not endure. 26 They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that
16 He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden. swoopeth on the prey.
17 His roots are wrapped about the stone -heap, He beholdeth the 27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance,
place of stones. and be of good cheer;
18 If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, saying, I 28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me
have not seen thee. innocent.
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others 29 I shall be condemned; Why then do I labor in vain?
spring. 30 If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so
20 Behold, El will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold clean;
the evil-doers. 31 Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall
21 He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting abhor me.
(teruah). 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we
22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the should come together in judgment.
wicked shall be no more. 33 There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us
both.
Chapter 9 34 Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me
1 Then Job answered and said, afraid:
2 Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with El? 35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.
3 If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a
thousand. Chapter 10
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened 1 My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I
himself against him, and prospered?- will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
5 Him that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he 2 I will say unto Eloah, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou
overturneth them in his anger; contendest with me.
6 That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble; 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest
7 That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars; despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the
8 That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves wicked?
of the sea; 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? Or seest thou as man seeth?
9 That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of 5 Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man's days,
the south; 6 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin,
10 That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things 7 Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that
without number. can deliver out of thy hand?
11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I 8 Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about;
perceive him not. yet thou dost destroy me.
12 Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And
him, What doest thou? wilt thou bring me into dust again?
13 Eloah will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop 10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese?
under him.
11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea,
bones and sinews. many shall make suit unto thee.
12 Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to
hath preserved my spirit. flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.
13 Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with
thee: Chapter 12
14 If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from 1 Then Job answered and said,
mine iniquity. 2 No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift 3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea,
up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine who knoweth not such things as these?
affliction. 4 I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon
16 And if my head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion; And again Eloah, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-
thou showest thyself marvellous upon me. stock.
17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine 5 In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune;
indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me. It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had 6 The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke El are secure;
given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me. Into whose hand Eloah bringeth abundantly.
19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of
carried from the womb to the grave. the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
20 Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the
comfort a little, sea shall declare unto thee.
21 Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness 9 Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Hwhy hath wrought
and of the shadow of death; this,
22 The land dark as midnight, The land of the shadow of death, 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all
without any order, And where the light is as midnight. mankind?
11 Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?
Chapter 11 12 With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 13 With Elohim is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man understanding.
full of talk be justified? 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth
3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou up a man, and there can be no opening.
mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he
4 For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes. sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
5 But oh that Eloah would speak, And open his lips against thee, 16 With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver
6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is are his.
manifold in understanding. Know therefore that Eloah exacteth of 17 He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. 18 He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a
7 Canst thou by searching find out Eloah? Canst thou find out the girdle.
Almighty unto perfection? 19 He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.
8 It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what 20 He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the
canst thou know? understanding of the elders.
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the
sea. strong.
10 If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who 22 He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to
can hinder him? light the shadow of death.
11 For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he 23 He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth
consider it not. the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
12 But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild 24 He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the
ass's colt. earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no
13 If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him; way.
14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not 25 They grope in the dark without light; And he maketh them to
unrighteousness dwell in thy tents. stagger like a drunken man.
15 Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt
be stedfast, and shalt not fear: Chapter 13
16 For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters 1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood
that are passed away, it.
17 And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be 2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
darkness, it shall be as the morning. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with El.
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt 4 But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value.
search about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety. 5 Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your
wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 12 So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they
7 Will ye speak unrighteously for El, And talk deceitfully for him? shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
8 Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for El? 13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, That thou wouldest keep
9 Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a
will ye deceive him? set time, and remember me!
10 He will surely reprove you If ye do secretly show partiality. 14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare would I
11 Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you? wait, Till my release should come.
12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defences are 15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a
defences of clay. desire to the work of thy hands.
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on 16 But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my
me what will. sin?
14 Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine
hand? iniquity.
15 Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain 18 But the mountain falling cometh to nought; And the rock is removed
my ways before him. out of its place;
16 This also shall be my salvation, That a unrighteous man shall not 19 The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away
come before him. the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.
17 Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears. 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou
18 Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I am changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
righteous. 21 His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are
19 Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
peace and give up the spirit. 22 But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.
20 Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy
face: Chapter 15
21 Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
afraid. 2 Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself
22 Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou with the east wind?
me. 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my he can do no good?
transgression and my sin. 4 Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before El.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy? 5 For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue
25 Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry of the crafty.
stubble? 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit testify against thee.
the iniquities of my youth: 7 Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth
27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And markest all my paths; before the hills?
Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet: 8 Hast thou heard the secret counsel of Eloah? And dost thou limit
28 Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that wisdom to thyself?
is moth-eaten. 9 What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou,
which is not in us?
Chapter 14 10 With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much
1 Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. elder than thy father.
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a 11 Are the consolations of El too small for thee, Even the word that is
shadow, and continueth not. gentle toward thee?
3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into 12 Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,
judgment with thee? 13 That against El thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. thy mouth?
5 Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with 14 What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a
thee, And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; woman, that he should be righteous?
6 Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are
hireling, his day. not clean in his sight:
7 For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, 16 How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that
And that the tender branch thereof will not cease. drinketh iniquity like water!
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof 17 I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will
die in the ground; declare:
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a 18 (Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;
plant. 19 Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed
10 But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the spirit, and among them):
where is he? 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number
11 As the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up; of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
21 A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like
come upon him. a giant.
22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is 15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the
waited for of the sword. dust.
23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? He knoweth 16 My face is red with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of
that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. death;
24 Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as 17 Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
a king ready to the battle. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting -
25 Because he hath stretched out his hand against El, And behaveth place.
himself proudly against the Almighty; 19 Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth
26 He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, With the thick bosses of his for me is on high.
bucklers; 20 My friends scoff at me: But mine eye poureth out tears unto Elohim,
27 Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered 21 That he would maintain the right of a man with Eloah, And of a son
fat upon his loins; of man with his neighbor!
28 And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man 22 For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall
inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps; not return.
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither
shall their possessions be extended on the earth. Chapter 17
30 He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his 1 My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, The grave is ready for
branches, And by the breath of Elohim's mouth shall he go away. me.
31 Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his 2 Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their
recompense. provocation.
32 It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not 3 Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that
be green. will strike hands with me?
33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall cast off 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou
his flower as the olive-tree. not exalt them.
34 For the company of the unrighteous shall be barren, And fire shall 5 He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his
consume the tents of bribery. children shall fail.
35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart 6 But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my
prepareth deceit. face.
7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, And all my members are as
Chapter 16 a shadow.
1 Then Job answered and said, 8 Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up
2 I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all. himself against the unrighteous.
3 Shall vain words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou 9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands
answerest? shall wax stronger and stronger.
4 I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I 10 But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise
could join words together against you, And shake my head at you. man among you.
5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips 11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts
would assuage your grief. of my heart.
6 Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what 12 They change the night into day: The light, say they, is near unto the
am I eased? darkness.
7 But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my 13 If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the
company. darkness;
8 And thou hast laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me: 14 If I have said to corruption, Thou art my father; To the worm, Thou
And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face. art my mother, and my sister;
9 He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed 15 Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?
upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon 16 It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, When once there is rest in the
me. dust.
10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me
upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together Chapter 18
against me. 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
11 El delivereth me to the unrighteous, And casteth me into the hands 2 How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will
of the wicked. speak.
12 I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And are become unclean in
the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his your sight?
mark. 4 Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken
13 His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?
asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire
ground. shall not shine.
6 The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be 18 Even young children despise me; If I arise, they speak against me.
put out. 19 All my familiar friends abhor me, And they whom I loved are turned
7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel against me.
shall cast him down. 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the with the skin of my teeth.
toils. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the
9 A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him. hand of Eloah hath touched me.
10 A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way. 22 Why do ye persecute me as El, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at 23 Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in
his heels. a book!
12 His strength shall be hunger-bitten, And calamity shall be ready at 24 That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for
his side. ever!
13 The members of his body shall be devoured, Yea, the first-born of 25 But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will
death shall devour his members. stand up upon the earth:
14 He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusteth; And he shall be 26 And after my skin, even this body, is destroyed, Then without my
brought to the king of terrors. flesh shall I see Eloah;
15 There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone 27 Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold,
shall be scattered upon his habitation. and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be 28 If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter
cut off. is found in me;
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no 29 Be ye afraid of the sword: For wrath bringeth the punishments of
name in the street. the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.
18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the
world. Chapter 20
19 He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, Nor any 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
remaining where he sojourned. 2 Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my
20 They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that haste that is in me.
went before were affrighted. 3 I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, And this is the my understanding answereth me.
place of him that knoweth not El. 4 Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the
Chapter 19 unrighteous but for a moment?
1 Then Job answered and said, 6 Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto
2 How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words? the clouds;
3 These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen
deal hardly with me. him shall say, Where is he?
4 And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself. 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be
5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against chased away as a vision of the night.
me my reproach; 9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place
6 Know now that Eloah hath subverted me in my cause, And hath any more behold him.
compassed me with his net. 10 His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there give back his wealth.
is no justice. 11 His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the
8 He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness dust.
in my paths. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head. his tongue,
10 He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my 13 Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his
hope hath he plucked up like a tree. mouth;
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me 14 Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.
unto him as one of his adversaries. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again;
12 His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, El will cast them out of his belly.
And encamp round about my tent. 16 He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him.
13 He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are 17 He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and
wholly estranged from me. butter.
14 My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me. 18 That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it
15 They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not
stranger; I am an alien in their sight. rejoice.
16 I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, Though I 19 For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently
entreat him with my mouth. taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
17 My breath is strange to my wife, And my supplication to the children 20 Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught
of mine own mother. of that wherein he delighteth.
21 There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his 22 Shall any teach El knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are
prosperity shall not endure. high?
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of 23 One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet:
every one that is in misery shall come upon him. 24 His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, Elohim will cast the fierceness of 25 And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.
his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating. 26 They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would
strike him through. wrong me.
25 He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering 28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent
point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him. wherein the wicked dwelt?
26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man 29 Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their
shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent. evidences,
27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up 30 That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are
against him. led forth to the day of wrath?
28 The increase of his house shall depart; His goods shall flow away in 31 Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him
the day of his wrath. what he hath done?
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from Elohim, And the heritage 32 Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over
appointed unto him by El. the tomb.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall
Chapter 21 draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.
1 Then Job answered and said, 34 How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there
2 Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations. remaineth only falsehood?
3 Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock
on. Chapter 22
4 As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
impatient? 2 Can a man be profitable unto El? Surely he that is wise is profitable
5 Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth. unto himself.
6 Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain
flesh. to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
7 Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in 4 Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with
power? thee into judgment?
8 Their seed is established with them in their sight, And their offspring 5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine
before their eyes. iniquities.
9 Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of Eloah upon 6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped
them. the naked of their clothing.
10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast
not her calf. withholden bread from the hungry.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man,
dance. he dwelt in it.
12 They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless
pipe. have been broken.
13 They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth
to Sheol. thee,
14 And they say unto El, Depart from us; For we desire not the 11 Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters
knowledge of thy ways. cover thee.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit 12 Is not Eloah in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the
should we have, if we pray unto him? stars, how high they are!
16 Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is 13 And thou sayest, What doth El know? Can he judge through the
far from me. thick darkness?
17 How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he
calamity cometh upon them? That Elohim distributeth sorrows in his walketh on the vault of heaven.
anger? 15 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
18 That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the 16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was
storm carrieth away? poured out as a stream,
19 Ye say, Eloah layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him 17 Who said unto El, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do
recompense it unto himself, that he may know it: for us?
20 Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the
of the Almighty. wicked is far from me.
21 For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his 19 The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to
months is cut off? scorn,
20 Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow's ox
remnant of them the fire hath consumed. for a pledge.
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall 4 They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide
come unto thee. themselves.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the torah from his mouth, And lay up his 5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work,
words in thy heart. seeking diligently for food; The wilderness yieldeth them bread for
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away their children.
unrighteousness far from thy tents. 6 They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the
24 And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among wicked.
the stones of the brooks; 7 They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the
25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. cold.
26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the
thy face unto Eloah. rock for want of a shelter.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And 9 There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge
thou shalt pay thy vows. of the poor;
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto 10 So that they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry
thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways. they carry the sheaves.
29 When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And 11 They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread their
the humble person he will save. winepresses, and suffer thirst.
30 He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be 12 From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the
delivered through the cleanness of thy hands. wounded crieth out: Yet Eloah regardeth not the folly.
13 These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the
Chapter 23 ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.
1 Then Job answered and said, 14 The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy;
2 Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my And in the night he is as a thief.
groaning. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye
3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.
seat! 16 In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in
4 I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with the day-time; They know not the light.
arguments. 17 For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know
5 I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand the terrors of the thick darkness.
what he would say unto me. 18 Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is
6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.
would give heed unto me. 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So doth Sheol those
7 There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for that have sinned.
ever from my judge. 20 The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He
8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken
perceive him; as a tree.
9 On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He 21 He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to
hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him. the widow.
10 But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall 22 Yet Elohim preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that
come forth as gold. hath no assurance of life.
11 My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned 23 Elohim giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his
not aside. eyes are upon their ways.
12 I have not gone back from the mitzwah of his lips; I have treasured 24 They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are
up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut
13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul off as the tops of the ears of grain.
desireth, even that he doeth. 25 And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my
14 For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such speech nothing worth?
things are with him.
15 Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am Chapter 25
afraid of him. 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
16 El hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me; 2 Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover 3 Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light
the thick darkness from my face. arise?
4 How then can man be just with El? Or how can he be clean that is
Chapter 24 born of a woman?
1 Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that 5 Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure
know him see his days? in his sight:
2 There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away 6 How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a
flocks, and feed them. worm!
Chapter 26 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the
1 Then Job answered and said, keeper maketh.
2 How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved 19 He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers; He
the arm that hath no strength! openeth his eyes, and he is not.
3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully 20 Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in
declared sound knowledge! the night.
4 To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it
thee? sweepeth him out of his place.
5 They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the 22 For Elohim shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out
inhabitants thereof. of his hand.
6 Sheol is naked before Elohim, And Abaddon hath no covering. 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his
7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth place.
upon nothing. Chapter 28
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent
1 Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they
under them.
refine.
9 He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto
3 Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest
the confines of light and darkness.
bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.
4 He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are
12 He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he
forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.
smiteth through Rahab.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned
13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the
up as it were by fire.
swift serpent.
6 The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of
14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper
gold.
do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
7 That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen
Chapter 27 it:
1 And Job again took up his parable, and said, 8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed
2 As El liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who thereby.
hath vexed my soul: 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the
3 (For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of Eloah is in my mountains by the roots.
nostrils); 10 He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every
4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my precious thing.
tongue utter deceit. 11 He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away bringeth he forth to light.
mine integrity from me. 12 But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not understanding?
reproach me so long as I live. 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against the living.
me be as the unrighteous. 14 The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
8 For what is the hope of the unrighteous, though he get him gain, 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the
When Eloah taketh away his soul? price thereof.
9 Will El hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him? 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx,
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon Eloah at all or the sapphire.
times? 17 Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of El; That which is with the jewels of fine gold.
Almighty will I not conceal. 18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become wisdom is above rubies.
altogether vain? 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with El, And the heritage of with pure gold.
oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty: 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring understanding?
shall not be satisfied with bread. 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows birds of the heavens.
shall make no lamentation. 22 Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the ears.
clay; 23 Elohim understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall thereof.
divide the silver. 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole
heaven;
25 To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by 3 They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in
measure. the gloom of wasteness and desolation.
26 When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of 4 They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are
the thunder; their food.
27 Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and 5 They are driven forth from the midst of men; They cry after them as
searched it out. after a thief;
28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of Hwhy, that is wisdom; 6 So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the
And to depart from evil is understanding. rocks.
7 Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered
Chapter 29 together.
1 And Job again took up his parable, and said, 8 They are children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were
2 Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when Eloah scourged out of the land.
watched over me; 9 And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them.
3 When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked 10 They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in
through darkness; my face.
4 As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of Eloah 11 For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast
was upon my tent; off the bridle before me.
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me; 12 Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And
6 When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out they cast up against me their ways of destruction.
streams of oil! 13 They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, Even men that
7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat have no helper.
in the street, 14 As through a wide breach they come: In the midst of the ruin they
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up roll themselves upon me.
and stood; 15 Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind;
9 The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to 16 And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have
the roof of their mouth. taken hold upon me.
11 For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye 17 In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the pains that
saw me, it gave witness unto me: gnaw me take no rest.
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that 18 By Elohim's great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me
had none to help him. about as the collar of my coat.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I 19 He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and
caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. ashes.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe 20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou
and a diadem. gazest at me.
15 I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame. 21 Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou
16 I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I persecutest me.
searched out. 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it; And
17 And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out thou dissolvest me in the storm.
of his teeth. 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as appointed for all living.
the sand: 24 Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall? Or in his
19 My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon calamity therefore cry for help?
my branch; 25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved
20 My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand. for the needy?
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my 26 When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light,
counsel. there came darkness.
22 After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon 27 My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come
them. upon me.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth 28 I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry
wide as for the latter rain. for help.
24 I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my 29 I am a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches.
countenance they cast not down. 30 My skin is black, and falleth from me, And my bones are burned
25 I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the with heat.
army, As one that comforteth the mourners. 31 Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the
voice of them that weep.
Chapter 30
1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose Chapter 31
fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. 1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a
2 Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in virgin?
whom ripe age is perished.
2 For what is the portion from Eloah above, And the heritage from the 33 If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine
Almighty on high? iniquity in my bosom,
3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of 34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families
iniquity? terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door-
4 Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps? 35 Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the
5 If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit; Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine
6 (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That Eloah may know mine adversary hath written!
integrity); 36 Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as
7 If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine a crown:
eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands: 37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would
8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field I go near unto him.
be rooted out. 38 If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep
9 If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at together;
my neighbor's door; 39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the
10 Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon owners thereof to lose their life:
her. 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley.
11 For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be The words of Job are ended.
punished by the judges:
12 For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out Chapter 32
all mine increase. 1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous
13 If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid- in his own eyes.
servant, When they contended with me; 2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of
14 What then shall I do when El riseth up? And when he visiteth, what the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he
shall I answer him? justified himself rather than Elohim.
15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one 3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they
fashion us in the womb? had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the 4 Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder
eyes of the widow to fail, than he.
17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten 5 And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these
thereof; three men, his wrath was kindled.
18 (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am
have I guided from my mother's womb); young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had show you mine opinion.
no covering; 7 I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach
20 If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed wisdom.
with the fleece of my sheep; 8 But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth
21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my them understanding.
help in the gate: 9 It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
22 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion.
broken from the bone. 11 Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings,
23 For calamity from El is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty Whilst ye searched out what to say.
I can do nothing. 12 Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that
24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you.
art my confidence; 13 Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; El may vanquish him,
25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my not man:
hand had gotten much; 14 For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer
26 If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in him with your speeches.
brightness, 15 They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to
27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath say.
kissed my hand: 16 And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still,
28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I and answer no more?
should have denied the El that is above. 17 I also will answer my part, I also will show mine opinion.
29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted 18 For I am full of words; The spirit within me constraineth me.
up myself when evil found him; 19 Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-
30 (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a skins it is ready to burst.
curse); 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.
31 If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not 21 Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give
been filled with his meat? flattering titles unto any man.
32 (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my 22 For I know not to give flattering titles; Else would my Maker soon
doors to the traveller); take me away.
Chapter 33 32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify
1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my thee.
words. 33 If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my wisdom.
mouth. Chapter 34
3 My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,
lips know they shall speak sincerely.
2 Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have
4 The Spirit of El hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth
knowledge.
me life.
3 For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
5 If thou canst, answer thou me; Set thy words in order before me,
4 Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves
stand forth.
what is good.
6 Behold, I am toward El even as thou art: I also am formed out of the
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous, And El hath taken away my right:
clay.
6 Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; My wound is
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my
incurable, though I am without transgression.
pressure be heavy upon thee.
7 What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water,
8 Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of
8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with
thy words, saying,
wicked men?
9 I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight
iniquity in me:
himself with Elohim.
10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it
enemy:
from El, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
should commit iniquity.
12 Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For Eloah is
11 For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every
greater than man.
man to find according to his ways.
13 Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of
12 Yea, of a surety, El will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty
any of his matters?
pervert justice.
14 For El speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.
13 Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon
whole world?
men, In slumberings upon the bed;
14 If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,
and his breath;
17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from
15 All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.
man;
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by
my words.
the sword.
17 Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual
him that is righteous and mighty?-
strife in his bones;
18 Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked;
20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones
more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
that were not seen stick out.
20 In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the
pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.
destroyers.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his
23 If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a
goings.
thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of
24 Then Elohim is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going
iniquity may hide themselves.
down to the pit, I have found a ransom.
23 For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; He returneth to the days of
before El in judgment.
his youth.
24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And
26 He prayeth unto Eloah, and he is favorable unto him, So that he
setteth others in their stead.
seeth his face with joy (teruah): And he restoreth unto man his
25 Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; And he overturneth
righteousness.
them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
27 He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that
26 He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;
which was right, And it profited me not:
27 Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have
28 He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall
regard in any of his ways:
behold the light.
28 So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he
29 Lo, all these things doth El work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,
heard the cry of the afflicted.
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with
29 When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he
the light of the living.
hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will
unto a nation, or unto a man:
speak.
30 That the unrighteous man reign not, That there be none to ensnare
the people.
31 For hath any said unto El, I have borne chastisement, I will not 8 And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of
offend any more: afflictions;
32 That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do 9 Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they
it no more? have behaved themselves proudly.
33 Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou 10 He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they
must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest. return from iniquity.
34 Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that 11 If they hearken and serve him, They shall spend their days in
heareth me: prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
35 Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without 12 But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they
wisdom. shall die without knowledge.
36 Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering 13 But they that are unrighteous in heart lay up anger: They cry not for
like wicked men. help when he bindeth them.
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin; He clappeth his hands among 14 They die in youth, And their life perisheth among the unclean.
us, And multiplieth his words against El. 15 He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in
oppression.
Chapter 35 16 Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place,
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would
2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is be full of fatness.
more than El's, 17 But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice
3 That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What take hold on thee.
profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned? 18 For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the
4 I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee. greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
5 Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are 19 Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces of thy
higher than thou. strength?
6 If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy 20 Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.
transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? 21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of than affliction.
thy hand? 22 Behold, El doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?
8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness 23 Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast
may profit a son of man. wrought unrighteousness?
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for 24 Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.
help by reason of the arm of the mighty. 25 All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off.
10 But none saith, Where is Eloah my Maker, Who giveth songs in the 26 Behold, El is great, and we know him not; The number of his years
night, is unsearchable.
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us 27 For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his
wiser than the birds of the heavens? vapor,
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil 28 Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.
men. 29 Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The
13 Surely El will not hear an empty cry, Neither will the Almighty regard thunderings of his pavilion?
it. 30 Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the
14 How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The bottom of the sea.
cause is before him, and thou waitest for him! 31 For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he 32 He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that
greatly regard arrogance; it strike the mark.
16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words 33 The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning
without knowledge. the storm that cometh up.
1 Elihu also proceeded, and said, 1 Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
2 Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to 2 Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of
say on Eloah's behalf. his mouth.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to 3 He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightening unto
my Maker. the ends of the earth.
4 For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is 4 After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty;
with thee. And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard.
5 Behold, El is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength 5 El thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he,
of understanding. which we cannot comprehend.
6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted 6 For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the
their right. shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon 7 He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath
the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. made may know it.
8 Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is
9 Out of the chamber of the south cometh the storm, And cold out of broken.
the north. 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked
10 By the breath of El ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is in the recesses of the deep?
straitened. 17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou
11 Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad seen the gates of the shadow of death?
the cloud of his lightning: 18 Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou
12 And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do knowest it all.
whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable 19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness,
world, where is the place thereof,
13 Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, 20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou
that he cause it to come. shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?
14 Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous 21 Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number
works of El. of thy days is great!
15 Dost thou know how Eloah layeth his charge upon them, And 22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the
causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine? treasures of the hail,
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works 23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day
of him who is perfect in knowledge? of battle and war?
17 How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the 24 By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the
south wind? earth?
18 Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a 25 Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the
molten mirror? lightning of the thunder;
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our 26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness,
speech in order by reason of darkness. wherein there is no man;
20 Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that 27 To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender
he were swallowed up? grass to spring forth?
21 And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the 28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
wind passeth, and cleareth them. 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven,
22 Out of the north cometh golden splendor: Eloah hath upon him who hath gendered it?
terrible majesty. 30 The waters hide themselves and become like stone, And the face of
23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in the deep is frozen.
power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict. 31 Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of
24 Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of Orion?
heart. 32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou
guide the Bear with her train?
Chapter 38 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish
1 Then Hwhy answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, the dominion thereof in the earth?
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge? 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and may cover thee?
declare thou unto me. 35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thee, Here we are?
thou hast understanding. 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given
5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who understanding to the mind?
stretched the line upon it? 37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the
6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the bottles of heaven,
corner-stone thereof, 38 When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast
7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of Elohim together?
shouted for joy? 39 Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had the young lions,
issued out of the womb; 40 When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in
9 When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a wait?
swaddling-band for it, 41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry
10 And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors, unto El, And wander for lack of food?
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall
thy proud waves be stayed? Chapter 39
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, And 1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or
caused the dayspring to know its place; canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the
shaken out of it? time when they bring forth?
14 It is changed as clay under the seal; And all things stand forth as a 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their
garment: pains.
4 Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; 6 Then Hwhy answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
They go forth, and return not again. 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of thou unto me.
the swift ass, 8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou
6 Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his mayest be justified?
dwelling-place? 9 Or hast thou an arm like El? And canst thou thunder with a voice like
7 He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of him?
the driver. 10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after honor and majesty.
every green thing. 11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one
9 Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? that is proud, and abase him.
10 Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down
harrow the valleys after thee? the wicked where they stand.
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave 13 Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.
to him thy labor? 14 Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save
12 Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And thee.
gather the grain of thy threshing-floor? 15 Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth
13 The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and grass as an ox.
plumage of love? 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles
14 For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the of his belly.
dust, 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast together.
may trample them. 18 His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
16 She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: 19 He is the chief of the ways of El: He only that made him giveth him
Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear; his sword.
17 Because Eloah hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of
imparted to her understanding. the field do play.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse 21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
and his rider. 22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook
19 Hast thou given the horse his might? Hast thou clothed his neck compass him about.
with the quivering mane? 23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though
20 Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
terrible. 24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out nose with a snare?
to meet the armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back Chapter 41
from the sword. 1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his
23 The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin. tongue with a cord?
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither 2 Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a
believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet. hook?
25 As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft
battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting (teruah). words unto thee?
26 Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her 4 Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a
wings toward the south? servant for ever?
27 Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy
nest on high? maidens?
28 On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of 6 Will the bands of fishermen make traffic of him? Will they part him
the cliff, and the stronghold. among the merchants?
29 From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off. 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there spears?
is she. 8 Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at
Chapter 40 the sight of him?
1 Moreover Hwhy answered Job, and said, 10 None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can
2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with stand before me?
Eloah, let him answer it. 11 Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever
3 Then Job answered Hwhy, and said, is under the whole heaven is mine.
4 Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my 12 I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength,
hand upon my mouth. nor his goodly frame.
5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will 13 Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his
proceed no further. jaws?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is 10 And Hwhy turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his
terror. friends: and Hwhy gave Job twice as much as he had before.
15 His strong scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and
seal. all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread
16 One is so near to another, That no air can come between them. with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him
17 They are joined one to another; They stick together, so that they concerning all the evil that Hwhy had brought upon him: every man
cannot be sundered. also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.
18 His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of 12 So Hwhy blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:
the morning. And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and
19 Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth. a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
20 Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.
rushes. 14 And he called the name of the first, Jemimah: and the name of the
21 His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth. second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.
22 In his neck abideth strength, And terror danceth before him. 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
they cannot be moved. 16 And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his
24 His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone. sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
25 When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of 17 So Job died, being old and full of days.
consternation they are beside themselves.
26 If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the
dart, nor the pointed shaft.
27 He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him
into stubble.
29 Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the
javelin.
30 His underparts are like sharp potsherds: He spreadeth as it were a
threshing-wain upon the mire.
31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot
of ointment.
32 He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to
be hoary.
33 Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.
34 He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of
pride.
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1 Then Job answered Hwhy, and said,
2 I know that thou canst do all things, And that no purpose of thine can
be restrained.
3 Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I
uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me,
which I knew not.
4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and
declare thou unto me.
5 I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth
thee:
6 Wherefore I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes.
7 And it was so, that, after Hwhy had spoken these words unto Job,
Hwhy said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against
thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the
thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
8 Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go
to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and
my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not
with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is
right, as my servant Job hath.
9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the
Naamathite went, and did according as Hwhy commanded them:
and Hwhy accepted Job.
Psalms Chapter 1 324 Zikarown Say’fer
The Book of Psalms Chapter 4

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
1 Answer me when I call, O Elohim of my righteousness; Thou hast set
Chapter 1 me at large when I was in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor my prayer.
standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: 2 O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?
2 But his delight is in the torah of Hwhy; And on his torah doth he How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah
meditate day and night. 3 But know that Hwhy hath set apart for himself him that is righteous:
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That Hwhy will hear when I call unto him.
bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your
And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. bed, and be still. Selah
4 The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Hwhy.
away. 6 Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Hwhy, lift
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
the congregation of the righteous. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than they have when their
6 For Hwhy knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the grain and their new wine are increased.
wicked shall perish. 8 In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Hwhy, alone
Chapter 2 makest me dwell in safety. Psalm 5 For the Chief Musician; with the
Nehiloth.
1 Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel Chapter 5
together, Against Hwhy, and against his anointed (mashiyach), A Psalm of David.
saying, 1 Give ear to my words, O Hwhy, Consider my meditation.
3 Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my Elohim; For unto
4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: Hwhy will have them in thee do I pray.
derision. 3 O Hwhy, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning
5 Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
displeasure: 4 For thou art not an El that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not
6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion. sojourn with thee.
7 I will tell of the decree: Hwhy said unto me, Thou art my son; This5 The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of
day have I begotten thee. iniquity.
8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And
6 Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Hwhy abhorreth the blood-
the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. thirsty and deceitful man.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in 7 But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into
pieces like a potter's vessel. thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
10 Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the8 Lead me, O Hwhy, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies;
earth. Make thy way straight before my face.
11 Serve Hwhy with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very
12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their
wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in tongue.
him. 10 Hold them guilty, O Elohim; Let them fall by their own counsels;
Chapter 3 Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have
rebelled against thee.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 11 But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout
1 Hwhy, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy
rise up against me. name be joyful in thee.
2 Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in 12 For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Hwhy, thou wilt compass him
Elohim. Selah with favor as with a shield. Psalm 6 For the Chief Musician; on
3 But thou, O Hwhy, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith.
of my head.
4 I cry unto Hwhy with my voice, And he answereth me out of his Chapter 6
holy hill. Selah A Psalm of David.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Hwhy sustaineth me. 1 O Hwhy, rebuke me not in thine anger, Neither chasten me in thy
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set hot displeasure.
themselves against me round about. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Hwhy; for I am withered away: O
7 Arise, O Hwhy; save me, O my Elohim: For thou hast smitten all Hwhy, heal me; for my bones are troubled.
mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of 3 My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Hwhy, how long?
the wicked. 4 Return, O Hwhy, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness'
8 Salvation belongeth unto Hwhy: Thy blessing be upon thy people. sake.
Selah
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5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give 5 For thou hast made him but little lower than Elohim, And crownest
thee thanks? him with glory and honor.
6 I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I 6 Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou
water my couch with my tears. hast put all things under his feet:
7 Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all 7 All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field,
mine adversaries. 8 The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever
8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Hwhy hath heard the passeth through the paths of the seas.
voice of my weeping. 9 O Hwhy, our Master, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!
9 Hwhy hath heard my supplication; Hwhy will receive my prayer.
10 All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They Chapter 9
shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly. For the Chief Musician; set to Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.
1 I will give thanks unto Hwhy with my whole heart; I will show forth
Chapter 7 all thy marvellous works.
Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Hwhy, concerning the 2 I will be glad and exult in thee; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou
words of Cush a Benjamite. Most High.
1 O Hwhy my Elohim, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all 3 When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy
them that pursue me, and deliver me, presence.
2 Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the
none to deliver. throne judging righteously.
3 O Hwhy my Elohim, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my 5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou
hands; hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I 6 The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the
have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;) cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is
5 Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my perished.
life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah 7 But Hwhy sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for
6 Arise, O Hwhy, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of judgment;
mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded 8 And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister
judgment. judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
7 And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about; And 9 Hwhy also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in
over them return thou on high. times of trouble;
8 Hwhy ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Hwhy, 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou,
according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me. Hwhy, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou 11 Sing praises to Hwhy, who dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the
the righteous: For the righteous Elohim trieth the minds and hearts. people his doings.
10 My shield is with Elohim, Who saveth the upright in heart. 12 For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He
11 Elohim is a righteous judge, Yea, an El that hath indignation every forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
day. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Hwhy; Behold my affliction which I
12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of
made it ready. death;
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh 14 That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of
his arrows fiery shafts. Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, 15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net
and brought forth falsehood. which they hid is their own foot taken.
15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which 16 Hwhy hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment:
he made. The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall 17 The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations
come down upon his own pate. that forget Elohim.
17 I will give thanks unto Hwhy according to his righteousness, And 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of
will sing praise to the name of Hwhy Most High. the poor perish for ever.
19 Arise, O Hwhy; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in
Chapter 8 thy sight.
For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. 20 Put them in fear, O Hwhy: Let the nations know themselves to be
1 O Hwhy, our Master, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, but men. Selah
Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established Chapter 10
strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Hwhy? Why hidest thou thyself in
enemy and the avenger. times of trouble?
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and 2 In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken
the stars, which thou hast ordained; in the devices that they have conceived.
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous
thou visitest him? renounceth, yea, contemneth Hwhy.
4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require 6 The words of Hwhy are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on
it. All his thoughts are, There is no Elohim. the earth, Purified seven times.
5 His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his 7 Thou wilt keep them, O Hwhy, Thou wilt preserve them from this
sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them. generation for ever.
6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall 8 The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the
not be in adversity. sons of men.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his
tongue is mischief and iniquity. Chapter 13
8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the 1 How long, O Hwhy? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt
helpless. thou hide thy face from me?
9 He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart
poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net. all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
10 He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong 3 Consider and answer me, O Hwhy my Elohim: Lighten mine eyes,
ones. lest I sleep the sleep of death;
11 He saith in his heart, El hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; Lest mine
never see it. adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
12 Arise, O Hwhy; O El, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor. 5 But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn Elohim, And say in his heart, salvation.
Thou wilt not require it? 6 I will sing unto Hwhy, Because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it
Chapter 14
with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast
been the helper of the fatherless. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out 1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no Elohim. They are corrupt,
his wickedness till thou find none. they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
16 Hwhy is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of 2 Hwhy looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see
his land. if there were any that did understand, That did seek after Elohim.
17 Hwhy, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare 3 They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is
their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear; none that doeth good, no, not one.
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people
earth may be terrible no more. as they eat bread, And call not upon Hwhy?
5 There were they in great fear; For Elohim is in the generation of the
Chapter 11 righteous.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Hwhy is his
1 In Hwhy do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to refuge.
your mountain; 7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Hwhy
2 For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon bringeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice,
the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart; and Israel shall be glad.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do?
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4 Hwhy is in his holy temple; Hwhy, his throne is in heaven; His
eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. A Psalm of David.
5 Hwhy trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth 1 Hwhy, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy
violence his soul hateth. holy hill?
6 Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh
wind shall be the portion of their cup. truth in his heart;
7 For Hwhy is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall 3 He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend,
behold his face. Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;
4 In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that
Chapter 12 fear Hwhy; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;
For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. 5 He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward
1 Help, Hwhy; for the righteous man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be
among the children of men. moved.
2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip,
Chapter 16
and with a double heart, do they speak.
3 Hwhy will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great Michtam of David.
things; 1 Preserve me, O El; for in thee do I take refuge.
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto Hwhy, Thou art my Hwhy: I have
who is master over us? no good beyond thee.
5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the 3 As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom
needy, Now will I arise, saith Hwhy; I will set him in the safety he is all my delight.
panteth for.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another elohim: 2 Hwhy is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My El, my
Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my
upon my lips. salvation, my high tower.
5 Hwhy is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou 3 I will call upon Hwhy, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be
maintainest my lot. saved from mine enemies.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly 4 The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of
heritage. unrighteousness made me afraid.
7 I will bless Hwhy, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart 5 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came
instructeth me in the night seasons. upon me.
8 I have set Hwhy always before me: Because he is at my right 6 In my distress I called upon Hwhy, And cried unto my Elohim: He
hand, I shall not be moved. heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; My flesh also shall his ears.
dwell in safety. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
holy one to see corruption. 8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth
11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness
was under his feet.
Chapter 17 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the
A Prayer of David. wings of the wind.
1 Hear the right, O Hwhy, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my 11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him,
prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look 12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones
upon equity. and coals of fire.
3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou 13 Hwhy also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered
hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
not transgress. 14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings
4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from manifold, and discomfited them.
the ways of the violent. 15 Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the
5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped. world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Hwhy, At the blast of the
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O El: Incline thine breath of thy nostrils.
ear unto me, and hear my speech. 16 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated
hand them that take refuge in thee From those that rise up against me; for they were too mighty for me.
them. 18 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Hwhy was
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy my stay.
wings, 19 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass because he delighted in me.
me about. 20 Hwhy hath rewarded me according to my righteousness;
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
proudly. 21 For I have kept the ways of Hwhy, And have not wickedly
11 They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to departed from my Elohim.
cast us down to the earth. 22 For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his
12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young statutes from me.
lion lurking in secret places. 23 I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
13 Arise, O Hwhy, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul 24 Therefore hath Hwhy recompensed me according to my
from the wicked by thy sword; righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his
14 From men by thy hand, O Hwhy, From men of the world, whose eyesight.
portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: 25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect
They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
to their babes. 26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse
15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be thou wilt show thyself froward.
satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form. 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou
wilt bring down.
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28 For thou wilt light my lamp: Hwhy my Elohim will lighten my
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Hwhy, darkness.
who spake unto Hwhy the words of this song in the day that 29 For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my Elohim do I leap over a
Hwhy delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the wall.
hand of Saul: and he said, 30 As for El, his way is perfect: The word of Hwhy is tried; He is a
1 I love thee, O Hwhy, my strength. shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
31 For who is Eloah, save Hwhy? And who is a rock, besides our 9 The fear of Hwhy is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of
Elohim, Hwhy are true, and righteous altogether.
32 The El that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect? 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold;
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: And setteth me upon my high Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
places. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is
34 He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of great reward.
brass. 12 Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not
hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great. have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not from great transgression.
slipped. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be
37 I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn acceptable in thy sight, O Hwhy, my rock, and my redeemer.
again till they are consumed.
38 I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They Chapter 20
shall fall under my feet. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast 1 Hwhy answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the Elohim of
subdued under me those that rose up against me. Jacob set thee up on high;
40 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion;
might cut off them that hate me. 3 Remember all thy offerings, And accept thy burnt-sacrifice; Selah
41 They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Hwhy, but he 4 Grant thee thy heart's desire, And fulfil all thy counsel.
answered them not. 5 We will triumph in thy salvation, And in the name of our Elohim we will
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast set up our banners: Hwhy fulfil all thy petitions.
them out as the mire of the streets. 6 Now know I that Hwhy saveth his anointed (mashiyach); He will
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast answer him from his holy heaven With the saving strength of his right
made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known hand.
shall serve me. 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners of the name of Hwhy our Elohim.
shall submit themselves unto me. 8 They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.
45 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of 9 Save, Hwhy: Let the King answer us when we call.
their close places.
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46 Hwhy liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the Eloah
of my salvation, For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
47 Even the El that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth 1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O Hwhy; And in thy salvation how
peoples under me. greatly shall he rejoice!
48 He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not withholden the
them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent request of his lips. Selah
man. 3 For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a
49 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Hwhy, among the crown of fine gold on his head.
nations, And will sing praises unto thy name. 4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth and ever.
lovingkindness to his anointed (mashiyach), To David and to his 5 His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay
seed, for evermore. upon him.
6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad
Chapter 19 with joy in thy presence.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 7 For the king trusteth in Hwhy; And through the lovingkindness of
1 The heavens declare the glory of El; And the firmament showeth his the Most High he shall not be moved.
handiwork. 8 Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth those that hate thee.
knowledge. 9 Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger:
3 There is no speech nor language; Their voice is not heard. Hwhy will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end them.
of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 10 Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth among the children of men.
as a strong man to run his course. 11 For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which
6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, And his circuit unto the they are not able to perform.
ends of it; And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with
7 The torah of Hwhy is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of thy bowstrings against their face.
Hwhy is sure, making wise the simple. 13 Be thou exalted, O Hwhy, in thy strength: So will we sing and
8 The precepts of Hwhy are right, rejoicing the heart: The mitzwah of praise thy power.
Hwhy is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Chapter 22 31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness Unto a people
For the Chief Musician; set to Aijaleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of that shall be born, that he hath done it.
David. Chapter 23
1 My El, my El, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from
A Psalm of David.
helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
1 Hwhy is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 O my Elohim, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside
night season, and am not silent.
still waters.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
his name's sake.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and
4 Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
were not put to shame.
no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
the people.
Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they
6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of
shake the head, saying,
my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Hwhy for ever.
8 Commit thyself unto Hwhy; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue
him, seeing he delighteth in him. Chapter 24
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me A Psalm of David.
trust when I was upon my mother's breasts. 1 The earth is Hwhy's, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my El since my that dwell therein.
mother bare me. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help. floods.
12 Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of Hwhy? And who shall stand in his
beset me round. holy place?
13 They gape upon me with their mouth, As a ravening and a roaring 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his
lion. soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.
14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My 5 He shall receive a blessing from Hwhy, And righteousness from the
heart is like wax; It is melted within me. Elohim of his salvation.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to 6 This is the generation of them that seek after him, That seek thy face,
my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death. even Jacob. Selah
16 For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting
inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. doors: And the King of glory will come in.
17 I may count all my bones; They look and stare upon me. 8 Who is the King of glory? Hwhy strong and mighty, Hwhy mighty
18 They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they in battle.
cast lots. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors:
19 But be not thou far off, O Hwhy: O thou my strength, haste thee And the King of glory will come in.
to help me. 10 Who is this King of glory? Hwhy of hosts, He is the King of glory.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the Selah
dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild- Chapter 25
oxen thou hast answered me. A Psalm of David.
22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the 1 Unto thee, O Hwhy, do I lift up my soul.
assembly will I praise thee. 2 O my Elohim, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let
23 Ye that fear Hwhy, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify not mine enemies triumph over me.
him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel. 3 Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he 4 Show me thy ways, O Hwhy; Teach me thy paths.
heard. 5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the Elohim of my
25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
before them that fear him. 6 Remember, O Hwhy, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness;
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Hwhy that For they have been ever of old.
seek after him: Let your heart live for ever. 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Hwhy; According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy
And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. goodness' sake, O Hwhy.
28 For the kingdom is Hwhy's; And he is the ruler over the nations. 8 Good and upright is Hwhy: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the
29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go way.
down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his 9 The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
soul alive. 10 All the paths of Hwhy are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as
30 A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of Hwhy unto the next keep his covenant and his testimonies.
generation.
11 For thy name's sake, O Hwhy, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is 7 Hear, O Hwhy, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon
great. me, and answer me.
12 What man is he that feareth Hwhy? Him shall he instruct in the 8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy
way that he shall choose. face, Hwhy, will I seek.
13 His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land. 9 Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou
14 The friendship of Hwhy is with them that fear him; And he will hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O Elohim of
show them his covenant. my salvation.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward Hwhy; For he will pluck my feet out of 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Hwhy will take
the net. me up.
16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate 11 Teach me thy way, O Hwhy; And lead me in a plain path,
and afflicted. Because of mine enemies.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false
distresses. witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
18 Consider mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins. 13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Hwhy
19 Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with In the land of the living.
cruel hatred. 14 Wait for Hwhy: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea,
20 Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I wait thou for Hwhy.
take refuge in thee.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee. Chapter 28
22 Redeem Israel, O Elohim, Out all of his troubles. A Psalm of David.
1 Unto thee, O Hwhy, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me;
Chapter 26 Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into
A Psalm of David. the pit.
1 Judge me, O Hwhy, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift
trusted also in Hwhy without wavering. up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
2 Examine me, O Hwhy, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind. 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity;
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.
truth. 4 Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness
4 I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render
dissemblers. to them their desert.
5 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked. 5 Because they regard not the works of Hwhy, Nor the operation of
6 I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.
Hwhy; 6 Blessed be Hwhy, Because he hath heard the voice of my
7 That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all supplications.
thy wondrous works. 7 Hwhy is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him,
8 Hwhy, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my
glory dwelleth. song will I praise him.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood; 8 Hwhy is their strength, And he is a stronghold of salvation to his
10 In whose hands is wickedness, And their right hand is full of bribes. anointed (mashiyach).
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Be their shepherd also,
merciful unto me. and bear them up for ever.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless
Hwhy. Chapter 29
A Psalm of David.
Chapter 27 1 Ascribe unto Hwhy, O ye sons of the mighty, unto Elohim ascribe
A Psalm of David. Hwhy glory and strength.
1 Hwhy is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Hwhy is 2 Ascribe unto Hwhy the glory due unto his name; Worship Hwhy
the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? in holy array.
2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine 3 The voice of Hwhy is upon the waters: The El of glory thundereth,
adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. Even Hwhy upon many waters.
3 Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: 4 The voice of Hwhy is powerful; The voice of Hwhy is full of
Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident. majesty.
4 One thing have I asked of Hwhy, that will I seek after; That I may 5 The voice of Hwhy breaketh the cedars; Yea, Hwhy breaketh in
dwell in the house of Hwhy all the days of my life, To behold the pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
beauty of Hwhy, And to inquire in his temple. 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the young wild-ox.
covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock. 7 The voice of Hwhy cleaveth the flames of fire.
6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about 8 The voice of Hwhy shaketh the wilderness; Hwhy shaketh the
me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy (teruah); I will wilderness of Kadesh.
sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Hwhy. 9 The voice of Hwhy maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the
forests bare: And in his temple everything saith, Glory.
10 Hwhy sat as King at the Flood; Yea, Hwhy sitteth as King for 15 My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine
ever. enemies, and from them that persecute me.
11 Hwhy will give strength unto his people; Hwhy will bless his 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy
people with peace. lovingkindness.
17 Let me not be put to shame, O Hwhy; for I have called upon
Chapter 30 thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. 18 Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous
1 I will extol thee, O Hwhy; for thou hast raised me up, And hast not insolently, With pride and contempt.
made my foes to rejoice over me. 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them
2 O Hwhy my Elohim, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in
3 O Hwhy, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept thee, Before the sons of men!
me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 20 In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings
4 Sing praise unto Hwhy, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of
holy memorial name. tongues.
5 For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping 21 Blessed be Hwhy; For he hath showed me his marvellous
may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning. lovingkindness in a strong city.
6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. 22 As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes:
7 Thou, Hwhy, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I
Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled. cried unto thee.
8 I cried to thee, O Hwhy; And unto Hwhy I made supplication: 23 Oh love Hwhy, all ye his saints: Hwhy preserveth the faithful,
9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in
10 Hear, O Hwhy, and have mercy upon me: Hwhy, be thou my Hwhy.
helper.
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast Chapter 32
loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; A Psalm of David. Maschil.
12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. 1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
O Hwhy my Elohim, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom Hwhy imputeth not iniquity, And in
whose spirit there is no guile.
Chapter 31 3 When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. the day long.
1 In thee, O Hwhy, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was
Deliver me in thy righteousness. changed as with the drought of summer. Selah
2 Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I
strong rock, A house of defence to save me. said, I will confess my transgressions unto Hwhy; And thou
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah
lead me and guide me. 6 For this let every one that is righteous pray unto thee in a time when
4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they
my stronghold. shall not reach unto him.
5 Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O 7 Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou
Hwhy, thou El of truth. wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah
6 I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Hwhy. 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities; 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding;
8 And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will
set my feet in a large place. not come near unto thee.
9 Have mercy upon me, O Hwhy, for I am in distress: Mine eye 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in
wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body. Hwhy, lovingkindness shall compass him about.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My 11 Be glad in Hwhy, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all
strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted ye that are upright in heart.
away.
11 Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, Chapter 33
unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: 1 Rejoice in Hwhy, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.
They that did see me without fled from me. 2 Give thanks unto Hwhy with the harp: Sing praises unto him with
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken the psaltery of ten strings.
vessel. 3 Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise (teruah).
13 For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While 4 For the word of Hwhy is right; And all his work is done in
they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my faithfulness.
life. 5 He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the
14 But I trusted in thee, O Hwhy: I said, Thou art my Elohim. lovingkindness of Hwhy.
6 By the word of Hwhy were the heavens made, And all the host of 16 The face of Hwhy is against them that do evil, To cut off the
them by the breath of his mouth. remembrance of them from the earth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up 17 The righteous cried, and Hwhy heard, And delivered them out of
the deeps in store-houses. all their troubles.
8 Let all the earth fear Hwhy: Let all the inhabitants of the world 18 Hwhy is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth
stand in awe of him. such as are of a contrite spirit.
9 For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Hwhy delivereth him
10 Hwhy bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh out of them all.
the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. 20 He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.
11 The counsel of Hwhy standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his 21 Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be
heart to all generations. condemned.
12 Blessed is the nation whose Elohim is Hwhy, The people whom 22 Hwhy redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that
he hath chosen for his own inheritance. take refuge in him shall be condemned.
13 Hwhy looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the Chapter 35
inhabitants of the earth, A Psalm of David.
15 He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their 1 Strive thou, O Hwhy, with them that strive with me: Fight thou
works. against them that fight against me.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.
not delivered by great strength. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue
17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
great power. 4 Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my
18 Behold, the eye of Hwhy is upon them that fear him, Upon them soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.
that hope in his lovingkindness; 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Hwhy
19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. driving them on.
20 Our soul hath waited for Hwhy: He is our help and our shield. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Hwhy pursuing
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his them.
holy name. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit; Without
22 Let thy lovingkindness, O Hwhy, be upon us, According as we cause have they digged a pit for my soul.
have hoped in thee. 8 Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath
hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.
Chapter 34 9 And my soul shall be joyful in Hwhy: It shall rejoice in his salvation.
A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, 10 All my bones shall say, Hwhy, who is like unto thee, Who
who drove him away, and he departed. deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor
1 I will bless Hwhy at all times: His praise shall continually be in my and the needy from him that robbeth him?
mouth. 11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know
2 My soul shall make her boast in Hwhy: The meek shall hear not.
thereof, and be glad. 12 They reward me evil for good, To the bereaving of my soul.
3 Oh magnify Hwhy with me, And let us exalt his name together. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I
4 I sought Hwhy, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own
fears. bosom.
5 They looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never 14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I
be confounded. bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.
6 This poor man cried, and Hwhy heard him, And saved him out of 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves
all his troubles. together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I
7 The angel of Hwhy encampeth round about them that fear him, knew it not; They did tear me, and ceased not:
And delivereth them. 16 Like the profane mockers in feasts, They gnashed upon me with
8 Oh taste and see that Hwhy is good: Blessed is the man that their teeth.
taketh refuge in him. 17 Hwhy, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their
9 Oh fear Hwhy, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear destructions, My darling from the lions.
him. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great assembly: I will praise thee
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek among much people.
Hwhy shall not want any good thing. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me;
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Hwhy. 20 For they speak not peace; But they devise deceitful words against
12 What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he them that are quiet in the land.
may see good? 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me; They said, Aha,
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. aha, our eye hath seen it.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it. 22 Thou hast seen it, O Hwhy; keep not silence: O Hwhy, be not
15 The eyes of Hwhy are toward the righteous, And his ears are far from me.
open unto their cry.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me, Even unto my 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Hwhy, they
cause, my Elohim and my Adonay. shall inherit the land.
24 Judge me, O Hwhy my Elohim, according to thy righteousness; 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt
And let them not rejoice over me. diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
25 Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them 11 But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in
not say, We have swallowed him up. the abundance of peace.
26 Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with
my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify his teeth.
themselves against me. 13 Hwhy will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To
Yea, let them say continually, Hwhy be magnified, Who hath cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the
pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. way.
28 And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness And of thy praise all 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be
the day long. broken.
16 Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of
Chapter 36 many wicked.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Hwhy. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Hwhy upholdeth
1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no the righteous.
fear of Elohim before his eyes. 18 Hwhy knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be be for ever.
found out and be hated. 19 They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be famine they shall be satisfied.
wise and to do good. 20 But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Hwhy shall be as
4 He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume
not good; He abhorreth not evil. away.
5 Thy lovingkindness, O Hwhy, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous
reacheth unto the skies. dealeth graciously, and giveth.
6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of Elohim; Thy judgments are 22 For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that
a great deep: O Hwhy, thou preservest man and beast. are cursed of him shall be cut off.
7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O Elohim! And the children of 23 A man's goings are established of Hwhy; And he delighteth in his
men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. way.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Hwhy
thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. upholdeth him with his hand.
9 For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light. 25 I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the
10 Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
righteousness to the upright in heart. 26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of blessed.
the wicked drive me away. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: They are thrust down, and 28 For Hwhy loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are
shall not be able to rise. preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
Chapter 37
30 The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue
A Psalm of David. speaketh justice.
1 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious 31 The torah of his Elohim is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
against them that work unrighteousness. 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the 33 Hwhy will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he
green herb. is judged.
3 Trust in Hwhy, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his 34 Wait for Hwhy, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit
faithfulness. the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
4 Delight thyself also in Hwhy; And he will give thee the desires of 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a
thy heart. green tree in its native soil.
5 Commit thy way unto Hwhy; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to 36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he
pass. could not be found.
6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a happy
justice as the noon-day. end to the man of peace.
7 Rest in Hwhy, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because 38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of
of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth the wicked shall be cut off.
wicked devices to pass. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Hwhy; He is their
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only stronghold in the time of trouble.
to evil-doing.
40 And Hwhy helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them 7 And now, Hwhy, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of
him. the foolish.
9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it.
Chapter 38 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of
A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. thy hand.
1 O Hwhy, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, Thou makest
displeasure. his beauty to consume away like a moth: Surely every man is vanity.
2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore. Selah
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; 12 Hear my prayer, O Hwhy, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy
Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all
4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they my fathers were.
are too heavy for me. 13 Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and
5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness. be no more.
6 I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my Chapter 40
flesh. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
8 I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the 1 I waited patiently for Hwhy; And he inclined unto me, and heard my
disquietness of my heart. cry.
9 Hwhy, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And
thee. he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
10 My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our
eyes, it also is gone from me. Elohim: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Hwhy.
11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my 4 Blessed is the man that maketh Hwhy his trust, And respecteth not
kinsmen stand afar off. the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; And they that 5 Many, O Hwhy my Elohim, are the wonderful works which thou
seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be
day long. set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are
13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that more than can be numbered.
openeth not his mouth. 6 Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou
14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
reproofs. 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:
15 For in thee, O Hwhy, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Hwhy my 8 I delight to do thy will, O my Elohim; Yea, thy torah is within my heart.
Elohim. 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly;
16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Hwhy, thou knowest.
magnify themselves against me. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared
17 For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy
18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
19 But mine enemies are lively, and are strong; And they that hate me 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Hwhy; Let thy
wrongfully are multiplied. lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
20 They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities
because I follow the thing that is good. have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more
21 Forsake me not, O Hwhy: O my Elohim, be not far from me. than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.
22 Make haste to help me, O Hwhy, my salvation. 13 Be pleased, O Hwhy, to deliver me: Make haste to help me, O
Hwhy.
Chapter 39 14 Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after
For the Chief Musician, Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to
1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will dishonor That delight in my hurt.
keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me. 15 Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me,
2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my Aha, aha.
sorrow was stirred. 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as
3 My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned: Then love thy salvation say continually, Hwhy be magnified.
spake I with my tongue: 17 But I am poor and needy; Yet Hwhy thinketh upon me: Thou art
4 Hwhy, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my Elohim.
what it is; Let me know how frail I am.
5 Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths; And my life-time Chapter 41
is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
altogether vanity. Selah 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Hwhy will deliver him in
6 Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted the day of evil.
in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather
them.
2 Hwhy will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be 3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring
blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
enemies. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of Elohim, Unto El my exceeding joy; And
3 Hwhy will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest upon the harp will I praise thee, O Elohim, my Elohim.
all his bed in his sickness. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted
4 I said, O Hwhy, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; for I have within me? Hope thou in Elohim; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the
sinned against thee. help of my countenance, and my Elohim.
5 Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and
his name perish? Chapter 44
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil.
gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 1 We have heard with our ears, O Elohim, Our fathers have told us,
7 All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.
devise my hurt. 2 Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand; But them thou didst
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he plant: Thou didst afflict the peoples; But them thou didst spread
lieth he shall rise up no more. abroad.
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my 3 For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, Neither
bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me. did their own arm save them; But thy right hand, and thine arm, and
10 But thou, O Hwhy, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I the light of thy countenance, Because thou wast favorable unto them.
may requite them. 4 Thou art my King, O Elohim: Command deliverance for Jacob.
11 By this I know that thou delightest in me, Because mine enemy doth 5 Through thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name
not triumph over me. will we tread them under that rise up against us.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me 6 For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.
before thy face for ever. 7 But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And hast put them to
13 Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, From everlasting and to shame that hate us.
everlasting. Amein, and Amein. 8 In Elohim have we made our boast all the day long, And we will give
thanks unto thy name for ever. Selah
Chapter 42 9 But now thou hast cast us off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest
For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah. not forth with our hosts.
1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate
thee, O Elohim. us take spoil for themselves.
2 My soul thirsteth for Elohim, for the living El: When shall I come and 11 Thou hast made us like sheep appointed for food, And hast
appear before Elohim? scattered us among the nations.
3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased thy
say unto me, Where is thy Elohim? wealth by their price.
4 These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a
went with the throng, and led them to the house of Elohim, With the derision to them that are round about us.
voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday. 14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted head among the peoples.
within me? Hope thou in Elohim; for I shall yet praise him For the help 15 All the day long is my dishonor before me, And the shame of my
of his countenance. face hath covered me,
6 O my Elohim, my soul is cast down within me: Therefore do I 16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason
remember thee from the land of the Jordan, And the Hermons, from of the enemy and the avenger.
the hill Mizar. 17 All this is come upon us; Yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
and thy billows are gone over me. 18 Our heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from
8 Yet Hwhy will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in thy way,
the night his song shall be with me, Even a prayer unto the El of my 19 That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered
life. us with the shadow of death.
9 I will say unto El my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I 20 If we have forgotten the name of our Elohim, Or spread forth our
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? hands to a strange el;
10 As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While 21 Will not Elohim search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the
they continually say unto me, Where is thy Elohim? heart.
11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted
within me? Hope thou in Elohim; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the as sheep for the slaughter.
help of my countenance, and my Elohim. 23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Hwhy? Arise, cast us not off for
ever.
Chapter 43 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our
1 Judge me, O Elohim, and plead my cause against an unrighteous oppression?
nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the
2 For thou art the Elohim of my strength; why hast thou cast me off? earth.
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 26 Rise up for our help, And redeem us for thy lovingkindness' sake.
Chapter 45 10 Be still, and know that I am Elohim: I will be exalted among the
For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of the sons of nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. 11 Hwhy of hosts is with us; The Elohim of Jacob is our refuge.
1 My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I Selah
have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Chapter 47
2 Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips:
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Therefore Elohim hath blessed thee for ever.
1 Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto Elohim with the voice
3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy
of triumph.
majesty.
2 For Hwhy Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the
4 And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and
earth.
meekness and righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee
3 He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.
terrible things.
4 He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he
5 Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; They are in the
loved. Selah
heart of the king's enemies.
5 Elohim is gone up with a shout (teruah), Hwhy with the sound of a
6 Thy throne, O Elohim, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the
trumpet.
sceptre of thy kingdom.
6 Sing praise to Elohim, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing
7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore
praises.
Elohim, thy Elohim, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above
7 For Elohim is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with
thy fellows.
understanding.
8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia; Out of ivory
8 Elohim reigneth over the nations: Elohim sitteth upon his holy throne.
palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
9 The princes of the peoples are gathered together To be the people of
9 Kings' daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand
the Elohim of Abraham: For the shields of the earth belong unto
doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Elohim; He is greatly exalted.
10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget
also thine own people, and thy father's house: Chapter 48
11 So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy master; and A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
reverence thou him. 1 Great is Hwhy, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our Elohim,
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; The rich among in his holy mountain.
the people shall entreat thy favor. 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the
13 The king's daughter within the palace is all glorious: Her clothing is sides of the north, The city of the great King.
inwrought with gold. 3 Elohim hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
14 She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her 4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.
companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee. 5 They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they
15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: They shall enter into hasted away.
the king's palace. 6 Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.
16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, Whom thou shalt make 7 With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.
princes in all the earth. 8 As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Hwhy of hosts, in
17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: the city of our Elohim: Elohim will establish it for ever. Selah
Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever. 9 We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O Elohim, In the midst of thy
Chapter 46 temple.
10 As is thy name, O Elohim, So is thy praise unto the ends of the
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah; set to
earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Alamoth. A Song.
11 Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,
1 Elohim is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
Because of thy judgments.
2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers
the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
thereof;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the
13 Mark ye well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces: That ye may tell it
mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah
to the generation following.
4 There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of Elohim,
14 For this Elohim is our Elohim for ever and ever: He will be our guide
The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
even unto death.
5 Elohim is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: Elohim will help
her, and that right early. Chapter 49
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
the earth melted. 1 Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
7 Hwhy of hosts is with us; The Elohim of Jacob is our refuge. Selah 2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
8 Come, behold the works of Hwhy, What desolations he hath made 3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall
in the earth. be of understanding.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon
bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the the harp.
fire.
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou
compasseth me about? shalt glorify me.
6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude 16 But unto the wicked Elohim saith, What hast thou to do to declare
of their riches; my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth,
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
Elohim a ransom for him; 18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast
8 (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;) been partaker with adulterers.
9 That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.
10 For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest
perish, And leave their wealth to others. thine own mother's son.
11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest
And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after that I was altogether such a one as thyself: But I will reprove thee,
their own names. and set them in order before thine eyes.
12 But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that 22 Now consider this, ye that forget Eloah, Lest I tear you in pieces,
perish. and there be none to deliver:
13 This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their 23 Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me; And to
sayings. Selah him that ordereth his way aright Will I show the salvation of Elohim.
14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their
shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the Chapter 51
morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet
be no habitation for it. came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
15 But Elohim will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will 1 Have mercy upon me, O Elohim, according to thy lovingkindness:
receive me. Selah According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his transgressions.
house is increased. 2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not 3 For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
descend after him. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be
when thou doest well to thyself,) clear when thou judgest.
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother
the light. conceive me.
20 Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part
perish. thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be
Chapter 50 whiter than snow.
A Psalm of Asaph. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast
1 El, Elohim, Hwhy, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising broken may rejoice.
of the sun unto the going down thereof. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, Elohim hath shined forth. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O Elohim; And renew a right spirit within
3 Our Elohim cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth me.
before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit
4 He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge from me.
his people: 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a
5 Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a willing spirit.
covenant with me by sacrifice. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For Elohim is judge converted unto thee.
himself. Selah 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O Elohim, thou Elohim of my
7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
thee: I am Elohim, even thy Elohim. 15 O Hwhy, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy
8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are praise.
continually before me. 16 For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast
9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds. no pleasure in burnt-offering.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a 17 The sacrifices of Elohim are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite
thousand hills. heart, O Elohim, thou wilt not despise.
11 I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of
field are mine. Jerusalem.
12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the 19 Then will thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-
fulness thereof. offering and in whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon
13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? thine altar.
14 Offer unto Elohim the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows
unto the Most High:
Chapter 52 2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and
For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite moan,
came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the
Abimelech. wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute
1 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The me.
lovingkindness of El endureth continually. 4 My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen
2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working upon me.
deceitfully. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath
3 Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak overwhelmed me.
righteousness. Selah 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away,
4 Thou lovest all devouring words, thou deceitful tongue. and be at rest.
5 El will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck 7 Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah
thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah 8 I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest.
6 The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, 9 Destroy, O Hwhy, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence
saying, and strife in the city.
7 Lo, this is the man that made not Elohim his strength, But trusted in 10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also
the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his and mischief are in the midst of it.
wickedness. 11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not
8 But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of Elohim: I from its streets.
trust in the lovingkindness of Elohim for ever and ever. 12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have
9 I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself
hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints. against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar
Chapter 53 friend.
For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David. 14 We took sweet counsel together; We walked in the house of Elohim
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no Elohim. Corrupt are they, with the throng.
and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good. 15 Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into
2 Elohim looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.
there were any that did understand, That did seek after Elohim. 16 As for me, I will call upon Elohim; And Hwhy will save me.
3 Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy; 17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan;
There is none that doeth good, no, not one. And he will hear my voice.
4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as 18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was
they eat bread, And call not upon Elohim? against me; For they were many that strove with me.
5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For Elohim hath 19 El will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, Selah
scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast The men who have no changes, And who fear not Elohim.
put them to shame, because of Elohim hath rejected them. 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him:
6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When Elohim He hath profaned his covenant.
bringeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice, 21 His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words
and Israel shall be glad. were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.
22 Cast thy burden upon Hwhy, and he will sustain thee: He will
Chapter 54 never suffer the righteous to be moved.
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; 23 But thou, O Elohim, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction:
when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I
with us? will trust in thee.
1 Save me, O Elohim, by thy name, And judge me in thy might.
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2 Hear my prayer, O Elohim; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A Psalm of
after my soul: They have not set Elohim before them. Selah David. Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath.
4 Behold, Elohim is my helper: Hwhy is of them that uphold my soul. 1 Be merciful unto me, O Elohim; for man would swallow me up: All the
5 He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy day long he fighting oppresseth me.
truth. 2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are
many that fight proudly against me.
6 With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto
thy name, O Hwhy, for it is good. 3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen 4 In Elohim (I will praise his word), In Elohim have I put my trust, I will
my desire upon mine enemies. not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
5 All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against
Chapter 55 me for evil.
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark
1 Give ear to my prayer, O Elohim; And hide not thyself from my my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
supplication. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O
Elohim.
8 Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; 8 Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the
Are they not in thy book? untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a
that Elohim is for me. whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
10 In Elohim (I will praise his word), In Hwhy (I will praise his word), 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall
11 In Elohim have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
unto me? 11 So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous:
12 Thy vows are upon me, O Elohim: I will render thank-offerings unto Verily there is an Elohim that judgeth in the earth.
thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered Chapter 59
my feet from falling, That I may walk before Elohim In the light of the For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David.
living? Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my Elohim: Set me on high from
Chapter 57 them that rise up against me.
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tash-heth. A Psalm of David. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the
Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. bloodthirsty men.
1 Be merciful unto me, O Elohim, be merciful unto me; For my soul 3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves
taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O
refuge, Until these calamities be overpast. Hwhy.
2 I will cry unto Elohim Most High, Unto El that performeth all things for 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: Awake thou to
me. help me, and behold.
3 He will send from heaven, and save me, When he that would swallow 5 Even thou, O Hwhy Elohim of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, Arise to
me up reproacheth; Selah Elohim will send forth his lovingkindness visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors.
and his truth. Selah
4 My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the 6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the
sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a city.
sharp sword. 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For
5 Be thou exalted, O Elohim, above the heavens; Let thy glory be who, say they, doth hear?
above all the earth. 8 But thou, O Hwhy, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They in derision.
have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof 9 Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee; For Elohim is my
themselves. Selah high tower.
7 My heart is fixed, O Elohim, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will 10 My Elohim with his lovingkindness will meet me: Elohim will let me
sing praises. see my desire upon mine enemies.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power,
right early. and bring them down, O Hwhy our shield.
9 I will give thanks unto thee, O Hwhy, among the peoples: I will sing 12 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even
praises unto thee among the nations. be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.
10 For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no
the skies. more: And let them know that Elohim ruleth in Jacob, Unto the ends
11 Be thou exalted, O Elohim, above the heavens; Let thy glory be of the earth. Selah
above all the earth. 14 And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go
round about the city.
Chapter 58 15 They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David be not satisfied.
Michtam. 16 But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy
1 Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower,
O ye sons of men? And a refuge in the day of my distress.
2 Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your 17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: For Elohim is my high
hands in the earth. tower, the Elohim of my mercy.
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as
they are born, speaking lies. Chapter 60
4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: They are like the deaf For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to
adder that stoppeth her ear, teach; and when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-
5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt
wisely. twelve thousand.
6 Break their teeth, O Elohim, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth 1 O Elohim thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast
of the young lions, O Hwhy. been angry; oh restore us again.
7 Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his 2 Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the
arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
3 Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to 11 Elohim hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power
drink the wine of staggering. belongeth unto Elohim.
4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be 12 Also unto thee, O Hwhy, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou
displayed because of the truth. Selah renderest to every man according to his work.
5 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and
answer us. Chapter 63
6 Elohim hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
and mete out the valley of Succoth. 1 O Elohim, thou art my El; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no
my head; Judah is my sceptre. water is.
8 Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout 2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and
thou because of me. thy glory.
9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom? 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise
10 Hast not thou, O Elohim, cast us off? And thou goest not forth, O thee.
Elohim, with our hosts. 4 So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
11 Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth
12 Through Elohim we shall do valiantly; For he it is that will tread shall praise thee with joyful lips;
down our adversaries. 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the
night-watches.
Chapter 61 7 For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I
For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. rejoice.
1 Hear my cry, O Elohim; Attend unto my prayer. 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
2 From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts
overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. of the earth.
3 For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy. 10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a
4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of portion for foxes.
thy wings. Selah 11 But the king shall rejoice in Elohim: Every one that sweareth by him
5 For thou, O Elohim, hast heard my vows: Thou hast given me the shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many Chapter 64
generations. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
7 He shall abide before Elohim for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and 1 Hear my voice, O Elohim, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear
truth, that they may preserve him. of the enemy.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, That I may daily perform 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the
my vows. workers of iniquity;
3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their
Chapter 62 arrows, even bitter words,
For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthan. A Psalm of 4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they
David. shoot at him, and fear not.
1 My soul waiteth in silence for Elohim only: From him cometh my 5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of
salvation. laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?
2 He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not 6 They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a
be greatly moved. diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is
3 How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, deep.
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? 7 But Elohim will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be
4 They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in wounded.
lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah 8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against
5 My soul, wait thou in silence for Elohim only; For my expectation is them: All that see them shall wag the head.
from him. 9 And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of Elohim, And
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not shall wisely consider of his doing.
be moved. 10 The righteous shall be glad in Hwhy, and shall take refuge in
7 With Elohim is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.
and my refuge, is in Elohim.
8 Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: Chapter 65
Elohim is a refuge for us. Selah For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A song of David.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a 1 Praise waiteth for thee, O Elohim, in Zion; And unto thee shall the
lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vow be performed.
vanity. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.
10 Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches 3 Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt
increase, set not your heart thereon. forgive them.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach 20 Blessed be Elohim, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his
unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with lovingkindness from me.
the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.
5 By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, Oh Elohim of Chapter 67
our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a song.
And of them that are afar off upon the sea: 1 Elohim be merciful unto us, and bless us, And cause his face to shine
6 Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about upon us; Selah
with might; 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all
7 Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And nations.
the tumult of the peoples. 3 Let the peoples praise thee, O Elohim; Let all the peoples praise thee.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: 4 Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For thou wilt judge the
Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth. Selah
9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The 5 Let the peoples praise thee, O Elohim; Let all the peoples praise thee.
river of Elohim is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when thou 6 The earth hath yielded its increase: Elohim, even our own Elohim, will
hast so prepared the earth. bless us.
10 Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou settlest the ridges 7 Elohim will bless us; And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the
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springing thereof.
11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a song.
fatness. 1 Let Elohim arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are him flee before him.
girded with joy. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of Elohim.
over with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before Elohim: Yea, let
them rejoice with gladness.
Chapter 66 4 Sing unto Elohim, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for
For the Chief Musician. A song, a Psalm. him that rideth through the deserts; His name is hy; and exult ye
1 Make a joyful noise unto Elohim, all the earth: before him.
2 Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious. 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is Elohim in his
3 Say unto Elohim, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness holy habitation.
of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 6 Elohim setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners
4 All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
sing to thy name. Selah 7 O Elohim, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou
5 Come, and see the works of Elohim; He is terrible in his doing toward didst march through the wilderness; Selah
the children of men. 8 The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped rain at the presence
6 He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: of Elohim: Yon Sinai trembled at the presence of Elohim, the Elohim
There did we rejoice in him. of Israel.
7 He ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not 9 Thou, O Elohim, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine
the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah inheritance, when it was weary.
8 Oh bless our Elohim, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to 10 Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O Elohim, didst prepare of
be heard; thy goodness for the poor.
9 Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved. 11 Hwhy giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a
10 For thou, O Elohim, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is great host.
tried. 12 Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home
11 Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon divideth the spoil.
our loins. 13 When ye lie among the sheepfolds, It is as the wings of a dove
12 Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 14 When the Almighty scattered kings therein, It was as when it
13 I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my snoweth in Zalmon.
vows, 15 A mountain of Elohim is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain
14 Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in is the mountain of Bashan.
distress. 16 Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which
15 I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of Elohim hath desired for his abode? Yea, Hwhy will dwell in it for
rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah ever.
16 Come, and hear, all ye that fear Elohim, And I will declare what he 17 The chariots of Elohim are twenty thousand, even thousands upon
hath done for my soul. thousands; Hwhy is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
17 I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou
tongue. hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, Hwhy will not hear: hy Elohim might dwell with them.
19 But verily Elohim hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my 19 Blessed be Hwhy, who daily beareth our burden, Even the
prayer. Elohim who is our salvation. Selah
20 El is unto us an El of deliverances; And unto Hwhy Adonay 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Hwhy, in an acceptable
belongeth escape from death. time: O Elohim, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me
21 But Elohim will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy in the truth of thy salvation.
scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered
22 Hwhy said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
from the depths of the sea; 15 Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow
23 That thou mayest crush them, dipping thy foot in blood, That the me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies. 16 Answer me, O Hwhy; for thy lovingkindness is good: According
24 They have seen thy goings, O Elohim, Even the goings of my El, to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
my King, into the sanctuary. 17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer
25 The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of me speedily.
the damsels playing with timbrels. 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of
26 Bless ye Elohim in the congregations, Even Hwhy, ye that are of mine enemies.
the fountain of Israel. 19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: Mine
27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah and their adversaries are all before thee.
council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. 20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I
28 Thy Elohim hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O Elohim, looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters,
that which thou hast wrought for us. but I found none.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto 21 They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me
thee. vinegar to drink.
30 Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with 22 Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in
the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: peace, let it become a trap.
He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out loins continually to shake.
her hands unto Elohim. 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of
32 Sing unto Elohim, ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto thine anger overtake them.
Hwhy; Selah 25 Let their habitation be desolate; Let none dwell in their tents.
33 To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the
Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice. sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto Elohim: His excellency is over Israel, And 27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into thy
his strength is in the skies. righteousness.
35 O Elohim, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The El of Israel, he 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with
giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be Elohim. the righteous.
29 But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O Elohim, set me up
Chapter 69 on high.
For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshanim. A Psalm of David. 30 I will praise the name of Elohim with a song, And will magnify him
1 Save me, O Elohim; For the waters are come in unto my soul. with thanksgiving.
2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep 31 And it will please Hwhy better than an ox, Or a bullock that hath
waters, where the floods overflow me. horns and hoofs.
3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I 32 The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after Elohim, let
wait for my Elohim. your heart live.
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my 33 For Hwhy heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.
head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are 34 Let heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and everything that
mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore. moveth therein.
5 O Elohim, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from 35 For Elohim will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they
thee. shall abide there, and have it in possession.
6 Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it; And they that love his
Adonay Hwhy of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to name shall dwell therein.
dishonor through me, O Elohim of Israel.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my Chapter 70
face. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my 1 Make haste, O Elohim, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O
mother's children. Hwhy.
9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of 2 Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul:
them that reproach thee are fallen upon me. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in
10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, That was to my my hurt.
reproach. 3 Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say, Aha,
11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them. aha.
12 They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; And let such
drunkards. as love thy salvation say continually, Let Elohim be magnified.
5 But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O Elohim: Thou art 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the
my help and my deliverer; O Hwhy, make no tarrying. needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee while the sun endureth, And so long as the
Chapter 71 moon, throughout all generations.
1 In thee, O Hwhy, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. 6 He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, As showers that
2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear water the earth.
unto me, and save me. 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace, till
3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually the moon be no more.
resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River unto
rock and my fortress. the ends of the earth.
4 Rescue me, O my Elohim, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his
hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. enemies shall lick the dust.
5 For thou art my hope, O Adonay Hwhy: Thou art my trust from my 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings
youth. of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee. 12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath
7 I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge. no helper.
8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy
day. he will save.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And
strength faileth. precious will their blood be in his sight:
10 For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for 15 And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:
my soul take counsel together, And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the
11 Saying, Elohim hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is day long.
none to deliver. 16 There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the
12 O Elohim, be not far from me; O my Elohim, make haste to help mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: And they of the
me. city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
13 Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my 17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as
soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall
hurt. call him happy.
14 But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more. 18 Blessed be Hwhy Elohim, the Elohim of Israel, Who only doeth
15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, And of thy salvation all the wondrous things:
day; For I know not the numbers thereof. 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth
16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Adonay Hwhy: I will make be filled with his glory. Amein, and Amein.
mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
17 O Elohim, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I
declared thy wondrous works. Chapter 73
18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O Elohim, forsake me A Psalm of Asaph.
not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy 1 Surely Elohim is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart.
might to every one that is to come. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh
19 Thy righteousness also, O Elohim, is very high; Thou who hast slipped.
done great things, O Elohim, who is like unto thee? 3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the
20 Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us wicked.
again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth. 4 For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.
21 Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; Neither are they plagued like
22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my other men.
Elohim: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of 6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth
Israel. them as a garment.
23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could
soul, which thou hast redeemed. wish.
24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For 8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt. 9 They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh
through the earth.
Chapter 72 10 Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full cup are
A Psalm of Solomon. drained by them.
1 Give the king thy judgments, O Elohim, And thy righteousness unto 11 And they say, How doth El know? And is there knowledge in the
the king's son. Most High?
2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice. 12 Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in increase in riches.
righteousness. 13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in
innocency;
14 For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer
morning. and winter.
15 If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Hwhy, And
the generation of thy children. that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
16 When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me; 19 Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of El, And considered their latter end. not the life of thy poor for ever.
18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them 20 Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth
down to destruction. are full of the habitations of violence.
19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly 21 Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy
consumed with terrors. praise thy name.
20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Hwhy, when thou 22 Arise, O Elohim, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish
awakest, thou wilt despise their image. man reproacheth thee all the day.
21 For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart: 23 Forget not the voice of thine adversaries: The tumult of those that
22 So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was as a beast before thee. rise up against thee ascendeth continually.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right
hand. Chapter 75
24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tash-heth. A Psalm of Asaph; a
glory. song.
25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth 1 We give thanks unto thee, O Elohim; We give thanks, for thy name is
that I desire besides thee. near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth; But Elohim is the strength of my heart 2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.
and my portion for ever. 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed the pillars of it. Selah
all them that play the harlot, departing from thee. 4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift
28 But it is good for me to draw near unto Elohim: I have made the not up the horn:
Adonay Hwhy my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. 5 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.
6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south,
Chapter 74 cometh lifting up.
Maschil of Asaph. 7 But Elohim is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.
1 O Elohim, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger 8 For in the hand of Hwhy there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is
smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs
2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount 9 But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the Elohim of Jacob.
Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the
3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy righteous shall be lifted up.
hath done in the sanctuary.
4 Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine assembly; They Chapter 76
have set up their ensigns for signs. For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a
5 They seemed as men that lifted up Axes upon a thicket of trees. song.
6 And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet 1 In Judah is Elohim known: His name is great in Israel.
and hammers. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.
7 They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling- 3 There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and
place of thy name by casting it to the ground. the battle. Selah
8 They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They 4 Glorious art thou and excellent, From the mountains of prey.
have burned up all the synagogues of El in the land. 5 The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And
9 We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there none of the men of might have found their hands.
among us any that knoweth how long. 6 At thy rebuke, O Elohim of Jacob, Both chariot and horse are cast
10 How long, O Elohim, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy into a deep sleep.
blaspheme thy name for ever? 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight
11 Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? Pluck it out when once thou art angry?
of thy bosom and consume them. 8 Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth
12 Yet Elohim is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the feared, and was still,
earth. 9 When Elohim arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth.
13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads Selah
of the sea-monsters in the waters. 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath
14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to shalt thou gird upon thee.
be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 11 Vow, and pay unto Hwhy your Elohim: Let all that are round
15 Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers. about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: Thou hast prepared the 12 He will cut off the spirit of princes: He is terrible to the kings of the
light and the sun. earth.
Chapter 77 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned
For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthan. A Psalm of back in the day of battle.
Asaph. 10 They kept not the covenant of Elohim, And refused to walk in his
1 I will cry unto Elohim with my voice, Even unto Elohim with my voice; torah;
and he will give ear unto me. 11 And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had
2 In the day of my trouble I sought Hwhy: My hand was stretched out showed them.
in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of
3 I remember Elohim, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
overwhelmed. Selah 13 He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made
4 Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot the waters to stand as a heap.
speak. 14 In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with
5 I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times. a light of fire.
6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine 15 He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly
own heart; And my spirit maketh diligent search. as out of the depths.
7 Will Hwhy cast off for ever? And will he be favorable no more? 16 He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run
8 Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for down like rivers.
evermore? 17 Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most
9 Hath El forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender High in the desert.
mercies? Selah 18 And they tempted El in their heart By asking food according to their
10 And I said, This is my infirmity; But I will remember the years of the desire.
right hand of the Most High. 19 Yea, they spake against Elohim; They said, Can El prepare a table
11 I will make mention of the deeds of hy; For I will remember thy in the wilderness?
wonders of old. 20 Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams
12 I will meditate also upon all thy work, And muse on thy doings. overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his
13 Thy way, O Elohim, is in the sanctuary: Who is a great el like unto people?
Elohim? 21 Therefore Hwhy heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled
14 Thou art the El that doest wonders: Thou hast made known thy against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;
strength among the peoples. 22 Because they believed not in Elohim, And trusted not in his
15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, The sons of Jacob salvation.
and Joseph. Selah 23 Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of
16 The waters saw thee, O Elohim; The waters saw thee, they were heaven;
afraid: The depths also trembled. 24 And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food
17 The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine from heaven.
arrows also went abroad. 25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.
18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings 26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power
lightened the world: The earth trembled and shook. he guided the south wind.
19 Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy 27 He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as
footsteps were not known. the sand of the seas:
20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock, By the hand of Moses and 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their
Aaron. habitations.
29 So they did eat, and were well filled; And he gave them their own
Chapter 78 desire.
Maschil of Asaph. 30 They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food
1 Give ear, O my people, to my torah: Incline your ears to the words of was yet in their mouths,
my mouth. 31 When the anger of Elohim went up against them, And slew of the
2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. 32 For all this they sinned still, And believed not in his wondrous
4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to works.
come the praises of Hwhy, And his strength, and his wondrous 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in
works that he hath done. terror.
5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a torah in 34 When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned
Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make and sought El earnestly.
them known to their children; 35 And they remembered that Elohim was their rock, And the Most
6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children that High El their redeemer.
should be born; Who should arise and tell them to their children, 36 But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their
7 That they might set their hope in Elohim, And not forget the works of tongue.
El, But keep his mitzwah, 37 For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in
8 And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious his covenant.
generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose 38 But he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them
spirit was not stedfast with El. not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up
all his wrath.
39 And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth 71 From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To
away, and cometh not again. be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
40 How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him 72 So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart,
in the desert! And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
41 And they turned again and tempted El, And provoked the Holy One
of Israel. Chapter 79
42 They remember not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them A Psalm of Asaph.
from the adversary; 1 O Elohim, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy
43 How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan, temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
44 And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be food unto the
could not drink. birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the
45 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And earth.
frogs, which destroyed them. 3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; And
46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labor unto there was none to bury them.
the locust. 4 We are become a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with to them that are round about us.
frost. 5 How long, O Hwhy? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy
48 He gave over their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to hot burn like fire?
thunderbolts. 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, And upon the
49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and kingdoms that call not upon thy name.
indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil. 7 For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
50 He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, 8 Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy
But gave their life over to the pestilence, tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.
51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in 9 Help us, O Elohim of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And
the tents of Ham. deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake.
52 But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the 10 Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their Elohim? Let the
wilderness like a flock. avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among
53 And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea the nations in our sight.
overwhelmed their enemies. 11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the
54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to
mountain, which his right hand had gotten. death;
55 He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an 12 And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their
inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Hwhy.
tents. 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for
56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High Elohim, And ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.
kept not his testimonies;
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57 But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They
were turned aside like a deceitful bow. For the Chief Musician, set to Shoshanim Eduth.. A Psalm of Asaph.
58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
him to jealousy with their graven images. Thou that sittest above the cherubim, shine forth.
59 When Elohim heard this, he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel; 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy might, And
60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he come to save us.
placed among men; 3 Turn us again, O Elohim; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall
61 And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the be saved.
adversary's hand. 4 O Hwhy Elohim of hosts, How long wilt thou be angry against the
62 He gave his people over also unto the sword, And was wroth with prayer of thy people?
his inheritance. 5 Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to
63 Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage- drink in large measure.
song. 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; And our enemies laugh
64 Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no among themselves.
lamentation. 7 Turn us again, O Elohim of hosts; And cause thy face to shine, and
65 Then Hwhy awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that we shall be saved.
shouteth by reason of wine. 8 Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt: Thou didst drive out the nations,
66 And he smote his adversaries backward: He put them to a and plantedst it.
perpetual reproach. 9 Thou preparedst room before it, And it took deep root, and filled the
67 Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of land.
Ephraim, 10 The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. thereof were like cedars of El.
69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he 11 It sent out its branches unto the sea, And its shoots unto the River.
hath established for ever. 12 Why hast thou broken down its walls, So that all they that pass by
70 He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds: the way do pluck it?
13 The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, And the wild beasts of the 7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.
field feed on it. 8 Arise, O Elohim, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.
14 Turn again, we beseech thee, O Elohim of hosts: Look down from
heaven, and behold, and visit this vine, Chapter 83
15 And the stock which thy right hand planted, And the branch that A song. A Psalm of Asaph.
thou madest strong for thyself. 1 O Elohim, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still,
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy O El.
countenance. 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, Upon the son of lifted up the head.
man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 3 Thy take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together
18 So shall we not go back from thee: Quicken thou us, and we will against thy hidden ones.
call upon thy name. 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;
19 Turn us again, O Hwhy Elohim of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
and we shall be saved. 5 For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do
they make a covenant:
Chapter 81 6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;
For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of
1 Sing aloud unto Elohim our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the Tyre:
Elohim of Jacob. 8 Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot.
2 Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the Selah
psaltery. 9 Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the
3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day. river Kishon;
4 For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the Elohim of Jacob. 10 Who perished at Endor, Who became as dung for the earth.
5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the 11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like
land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not. Zebah and Zalmunna;
6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from 12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of
the basket. Elohim.
7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the 13 O my Elohim, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before
secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah the wind.
8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou 14 As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the
wouldest hearken unto me! mountains on fire,
9 There shall no strange el be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any 15 So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.
foreign el. 16 Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O
10 I am Hwhy thy Elohim, Who brought thee up out of the land of Hwhy.
Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be
11 But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of confounded and perish;
me. 18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Hwhy, Art
12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they the Most High over all the earth.
might walk in their own counsels.
13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk Chapter 84
in my ways! For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of
14 I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their Korah.
adversaries. 1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Hwhy of hosts!
15 The haters of Hwhy should submit themselves unto him: But their 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Hwhy; My
time should endure for ever. heart and my flesh cry out unto the living El.
16 He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for
honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee. herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Hwhy
of hosts, My King, and my Elohim.
Chapter 82 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising
A Psalm of Asaph. thee. Selah
1 Elohim standeth in the congregation of El; He judgeth among the 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the
elohim. highways to Zion.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the 6 Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of
wicked? Selah springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.
3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and 7 They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth
destitute. before Elohim in Zion.
4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the 8 O Hwhy Elohim of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O Elohim of
wicked. Jacob. Selah
5 They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in 9 Behold, O Elohim our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed
darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken. (mashiyach).
6 I said, Ye are elohim, And all of you sons of the Most High.
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a 14 O Elohim, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of
doorkeeper in the house of my Elohim, Than to dwell in the tents of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before
wickedness. them.
11 For Hwhy Elohim is a sun and a shield: Hwhy will give grace 15 But thou, O Hwhy, art an El merciful and gracious, Slow to anger,
and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
uprightly. 16 Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto
12 O Hwhy of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid.
17 Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and
Chapter 85 be put to shame, Because thou, Hwhy, hast helped me, and
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. comforted me.
1 Hwhy, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought
back the captivity of Jacob. Chapter 87
2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song.
their sin. Selah 1 His foundation is in the holy mountains.
3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the 2 Hwhy loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
fierceness of thine anger. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of Elohim. Selah
4 Turn us, O Elohim of our salvation, And cause thine indignation 4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know
toward us to cease. me: Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: This one was born
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to there.
all generations? 5 Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her;
6 Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee? And the Most High himself will establish her.
7 Show us thy lovingkindness, O Hwhy, And grant us thy salvation. 6 Hwhy will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was
8 I will hear what El Hwhy will speak; For he will speak peace unto born there. Selah
his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly. 7 They that sing as well as they that dance shall say, All my fountains
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in are in thee.
our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have Chapter 88
kissed each other. A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to
11 Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
down from heaven. 1 O Hwhy, the Elohim of my salvation, I have cried day and night
12 Yea, Hwhy will give that which is good; And our land shall yield before thee.
its increase. 2 Let my prayer enter into thy presence; Incline thine ear unto my cry.
13 Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a 3 For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.
way to walk in. 4 I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit; I am as a man that
hath no help,
Chapter 86 5 Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom
1 Bow down thine ear, O Hwhy, and answer me; For I am poor and thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand.
needy. 6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.
2 Preserve my soul; for I am righteous: O thou my Elohim, save thy 7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy
servant that trusteth in thee. waves. Selah
3 Be merciful unto me, O Hwhy; For unto thee do I cry all the day 8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me
long. an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Hwhy, do I lift up 9 Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction: I have called daily
my soul. upon thee, O Hwhy; I have spread forth my hands unto thee.
5 For thou, Hwhy, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in 10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are decreased
lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee. arise and praise thee? Selah
6 Give ear, O Hwhy, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or thy
my supplications. faithfulness in Destruction?
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee; For thou wilt answer me. 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? And thy righteousness in
8 There is none like unto thee among the elohim, O Hwhy; Neither the land of forgetfulness?
are there any works like unto thy works. 13 But unto thee, O Hwhy, have I cried; And in the morning shall my
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before prayer come before thee.
thee, O Hwhy; And they shall glorify thy name. 14 Hwhy, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art Elohim from me?
alone. 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: While I suffer thy
11 Teach me thy way, O Hwhy; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my terrors I am distracted.
heart to fear thy name. 16 Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.
12 I will praise thee, O Hwhy my Elohim, with my whole heart; And I 17 They came round about me like water all the day long; They
will glorify thy name for evermore. compassed me about together.
13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance
my soul from the lowest Sheol. into darkness.
Chapter 89 30 If his children forsake my torah, And walk not in mine ordinances;
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. 31 If they break my statutes, And keep not my mitzwah;
1 I will sing of the lovingkindness of Hwhy for ever: With my mouth 32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity
will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. with stripes.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt 33 But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my
thou establish in the very heavens. faithfulness to fail.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my 34 My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of
servant: my lips.
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:
generations. Selah 36 His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Hwhy; Thy me.
faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. 37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, And as the faithful
6 For who in the skies can be compared unto Hwhy? Who among witness in the sky. Selah
the sons of El is like unto Hwhy, 38 But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine
7 A El very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared anointed (mashiyach).
above all them that are round about him? 39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast
8 O Hwhy Elohim of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
hy? And thy faithfulness is round about thee. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his
9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou strongholds to ruin.
stillest them. 41 All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast neighbors.
scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength. 42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the made all his enemies to rejoice.
fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. 43 Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made
12 The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and him to stand in the battle.
Hermon rejoice in thy name. 44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down
13 Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right to the ground.
hand. 45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: with shame. Selah
Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face. 46 How long, O Hwhy? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound (teruah): They shall thy wrath burn like fire?
walk, O Hwhy, in the light of thy countenance. 47 Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou
16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness created all the children of men!
are they exalted. 48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver
17 For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
shall be exalted. 49 Hwhy, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou
18 For our shield belongeth unto Hwhy; And our king to the Holy swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
One of Israel. 50 Remember, Hwhy, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid my bosom the reproach of all the mighty peoples,
help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the 51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Hwhy, Wherewith
people. they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed (mashiyach).
20 I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed 52 Blessed be Hwhy for evermore. Amein, and Amein.
him: Chapter 90
21 With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall
A Prayer of Moses the man of Elohim.
strengthen him.
1 Hwhy, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
22 The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed
afflict him.
the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art
23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them
El.
that hate him.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of
24 But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in
men.
my name shall his horn be exalted.
4 For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past,
25 I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.
And as a watch in the night.
26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My El, and the rock of my
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the
salvation.
morning they are like grass which groweth up.
27 I also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the
6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut
earth.
down, and withereth.
28 My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my
7 For we are consumed in thine anger, And in thy wrath are we
covenant shall stand fast with him.
troubled.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the
8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of
days of heaven.
thy countenance.
9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to 3 With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a
an end as a sigh. solemn sound upon the harp.
10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by 4 For thou, Hwhy, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph
reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and in the works of thy hands.
sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away. 5 How great are thy works, O Hwhy! Thy thoughts are very deep.
11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to 6 A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:
the fear that is due unto thee? 7 When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of
12 So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.
wisdom. 8 But thou, O Hwhy, art on high for evermore.
13 Return, O Hwhy; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Hwhy, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish;
servants. All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
14 Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness, That we may 10 But my horn hast thou exalted like the horn of the wild-ox: I am
rejoice and be glad all our days. anointed with fresh oil.
15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, 11 Mine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears
And the years wherein we have seen evil. have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.
16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory upon their 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a
children. cedar in Lebanon.
17 And let the favor of Hwhy our Elohim be upon us; And establish 13 They are planted in the house of Hwhy; They shall flourish in the
thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands courts of our Elohim.
establish thou it. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap
and green:
Chapter 91 15 To show that Hwhy is upright; He is my rock, and there is no
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide unrighteousness in him.
under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of Hwhy, He is my refuge and my fortress; My Elohim, in Chapter 93
whom I trust. 1 Hwhy reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; Hwhy is clothed with
3 For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is
deadly pestilence. established, that it cannot be moved.
4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou 2 Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting.
take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler. 3 The floods have lifted up, O Hwhy, The floods have lifted up their
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that voice; The floods lift up their waves.
flieth by day; 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea,
6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction Hwhy on high is mighty.
that wasteth at noonday. 5 Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; Hwhy, for evermore.
But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the Chapter 94
wicked. 1 O Hwhy, thou El to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou El to whom
9 For thou, O Hwhy, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
thy habitation; 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud their
10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh desert.
thy tent. 3 Hwhy, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked
11 For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy triumph?
ways. 4 They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot themselves.
against a stone. 5 They break in pieces thy people, O Hwhy, And afflict thy heritage.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the 6 They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.
serpent shalt thou trample under foot. 7 And they say, hy will not see, Neither will the Elohim of Jacob
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I consider.
will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in wise?
trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him. 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye,
16 With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation. shall he not see?
10 He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, Even he that
Chapter 92 teacheth man knowledge?
A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day. 11 Hwhy knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.
1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto Hwhy, And to sing praises 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O hy, And teachest
unto thy name, O Most High; out of thy torah;
2 To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the
every night, pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For Hwhy will not cast off his people, Neither will he forsake his 10 Say among the nations, Hwhy reigneth: The world also is
inheritance. established that it cannot be moved: He will judge the peoples with
15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in equity.
heart shall follow it. 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar,
16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for and the fulness thereof;
me against the workers of iniquity? 12 Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of
17 Unless Hwhy had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in the wood sing for joy
silence. 13 Before Hwhy; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth:
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Hwhy, held He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his
me up. truth.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my
soul. Chapter 97
20 Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which 1 Hwhy reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be
frameth mischief by statute? glad.
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice
And condemn the innocent blood. are the foundation of his throne.
22 But Hwhy hath been my high tower, And my Elohim the rock of 3 A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.
my refuge. 4 His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
23 And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them 5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Hwhy, At the
off in their own wickedness; Hwhy our Elohim will cut them off. presence of the Master of the whole earth.
6 The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the peoples have
Chapter 95 seen his glory.
1 Oh come, let us sing unto Hwhy; Let us make a joyful noise to the 7 Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images, That boast
rock of our salvation. themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye elohim.
2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; Let us make a 8 Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced,
joyful noise unto him with psalms. Because of thy judgments, O Hwhy.
3 For Hwhy is a great El, And a great King above all elohim. 9 For thou, Hwhy, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted
4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the far above all elohim.
mountains are his also. 10 O ye that love Hwhy, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his
5 The sea is his, and he made it; And his hands formed the dry land. saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Hwhy 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in
our Maker: heart.
7 For he is our Elohim, And we are the people of his pasture, and the 12 Be glad in Hwhy, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy
sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice! memorial name.
8 Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the
wilderness; Chapter 98
9 When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work. A Psalm.
10 Forty years long was I grieved with that generation, And said, It is a 1 Oh sing unto Hwhy a new song; For he hath done marvellous
people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways: things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for
11 Wherefore I sware in my wrath, That they should not enter into my him.
rest. 2 Hwhy hath made known his salvation: His righteousness hath he
openly showed in the sight of the nations.
Chapter 96 3 He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness toward
1 Oh sing unto Hwhy a new song: Sing unto Hwhy, all the earth. the house of Israel: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation
2 Sing unto Hwhy, bless his name; Show forth his salvation from day of our Elohim.
to day. 4 Make a joyful noise unto Hwhy, all the earth: Break forth and sing
3 Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all for joy, yea, sing praises.
the peoples. 5 Sing praises unto Hwhy with the harp; With the harp and the voice
4 For great is Hwhy, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared of melody.
above all elohim. 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the
5 For all the elohim of the peoples are idols; But Hwhy made the King, Hwhy.
heavens. 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that
6 Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and beauty are in his dwell therein;
sanctuary. 8 Let the floods clap their hands; Let the hills sing for joy together
7 Ascribe unto Hwhy, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto 9 Before Hwhy; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the
Hwhy glory and strength. world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
8 Ascribe unto Hwhy the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering,
and come into his courts. Chapter 99
9 Oh worship Hwhy in holy array: Tremble before him, all the earth. 1 Hwhy reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the
cherubim; let the earth be moved.
2 Hwhy is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.
3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with
4 The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; weeping,
Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob. 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me
5 Exalt ye Hwhy our Elohim, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he. up, and cast me away.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that 11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like
call upon his name; They called upon Hwhy, and he answered grass.
them. 12 But thou, O Hwhy, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial name
7 He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, unto all generations.
And the statute that he gave them. 13 Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have
8 Thou answeredst them, O Hwhy our Elohim: Thou wast an El that pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come.
forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon
9 Exalt ye Hwhy our Elohim, And worship at his holy hill; For Hwhy her dust.
our Elohim is holy. 15 So the nations shall fear the name of Hwhy, And all the kings of
the earth thy glory.
Chapter 100 16 For Hwhy hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
A Psalm of thanksgiving. 17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised
1 Make a joyful noise unto Hwhy, all ye lands. their prayer.
2 Serve Hwhy with gladness: Come before his presence with 18 This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people
singing. which shall be created shall praise hy.
3 Know ye that Hwhy, he is Elohim: It is he that hath made us, and 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From
we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. heaven did Hwhy behold the earth;
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: 20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are
Give thanks unto him, and bless his name. appointed to death;
5 For Hwhy is good; his lovingkindness endureth for ever, And his 21 That men may declare the name of Hwhy in Zion, And his praise
faithfulness unto all generations. in Jerusalem;
22 When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to
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serve Hwhy.
A Psalm of David. 23 He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
1 I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Hwhy, will I 24 I said, O my El, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy
sing praises. years are throughout all generations.
2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come 25 Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens
unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. are the work of thy hands.
3 I will set no base thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax
turn aside; It shall not cleave unto me. old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing. shall be changed:
5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that 27 But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. 28 The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be
6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell established before thee.
with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.
7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that Chapter 103
speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes. A Psalm of David.
8 Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off 1 Bless Hwhy, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy
all the workers of iniquity from the city of Hwhy. name.
2 Bless Hwhy, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
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3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;
A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with
his complaint before Hwhy. lovingkindness and tender mercies;
1 Hear my prayer, O Hwhy, And let my cry come unto thee. 5 Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: Incline thine ear renewed like the eagle.
unto me; In the day when I call answer me speedily. 6 Hwhy executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are
3 For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as oppressed.
a firebrand. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of
4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my Israel.
bread. 8 Hwhy is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh. lovingkindness.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the 9 He will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
waste places. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor rewarded us after our
7 I watch, and am become like a sparrow That is alone upon the house- iniquities.
top. 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his
8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me lovingkindness toward them that fear him.
do curse by me.
12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the
transgressions from us. forest creep forth.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, So Hwhy pitieth them that 21 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from El.
fear him. 22 The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their
14 For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. dens.
15 As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he 23 Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.
flourisheth. 24 O Hwhy, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made
16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof them all: The earth is full of thy riches.
shall know it no more. 25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping
17 But the lovingkindness of Hwhy is from everlasting to everlasting innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's 26 There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to
children; play therein.
18 To such as keep his covenant, And to those that remember his 27 These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in
precepts to do them. due season.
19 Hwhy hath established his throne in the heavens; And his 28 Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they
kingdom ruleth over all. are satisfied with good.
20 Bless Hwhy, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their
his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. breath, they die, And return to their dust.
21 Bless Hwhy, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his 30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest
pleasure. the face of the ground.
22 Bless Hwhy, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless 31 Let the glory of Hwhy endure for ever; Let Hwhy rejoice in his
Hwhy, O my soul. works:
32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the
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1 Bless Hwhy, O my soul. O Hwhy my Elohim, thou art very great; 33 I will sing unto Hwhy as long as I live: I will sing praise to my
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: Elohim while I have any being.
2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out 34 Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Hwhy.
the heavens like a curtain; 35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh more. Bless Hwhy, O my soul. Hallelu hy.
the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4 Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers; Chapter 105
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for 1 Oh give thanks unto Hwhy, call upon his name; Make known
ever. among the peoples his doings.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood 2 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous
above the mountains. works.
7 At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away 3 Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek
8 (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which Hwhy.
thou hadst founded for them. 4 Seek ye Hwhy and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not 5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and
again to cover the earth. the judgments of his mouth,
10 He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the 6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen
mountains; ones.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench 7 He is Hwhy our Elohim: His judgments are in all the earth.
their thirst. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing commanded to a thousand generations,
among the branches. 9 The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,
13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an
with the fruit of thy works. everlasting covenant,
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your
of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth, inheritance;
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his 12 When they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and
face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart. sojourners in it.
16 The trees of Hwhy are filled with moisture, The cedars of 13 And they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to
Lebanon, which he hath planted; another people.
17 Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for
her house. their sakes,
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge 15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed (mashiyach) ones, And do my
for the conies. prophets no harm.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going 16 And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff
down. of bread.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:
18 His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in chains of iron, 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Hwhy tried not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the
him. sea, even at the Red Sea.
20 The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, That he might make
him go free. his mighty power to be known.
21 He made him master of his house, And ruler of all his substance; 9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. through the depths, as through a wilderness.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And
Ham. redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
24 And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than 11 And the waters covered their adversaries; There was not one of
their adversaries. them left.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his 12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.
servants. 13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,
26 He sent Moses his servant, And Aaron whom he had chosen. 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted El in the
27 They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham. desert.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against 15 And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
his words. 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of
29 He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish. Hwhy.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the
31 He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their company of Abiram.
borders. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the
32 He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. wicked.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of 19 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image.
their borders. 20 Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth
34 He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that grass.
without number, 21 They forgat El their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,
35 And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red
their ground. Sea.
36 He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his
strength. chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest
37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not he should destroy them.
one feeble person among his tribes. 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,
38 Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen 25 But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of
upon them. Hwhy.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. 26 Therefore he sware unto them, That he would overthrow them in
40 They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the the wilderness,
bread of heaven. 27 And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran in the dry scatter them in the lands.
places like a river. 28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices
42 For he remembered his holy word, And Abraham his servant. of the dead.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; And the plague
singing. brake in upon them.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor 30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the
of the peoples in possession: plague was stayed.
45 That they might keep his statutes, And observe his torah. Hallelu 31 And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, Unto all
hy. generations for evermore.
32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill
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1 Hallelu hy Oh give thanks unto Hwhy; for he is good; For his 33 Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake
lovingkindness endureth forever. unadvisedly with his lips.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Hwhy, Or show forth all his 34 They did not destroy the peoples, As Hwhy commanded them,
praise? 35 But mingled themselves with the nations, And learned their works,
3 Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness 36 And served their idols, Which became a snare unto them.
at all times. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
4 Remember me, O Hwhy, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy 38 And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their
people; Oh visit me with thy salvation, daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the
5 That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the land was polluted with blood.
gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance. 39 Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in
6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we their doings.
have done wickedly. 40 Therefore was the wrath of Hwhy kindled against his people, And
he abhorred his inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the nations; And they that hated 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great
them ruled over them. waters;
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into 24 These see the works of Hwhy, And his wonders in the deep.
subjection under their hand. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up
43 Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their the waves thereof.
counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity. 26 They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths:
44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry: Their soul melteth away because of trouble.
45 And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at
according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. their wits' end.
46 He made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them 28 Then they cry unto Hwhy in their trouble, And he bringeth them
captive. out of their distresses.
47 Save us, O Hwhy our Elohim, And gather us from among the 29 He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.
nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy 30 Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them
praise. unto their desired haven.
48 Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, From everlasting even to 31 Oh that men would praise Hwhy for his lovingkindness, And for
everlasting. And let all the people say, Amein. Hallelu hy. his wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise
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1 O give thanks unto Hwhy; For he is good; For his lovingkindness 33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, And watersprings into a thirsty
endureth for ever. ground;
2 Let the redeemed of Hwhy say so, Whom he hath redeemed from 34 A fruitful land into a salt desert, For the wickedness of them that
the hand of the adversary, dwell therein.
3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, 35 He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into
From the north and from the south. watersprings.
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a
of habitation. city of habitation,
5 Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them. 37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of
6 Then they cried unto Hwhy in their trouble, And he delivered them increase.
out of their distresses, 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he
7 He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
habitation. 39 Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression,
8 Oh that men would praise Hwhy for his lovingkindness, And for his trouble, and sorrow.
wonderful works to the children of men! 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in
9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with the waste, where there is no way.
good. 41 Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh him
10 Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound families like a flock.
in affliction and iron, 42 The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her
11 Because they rebelled against the words of El, And contemned the mouth.
counsel of the Most High: 43 Whoso is wise will give heed to these things; And they will consider
12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, the lovingkindnesses of Hwhy.
and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried unto Hwhy in their trouble, And he saved them Chapter 108
out of their distresses. A Song, A Psalm of David.
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And 1 My heart is fixed, O Elohim; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even
brake their bonds in sunder. with my glory.
15 Oh that men would praise Hwhy for his lovingkindness, And for 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.
his wonderful works to the children of men! 3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Hwhy, among the peoples; And I will
16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sing praises unto thee among the nations.
sunder. 4 For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth
17 Fools because of their transgression, And because of their reacheth unto the skies.
iniquities, are afflicted. 5 Be thou exalted, O Elohim, above the heavens, And thy glory above
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto all the earth.
the gates of death. 6 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and
19 Then they cry unto Hwhy in their trouble, And he saveth them out answer us.
of their distresses. 7 Elohim hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem,
20 He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth them from and mete out the valley of Succoth.
their destructions. 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my
21 Oh that men would praise Hwhy for his lovingkindness, And for head; Judah is my sceptre.
his wonderful works to the children of men! 9 Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia
22 And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his will I shout.
works with singing.
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who hath led me unto 30 I will give great thanks unto Hwhy with my mouth; Yea, I will
Edom? praise him among the multitude.
11 Hast not thou cast us off, O Elohim? And thou goest not forth, O 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from
Elohim, with our hosts. them that judge his soul.
12 Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
13 Through Elohim we shall do valiantly: For he it is that will tread Chapter 110
down our adversaries. A Psalm of David.
1 Hwhy saith unto my Master, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make
Chapter 109 thine enemies thy footstool.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 2 Hwhy will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou
1 Hold not thy peace, O Elohim of my praise; in the midst of thine enemies.
2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they 3 Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy
opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy
3 They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And youth.
fought against me without a cause. 4 Hwhy hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever
4 For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer. After the order of Melchizedek.
5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love. 5 Hwhy at thy right hand Will strike through kings in the day of his
6 Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his wrath.
right hand. 6 He will judge among the nations, He will fill the places with dead
7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries.
turned into sin. 7 He will drink of the brook in the way: Therefore will he lift up the head.
8 Let his days be few; And let another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. Chapter 111
10 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their 1 Hallelu hy. I will give thanks unto Hwhy with my whole heart, In
bread out of their desolate places. the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; And let strangers make 2 The works of Hwhy are great, Sought out of all them that have
spoil of his labor. pleasure therein.
12 Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be 3 His work is honor and majesty; And his righteousness endureth for
any to have pity on his fatherless children. ever.
13 Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Hwhy is
be blotted out. gracious and merciful.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Hwhy; And let 5 He hath given food unto them that fear him: He will ever be mindful of
not the sin of his mother be blotted out. his covenant.
15 Let them be before Hwhy continually, That he may cut off the 6 He hath showed his people the power of his works, In giving them the
memory of them from the earth; heritage of the nations.
16 Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the The works of his hands are truth and justice; All his precepts are sure.
7
poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay them. 8 They are established for ever and ever; They are done in truth and
17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not uprightness.
in blessing, and it was far from him. 9 He hath sent redemption unto his people; He hath commanded his
18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, And it covenant for ever: Holy and reverend is his name.
came into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones. 10 The fear of Hwhy is the beginning of wisdom; A good
19 Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself, understanding have all they that do his commandments: His praise
And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually. endureth for ever.
20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from Hwhy, And of them
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that speak evil against my soul.
21 But deal thou with me, O Hwhy the Adonay, for thy name's sake: 1 Hallelu hy. Blessed is the man that feareth Hwhy, That delighteth
Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me; greatly in his mitzwah.
22 For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright
23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and shall be blessed.
down as the locust. 3 Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth
24 My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness. for ever.
25 I am become also a reproach unto them: When they see me, they Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious,
4
shake their head. and merciful, and righteous.
26 Help me, O Hwhy my Elohim; Oh save me according to thy 5 Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall
lovingkindness: maintain his cause in judgment.
27 That they may know that this is thy hand; That thou, Hwhy, hast 6 For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in
done it. everlasting remembrance.
28 Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in
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to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice. Hwhy.
29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, Until he see his desire
8
themselves with their own shame as with a robe. upon his adversaries.
9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness 16 The heavens are the heavens of Hwhy; But the earth hath he
endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor. given to the children of men.
10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his 17 The dead praise not hy, Neither any that go down into silence;
teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish. 18 But we will bless hy From this time forth and for evermore. Hallelu
hy.
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1 Hallelu hy. Praise, O ye servants of Hwhy, Praise the name of Chapter 116
Hwhy. 1 I love Hwhy, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
2 Blessed be the name of Hwhy From this time forth and for 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon
evermore. him as long as I live.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same Hwhy's 3 The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold
name is to be praised. upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Hwhy is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens. 4 Then called I upon the name of Hwhy: O Hwhy, I beseech thee,
5 Who is like unto Hwhy our Elohim, That hath his seat on high, deliver my soul.
6 That humbleth himself to behold The things that are in heaven and in 5 Gracious is Hwhy, and righteous; Yea, our Elohim is merciful.
the earth? 6 Hwhy preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Hwhy hath dealt bountifully
the dunghill; with thee.
8 That he may set him with princes, Even with the princes of his people. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears,
9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful And my feet from falling.
mother of children. Hallelu hy. 9 I will walk before Hwhy In the land of the living.
10 I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:
Chapter 114 11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
1 When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a 12 What shall I render unto Hwhy For all his benefits toward me?
people of strange language; 13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Hwhy.
2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 14 I will pay my vows unto Hwhy, Yea, in the presence of all his
3 The sea saw it, and fled; The Jordan was driven back. people.
4 The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs. 15 Precious in the sight of Hwhy Is the death of his saints.
5 What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou 16 O Hwhy, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy
turnest back? handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.
6 Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs? 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon
7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Master, At the presence the name of Hwhy.
of the Eloah of Jacob, 18 I will pay my vows unto Hwhy, Yea, in the presence of all his
8 Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of people,
waters. 19 In the courts of Hwhy's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Hallelu hy.
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1 Not unto us, O Hwhy, not unto us, But unto thy name give glory, Chapter 117
For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth's sake. 1 O praise Hwhy, all ye nations; Laud him, all ye peoples.
2 Wherefore should the nations say, Where is now their Elohim? 2 For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Hwhy
3 But our Elohim is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he endureth for ever. Hallelu hy.
pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. Chapter 118
5 They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see 1 Oh give thanks unto Hwhy; for he is good; For his lovingkindness
not; endureth for ever.
6 They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell 2 Let Israel now say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
not; 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, That his lovingkindness endureth for
7 They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk ever.
not; Neither speak they through their throat. 4 Let them now that fear Hwhy say, That his lovingkindness endureth
8 They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that for ever.
trusteth in them. 5 Out of my distress I called upon hy: hy answered me and set me
9 O Israel, trust thou in Hwhy: He is their help and their shield. in a large place.
10 O house of Aaron, trust ye in Hwhy: He is their help and their 6 Hwhy is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
shield. 7 Hwhy is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I
11 Ye that fear Hwhy, trust in Hwhy: He is their help and their see my desire upon them that hate me.
shield. 8 It is better to take refuge in Hwhy Than to put confidence in man.
12 Hwhy hath been mindful of us; he will bless us: He will bless the 9 It is better to take refuge in Hwhy Than to put confidence in
house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron. princes.
13 He will bless them that fear Hwhy, Both small and great. 10 All nations compassed me about: In the name of Hwhy I will cut
14 Hwhy increase you more and more, You and your children. them off.
15 Blessed are ye of Hwhy, Who made heaven and earth.
11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: In the 13 With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
name of Hwhy I will cut them off. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all
12 They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the riches.
fire of thorns: In the name of Hwhy I will cut them off. 15 I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
13 Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Hwhy helped 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
me.
14 hy is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation. GIMEL.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe
The right hand of Hwhy doeth valiantly. thy word.
16 The right hand of Hwhy is exalted: The right hand of Hwhy 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy
doeth valiantly. torah.
17 I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of hy. 19 I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy mitzwah from me.
18 hy hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto 20 My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances
death. at all times.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them, I will 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from
give thanks unto hy. thy mitzwah.
20 This is the gate of Hwhy; The righteous shall enter into it. 22 Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy
21 I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art testimonies.
become my salvation. 23 Princes also sat and talked against me; But thy servant did
22 The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the meditate on thy statutes.
corner. 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight And my counsellors.
23 This is Hwhy's doing; It is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which Hwhy hath made; We will rejoice and be DALETH.
glad in it.
25 Save now, we beseech thee, O Hwhy: O Hwhy, we beseech 25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy
thee, send now prosperity. word.
26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Hwhy: We have 26 I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy
blessed you out of the house of Hwhy. statutes.
27 Hwhy is El, and he hath given us light: Bind the sacrifice with 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate
cords, even unto the horns of the altar. on thy wondrous works.
28 Thou art my El, and I will give thanks unto thee: Thou art my 28 My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto
Elohim, I will exalt thee. thy word.
29 Oh give thanks unto Hwhy; for he is good; For his lovingkindness 29 Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy torah
endureth for ever. graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set
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31 I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Hwhy, put me not to shame.
ALEPH. 32 I will run the way of thy mitzwah, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
1 Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the torah of
Hwhy. HE.
2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the 33 Teach me, O Hwhy, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it
whole heart. unto the end.
3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways. 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy torah; Yea, I shall
4 Thou hast commanded us thy precepts, That we should observe observe it with my whole heart.
them diligently. 35 Make me to go in the path of thy mitzwah; For therein do I delight.
5 Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes! 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.
6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy
mitzwah. ways.
38 Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which is in order unto the fear of
7 I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy
righteous judgments. thee.
8 I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly. 39 Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances
are good.
BETH. 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy
9 Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed righteousness.
thereto according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from WAW.
thy mitzwah. 41 Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Hwhy, Even thy
11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against salvation, according to thy word.
thee. 42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in
12 Blessed art thou, O Hwhy: Teach me thy statutes. thy word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have 74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have
hoped in thine ordinances. hoped in thy word.
44 So shall I observe thy torah continually For ever and ever. 75 I know, O Hwhy, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in
45 And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts. faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be 76 Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to
put to shame. thy word unto thy servant.
47 And I will delight myself in thy mitzwah, Which I have loved. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy torah
48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy mitzwah, which I have loved; is my delight.
And I will meditate on thy statutes. 78 Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me
wrongfully: But I will meditate on thy precepts.
ZAYIN. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy
49 Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me testimonies.
to hope. 80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: Yet have I not swerved KAPH.
from thy torah. 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation; But I hope in thy word.
52 I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Hwhy, And have 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?
comforted myself. 83 For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget
53 Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked thy statutes.
that forsake thy torah. 84 How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute
54 Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage. judgment on them that persecute me?
55 I have remembered thy name, O Hwhy, in the night, And have 85 The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy
observed thy torah. torah.
56 This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. 86 All thy mitzwah are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help
thou me.
HETH. 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy
57 Hwhy is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words. precepts.
58 I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me
according to thy word. LAMEDH.
59 I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the
60 I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy mitzwah. testimony of thy mouth.
61 The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; But I have not 89 For ever, O Hwhy, Thy word is settled in heaven.
forgotten thy torah. 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy earth, and it abideth.
righteous ordinances. 91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are
63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that thy servants.
observe thy precepts. 92 Unless thy torah had been my delight, I should then have perished
64 The earth, O Hwhy, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy in mine affliction.
statutes. 93 I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened
me.
TETH. 94 I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Hwhy, according unto 95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; But I will consider
thy word. thy testimonies.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in
thy mitzwah. MEM.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word. 96 I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy mitzwah is exceeding
68 Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes. broad.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I 97 Oh how love I thy torah! It is my meditation all the day.
keep thy precepts. 98 Thy mitzwah make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever
70 Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy torah. with me.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy
statutes. testimonies are my meditation.
72 The torah of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold 100 I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy
and silver. precepts.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe
YODH. thy word.
73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me 102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught
understanding, that I may learn thy mitzwah. me.
103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey
to my mouth!
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every 134 Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy
false way. precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy
NUN. statutes.
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path. 136 Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not
106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy thy torah.
righteous ordinances.
107 I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Hwhy, according unto TSADHE.
thy word. 137 Righteous art thou, O Hwhy, And upright are thy judgments.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O 138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very
Hwhy, And teach me thine ordinances. faithfulness.
109 My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy torah. 139 My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray forgotten thy words.
from thy precepts. 140 Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are 141 I am small and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
the rejoicing of my heart. 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy torah is
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto truth.
the end. 143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; Yet thy mitzwah are
my delight.
SAMEKH. 144 Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and
113 I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy torah do I love. I shall live.
114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the mitzwah of my QOPH.
Elohim. 145 I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Hwhy: I will
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not keep thy statutes.
be ashamed of my hope. 146 I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto testimonies.
thy statutes continually. 147 I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy
118 Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their words.
deceit is falsehood. 148 Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I thy word.
love thy testimonies. 149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy Hwhy, according to thine ordinances.
judgments. 150 They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy
torah.
AYIN. 151 Thou art nigh, O Hwhy; And all thy mitzwah are truth.
121 I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine 152 Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded
oppressors. them for ever.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word. RESH.
124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach 153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy
me thy statutes. torah.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy 154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to
testimonies. thy word.
126 It is time for Hwhy to work; For they have made void thy torah. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.
127 Therefore I love thy mitzwah Above gold, yea, above fine gold. 156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Hwhy: Quicken me according to
128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; thine ordinances.
And I hate every false way. 157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; Yet have I not
swerved from thy testimonies.
PE. 158 I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe
129 Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them. not thy word.
130 The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Hwhy,
the simple. according to thy lovingkindness.
131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy mitzwah. 160 The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous
132 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do ordinances endureth for ever.
unto those that love thy name.
133 Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have SHIN.
dominion over me. 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart
standeth in awe of thy words.
162 I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil. 3 Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together;
163 I hate and abhor falsehood; But thy torah do I love. 4 Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of hy, For an ordinance for
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Hwhy.
ordinances. 5 For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of
165 Great peace have they that love thy torah; And they have no David.
occasion of stumbling. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Hwhy, And have done thy 7 Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.
mitzwah. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be
167 My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them within thee.
exceedingly. 9 For the sake of the house of Hwhy our Elohim I will seek thy good.
168 I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways
are before thee. Chapter 123
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TAW. 1 Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Hwhy: Give me 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master, As
understanding according to thy word. the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes look
170 Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy unto Hwhy our Elohim, Until he have mercy upon us.
word. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Hwhy, have mercy upon us; For we are
171 Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes. exceedingly filled with contempt.
172 Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy mitzwah are 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scoffing of those that are at
righteousness. ease, And with the contempt of the proud.
173 Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts. Chapter 124
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Hwhy; And thy torah is my
A Song of Ascents; of David.
delight.
1 If it had not been Hwhy who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances
2 If it had not been Hwhy who was on our side, When men rose up
help me.
against us;
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not
3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled
forget thy mitzwah.
against us;
Chapter 120 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our
A Song of Ascents. soul;
1 In my distress I cried unto Hwhy, And he answered me. 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
2 Deliver my soul, O Hwhy, from lying lips, And from a deceitful Blessed be Hwhy, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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tongue. 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The
3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto snare is broken, and we are escaped.
thee, Thou deceitful tongue? 8 Our help is in the name of Hwhy, Who made heaven and earth.
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper. Chapter 125
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of
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Kedar!
1 They that trust in Hwhy Are as mount Zion, which cannot be
6 My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.
moved, but abideth for ever.
7 I am for peace: But when I speak, they are for war.
2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Hwhy is round
Chapter 121 about his people From this time forth and for evermore.
A Song of Ascents. 3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
help come? 4 Do good, O Hwhy, unto those that are good, And to them that are
2 My help cometh from Hwhy, Who made heaven and earth. upright in their hearts.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Hwhy will
5
slumber. lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. Chapter 126
5 Hwhy is thy keeper: Hwhy is thy shade upon thy right hand.
A Song of Ascents.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.
1 When Hwhy brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like
7 Hwhy will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.
unto them that dream.
8 Hwhy will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing:
and for evermore.
Then said they among the nations, Hwhy hath done great things
Chapter 122 for them.
A Song of Ascents; of David. 3 Hwhy hath done great things for us, Whereof we are glad.
1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Turn again our captivity, O Hwhy, As the streams in the South.
4
Hwhy. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
2 Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing, Shall 1 Hwhy, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I
doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves with him. exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his
Chapter 127 mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
A Song of Ascents; of Solomon. 3 O Israel, hope in Hwhy From this time forth and for evermore.
1 Except Hwhy build the house, They labor in vain that build it:
Except Hwhy keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. Chapter 132
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of A Song of Ascents.
toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep. 1 Hwhy, remember for David All his affliction;
3 Lo, children are a heritage of Hwhy; And the fruit of the womb is his 2 How he sware unto Hwhy, And vowed unto the Mighty One of
reward. Jacob:
4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth. 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be my bed;
put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate. 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;
5 Until I find out a place for Hwhy, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of
Chapter 128 Jacob.
A Song of Ascents. 6 Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.
1 Blessed is every one that feareth Hwhy, That walketh in his ways. 7 We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool.
2 For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it 8 Arise, O Hwhy, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy
shall be well with thee. strength.
3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy 9 Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout
house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. for joy.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Hwhy. 10 For thy servant David's sake Turn not away the face of thine
5 Hwhy bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem anointed (mashiyach).
all the days of thy life. 11 Hwhy hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of
6 Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel. the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12 If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall
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teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.
A Song of Ascents. 13 For Hwhy hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now 14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired
say, it.
2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with
not prevailed against me. bread.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows. 16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall
4 Hwhy is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. shout aloud for joy.
5 Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp
Zion. for mine anointed (mashiyach).
6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his
it groweth up; crown flourish.
7 Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth
sheaves his bosom. Chapter 133
8 Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Hwhy be upon you; A Song of Ascents; of David.
We bless you in the name of Hwhy. 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell
together in unity!
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2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, That ran down upon the
A Song of Ascents. beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down upon the skirt of his
1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Hwhy. garments;
2 Hwhy, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of 3 Like the dew of Hermon, That cometh down upon the mountains of
my supplications. Zion: For there Hwhy commanded the blessing, Even life for
3 If thou, hy, shouldest mark iniquities, O Hwhy, who could stand? evermore.
4 But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for Hwhy, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. Chapter 134
6 My soul waiteth for Hwhy More than watchmen wait for the A Song of Ascents.
morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning. 1 Behold, bless ye Hwhy, all ye servants of Hwhy, That by night
7 O Israel, hope in Hwhy; For with Hwhy there is lovingkindness, stand in the house of Hwhy.
And with him is plenteous redemption. 2 Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, And bless ye Hwhy.
8 And he will redeem Israel From all his iniquities. 3 Hwhy bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
A Song of Ascents; of David. 1 Hallelu hy. Praise ye the name of Hwhy; Praise him, O ye
servants of Hwhy,
2 Ye that stand in the house of Hwhy, In the courts of the house of 12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; For his
our Elohim. lovingkindness endureth for ever:
3 Hallelu hy; for Hwhy is good: Sing praises unto his name; for it is 13 To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder; For his lovingkindness
pleasant. endureth for ever;
4 For hy hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his own 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it; For his
possession. lovingkindness endureth for ever;
5 For I know that Hwhy is great, And that our Adonay is above all 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea; For his
elohim. lovingkindness endureth for ever:
6 Whatsoever Hwhy pleased, that hath he done, In heaven and in 16 To him that led his people through the wilderness; For his
earth, in the seas and in all deeps; lovingkindness endureth for ever:
7 Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who 17 To him that smote great kings; For his lovingkindness endureth for
maketh lightnings for the rain; Who bringeth forth the wind out of his ever;
treasuries; 18 And slew famous kings; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:
8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast; 19 Sihon king of the Amorites; For his lovingkindness endureth forever;
9 Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, Upon 20 And Og king of Bashan; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
Pharaoh, and upon all his servants; 21 And gave their land for a heritage; For his lovingkindness endureth
10 Who smote many nations, And slew mighty kings, for ever;
11 Sihon king of the Amorites, And Og king of Bashan, And all the 22 Even a heritage unto Israel his servant; For his lovingkindness
kingdoms of Canaan, endureth for ever:
12 And gave their land for a heritage, A heritage unto Israel his people. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness
13 Thy name, O Hwhy, endureth for ever; Thy memorial name, O endureth for ever;
Hwhy, throughout all generations. 24 And hath delivered us from our adversaries; For his lovingkindness
14 For Hwhy will judge his people, And repent himself concerning endureth for ever:
his servants. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness endureth for
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's ever.
hands. 26 Oh give thanks unto the El of heaven; For his lovingkindness
16 They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they endureth for ever.
see not;
17 They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in Chapter 137
their mouths. 1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we
18 They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that remembered Zion.
trusteth in them. 2 Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.
19 O house of Israel, bless ye Hwhy: O house of Aaron, bless ye 3 For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that
Hwhy: wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of
20 O house of Levi, bless ye Hwhy: Ye that fear Hwhy, bless ye Zion.
Hwhy. 4 How shall we sing Hwhy's song In a foreign land?
21 Blessed be Hwhy out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her skill.
Hallelu hy. 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not;
If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
Chapter 136 7 Remember, O Hwhy, against the children of Edom The day of
1 Oh give thanks unto Hwhy; for he is good; For his lovingkindness Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
endureth for ever. 8 O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be,
2 Oh give thanks unto the Elohim of Elohim; For his lovingkindness that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.
endureth for ever. 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the
3 Oh give thanks unto the Master of masters; For his lovingkindness rock.
endureth for ever:
4 To him who alone doeth great wonders; For his lovingkindness Chapter 138
endureth for ever: A Psalm of David.
5 To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his 1 I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the elohim will I
lovingkindness endureth for ever: sing praises unto thee.
6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name
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lovingkindness endureth for ever: for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy
7 To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness endureth for word above all thy name.
ever: 3 In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage
8 The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever; me with strength in my soul.
9 The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness endureth 4 All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Hwhy, For they
for ever: have heard the words of thy mouth.
10 To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness 5 Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Hwhy; For great is the glory of
endureth for ever; Hwhy.
11 And brought out Israel from among them; For his lovingkindness For though Hwhy is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But
6
endureth for ever; the haughty he knoweth from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt 2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather
stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy themselves together for war.
right hand will save me. 3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is
8 Hwhy will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O under their lips. Selah
Hwhy, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own 4 Keep me, O Hwhy, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me
hands. from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a
Chapter 139 net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. Selah
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 6 I said unto Hwhy, Thou art my El: Give ear unto the voice of my
1 O Hwhy, thou hast searched me, and known me. supplications, O Hwhy.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest 7 O Hwhy the Adonay, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast
my thought afar off. covered my head in the day of battle.
3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted 8 Grant not, O Hwhy, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil
with all my ways. device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Hwhy, thou 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of
knowest it altogether. their own lips cover them.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
unto it. 11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt
7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy the violent man to overthrow him.
presence? 12 I know that Hwhy will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, justice for the needy.
behold, thou art there. 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright
9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of shall dwell in thy presence.
the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold Chapter 141
me. A Psalm of David.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light 1 Hwhy, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: Give ear unto
about me shall be night; my voice, when I call unto thee.
12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as 2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my
the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hands as the evening sacrifice.
13 For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my 3 Set a watch, O Hwhy, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
mother's womb. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of
14 I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their
Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well. dainties.
15 My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, 5 Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove
And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For
16 Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me, When as 6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall
yet there was none of them. hear my words; for they are sweet.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O El! How great is the 7 As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are
sum of them! scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: 8 For mine eyes are unto thee, O Hwhy the Adonay: In thee do I take
When I awake, I am still with thee. refuge; leave not my soul destitute.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O Eloah: Depart from me therefore, 9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the
ye bloodthirsty men. gins of the workers of iniquity.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.
name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Hwhy, that hate thee? And am not I Chapter 142
grieved with those that rise up against thee? Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies. 1 I cry with my voice unto Hwhy; With my voice unto Hwhy do I
23 Search me, O El, and know my heart: Try me, and know my make supplication.
thoughts; 2 I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path.
everlasting. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
4 Look on my right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth
Chapter 140 me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 5 I cried unto thee, O Hwhy; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in
1 Deliver me, O Hwhy, from the evil man; Preserve me from the the land of the living.
violent man: 6 Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my
persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
7 Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks unto thy name: 14 When our oxen are well laden; When there is no breaking in, and
The righteous shall compass me about; For thou wilt deal bountifully no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:
with me. 15 Happy is the people that is in such a case; Yea, happy is the people
whose Elohim is Hwhy.
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A Psalm of David. Chapter 145
1 Hear my prayer, O Hwhy; give ear to my supplications: In thy A Psalm of praise; of David.
faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 1 I will extol thee, my Eloah, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man and ever.
living is righteous. 2 Every day will I bless thee; And I will praise thy name for ever and
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life ever.
down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as 3 Great is Hwhy, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is
those that have been long dead. unsearchable.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is 4 One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy
desolate. mighty acts.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on 5 Of the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works,
the work of thy hands. will I meditate.
6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will
weary land. Selah declare thy greatness.
7 Make haste to answer me, O Hwhy; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy 7 They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of
face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit. thy righteousness.
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I 8 Hwhy is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great
trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up lovingkindness.
my soul unto thee. 9 Hwhy is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.
9 Deliver me, O Hwhy, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide 10 All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Hwhy; And thy saints
me. shall bless thee.
10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my Eloah: Thy Spirit is good; 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power;
Lead me in the land of uprightness. 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, And the glory of
11 Quicken me, O Hwhy, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness the majesty of his kingdom.
bring my soul out of trouble. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth
12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all throughout all generations.
them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant. 14 Hwhy upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are
bowed down.
Chapter 144 15 The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due
A Psalm of David. season.
1 Blessed be Hwhy my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, And 16 Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living
my fingers to fight: thing.
2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; 17 Hwhy is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.
My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people 18 Hwhy is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call
under me. upon him in truth.
3 Hwhy, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their
of man, that thou makest account of him? cry and will save them.
4 Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away. 20 Hwhy preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he
5 Bow thy heavens, O Hwhy, and come down: Touch the mountains, destroy.
and they shall smoke. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Hwhy; And let all flesh bless
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and his holy name for ever and ever.
discomfit them.
7 Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of Chapter 146
great waters, Out of the hand of aliens; 1 Hallelu hy. Praise Hwhy, O my soul.
8 Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand 2 While I live will I praise Hwhy: I will sing praises unto my Elohim
of falsehood. while I have any being.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O Elohim: Upon a psaltery of ten 3 Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is
strings will I sing praises unto thee. no help.
10 Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his
his servant from the hurtful sword. thoughts perish.
11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth 5 Happy is he that hath the El of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in
speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. Hwhy his Elohim:
12 When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who
daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace; keepeth truth for ever;
13 When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, And our 7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the
sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; hungry. Hwhy looseth the prisoners;
8 Hwhy openeth the eyes of the blind; Hwhy raiseth up them that 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the
are bowed down; Hwhy loveth the righteous; earth;
9 Hwhy preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and 12 Both young men and virgins; Old men and children:
widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 13 Let them praise the name of Hwhy; For his name alone is
10 Hwhy will reign for ever, Thy Elohim, O Zion, unto all exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
generations. Hallelu hy. 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his
saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelu
Chapter 147 hy.
1 Hallelu hy; For it is good to sing praises unto our Elohim; For it is
pleasant, and praise is comely. Chapter 149
2 Hwhy doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts 1 Hallelu hy. Sing unto Hwhy a new song, And his praise in the
of Israel. assembly of the saints.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be
4 He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their joyful in their King.
names. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto
5 Great is our Master, and mighty in power; His understanding is him with timbrel and harp.
infinite. 4 For Hwhy taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek
6 Hwhy upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the with salvation.
ground. 5 Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds.
7 Sing unto Hwhy with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto 6 Let the high praises of El be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in
our Elohim, their hand;
8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the 7 To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the
earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. peoples;
9 He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry. 8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: This honor have all his
pleasure in the legs of a man. saints. Hallelu hy.
11 Hwhy taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in
his lovingkindness. Chapter 150
12 Praise Hwhy, O Jerusalem; Praise thy Elohim, O Zion. 1 Hallelu hy. Praise El in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy his power.
children within thee. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent
14 He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the greatness.
wheat. 3 Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp.
15 He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth 4 Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed
very swiftly. instruments and pipe.
16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 5 Praise him with loud (teruah) cymbals: Praise him with high sounding
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cymbals.
cold? 6 Let everything that hath breath praise hy. Hallelu hy.
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to
blow, and the waters flow.
19 He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances
unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances,
they have not known them. Hallelu hy.
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1 Hallelu hy. Praise ye Hwhy from the heavens: Praise him in the
heights.
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his host.
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the
heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of Hwhy; For he commanded, and they
were created.
6 He hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a
decree which shall not pass away.
7 Praise Hwhy from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps.
8 Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
9 Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;
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32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless
The Proverbs ease of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be
Chapter 1 quiet without fear of evil.
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: Chapter 2
2 To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of
understanding; 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my mitzwah with
3 To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice thee;
and equity; 2 So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to
4 To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and understanding;
discretion: 3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for
5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the understanding;
man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels: 4 If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:
6 To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Hwhy, And find the
their dark sayings. knowledge of Elohim.
7 The fear of Hwhy is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish 6 For Hwhy giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and
despise wisdom and instruction. understanding:
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the torah of 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to them that
thy mother: walk in integrity;
9 For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about 8 That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his
thy neck. saints.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity,
11 If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk yea, every good path.
privily for the innocent without cause; 10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be
12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go pleasant unto thy soul;
down into the pit; 11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
13 We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak
spoil; perverse things;
14 Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse: 13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from darkness;
their path: 14 Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. 15 Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:
17 For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird: 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner
18 And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own that flattereth with her words;
lives. 17 That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away of her Elohim:
the life of the owners thereof. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;
20 Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the 19 None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the
broad places; paths of life:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths
gates, In the city, she uttereth her words: of the righteous.
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain
delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge? in it.
23 Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous
will make known my words unto you. shall be rooted out of it.
24 Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out Chapter 3
my hand, and no man hath regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my 1 My son, forget not my torah; But let thy heart keep my mitzwah:
reproof: 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
26 I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your 3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck;
fear cometh; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
27 When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on 4 So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of Elohim
as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you. and man.
28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me 5 Trust in Hwhy with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own
diligently, but they shall not find me: understanding:
29 For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Hwhy: 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Hwhy, and depart from evil:
30 They would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof. 8 It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled 9 Honor Hwhy with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine
with their own devices. increase:
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10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy
with new wine. getting get understanding.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of Hwhy; Neither be weary of 8 Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor,
his reproof: when thou dost embrace her.
12 For whom Hwhy loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in 9 She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will
whom he delighteth. she deliver to thee.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life
understanding. shall be many.
14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of
thereof than fine gold. uprightness.
15 She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou
canst desire are to be compared unto her. runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and 13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy
honor. life.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is men.
every one that retaineth her. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.
19 Hwhy by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he 16 For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken
established the heavens. away, unless they cause some to fall.
20 By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of
down the dew. violence.
21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom 18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth
and discretion: more and more unto the perfect day.
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.
stumble. 20 My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy
down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. heart.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the 22 For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their
wicked, when it cometh: flesh.
26 For Hwhy will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.
being taken. 24 Put away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the from thee.
power of thy hand to do it. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight
28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I before thee.
will give; When thou hast it by thee. 26 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.
by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm. Chapter 5
31 Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Hwhy; But his friendship is understanding:
with the upright. 2 That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep
33 The curse of Hwhy is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth knowledge.
the habitation of the righteous. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is
34 Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the smoother than oil:
lowly. 4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged
35 The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of sword.
fools. 5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;
6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable,
Chapter 4 and she knoweth it not.
1 Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know 7 Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the
understanding: words of my mouth.
2 For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my torah. 8 Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her
3 For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight house;
of my mother. 9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
4 And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the
Keep my mitzwah, and live; house of an alien,
5 Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the 11 And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are
words of my mouth; consumed,
6 Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised
keep thee. reproof;
13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine 22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall
ear to them that instructed me! watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
14 I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and 23 For the mitzwah is a lamp; and the torah is light; And reproofs of
congregation. instruction are the way of life:
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the
thine own well. foreigner's tongue.
16 Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in 25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with
the streets? her eyelids.
17 Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee. 26 For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
19 As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?
all times; And be thou ravished always with her love. 28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?
20 For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her
woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner? shall not be unpunished.
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Hwhy; And he 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is
maketh level all his paths. hungry:
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the
the cords of his sin. substance of his house.
23 He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:
he shall go astray. He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be
Chapter 6 wiped away.
1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day
stricken thy hands for a stranger; of vengeance.
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the 35 He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though
words of thy mouth. thou givest many gifts.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into
the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy Chapter 7
neighbor; 1 My son, keep my words, And lay up my mitzwah with thee.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids; 2 Keep my mitzwah and live; And my torah as the apple of thine eye.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird 3 Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.
from the hand of the fowler. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: kinswoman:
7 Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner
8 Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the that flattereth with her words.
harvest. 6 For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy 7 And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths,
sleep? A young man void of understanding,
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to 8 Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to
sleep: her house,
11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed 9 In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and
man. in the darkness.
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a 10 And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and
perverse mouth; wily of heart.
13 That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh 11 She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:
signs with his fingers; 12 Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait
14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who at every corner.
soweth discord. 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he said unto him:
be broken, and that without remedy. 14 Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my
16 There are six things which Hwhy hateth; Yea, seven which are vows.
an abomination unto him: 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood; I have found thee.
18 A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in 16 I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths
running to mischief, of the yarn of Egypt.
19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among 17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
brethren. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace
20 My son, keep the mitzwah of thy father, And forsake not the torah of ourselves with loves.
thy mother: 19 For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck. 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the
full moon.
21 With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the
flattering of her lips she forceth him along. beginning of the dust of the world.
22 He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or 27 When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a
as one in fetters to the correction of the fool; circle upon the face of the deep,
23 Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, 28 When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the
And knoweth not that it is for his life. deep became strong,
24 Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words 29 When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not
of my mouth. transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations
25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths. of the earth;
26 For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a 30 Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his
mighty host. delight, Rejoicing always before him,
27 Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of 31 Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons
death. of men.
32 Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they
Chapter 8 that keep my ways.
1 Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.
2 On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates,
standeth; Waiting at the posts of my doors.
3 Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Hwhy.
doors, she crieth aloud: 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that
4 Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of men. hate me love death.
5 O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an
understanding heart. Chapter 9
6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall 1 Wisdom hath builded her house; She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
be right things. 2 She hath killed her beasts; She hath mingled her wine; She hath also
7 For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to furnished her table:
my lips. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens; She crieth upon the highest places
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing of the city:
crooked or perverse in them. 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that understanding, she saith to him,
find knowledge. 5 Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than mingled.
choice gold. 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be understanding.
desired are not to be compared unto it. 7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that
12 I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
knowledge and discretion. 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he
13 The fear of Hwhy is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the will love thee.
evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a
14 Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
might. 10 The fear of Hwhy is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge
15 By me kings reign, And princes decree justice. of the Holy One is understanding.
16 By me princes rule, And nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life
17 I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall shall be increased.
find me. 12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou
18 Riches and honor are with me; Yea, durable wealth and alone shalt bear it.
righteousness. 13 The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue nothing.
than choice silver. 14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high
20 I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of places of the city,
justice; 15 To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of
may fill their treasuries. understanding, she saith to him,
22 Hwhy possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his 17 Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
works of old. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth the depths of Sheol.
was.
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were Chapter 10
no fountains abounding with water. 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a
25 Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
forth;
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth Chapter 11
from death. 1 A false balance is an abomination to Hwhy; But a just weight is his
3 Hwhy will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he delight.
thrusteth away the desire of the wicked. 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is
4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the wisdom.
diligent maketh rich. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in the treacherous shall destroy them.
harvest is a son that causeth shame. 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth
6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth from death.
the mouth of the wicked. 5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked
7 The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
shall rot. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the
8 The wise in heart will receive mitzwah; But a prating fool shall fall. treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his 7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope
ways shall be known. of iniquity perisheth.
10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in
fall. his stead.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence 9 With his mouth the unrighteous man destroyeth his neighbor; But
covereth the mouth of the wicked. through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions. 10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when
13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod the wicked perish, there is shouting.
is for the back of him that is void of understanding. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown
14 Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a by the mouth of the wicked.
present destruction. 12 He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor understanding holdeth his peace.
is their poverty. 13 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that
16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.
wicked, to sin. 14 Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude
17 He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh of counsellors there is safety.
reproof erreth. 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth
18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander suretyship is secure.
is a fool. 16 A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he 17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel
that refraineth his lips doeth wisely. troubleth his own flesh.
20 The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the 18 The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth
wicked is little worth. righteousness hath a sure reward.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of 19 He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he
understanding. that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.
22 The blessing of Hwhy, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow 20 They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Hwhy; But
therewith. such as are perfect in their way are his delight.
23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man 21 Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished;
of understanding. But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of 22 As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, So is a fair woman that is
the righteous shall be granted. without discretion.
25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the 23 The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the
righteous is an everlasting foundation. wicked is wrath.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the 24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that
sluggard to them that send him. withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
27 The fear of Hwhy prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be
shall be shortened. watered also himself.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of 26 He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing
the wicked shall perish. shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
29 The way of Hwhy is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a 27 He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth
destruction to the workers of iniquity. after evil, it shall come unto him.
30 The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall
dwell in the land. flourish as the green leaf.
31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse 29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the
tongue shall be cut off. foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth
the wicked speaketh perverseness. souls.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How Chapter 13
much more the wicked and the sinner! 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not
Chapter 12 rebuke.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the
1 Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof
treacherous shall eat violence.
is brutish.
3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide
2 A good man shall obtain favor of Hwhy; But a man of wicked
his lips shall have destruction.
devices will he condemn.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the
the diligent shall be made fat.
righteous shall not be moved.
5 A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and
4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh
cometh to shame.
ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked
wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
are deceit.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that
6 The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth
maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
of the upright shall deliver them.
8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the
threatening.
righteous shall stand.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of
be put out.
a perverse heart shall be despised.
10 By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is
9 Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that
wisdom.
honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender
by labor shall have increase.
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh,
11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that
it is a tree of life.
followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the
that feareth the mitzwah shall be rewarded.
righteous yieldeth fruit.
14 The torah of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from
13 In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the
the snares of death.
righteous shall come out of trouble.
15 Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the
hard.
doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise
folly.
hearkeneth unto counsel.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is
16 A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth
health.
shame.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he
17 He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false
that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
witness, deceit.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an
18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the
abomination to fools to depart from evil.
tongue of the wise is health.
20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is
fools shall smart for it.
but for a moment.
21 Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors
good.
of peace is joy.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And
21 There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked
the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
shall be filled with evil.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed
22 Lying lips are an abomination to Hwhy; But they that deal truly
by reason of injustice.
are his delight.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools
chasteneth him betimes.
proclaimeth foolishness.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put
wicked shall want.
under taskwork.
25 Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good word Chapter 14
maketh it glad. 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it
26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked down with her own hands.
causeth them to err. 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Hwhy; But he that is
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the perverse in his ways despiseth him.
precious substance of men is to the diligent. 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the
28 In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there wise shall preserve them.
is no death.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the 35 The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his
strength of the ox. wrath will be against him that causeth shame.
5 A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.
6 A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy Chapter 15
unto him that hath understanding. 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up
7 Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in anger.
him the lips of knowledge. 2 The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools poureth out folly.
fools is deceit. 3 The eyes of Hwhy are in every place, Keeping watch upon the evil
9 A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is and the good.
good will. 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not breaking of the spirit.
intermeddle with its joy. 5 A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the getteth prudence.
upright shall flourish. 6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of
12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof the wicked is trouble.
are the ways of death. 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is doeth not so.
heaviness. 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Hwhy; But the
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a prayer of the upright is his delight.
good man shall be satisfied from himself. 9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to Hwhy; But he loveth
15 The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well him that followeth after righteousness.
to his going. 10 There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; And he
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth that hateth reproof shall die.
himself insolently, and is confident. 11 Sheol and Abaddon are before Hwhy: How much more then the
17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked hearts of the children of men!
devices is hated. 12 A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.
18 The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with 13 A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance; But by sorrow of heart
knowledge. the spirit is broken.
19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of 14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But
the righteous. the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart
friends. hath a continual feast.
21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the 16 Better is little, with the fear of Hwhy, Than great treasure and
poor, happy is he. trouble therewith.
22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to 17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and
them that devise good. hatred therewith.
23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to 18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger
penury. appeaseth strife.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only 19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the
folly. upright is made a highway.
25 A true witness delivereth souls; But he that uttereth lies causeth 20 A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his
deceit. mother.
26 In the fear of Hwhy is strong confidence; And his children shall 21 Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of
have a place of refuge. understanding maketh straight his going.
27 The fear of Hwhy is a fountain of life, That one may depart from 22 Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the
the snares of death. multitude of counsellors they are established.
28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of 23 A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due
people is the destruction of the prince. season, how good is it!
29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is 24 To the wise the way of life goeth upward, That he may depart from
hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Sheol beneath.
30 A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of 25 Hwhy will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the
the bones. border of the widow.
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that 26 Evil devices are an abomination to Hwhy; But pleasant words are
hath mercy on the needy honoreth him. pure.
32 The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that
refuge in his death. hateth bribes shall live.
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But that 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the
which is in the inward part of fools is made known. wicked poureth out evil things.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any 29 Hwhy is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the
people. righteous.
30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; And good tidings make the 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a
bones fat. scorching fire.
31 The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the 28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer
wise. separateth chief friends.
32 He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that 29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way
hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding. that is not good.
33 The fear of Hwhy is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor 30 He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that
goeth humility. compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of
Chapter 16 righteousness.
1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth
from Hwhy. his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Hwhy 33 The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of
weigheth the spirits. Hwhy.
3 Commit thy works unto Hwhy, And thy purposes shall be
established. Chapter 17
4 Hwhy hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked 1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of
for the day of evil. feasting with strife.
5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Hwhy: 2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth
Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Hwhy 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Hwhy
men depart from evil. trieth the hearts.
7 When a man's ways please Hwhy, He maketh even his enemies to 4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a
be at peace with him. mischievous tongue.
8 Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with 5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad
injustice. at calamity shall not be unpunished.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way; But Hwhy directeth his steps. 6 Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not are their fathers.
transgress in judgment. 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a
11 A just balance and scales are Hwhy's; All the weights of the bag prince.
are his work. 8 A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
is established by righteousness. 9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that a matter separateth chief friends.
speaketh right. 10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will hundred stripes into a fool.
pacify it. 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a shall be sent against him.
cloud of the latter rain. 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get his folly.
understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth 14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore
his way preserveth his soul. leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
18 Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,
19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the Both of them alike are an abomination to Hwhy.
spoil with the proud. 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
20 He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso Seeing he hath no understanding?
trusteth in Hwhy, happy is he. 17 A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the 18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety
lips increaseth learning. in the presence of his neighbor.
22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his
correction of fools is their folly. gate seeketh destruction.
23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to 20 He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a
his lips. perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
24 Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a
to the bones. fool hath no joy.
25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof 22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up
are the ways of death. the bones.
26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth 23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the
urgeth him thereto. ways of justice.
24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the 2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that
eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. hasteth with his feet sinneth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare 3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth
him. against Hwhy.
26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for 4 Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his
their uprightness. friend.
27 He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies
spirit is a man of understanding. shall not escape.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he 6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a
shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent. friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his
Chapter 18 friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are
1 He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth gone.
against all sound wisdom. 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may understanding shall find good.
reveal itself. 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies
3 When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with shall perish.
ignominy cometh reproach. 10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to
4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of have rule over princes.
wisdom is as a flowing brook. 11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his
5 To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the glory to pass over a transgression.
righteous in judgment. 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. upon the grass.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul. 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a
8 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down wife are a continual dropping.
into the innermost parts. 14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent
9 He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. wife is from Hwhy.
10 The name of Hwhy is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer
it, and is safe. hunger.
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his 16 He that keepeth the mitzwah keepeth his soul; But he that is
own imagination. careless of his ways shall die.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Hwhy, And his good
goeth humility. deed will he pay him again.
13 He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto 18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; and set not thy heart on his
him. destruction.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who 19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him,
can bear? thou must do it yet again.
15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in
seeketh knowledge. thy latter end.
16 A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great 21 There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of
men. Hwhy, that shall stand.
17 He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor 22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor
cometh and searcheth him out. man is better than a liar.
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the 23 The fear of Hwhy tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide
mighty. satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such 24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as
contentions are like the bars of a castle. bring it to his mouth again.
20 A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the 25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove
increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it 26 He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother,
shall eat the fruit thereof. Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of 27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of
Hwhy. knowledge.
23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly. 28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the
24 He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But wicked swalloweth iniquity.
there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of
fools.
Chapter 19
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse Chapter 20
in his lips and is a fool. 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth
thereby is not wise.
2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Hwhy weigheth
to anger sinneth against his own life. the hearts.
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be 3 To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Hwhy than
quarrelling. sacrifice.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall 4 A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
beg in harvest, and have nothing. 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
understanding will draw it out. 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful by them that seek death.
man who can find? 7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they
7 A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children refuse to do justice.
after him. 8 The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as
8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil for the pure, his work is right.
with his eyes. 9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? contentious woman in a wide house.
10 Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an 10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in
abomination to Hwhy. his eyes.
11 Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work 11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when
be pure, and whether it be right. the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Hwhy hath made even both 12 The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the
of them. wicked are overthrown to their ruin.
13 Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry,
shalt be satisfied with bread. but shall not be heard.
14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, 14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong
then he boasteth. wrath.
15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge 15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the
are a precious jewel. workers of iniquity.
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in 16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest
pledge that is surety for foreigners. in the assembly of the dead.
17 Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth 17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine
shall be filled with gravel. and oil shall not be rich.
18 Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance 18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous
make thou war. cometh in the stead of the upright.
19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore 19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and
company not with him that openeth wide his lips. fretful woman.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in 20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a
blackness of darkness. foolish man swalloweth it up.
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end 21 He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life,
thereof shall not be blessed. righteousness, and honor.
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Hwhy, and he will 22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the
save thee. strength of the confidence thereof.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Hwhy; And a false 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from
balance is not good. troubles.
24 A man's goings are of Hwhy; How then can man understand his 24 The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the
way? arrogance of pride.
25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to 25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
make inquiry. 26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous
26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing - giveth and withholdeth not.
wheel over them. 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more,
27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Hwhy, Searching all his when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!
innermost parts. 28 A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak
28 Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by so as to endure.
kindness. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he
29 The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men establisheth his ways.
is the hoary head. 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against
30 Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes reach the Hwhy.
innermost parts. 31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of
Hwhy.
Chapter 21
1 The king's heart is in the hand of Hwhy as the watercourses: He
turneth it whithersoever he will.
1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is
favor rather than silver and gold. before thee;
2 The rich and the poor meet together: Hwhy is the maker of them 2 And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
all. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.
3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass 4 Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
on, and suffer for it. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly
4 The reward of humility and the fear of Hwhy Is riches, and honor, make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
and life. 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth thou his dainties:
his soul shall be far from them. 7 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he thee; But his heart is not with thee.
will not depart from it. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy
7 The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the sweet words.
lender. 9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath thy words.
shall fail. 10 Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his the fatherless:
bread to the poor. 11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and thee.
ignominy will cease. 12 Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king knowledge.
will be his friend. 13 Withhold not correction from the child; For if thou beat him with the
12 The eyes of Hwhy preserve him that hath knowledge; But he rod, he will not die.
overthroweth the words of the treacherous man. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the Sheol.
streets. 15 My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of 16 Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
Hwhy shall fall therein. 17 Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Hwhy all
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of the day long:
correction shall drive it far from him. 18 For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
to the rich, shall come only to want. 20 Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And
heart unto my knowledge. drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy
established together upon thy lips. mother when she is old.
19 That thy trust may be in Hwhy, I have made them known to thee 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and
this day, even to thee. understanding.
20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth
knowledge, a wise child will have joy of him.
21 To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou 25 Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee
mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? rejoice.
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted 26 My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
in the gate: 27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
23 For Hwhy will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that 28 Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous
despoil them. among men.
24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a 29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath
wrathful man thou shalt not go: complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of
25 Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul. eyes?
26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are 30 They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed
sureties for debts. wine.
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the
from under thee? cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange things, And thy heart shall utter
kings; He shall not stand before mean men. perverse things.
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or
as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt; They 32 Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to
again. sleep;
34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed
Chapter 24 man.
1 Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
2 For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. Chapter 25
3 Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is 1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king
established; of Judah copied out.
4 And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and 2 It is the glory of Elohim to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to
pleasant riches. search out a matter.
5 A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might, 3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of
6 For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of kings is unsearchable.
counsellors there is safety. 4 Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate. for the refiner:
8 He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be
9 The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to established in righteousness.
men. 6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. the place of great men:
11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are 7 For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that
ready to be slain see that thou hold back. thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth thine eyes have seen.
the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he 8 Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end
know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work? thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the 9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the
honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: secret of another;
14 So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, 10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off. 11 A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; 12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise
Destroy not his resting-place: reprover upon an obedient ear.
16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But 13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful
the wicked are overthrown by calamity. messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad masters.
when he is overthrown; 14 As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of
18 Lest Hwhy see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his his gifts falsely.
wrath from him. 15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh
19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the bone.
the wicked: 16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
wicked shall be put out. 17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of
21 My son, fear thou Hwhy and the king; And company not with thee, and hate thee.
them that are given to change: 18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul,
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
them both, who knoweth it? 19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken
23 These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in tooth, and a foot out of joint.
judgment is not good. 20 As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
curse him, nations shall abhor him: 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty,
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing give him water to drink:
shall come upon them. 22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Hwhy will
26 He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. reward thee.
27 Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; 23 The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an
And afterwards build thy house. angry countenance.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a
not with thy lips. contentious woman in a wide house.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to 25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
the man according to his work. 26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man man that giveth way before the wicked.
void of understanding; 27 It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was own glory is grievous.
covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
28 He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down Chapter 27
and without walls. 1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may
Chapter 26 bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger,
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly
and not thine own lips.
for a fool.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is
2 As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the
heavier than they both.
curse that is causeless alighteth not.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of
before jealousy?
fools.
5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are
him.
profuse.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own
7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every
conceit.
bitter thing is sweet.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth
feet, and drinketh in damage.
from his place.
7 The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's
fools.
friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
8 As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to
fool.
thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that
9 As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable
is near than a brother far off.
in the mouth of fools.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him
10 As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he
that reproacheth me.
that hireth them that pass by.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple
11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his
pass on, and suffer for it.
folly.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a
pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
fool than of him.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the
morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
streets.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman
14 As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his
are alike:
bed.
16 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it
encountereth oil.
again to his mouth.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can
friend.
render a reason.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that
17 He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to
regardeth his master shall be honored.
him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
19 As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
18 As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in
never satisfied.
sport?
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is
20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no
tried by his praise.
whisperer, contention ceaseth.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along
21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious
with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
man to inflame strife.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy
22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down
herds:
into the innermost parts.
24 For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all
23 Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid
generations?
with silver dross.
25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit
herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
within him:
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven
field;
abominations in his heart:
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy
26 Though his hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be
household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
openly showed before the assembly.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it Chapter 28
shall return upon him. 1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as
28 A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering a lion.
mouth worketh ruin.
2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by 3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth
men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be company with harlots wasteth his substance.
prolonged. 4 The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts
3 A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which overthroweth it.
leaveth no food. 5 A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.
4 They that forsake the torah praise the wicked; But such as keep the 6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous
torah contend with them. doth sing and rejoice.
5 Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Hwhy 7 The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked
understand all things. hath not understanding to know it.
6 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is 8 Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
perverse in his ways, though he be rich. 9 If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be
7 Whoso keepeth the torah is a wise son; But he that is a companion of angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
gluttons shameth his father. 10 The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright,
8 He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, they seek his life.
Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor. 11 A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and
9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the torah, Even his prayer stilleth it.
is an abomination. 12 If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.
10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall 13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Hwhy lighteneth
himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good. the eyes of them both.
11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be
understanding searcheth him out. established for ever.
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth
wicked rise, men hide themselves. shame to his mother.
13 He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso 16 When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the
confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. righteous shall look upon their fall.
14 Happy is the man that feareth alway; But he that hardeneth his 17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight
heart shall fall into mischief. unto thy soul.
15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So is a wicked ruler over a 18 Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that
poor people. keepeth the torah, happy is he.
16 The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But 19 A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand,
he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. he will not give heed.
17 A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of
pit; let no man stay him. a fool than of him.
18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have
in his ways shall fall at once. him become a son at the last.
19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that 22 An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in
followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. transgression.
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh 23 A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit
haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. shall obtain honor.
21 To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should 24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the
transgress for a piece of bread. adjuration and uttereth nothing.
22 he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in
want shall come upon him. Hwhy shall be safe.
23 He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he 26 Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment cometh from
that flattereth with the tongue. Hwhy.
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is
transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer. upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
25 He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his
trust in Hwhy shall be made fat. Chapter 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto
26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely,
he shall be delivered. Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the
27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his
eyes shall have many a curse. understanding of a man;
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, 3 And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the
the righteous increase. Holy One.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath
Chapter 29 gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his
1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his
destroyed, and that without remedy. name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
2 When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a 5 Every word of Eloah is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge
wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh. in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found 2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my
a liar. vows?
7 Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die: 3 Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor destroyeth kings.
riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me: 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Hwhy? Or lest I be princes to say, Where is strong drink?
poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my Elohim. 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any
10 Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou that is afflicted.
be held guilty. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the
11 There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their bitter in soul:
mother. 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are more.
not washed from their filthiness. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left
13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids desolate.
are lifted up. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor
14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw and needy.
teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy 10 A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
from among men. 11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are of gain.
three things that are never satisfied, Yea, four that say not, Enough: 12 She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.
16 Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with 13 She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.
water; And the fire that saith not, Enough. 14 She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her
mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young household, And their task to her maidens.
eagles shall eat it. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands
18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four she planteth a vineyard.
which I know not: 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.
19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth
The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with not out by night.
a maiden. 19 She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.
20 So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth
mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness. her hands to the needy.
21 For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her
bear: household are clothed with scarlet.
22 For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with 22 She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen
food; and purple.
23 For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is 23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the
heir to her mistress. elders of the land.
24 There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are 24 She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles
exceeding wise: unto the merchant.
25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the 25 Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time
summer; to come.
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the torah of kindness is
rocks; on her tongue.
27 The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands; 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the
28 The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings' palaces. bread of idleness.
29 There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four 28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and
which are stately in going: he praiseth her, saying:
30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for 29 Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.
any; 30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth
31 The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there Hwhy, she shall be praised.
is no rising up. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought the gates.
evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33 For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of
the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth
strife.
Chapter 31
1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.
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8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of
Ecclesiastes or, The Preacher the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the
delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
Chapter 1 9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity. 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld
3 What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my
sun? labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.
4 One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on
abideth for ever. the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
place where it ariseth. 12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath
turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to been done long ago.
its circuits. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth
7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place darkness.
whither the rivers go, thither they go again. 14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in
8 All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen
9 That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart,
done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the that this also is vanity.
sun. 16 For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance
10 Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long
been long ago, in the ages which were before us. forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!
11 There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall 17 So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was
there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
among those that shall come after. 18 And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
13 And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom 19 And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will
concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I
Elohim hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith. have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, 20 Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning
all is vanity and a striving after wind. all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with
wanting cannot be numbered. knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored
16 I communed with mine own hear, saying, Lo, I have gotten me therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great
great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my evil.
heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. 22 For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart,
17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and wherein he laboreth under the sun?
folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind. 23 For all his days are but sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in
18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
knowledge increaseth sorrow. 24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink,
and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is
Chapter 2 from the hand of Elohim.
1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore 25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity. 26 For to the man that pleaseth him Elohim giveth wisdom, and
2 I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it? knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and
3 I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth Elohim. This also is
guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see vanity and a striving after wind.
what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under
heaven all the days of their life.
Chapter 3
4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under
5 I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds heaven:
of fruit; 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to
6 I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees pluck up that which is planted;
were reared; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to
7 I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in build up;
my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to
that were before me in Jerusalem; dance;
5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a
time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
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6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is
away; alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.
7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one
to speak; be warm alone?
8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for 12 And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand
peace. him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth? 13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who
10 I have seen the travail which Elohim hath given to the sons of men knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
to be exercised therewith. 14 For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom
11 He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set he was born poor.
eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that 15 I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the
Elohim hath done from the beginning even to the end. youth, the second, that stood up in his stead.
12 I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to 16 There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he
do good so long as they live. was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also
13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all is vanity and a striving after wind.
his labor, is the gift of Elohim.
14 I know that, whatsoever Elohim doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing Chapter 5
can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and Elohim hath done it, 1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of Elohim; for to draw
that men should fear before him. nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know
15 That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long not that they do evil.
ago been: and Elohim seeketh again that which is passed away. 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter
16 And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that anything before Elohim; for Elohim is in heaven, and thou upon earth:
wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that therefore let thy words be few.
wickedness was there. 3 For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice
17 I said in my heart, Elohim will judge the righteous and the wicked; with a multitude of words.
for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 4 When thou vowest a vow unto Elohim, defer not to pay it; for he hath
18 I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that Elohim may no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.
prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow
beasts. and not pay.
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before
thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they the angel, that is was an error: wherefore should Elohim be angry at
have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
for all is vanity. 7 For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words:
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. but fear thou Elohim.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the 8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away
spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth? of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter:
22 Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than
rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him they.
back to see what shall be after him? 9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by
the field.
Chapter 4 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that
1 Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what
no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them
but they had no comforter. with his eyes?
2 Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than 12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much;
the living that are yet alive; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
3 yea, better than them both did I esteem him that hath not yet been, 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely,
who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
4 Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is 14 and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a
envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. son, there is nothing in his hand.
5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 15 As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again
6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry
striving after wind. away in his hand.
7 Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. 16 And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so
8 There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath shall he go: and what profit hath he that he laboreth for the wind?
neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are 17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and
his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and hath sickness and wrath.
deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 18 Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he
labor.
laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which Elohim hath given 11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for
him: for this is his portion. them that see the sun.
19 Every man also to whom Elohim hath given riches and wealth, and 12 For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the
hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that
rejoice in his labor-this is the gift of Elohim. hath it.
20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because 13 Consider the work of Elohim: for who can make that straight, which
Elohim answereth him in the joy of his heart. he hath made crooked?
14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity
Chapter 6 consider; yea, Elohim hath made the one side by side with the other,
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after
men: him.
2 a man to whom Elohim giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he 15 All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man
lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet Elohim giveth that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that
him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and prolongeth his life in his evil-doing.
it is an evil disease. 16 Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why
3 If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the shouldest thou destroy thyself?
days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and 17 Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest
moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than thou die before thy time?
he: 18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that
4 for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth Elohim shall come forth
thereof is covered with darkness; from them all.
5 moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather 19 Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are
than the other: in a city.
6 yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no 20 Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good,
good, do not all go to one place? and sinneth not.
7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 21 Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear
8 For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath thy servant curse thee;
the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living? 22 for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this likewise hast cursed others.
also is vanity and a striving after wind. 23 All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far
10 Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it from me.
is know what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier 24 That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
than he. 25 I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out,
11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that
better? wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his 26 And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares
vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth Elohim shall
shall be after him under the sun? escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
27 Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to
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another, to find out the account;
1 A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than 28 which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a
the day of one's birth. thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not
2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of found.
feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his 29 Behold, this only have I found: that Elohim made man upright; but
heart. they have sought out many inventions.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance
the heart is made glad. Chapter 8
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a
fools is in the house of mirth. thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the his face is changed.
song of fools. 2 I counsel thee, Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the oath of Elohim.
fool: this also is vanity. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for
7 Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
the understanding. 4 For the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What
8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient doest thou?
in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 5 Whoso keepeth the mitzwah shall know no evil thing; and a wise
9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of man's heart discerneth time and judgment:
fools. 6 for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the
10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better misery of man is great upon him:
than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
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7 for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest
shall be? under the sun.
8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is
neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither
discharge in war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to thou goest.
it. 11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift,
9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet
done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time
another to his hurt. and chance happeneth to them all.
10 So I saw the wicked buried, and they came to the grave; and they 12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in
that had done right went away from the holy place, and were an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are
forgotten in the city: this also is vanity. the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon
11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, them.
therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 13 I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed
12 Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days, yet great unto me:
surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear Elohim, that fear 14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a
before him: great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against
13 but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his it.
days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before Elohim. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom
14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor
wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. 17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him
15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing that ruleth among fools.
under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth
abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which Elohim hath much good.
given him under the sun.
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that is done upon the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night 1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so
seeth sleep with his eyes), doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
17 then I beheld all the work of Elohim, that man cannot find out the 2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor 3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth
to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for
gentleness allayeth great offences.
Chapter 9 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error
1 For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the which proceedeth from the ruler:
righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of Elohim; 6 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants
2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to upon the earth.
the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a
that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the wall, a serpent shall bite him.
sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. 9 Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that
3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and 10 If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put
madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
dead. 11 If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage
4 For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living in the charmer.
dog is better than a dead lion. 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not will swallow up himself.
anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end
them is forgotten. of his talk is mischievous madness.
6 As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; 14 A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be;
neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
under the sun. 15 The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not
7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry how to go to the city.
heart; for Elohim hath already accepted thy works. 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in
8 Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil. the morning!
9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of 17 Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy
vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the 10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which
hands the house leaketh. was written uprightly, even words of truth.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and 11 The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are
money answereth all things. the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one
20 Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in shepherd.
thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and 12 And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books
that which hath wings shall tell the matter. there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
13 This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear Elohim, and
Chapter 11 keep his mitzwah; for this is the whole duty of man.
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. 14 For Elohim will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden
2 Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
what evil shall be upon the earth.
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth;
and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place
where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the
clouds shall not reap.
5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones
do grow in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest
not the work of Elohim who doeth all.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy
hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that,
or whether they both shall be alike good.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to
behold the sun.
8 Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him
remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that
cometh is vanity.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in
the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the
sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things Elohim will
bring thee into judgment.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy
flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
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1 Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil
days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no
pleasure in them;
2 before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are
darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the
strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because
they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be
darkened,
4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the
grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the
daughters of music shall be brought low;
5 yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in
the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper
shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his
everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
6 before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the
pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
7 and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth
unto Elohim who gave it.
8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
9 And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the
people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in
order many proverbs.
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11 For, lo, the winter is past; The rain is over and gone;
The Song of Songs, Which is 12 The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is
Solomon's come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
13 The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs, And the vines are in blossom;
They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come
Chapter 1
away.
1 The Song of songs, which is Solomon's. 14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For
than wine. sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our
Therefore do the virgins love thee. vineyards are in blossom.
4 Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth his flock among the
chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention lilies.
of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee. 17 Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my
5 I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains
Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. of Bether.
6 Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath
scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed against me; They Chapter 3
made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not 1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him,
kept. but I found him not.
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, 2 I said, I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the
Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I
is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions? found him not.
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me; To whom I said, Saw
the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' ye him whom my soul loveth?
tents. 4 It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my
9 I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought
10 Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, Thy neck with strings of him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that
jewels. conceived me.
11 We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver. 5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds
12 While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance. of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.
13 My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my 6 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness Like pillars of smoke,
breasts. Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers In the merchant?
vineyards of En-gedi. 7 Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; Threescore mighty men are about
15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
as doves. 8 They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: Every man hath his
16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night.
green. 9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin Of the wood of Lebanon.
17 The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, The bottom thereof of gold, the
seat of it of purple, The midst thereof being paved with love, From the
Chapter 2
daughters of Jerusalem.
1 I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys. 11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, With
2 As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him In the day of his
3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And
his fruit was sweet to my taste. Chapter 4
4 He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was 1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as
love. doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along
5 Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from the side of mount Gilead.
love. 2 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn, Which are
6 His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me. come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none
7 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds is bereaved among them.
of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please. 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy
8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.
mountains, Skipping upon the hills. 4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory, Whereon
9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind there hang a thousand bucklers, All the shields of the mighty men.
our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the 5 Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe, Which
lattice. feed among the lilies.
10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, 6 Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the
and come away. mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
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7 Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee. 16 His mouth is most sweet; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, With me from Lebanon: Look beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
from the top of Amana, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the
lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards. Chapter 6
9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; Thou hast ravished 1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither
my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck. hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?
10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy 2 My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To
love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
spices! 3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine; He feedeth his flock
11 Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are among the lilies,
under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of 4 Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as
Lebanon. an army with banners.
12 A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair
sealed. is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.
13 Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; 6 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the
Henna with spikenard plants, washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved
14 Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of among them.
frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. 7 Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.
15 Thou art a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing 8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins
streams from Lebanon. without number.
16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, 9 My dove, my undefiled, is but one; She is the only one of her mother;
that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his She is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her,
garden, And eat his precious fruits. and called her blessed; Yea, the queens and the concubines, and
they praised her.
Chapter 5 10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, Fair as the moon,
1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?
myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I 11 I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the
have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were
abundantly, O beloved. in flower.
2 I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that 12 Before I was aware, my soul set me Among the chariots of my
knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my princely people.
undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of 13 Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look
the night. upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance
3 I have put off my garment; how shall I put it on? I have washed my of Mahanaim?
feet; how shall I defile them?
4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, And my heart was Chapter 7
moved for him. 1 How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy
5 I rose up to open to my beloved; And my hands droppeth with myrrh, rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful
And my fingers with liquid myrrh, Upon the handles of the bolt. workman.
6 I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and 2 Thy body is like a round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting:
was gone. My soul had failed me when he spake: I sought him, but I Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 3 Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
7 The watchmen that go about the city found me, They smote me, they 4 Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes as the pools in
wounded me; The keepers of the walls took away my mantle from Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of
me. Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.
8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye 5 Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like
tell him, that I am sick from love. purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof.
9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among 6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou 7 This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to its clusters.
dost so adjure us? 8 I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the
10 My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand. branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the
11 His head is as the most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as smell of thy breath like apples,
a raven. 9 And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my
12 His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
and fitly set. 10 I am my beloved's; And his desire is toward me.
13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs: His 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the
lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh. villages.
14 His hands are as rings of gold set with beryl: His body is as ivory 12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine
work overlaid with sapphires. hath budded, And its blossom is open, And the pomegranates are in
15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: His flower: There will I give thee my love.
aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
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13 The mandrakes give forth fragrance; And at our doors are all
manner of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have laid up for thee,
O my beloved.
Chapter 8
1 Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my
mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; Yea, and
none would despise me.
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, Who would
instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of
my pomegranate.
3 His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should
embrace me.
4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor
awake my love, Until he please.
5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her
beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother
was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee
forth.
6 Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is
strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are
flashes of fire, A very flame of hy.
7 Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a
man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would
utterly be contemned.
8 We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for
our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for?
9 If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be
a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.
10 I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof Then was I in his
eyes as one that found peace.
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let out the vineyard
unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand
pieces of silver.
12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, shalt
have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken for thy
voice: Cause me to hear it.
14 Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young
hart Upon the mountains of spices.
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23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one
The Book of the Prophet Isaiah loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the
fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Chapter 1 24 Therefore saith the Master, Hwhy of hosts, the Mighty One of
1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine
and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, enemies;
kings of Judah. 25 and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy
2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Hwhy hath spoken: I dross, and will take away all thy tin;
have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled 26 and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at
against me. the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of
3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel righteousness, a faithful town.
doth not know, my people doth not consider. 27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with
4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, righteousness.
children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Hwhy, they have 28 But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together,
despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged and gone and they that forsake Hwhy shall be consumed.
backward. 29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and
5 Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that
6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in hath no water.
it; but wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes: they have not been 31 And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they
closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil. shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
7 Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, Chapter 2
strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown
by strangers. 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and
8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in Jerusalem.
a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 2 And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of
9 Except Hwhy of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we Hwhy's house shall be established on the top of the mountains,
should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Gomorrah. 3 And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the
10 Hear the word of Hwhy, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the mountain of Hwhy, to the house of the Elohim of Jacob; and he will
torah of our Elohim, ye people of Gomorrah. teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion
11 What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Hwhy: I shall go forth the torah, and the word of Hwhy from Jerusalem.
have had enough of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed 4 And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning
beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he- many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and
goats. their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against
12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
hand, to trample my courts? 5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Hwhy.
13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; 6 For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they
new moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies,- I cannot away are filled with customs from the east, and are soothsayers like the
with iniquity and the solemn meeting. Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth; they 7 And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their
are a trouble unto me; I am weary of bearing them. treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of
15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from their chariots.
you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are 8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own
full of blood. hands, that which their own fingers have made.
16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from 9 And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low:
before mine eyes; cease to do evil; therefore forgive them not.
17 learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror
fatherless, plead for the widow. of Hwhy, and from the glory of his majesty.
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith Hwhy: though your 11 The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of
sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red men shall be bowed down, and Hwhy alone shall be exalted in that
like crimson, they shall be as wool. day.
19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 12 For there shall be a day of Hwhy of hosts upon all that is proud
20 but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
the mouth of Hwhy hath spoken it. 13 and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and
21 How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! upon all the oaks of Bashan,
righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers. 14 and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted
22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water. up,
15 and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,
16 and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.
Zikarown Say’fer 391 Isaiah Chapter 5
17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness 19 the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
of men shall be brought low; and Hwhy alone shall be exalted in 20 the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the
that day. perfume-boxes, and the amulets;
18 And the idols shall utterly pass away. 21 the rings, and the nose-jewels;
19 And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of 22 the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the
the earth, from before the terror of Hwhy, and from the glory of his satchels;
majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. 23 the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils.
20 In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall
of gold, which have been made for them to worship, to the moles and be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set
to the bats; hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding
21 to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged instead of beauty.
rocks, from before the terror of Hwhy, and from the glory of his 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate
22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is and sit upon the ground.
he to be accounted of?
Chapter 4
Chapter 3 1 And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We
1 For, behold, the Master, Hwhy of hosts, doth take away from will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be
Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.
and the whole stay of water; 2 In that day shall the branch of Hwhy be beautiful and glorious, and
2 the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are
the diviner, and the elder; escaped of Israel.
3 the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and 3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that
the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter. remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over written among the living in Jerusalem;
them. 4 when Hwhy shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst
one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against thereof, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.
the old man, and the base against the honorable. 5 And Hwhy will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a
saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be spread a covering.
under thy hand; 6 And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the
7 in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be a healer; for in heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.
my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of
the people. Chapter 5
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue 1 Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his
and their doings are against Hwhy, to provoke the eyes of his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
glory. 2 and he digged it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it
9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also
declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring
they have done evil unto themselves. forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
10 Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray
eat the fruit of their doings. you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not
have done shall be done unto him. done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes,
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule brought it forth wild grapes?
over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and 5 And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away
destroy the way of thy paths. the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down the wall
13 Hwhy standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples. thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
14 Hwhy will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and 6 and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall
the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they
of the poor is in your houses: rain no rain upon it.
15 what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the 7 For the vineyard of Hwhy of hosts is the house of Israel, and the
poor? saith the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts. men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but,
16 Moreover Hwhy said, Because the daughters of Zion are behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.
haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking 8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there
and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
17 therefore Hwhy will smite with a scab the crown of the head of 9 In mine ears saith Hwhy of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be
the daughters of Zion, and Hwhy will lay bare their secret parts. desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
18 In that day Hwhy will take away the beauty of their anklets, and 10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed
the cauls, and the crescents; shall yield but an ephah.
11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may 2 Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he
follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them! covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain
12 And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in he did fly.
their feasts; but they regard not the work of Hwhy, neither have 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Hwhy of
they considered the operation of his hands. hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; 4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that
and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
parched with thirst. 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of
14 Therefore Sheol hath enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for
without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, mine eyes have seen the King, Hwhy of hosts.
and he that rejoiceth among them, descend into it. 6 Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his
15 And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
and the eyes of the lofty are humbled: 7 and he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy
16 but Hwhy of hosts is exalted in justice, and El the Holy One is lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin forgiven.
sanctified in righteousness. 8 And I heard the voice of Hwhy, saying, Whom shall I send, and
17 Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
of the fat ones shall wanderers eat. 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand
18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
as it were with a cart rope; 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and
19 that say, Let him make speed, let him hasten his work, that we may shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears,
see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
come, that we may know it! 11 Then said I, Hwhy, how long? And he answered, Until cities be
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land
for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for become utterly waste,
bitter! 12 and Hwhy have removed men far away, and the forsaken places
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their be many in the midst of the land.
own sight! 13 And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be eaten up: as a
22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they are
to mingle strong drink; felled; so the holy seed is the stock thereof.
23 that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness
of the righteous from him! Chapter 7
24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the 1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of
dry grass sinketh down in the flame, so their root shall be as Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the
rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against
rejected the torah of Hwhy of hosts, and despised the word of the it, but could not prevail against it.
Holy One of Israel. 2 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with
25 Therefore is the anger of Hwhy kindled against his people, and Ephraim. And his heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the
he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; trees of the forest tremble with the wind.
3 Then said Hwhy unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and
and the mountains tremble, and their dead bodies are as refuse in the
Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in
midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his
hand is stretched out still. the highway of the fuller's field;
4 and say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy
26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss for
them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for
speed swiftly. the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber 5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed
nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the evil against thee, saying,
latchet of their shoes be broken: 6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach
28 whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses' hoofs therein for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of
shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind: Tabeel;
7 thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, It shall not stand, neither shall it come
29 their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions;
to pass.
yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe,
and there shall be none to deliver. 8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is
30 And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken
sea: and if one look unto the land, behold, darkness and distress; andin pieces, so that is shall not be a people:
the light is darkened in the clouds thereof. 9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is
Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be
Chapter 6 established.
1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw Hwhy sitting upon a throne, 10 And Hwhy spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. 11 Ask thee a sign of Hwhy thy Elohim; ask it either in the depth, or
in the height above.
12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Hwhy.
13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for 12 Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall
you to weary men, that ye will weary my Elohim also? say, A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be in dread thereof.
14 Therefore Hwhy himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall 13 Hwhy of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear,
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. and let him be your dread.
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for
and choose the good. a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare
16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken. 15 And many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be
17 Hwhy will bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy snared, and be taken.
father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim 16 Bind thou up the testimony, seal the torah among my disciples.
departed from Judah-even the king of Assyria. 17 And I will wait for Hwhy, that hideth his face from the house of
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Hwhy will hiss for the Jacob, and I will look for him.
fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee 18 Behold, I and the children whom Hwhy hath given me are for
that is in the land of Assyria. signs and for wonders in Israel from Hwhy of hosts, who dwelleth
19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate in mount Zion.
valleys, and in the clefts of the rocks, and upon all thorn-hedges, and 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have
upon all pastures. familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should
20 In that day will Hwhy shave with a razor that is hired in the parts not a people seek unto their Elohim? on behalf of the living should
beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair they seek unto the dead?
of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard. 20 To the torah and to the testimony! if they speak not according to
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a this word, surely there is no morning for them.
young cow, and two sheep; 21 And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it
22 and it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of milk shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret
which they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall themselves, and curse by their king and by their Elohim, and turn
every one eat that is left in the midst of the land. their faces upward:
23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place, where there 22 and they shall look unto the earth, and behold, distress and
were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, shall be for briers darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness they shall be
and thorns. driven away.
24 With arrows and with bow shall one come thither, because all the
land shall be briers and thorns. Chapter 9
25 And all the hills that were digged with the mattock, thou shalt not 1 But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former
come thither for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of
sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of sheep. Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of
the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
Chapter 8 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that
1 And Hwhy said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light
with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz; shined.
2 and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy
and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they
3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. divide the spoil.
Then said Hwhy unto me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his
4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and, My oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.
mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be 5 For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments
carried away before the king of Assyria. rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.
5 And Hwhy spake unto me yet again, saying, 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the
6 Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty El, Everlasting Father, Prince of
7 now therefore, behold, Hwhy bringeth up upon them the waters of Peace.
the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory: 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no
and it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks; end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it,
8 and it shall sweep onward into Judah; it shall overflow and pass and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth
through; it shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its even for ever. The zeal of Hwhy of hosts will perform this.
wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. 8 Hwhy sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give 9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of
ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart,
gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. 10 The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the
10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.
word, and it shall not stand: for El is with us. 11 Therefore Hwhy will set up on high against him the adversaries
11 For Hwhy spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,
me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
12 the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall 14 and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as
devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth:
away, but his hand is stretched out still. and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth,
13 Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither or chirped.
have they sought Hwhy of hosts. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall
14 Therefore Hwhy will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm- the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should
branch and rush, in one day. wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not
15 The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet wood.
that teacheth lies, he is the tail. 16 Therefore will the Master, Hwhy of hosts, send among his fat
16 For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning
led of them are destroyed. like the burning of fire.
17 Therefore Hwhy will not rejoice over their young men, neither will 17 And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame;
he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this 18 And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field,
his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer
18 For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and fainteth.
thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll 19 And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a
upward in a column of smoke. child may write them.
19 Through the wrath of Hwhy of hosts is the land burnt up; and the 20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and
people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother. they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean
20 And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Hwhy, the Holy One
eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat of Israel, in truth.
every man the flesh of his own arm: 21 A remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty
21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together El.
shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but 22 For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, only a
his hand is stretched out still. remnant of them shall return: a destruction is determined, overflowing
with righteousness.
Chapter 10 23 For a full end, and that determined, will the Adonay, Hwhy of
1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.
that write perverseness; 24 Therefore thus saith the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, O my people
2 to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite
of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of
the fatherless their prey! Egypt.
3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be
which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.
will ye leave your glory? 26 And Hwhy of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the
4 They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the
the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
stretched out still. 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart
5 Come Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke
mine indignation! shall be destroyed by reason of fatness.
6 I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my 28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he
wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, layeth up his baggage;
and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 29 they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at
7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few. 30 Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of Gallim! hearken, O Laishah!
8 For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings? O thou poor Anathoth!
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria 31 Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
as Damascus? 32 This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the
10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; 33 Behold, the Master, Hwhy of hosts, will lop the boughs with
11 shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall
Jerusalem and her idols? be brought low.
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when Hwhy hath 34 And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and
performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory
of his high looks. Chapter 11
13 For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a
my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a
valiant man I have brought down them that sit on thrones:
2 And the Spirit of Hwhy shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and Chapter 13
understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge 1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
and of the fear of Hwhy. 2 Set ye up an ensign upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice unto
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of Hwhy; and he shall not judge them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; 3 I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my
4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones.
for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the
his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together!
5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the Hwhy of hosts is mustering the host for the battle.
girdle of his loins. 5 They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven,
6 And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down even Hwhy, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the
with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; whole land.
and a little child shall lead them. 6 Wail ye; for the day of Hwhy is at hand; as destruction from the
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down Almighty shall it come.
together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 7 Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the melt:
weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. 8 and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in
shall be full of the knowledge of Hwhy, as the waters cover the amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame.
sea. 9 Behold, the day of Hwhy cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners
standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations thereof out of it.
seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Hwhy will set his hand their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon
again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, that shall shall not cause its light to shine.
remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from 11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their
Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will
the islands of the sea. lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the 12 I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the
outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from pure gold of Ophir.
the four corners of the earth. 13 Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be
13 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that vex Judah shaken out of its place, in the wrath of Hwhy of hosts, and in the
shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not day of his fierce anger.
vex Ephraim. 14 And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep
14 And they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines on the that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people,
west; together shall they despoil the children of the east: they shall and shall flee every man to his own land.
put forth their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of 15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that
Ammon shall obey them. is taken shall fall by the sword.
15 And Hwhy will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and 16 Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their
with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod. 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who shall not regard
16 And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, that silver, and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
shall remain, from Assyria; like as there was for Israel in the day that 18 And their bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall
he came up out of the land of Egypt. have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare
Chapter 12 children.
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans'
1 And in that day thou shalt say, I will give thanks unto thee, O
pride, shall be as when Elohim overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Hwhy; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned
20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from
away and thou comfortest me.
generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there;
2 Behold, El is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for hy
neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there.
Hwhy, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild
4 And in that day shall ye say, Give thanks unto Hwhy, call upon his
goats shall dance there.
name, declare his doings among the peoples, make mention that his
22 And wolves shall cry in their castles, and jackals in the pleasant
name is exalted.
palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be
5 Sing unto Hwhy; for he hath done excellent things: let this be
prolonged.
known in all the earth.
6 Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of
thee is the Holy One of Israel.
Chapter 14 25 that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains
1 For Hwhy will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his
Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join burden depart from off their shoulder.
himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; and this
2 And the peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Hwhy for 27 For Hwhy of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and
servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
3 And it shall come to pass in the day that Hwhy shall give thee rest 29 Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee
from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and
wherein thou wast made to serve, his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
4 that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and 30 And the first-born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie
say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! down in safety; and I will kill thy root with famine, and thy remnant
5 Hwhy hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers; shall be slain.
6 that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of
nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained. thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no
7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. straggler in his ranks.
8 Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, 32 What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That
Since thou art laid low, no hewer is come up against us. Hwhy hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people
9 Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it take refuge.
stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it Chapter 15
hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
1 The burden of Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and
10 All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak
brought to nought; for in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought
as we? art thou become like unto us?
to nought.
11 Thy pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of thy viols: the
2 They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to
worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee.
weep: Moab waileth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning!
is baldness, every beard is cut off.
how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!
3 In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on their
13 And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt
housetops, and in their broad places, every one waileth, weeping
my throne above the stars of El; and I will sit upon the mount of
abundantly.
congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north;
4 And Heshbon crieth out, and Elealeh; their voice is heard even unto
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like
Jahaz: therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembleth
the Most High.
within him.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of
5 My heart crieth out for Moab; her nobles flee unto Zoar, to Eglath-
the pit.
shelishi-yah: for by the ascent of Luhith with weeping they go up; for
16 They that see thee shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee,
in the way of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction.
saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake
6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered
kingdoms;
away, the tender grass faileth, there is no green thing.
17 that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities
7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have
thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?
laid up, shall they carry away over the brook of the willows.
18 All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in
8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing
his own house.
thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim.
19 But thou art cast forth away from thy sepulchre like an abominable
9 For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more upon
branch, clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword,
Dimon, a lion upon them of Moab that escape, and upon the remnant
that go down to the stones of the pit; as a dead body trodden under
of the land.
foot.
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast Chapter 16
destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers 1 Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the
shall not be named for ever. wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
21 Prepare ye slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers, 2 For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall
that they rise not up, and possess the earth, and fill the face of the the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.
world with cities. 3 Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shade as the night in the
22 And I will rise up against them, saith Hwhy of hosts, and cut off midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive.
from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son's son, saith 4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to
Hwhy. him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to
23 I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of nought, destruction ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the
water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith Hwhy land.
of hosts. 5 And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit
24 Hwhy of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and
shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: swift to do righteousness.
6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall
his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the
7 Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust
raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken. before the storm.
8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the 14 At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not.
masters of the nations have broken down the choice branches This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob
thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the us.
wilderness; its shoots were spread abroad, they passed over the sea.
9 Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Chapter 18
Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for 1 Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of
upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest the battle shout is fallen. Ethiopia;
10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in 2 that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus
the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and
treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that
shout to cease. meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!
11 Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine 3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, when an
inward parts for Kir-heres. ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when the trumpet is
12 And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he blown, hear ye.
wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary 4 For thus hath Hwhy said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in
to pray, that he shall not prevail. my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in
13 This is the word that Hwhy spake concerning Moab in time past. the heat of harvest.
14 But now Hwhy hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the 5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower
years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, becometh a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning-
with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of hooks, and the spreading branches will he take away and cut down.
no account. 6 They shall be left together unto the ravenous birds of the mountains,
and to the beasts of the earth; and the ravenous birds shall summer
Chapter 17 upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from 7 In that time shall a present be brought unto Hwhy of hosts from a
being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. people tall and smooth, even from a people terrible from their
2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down,
lie down, and none shall make them afraid. whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Hwhy of
3 And the fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from hosts, the mount Zion.
Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they shall be as the glory of the
children of Israel, saith Hwhy of hosts. Chapter 19
4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be The burden of Egypt. Behold, Hwhy rideth upon a swift cloud, and
1
made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his
5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing grain, presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth 2 And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall
ears in the valley of Rephaim. fight every one against his brother, and every one against his
6 Yet there shall be left therein gleanings, as the shaking of an olive- neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the
five in the outmost branches of a fruitful tree, saith Hwhy, the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the
Elohim of Israel. charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
7 In that day shall men look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master; and
4
respect to the Holy One of Israel. a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Master, Hwhy of hosts.
8 And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither 5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted
shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either and become dry.
the Asherim, or the sun-images. 6 And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be
9 In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the diminished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither away.
wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the 7 The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown
children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation. fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
10 For thou hast forgotten the Elohim of thy salvation, and hast not And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile
8
been mindful of the rock of thy strength; therefore thou plantest shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall
pleasant plants, and settest it with strange slips. languish.
11 In the day of thy planting thou hedgest it in, and in the morning thou 9 Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white
makest thy seed to blossom; but the harvest fleeth away in the day of cloth, shall be confounded.
grief and of desperate sorrow. 10 And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces; all they that work
12 Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the for hire shall be grieved in soul.
seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty 11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest
waters! counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh,
I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
12 Where then are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now; and let 2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth
them know what Hwhy of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt. treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege,
13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Memphis are O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
deceived; they have caused Egypt to go astray, that are the corner- 3 Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold
stone of her tribes. upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I
14 Hwhy hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.
and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a 4 My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I
drunken man staggereth in his vomit. desired hath been turned into trembling unto me.
15 Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm- 5 They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise
branch or rush, may do. up, ye princes, anoint the shield.
16 In that day shall the Egyptians be like unto women; and they shall 6 For thus hath Hwhy said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him
tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Hwhy of declare what he seeth:
hosts, which he shaketh over them. 7 and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a
17 And the land of Judah shall become a terror unto Egypt; every one troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed.
to whom mention is made thereof shall be afraid, because of the 8 And he cried as a lion: O Hwhy, I stand continually upon the watch-
purpose of Hwhy of hosts, which he purposeth against it. tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;
18 In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak 9 and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he
the language of Canaan, and swear to Hwhy of hosts; one shall be answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven
called The city of destruction. images of her elohim are broken unto the ground.
19 In that day shall there be an altar to Hwhy in the midst of the land 10 O thou my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have
of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to Hwhy. heard from Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, have I declared
20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Hwhy of hosts in unto you.
the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Hwhy because of 11 The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman,
oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
will deliver them. 12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye
21 And Hwhy shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come.
know Hwhy in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and 13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye
oblation, and shall vow a vow unto Hwhy, and shall perform it. caravans of Dedanites.
22 And Hwhy will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall 14 Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the
return unto Hwhy, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.
them. 15 For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and
23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and 16 For thus hath Hwhy said unto me, Within a year, according to the
the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians. years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;
24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a 17 and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the
blessing in the midst of the earth; children of Kedar, shall be few; for Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, hath
25 for that Hwhy of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be spoken it.
Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine
inheritance. Chapter 22
1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art
Chapter 20 wholly gone up to the housetops?
1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, when Sargon the king of 2 O thou that art full of shoutings, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; thy
Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it; slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.
2 at that time Hwhy spake by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, 3 All thy rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all
and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put thy shoe from off that were found of thee were bound together; they fled afar off.
thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 4 Therefore said I, Look away from me, I will weep bitterly; labor not to
3 And Hwhy said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and 5 For it is a day of discomfiture, and of treading down, and of perplexity,
concerning Ethiopia; from the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, in the valley of vision; a breaking
4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.
exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with 6 And Elam bare the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and
buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. Kir uncovered the shield.
5 And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia 7 And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots,
their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.
6 And the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, 8 And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that
such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from day to the armor in the house of the forest.
the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape? 9 And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many;
and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
Chapter 21 10 and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the
1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South houses to fortify the wall;
sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.
11 ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the 10 Pass through thy land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is
old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had no restraint any more.
ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago. 11 He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he hath shaken the
12 And in that day did the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, call to weeping, kingdoms: Hwhy hath given commandment concerning Canaan, to
and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: destroy the strongholds thereof.
13 and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, 12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin
eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we daughter of Sidon: arise, pass over to Kittim; even there shalt thou
shall die. have no rest.
14 And Hwhy of hosts revealed himself in mine ears, Surely this 13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the
iniquity shall not be forgiven you till ye die, saith the Adonay, Hwhy Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness; they set up
of hosts. their towers; they overthrew the palaces thereof; they made it a ruin.
15 Thus saith the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, Go, get thee unto this 14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.
treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, and say, 15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten
16 What doest thou here? and whom has thou here, that thou hast seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of
hewed thee out here a sepulchre? hewing him out a sepulchre on seventy years it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot.
high, graving a habitation for himself in the rock! 16 Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten;
17 Behold, Hwhy, like a strong man, will hurl thee away violently; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be
yea, he will wrap thee up closely. remembered.
18 He will surely wind thee round and round, and toss thee like a ball 17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that
into a large country; there shalt thou die, and there shall be the Hwhy will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play
chariots of thy glory, thou shame of thy master's house. the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the
19 And I will thrust thee from thine office; and from thy station shalt earth.
thou be pulled down. 18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Hwhy: it
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for
Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: them that dwell before Hwhy, to eat sufficiently, and for durable
21 and I will cloth him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, clothing.
and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a
father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. Chapter 24
22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and 1 Behold, Hwhy maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and
he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
open. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the
23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as
throne of glory to his father's house. with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the
24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to
offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all him.
the flagons. 3 The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Hwhy
25 In that day, saith Hwhy of hosts, shall the nail that was fastened hath spoken this word.
in a sure place give way; and it shall be hewn down, and fall; and the 4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and
burden that was upon it shall be cut off; for Hwhy hath spoken it. fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they
Chapter 23 have transgressed the torah, violated the statutes, broken the
1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so everlasting covenant.
that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell
revealed to them. therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are
2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of burned, and few men left.
Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted
3 And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, do sigh.
was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations. 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth,
4 Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold the joy of the harp ceaseth.
of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have 9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to
I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins. them that drink it.
5 When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the 10 The waste city is broken down; every house is shut up, that no man
report of Tyre. may come in.
6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; wail, ye inhabitants of the coast. 11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is
7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
carried her afar off to sojourn? 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
8 Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose 13 For thus shall it be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as
merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the the shaking of an olive-tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is
earth? done.
9 Hwhy of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to 14 These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of
bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. Hwhy they cry aloud from the sea.
15 Wherefore glorify ye Hwhy in the east, even the name of Chapter 26
Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, in the isles of the sea. 1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: we have a
16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to strong city; salvation will he appoint for walls and bulwarks.
the righteous. But I said, I pine away, I pine away, woe is me! the 2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth faith may
treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have enter in.
dealt very treacherously. 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee;
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the because he trusteth in thee.
earth. 4 Trust ye in Hwhy for ever; for in hy Hwhy, is an everlasting
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the rock.
fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the 5 For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he
pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows on high are opened, layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to
and the foundations of the earth tremble. the dust.
19 The earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent asunder, the earth is 6 The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps
shaken violently. of the needy.
20 The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and 7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the
fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy path of the just.
upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again. 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Hwhy, have we waited for
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Hwhy will punish the thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our
host of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the soul.
earth. 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the
the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
they be visited. 10 Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and
Hwhy of hosts will reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and will not behold the majesty of Hwhy.
before his elders shall be glory. 11 Hwhy, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see
Chapter 25 thy zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour
thine adversaries.
1 O Hwhy, thou art my Elohim; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name;
12 Hwhy, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought
for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in
all our works for us.
faithfulness and truth.
13 O Hwhy our Elohim, other masters besides thee have had
2 For thou hast made of a city a heap, of a fortified city a ruin, a palace
dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not
3 Therefore shall a strong people glorify thee; a city of terrible nations
rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all
shall fear thee.
remembrance of them to perish.
4 For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the
15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Hwhy, thou hast increased the
needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat,
nation; thou art glorified; thou hast enlarged all the borders of the
when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
land.
5 As the heat in a dry place wilt thou bring down the noise of strangers;
16 Hwhy, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer
as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall
when thy chastening was upon them.
be brought low.
17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her
6 And in this mountain will Hwhy of hosts make unto all peoples a
delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so we have been
feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of
before thee, O Hwhy.
marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were
7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering that
brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth;
covereth all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.
neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
8 He hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Adonay Hwhy will
19 Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye
wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will
that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the
he take away from off all the earth: for Hwhy hath spoken it.
earth shall cast forth the dead.
9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our Elohim; we have waited
20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors
for him, and he will save us: this is Hwhy; we have waited for him,
about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be
we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
overpast.
10 For in this mountain will the hand of Hwhy rest; and Moab shall
21 For, behold, Hwhy cometh forth out of his place to punish the
be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the
inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose
water of the dung-hill.
her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that
swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim; but Hwhy will lay low Chapter 27
his pride together with the craft of his hands. 1 In that day Hwhy with his hard and great and strong sword will
12 And the high fortress of thy walls hath he brought down, laid low, punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent;
and brought to the ground, even to the dust. and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
2 In that day: A vineyard of wine, sing ye unto it. 11 Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he
3 I Hwhy am its keeper; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I speak to this people;
will keep it night and day. 12 to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary;
4 Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together. 13 Therefore shall the word of Hwhy be unto them precept upon
5 Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a
with me; yea, let him make peace with me. little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be
6 In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; broken, and snared, and taken.
and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit. 14 Wherefore hear the word of Hwhy, ye scoffers, that rule this
7 Hath he smitten them as he smote those that smote them? or are people that is in Jerusalem:
they slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by them? 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and
8 In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost content with with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall
them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in the day of the pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our
east wind. refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
9 Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all 16 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner -stone of sure
altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
and the sun-images shall rise no more. 17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet;
10 For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall
like the wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie overflow the hiding-place.
down, and consume the branches thereof. 18 And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your
11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge
women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion 19 As often as it passeth though, it shall take you; for morning by
upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor. morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be
12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Hwhy will beat off his nought but terror to understand the message.
fruit from the flood of the River unto the brook of Egypt; and ye shall 20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and
be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great trumpet shall be 21 For Hwhy will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in
blown; and they shall come that were ready to perish in the land of the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and
Assyria, and they that were outcasts in the land of Egypt; and they bring to pass his act, his strange act.
shall worship Hwhy in the holy mountain at Jerusalem. 22 Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong;
for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Adonay, Hwhy of
Chapter 28 hosts, upon the whole earth.
1 Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the 23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat 24 Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he continually
valley of them that are overcome with wine! open and harrow his ground?
2 Behold, Hwhy hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a 25 When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the
destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the
cast down to the earth with the hand. barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof?
3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden 26 For his Elohim doth instruct him aright, and doth teach him.
under foot: 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp threshing instrument,
4 and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches
the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he 28 Bread grain is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and
eateth it up. though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not
5 In that day will Hwhy of hosts become a crown of glory, and a grind it.
diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people; 29 This also cometh forth from Hwhy of hosts, who is wonderful in
6 and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
them that turn back the battle at the gate.
7 And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the Chapter 29
priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of 1 Come Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to
wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in year; let the feasts come round:
judgment. 2 then will I distress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation;
8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place and she shall be unto me as Ariel.
clean. 3 And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against
9 Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to thee with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee.
understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and 4 And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground,
drawn from the breasts? and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as
10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech
line upon line; here a little, there a little. shall whisper out of the dust.
5 But the multitude of thy foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude Chapter 30
of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an 1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith Hwhy, that take counsel, but
instant suddenly. not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may
6 She shall be visited of Hwhy of hosts with thunder, and with add sin to sin,
earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the 2 that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth;
flame of a devouring fire. to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take
7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the
be as a dream, a vision of the night. refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
8 And it shall be as when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he 4 For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors are come to
eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty Hanes.
man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, 5 They shall all be ashamed because of a people that cannot profit
behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion. 6 The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble
9 Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper
drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of
10 For Hwhy hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a
hath closed your eyes, the prophets; and your heads, the seers, hath people that shall not profit them.
he covered. 7 For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called
11 And all vision is become unto you as the words of a book that is her Rahab that sitteth still.
sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I 8 Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that
pray thee; and he saith, I cannot, for it is sealed: it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.
12 and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read 9 For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear
this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned. the torah of Hwhy;
13 And Hwhy said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, 10 that say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not
and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a mitzwah of 11 get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy
men which hath been taught them; One of Israel to cease from before us.
14 therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this 12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise
people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely
their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent thereon;
men shall be hid. 13 therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall,
15 Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Hwhy, and swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly in an
whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who instant.
knoweth us? 14 And he shall break it as a potter's vessel is broken, breaking it in
16 Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; pieces without sparing; so that there shall not be found among the
that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; pieces thereof a sherd wherewith to take fire from the hearth, or to dip
or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no up water out of the cistern.
understanding? 15 For thus said the Adonay Hwhy, the Holy One of Israel, In
17 Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence
fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? shall be your strength. And ye would not:
18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the 16 but ye said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee:
eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you
19 The meek also shall increase their joy in Hwhy, and the poor be swift.
among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 17 One thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five
20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain,
and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off; and as an ensign on a hill.
21 that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him 18 And therefore will Hwhy wait, that he may be gracious unto you;
that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you:
nought. for Hwhy is an Elohim of justice; blessed are all they that wait for
22 Therefore thus saith Hwhy, who redeemed Abraham, concerning him.
the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; thou shalt weep no
his face now wax pale. more; he will surely be gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry;
23 But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst when he shall hear, he will answer thee.
of him, they shall sanctify my name; yea, they shall sanctify the Holy 20 And though Hwhy give you the bread of adversity and the water
One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the Elohim of Israel. of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine
24 They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they eyes shall see thy teachers;
that murmur shall receive instruction. 21 and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the
way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to
the left.
22 And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, 7 For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and
and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. 8 And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword,
23 And he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and
ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat his young men shall become subject to taskwork.
and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures; 9 And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall
24 the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat be dismayed at the ensign, saith Hwhy, whose fire is in Zion, and
savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and his furnace in Jerusalem.
with the fork.
25 And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high Chapter 32
hill, brooks and streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in
when the towers fall. justice.
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and 2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert
the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of
the day that Hwhy bindeth up the hurt of his people, and healeth a great rock in a weary land.
the stroke of their wound. 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them
27 Behold, the name of Hwhy cometh from far, burning with his that hear shall hearken.
anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and 4 And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue
his tongue is as a devouring fire; of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
28 and his breath is as an overflowing stream, that reacheth even unto 5 The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be
the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction: and a bridle bountiful.
that causeth to err shall be in the jaws of the peoples. 6 For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise
29 Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and profaneness, and to utter error against Hwhy, to make empty the
gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come unto the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
mountain of Hwhy, to the Rock of Israel. 7 And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices
30 And Hwhy will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh
show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, right.
and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, and tempest, and 8 But the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he
hailstones. continue.
31 For through the voice of Hwhy shall the Assyrian be dismayed; 9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease, and hear my voice; ye careless
with his rod will he smite him. daughters, give ear unto my speech.
32 And every stroke of the appointed staff, which Hwhy shall lay 10 For days beyond a year shall ye be troubled, ye careless women;
upon him, shall be with the sound of tabrets and harps; and in battles for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.
with the brandishing of his arm will he fight with them. 11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones;
33 For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much 12 They shall smite upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the
wood; the breath of Hwhy, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle fruitful vine.
it. 13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea,
upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
Chapter 31 14 For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be
1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy
trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
they are very strong, but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, 15 until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness
neither seek Hwhy! become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest.
2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his 16 Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall
words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against abide in the fruitful field.
the help of them that work iniquity. 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not El; and their horses flesh, and righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.
not spirit: and when Hwhy shall stretch out his hand, both he that 18 And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe
helpeth shall stumble, and he that is helped shall fall, and they all dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
shall be consumed together. 19 But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be
4 For thus saith Hwhy unto me, As the lion and the young lion utterly laid low.
growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth 20 Blessed are yet that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet
against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for of the ox and the ass.
the noise of them: so will Hwhy of hosts come down to fight upon
mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof. Chapter 33
5 As birds hovering, so will Hwhy of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will 1 Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and
protect and deliver it, he will pass over and preserve it. dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee!
6 Turn ye unto him from whom ye have deeply revolted, O children of When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and
Israel. when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal
treacherously with thee.
2 O Hwhy, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our 2 For Hwhy hath indignation against all the nations, and wrath
arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. against all their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath
3 At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of delivered them to the slaughter.
thyself the nations are scattered. 3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies
4 And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as shall come up; and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
locusts leap shall men leap upon it. 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall
5 Hwhy is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the
justice and righteousness. leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as a fading leaf from the fig-tree.
6 And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, 5 For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down
wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Hwhy is thy treasure. upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
7 Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace 6 The sword of Hwhy is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness,
weep bitterly. with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams;
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: the enemy hath for Hwhy hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the
broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not land of Edom.
man. 7 And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with
9 The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is confounded and the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust
withereth away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel made fat with fatness.
shake off their leaves. 8 For Hwhy hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the
10 Now will I arise, saith Hwhy; now will I lift up myself; now will I be cause of Zion.
exalted. 9 And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and the dust
11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning
fire that shall devour you. pitch.
12 And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go
down, that are burned in the fire. up for ever; from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall
13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, pass through it for ever and ever.
acknowledge my might. 11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and
14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of
unrighteous ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.
who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings? 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be
15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that there; and all its princes shall be nothing.
despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking 13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the
a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for
eyes from looking upon evil: ostriches.
16 He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions 14 And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and
of rocks; his bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle
17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land there, and shall find her a place of rest.
that reacheth afar. 15 There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and
18 Thy heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every
is he that weighed the tribute? where is he that counted the towers? one with her mate.
19 Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech 16 Seek ye out of the book of Hwhy, and read: no one of these shall
that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath
not understand. commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.
20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see 17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto
Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to
stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the generation shall they dwell therein.
cords thereof be broken.
21 But there Hwhy will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers Chapter 35
and streams, wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall 1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall
gallant ship pass thereby. rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
22 For Hwhy is our judge, Hwhy is our lawgiver, Hwhy is our 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the
king; he will save us. glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and
23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of theirSharon: they shall see the glory of Hwhy, the excellency of our
mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great Elohim.
spoil divided; the lame took the prey. 3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold,
therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. your Elohim will come with vengeance, with the recompense of
Elohim; he will come and save you.
Chapter 34 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf
1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the shall be unstopped.
earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that
come forth from it.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb 16 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make
shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat ye every one of his
the desert. vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters
7 And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground of his own cistern;
springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be 17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land
grass with reeds and rushes. of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
8 And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The 18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Hwhy will deliver
way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but is shall be for us. Hath any of the elohim of the nations delivered his land out of the
the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein. hand of the king of Assyria?
9 No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; 19 Where are the elohim of Hamath and Arpad? where are the elohim
they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
10 and the ransomed of Hwhy shall return, and come with singing 20 Who are they among all the elohim of these countries, that have
unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall delivered their country out of my hand, that Hwhy should deliver
obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Jerusalem out of my hand?
21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the
Chapter 36 king's mitzwah was, saying, Answer him not.
1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that 22 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household,
Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to
Judah, and took them. Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of
2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem Rabshakeh.
unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of
the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field. Chapter 37
3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over 1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house
the recorder. of Hwhy.
4 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the
the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto
thou trustest? Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
5 I say, thy counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on 3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of
whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me? trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to
6 Behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so 4 It may be Hwhy thy Elohim will hear the words of Rabshakeh,
is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him. whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living
7 But if thou say unto me, We trust in Hwhy our Elohim: is not that Elohim, and will rebuke the words which Hwhy thy Elohim hath
he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
altar? 6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus
8 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of saith Hwhy, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard,
Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
thy part to set riders upon them. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall
9 How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in
my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for his own land.
horsemen? 8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring
10 And am I now come up without Hwhy against this land to destroy against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
it? Hwhy said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come
11 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers
pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we to Hezekiah, saying,
understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy
of the people that are on the wall. Elohim in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall
12 But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
you? 12 Have the elohim of the nations delivered them, which my fathers
13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of
language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Eden that were in Telassar?
Assyria. 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of
14 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?
able to deliver you: 14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers,
15 neither let Hezekiah make you trust in Hwhy, saying, Hwhy will and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Hwhy, and
surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king spread it before Hwhy.
of Assyria. 15 And Hezekiah prayed unto Hwhy, saying,
16 O Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, that sittest above the 36 And the angel of Hwhy went forth, and smote in the camp of the
cherubim, thou art the Elohim, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men
the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
17 Incline thine ear, O Hwhy, and hear; open thine eyes, O Hwhy, 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned,
and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to and dwelt at Nineveh.
defy the living Elohim. 38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch
18 Of a truth, Hwhy, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the his elohim, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with
countries, and their land, the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-
19 and have cast their elohim into the fire: for they were no elohim, but haddon his son reigned in his stead.
the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have
destroyed them. Chapter 38
20 Now therefore, O Hwhy our Elohim, save us from his hand, that 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet
all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Hwhy, even the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Hwhy,
thou only. Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Hwhy,
saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me 3 and said, Remember now, O Hwhy, I beseech thee, how I have
against Sennacherib king of Assyria, walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done
22 this is the word which Hwhy hath spoken concerning him: The that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; 4 Then came the word of Hwhy to Isaiah, saying,
the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of David thy
23 Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will
thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against add unto thy days fifteen years.
the Holy One of Israel. 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of
24 By thy servants hast thou defied Hwhy, and hast said, With the Assyria; and I will defend this city.
multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, 7 And this shall be the sign unto thee from Hwhy, that Hwhy will
to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars do this thing that he hath spoken:
thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into its 8 behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on
farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field; the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the
25 I have digged and drunk water, and with the sole of my feet will I sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down.
dry up all the rivers of Egypt. 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and
26 Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of was recovered of his sickness.
ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be thine to 10 I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I
lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps. am deprived of the residue of my years.
27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were 11 I said, I shall not see hy, even hy in the land of the living: I shall
dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field of grain 12 My dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me as a
before it is grown up. shepherd's tent: I have rolled up, like a weaver, my life; he will cut me
28 But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, off from the loom: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of
and thy raging against me. me.
29 Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is 13 I quieted myself until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my
come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and bones: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which 14 Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove;
thou camest. mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Hwhy, I am oppressed, be
30 And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which thou my surety.
groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the 15 What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath
same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my
and eat the fruit thereof. soul.
31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again 16 O Hwhy, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life
take root downward, and bear fruit upward. of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.
32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount 17 Behold, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness: But thou
Zion they that shall escape. The zeal of Hwhy of hosts will perform hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou
this. hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
33 Therefore thus saith Hwhy concerning the king of Assyria, He 18 For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They
shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The
34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall father to the children shall make known thy truth.
not come unto this city, saith Hwhy. 20 Hwhy is ready to save me: Therefore we will sing my songs with
35 For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my stringed instruments All the days of our life in the house of Hwhy.
servant David's sake. 21 Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a
plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.
22 Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the
house of Hwhy? hills in a balance?
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of Hwhy, or being his counsellor
Chapter 39 hath taught him?
1 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, 14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught
sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to
sick, and was recovered. him the way of understanding?
2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his 15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a
precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in very little thing.
his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, 16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof
that Hezekiah showed them not. sufficient for a burnt-offering.
3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, 17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by
What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And him as less than nothing, and vanity.
Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from 18 To whom then will ye liken El? or what likeness will ye compare
Babylon. unto him?
4 Then said he, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah 19 The image, a workman hath cast it, and the goldsmith overlayeth it
answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.
among my treasures that I have not showed them. 20 He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree
5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of Hwhy of hosts: that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a
6 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in thy house, and that graven image, that shall not be moved.
which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried 21 Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you
to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Hwhy. from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of
7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, the earth?
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the 22 It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants
king of Babylon. thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a
8 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Hwhy which curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and 23 that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth
truth in my days. as vanity.
24 Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown;
Chapter 40
yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth
1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your Elohim. upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her stubble.
warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath 25 To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to him? saith
received of Hwhy's hand double for all her sins. the Holy One.
3 The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that
Hwhy; make level in the desert a highway for our Elohim. bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is
made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places lacking.
a plain: 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid
5 and the glory of Hwhy shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it from Hwhy, and the justice due to me is passed away from my
together; for the mouth of Hwhy hath spoken it. Elohim?
6 The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting Elohim,
is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. Hwhy, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Hwhy weary; there is no searching of his understanding.
bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our Elohim increaseth strength.
shall stand forever. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high utterly fall:
mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy 31 but they that wait for Hwhy shall renew their strength; they shall
voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they
Judah, Behold, your Elohim! shall walk, and not faint.
10 Behold, the Adonay Hwhy will come as a mighty one, and his
arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his Chapter 41
recompense before him. 1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their
11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near
arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that together to judgment.
have their young. 2 Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in
12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh
meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the
driven stubble to his bow.
3 He pursueth them, and passeth on safely, even by a way that he had 26 Who hath declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and
not gone with his feet. beforetime, that we may say, He is right? yea, there is none that
4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the declareth, yea, there is none that showeth, yea, there is none that
beginning? I, Hwhy, the first, and with the last, I am he. heareth your words.
5 The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they 27 I am the first that saith unto Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will
draw near, and come. give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
6 They help every one his neighbor; and every one saith to his brother, 28 And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no
Be of good courage. counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
7 So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, and he that smootheth 29 Behold, all of them, their works are vanity and nought; their molten
with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It images are wind and confusion.
is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that is should not be moved.
8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Chapter 42
Abraham my friend, 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul
9 thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to
from the corners thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I the Gentiles.
have chosen thee and not cast thee away; 2 He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the
10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy street.
Elohim; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold 3 A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not
thee with the right hand of my righteousness. quench: he will bring forth justice in truth.
11 Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be put to 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth;
shame and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and the isles shall wait for his torah.
and shall perish. 5 Thus saith El Hwhy, he that created the heavens, and stretched
12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh
contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to
as a thing of nought. them that walk therein:
13 For I, Hwhy thy Elohim, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, 6 I, Hwhy, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand,
Fear not; I will help thee. and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a
14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, light of the Gentiles;
saith Hwhy, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. 7 to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
15 Behold, I have made thee to be a new sharp threshing instrument and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, 8 I am Hwhy, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another,
and shalt make the hills as chaff. neither my praise unto graven images.
16 Thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I
the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Hwhy, declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. 10 Sing unto Hwhy a new song, and his praise from the end of the
17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and
tongue faileth for thirst; I, Hwhy, will answer them, I, the Elohim of the inhabitants thereof.
Israel, will not forsake them. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the
18 I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let
the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry them shout from the top of the mountains.
land springs of water. 12 Let them give glory unto Hwhy, and declare his praise in the
19 I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and islands.
the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the fir-tree, the pine, and the box- 13 Hwhy will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a
tree together: man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily
20 that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand against his enemies.
together, that the hand of Hwhy hath done this, and the Holy One 14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained
of Israel hath created it. myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant
21 Produce your cause, saith Hwhy; bring forth your strong reasons, together.
saith the King of Jacob. 15 I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I
22 Let them bring forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.
declare ye the former things, what they are, that we may consider 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that
them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come. they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them,
23 Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not
that ye are elohim: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be forsake them.
dismayed, and behold it together. 17 They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that
24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work is of nought; an trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our
abomination is he that chooseth you. elohim.
25 I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I
rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay. send? who is blind as he that is at peace with me, and blind as
Hwhy's servant?
20 Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not
but he heareth not. know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the
21 It pleased Hwhy, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the desert.
torah, and make it honorable. 20 The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the
22 But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the
snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses: they are for a desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. 21 the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my
23 Who is there among you that will give ear to this? that will hearken praise.
and hear for the time to come? 22 Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been
24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not weary of me, O Israel.
Hwhy? he against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they 23 Thou hast not brought me of thy sheep for burnt-offerings; neither
would not walk, neither were they obedient unto his torah. hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee
25 Therefore he poured upon him the fierceness of his anger, and the with offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense.
strength of battle; and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou
and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened me with
thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
Chapter 43 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own
1 But now thus saith Hwhy that created thee, O Jacob, and he that sake; and I will not remember thy sins.
formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have 26 Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set thou forth thy
called thee by thy name, thou art mine. cause, that thou mayest be justified.
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and 27 Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against
through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest me.
through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame 28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make
kindle upon thee. Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling.
3 For I am Hwhy thy Elohim, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I
have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead. Chapter 44
4 Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have 1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:
loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead 2 Thus saith Hwhy that made thee, and formed thee from the womb,
of thy life. who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou,
5 Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
gather thee from the west; 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry
6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon
my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth; thine offspring:
7 every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my 4 and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the
glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made. watercourses.
8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have 5 One shall say, I am Hwhy's; and another shall call himself by the
ears. name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto
9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be Hwhy, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former 6 Thus saith Hwhy, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Hwhy of
things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no
them hear, and say, It is truth. Elohim.
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith Hwhy, and my servant whom I have 7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for
chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am me, since I established the ancient people? and the things that are
he: before me there was no El formed, neither shall there be after me. coming, and that shall come to pass, let them declare.
11 I, even I, am Hwhy; and besides me there is no saviour. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old,
12 I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there an Eloah besides
was no strange elohim among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
saith Hwhy, and I am El. 9 They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the
13 Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see
out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it? not, nor know: that they may be put to shame.
14 Thus saith Hwhy, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For 10 Who hath fashioned an el, or molten an image that is profitable for
your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as nothing?
fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing. 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame; and the workmen, they
15 I am Hwhy, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; they
16 Thus saith Hwhy, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the shall fear, they shall be put to shame together.
mighty waters; 12 The smith maketh an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth
17 who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry,
man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint.
are quenched as a wick): 13 The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil;
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses,
old.
and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a 4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called
man, to dwell in a house. thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known
14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, me.
and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he 5 I am Hwhy, and there is none else; besides me there is no Elohim.
planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
15 Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that
warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he there is none besides me: I am Hwhy, and there is none else.
maketh an el, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and 7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I
falleth down thereto. am Hwhy, that doeth all these things.
16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; 8 Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down
he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he warmeth himself, and righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation,
saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire. and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Hwhy, have
17 And the residue thereof he maketh an el, even his graven image; created it.
he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and 9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the
saith, Deliver me; for thou art my el. potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it,
18 They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot 10 Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a
understand. woman, With what travailest thou?
19 And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor 11 Thus saith Hwhy, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me
understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning
have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and the work of my hands, command ye me?
eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands,
fall down to the stock of a tree? have stretched out the heavens; and all their host have I commanded.
20 He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all
he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not
21 Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my for price nor reward, saith Hwhy of hosts.
servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt 14 Thus saith Hwhy, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of
not be forgotten of me. Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go after thee, in chains they
cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make
23 Sing, O ye heavens, for Hwhy hath done it; shout, ye lower parts supplication unto thee, saying, Surely El is in thee; and there is none
of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and else, there is no Elohim.
every tree therein: for Hwhy hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify 15 Verily thou art an El that hidest thyself, O Elohim of Israel, the
himself in Israel. Saviour.
24 Thus saith Hwhy, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from 16 They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall
the womb: I am Hwhy, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth go into confusion together that are makers of idols.
the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with 17 But Israel shall be saved by Hwhy with an everlasting salvation:
me?); ye shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end.
25 that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that 18 For thus saith Hwhy that created the heavens, the Elohim that
turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a
26 that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Hwhy; and there is none
of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; else.
and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I
waste places thereof; said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Hwhy,
27 that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers; speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are
pleasure, even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built; and of the escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood
temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. of their graven image, and pray unto an el that cannot save.
21 Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together:
Chapter 45 who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old?
1 Thus saith Hwhy to his anointed (mashiyach), to Cyrus, whose have not I, Hwhy? and there is no Elohim else besides me, a just
right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will El and a Saviour; there is none besides me.
loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am
shall not be shut: El, and there is none else.
2 I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break 23 By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in
in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall
3 and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of bow, every tongue shall swear.
secret places, that thou mayest know that it is I, Hwhy, who call 24 Only in Hwhy, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength;
thee by thy name, even the Elohim of Israel. even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against
him shall be put to shame.
25 In Hwhy shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Chapter 46 10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth
1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou
upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
burden to the weary beast. 11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know the
2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be
burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly,
3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the which thou knowest not.
house of Israel, that have been borne by me from their birth, that 12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy
have been carried from the womb; sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou
4 and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. 13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the
5 To whom will ye like me, and make me equal, and compare me, that astrologers, the star-gazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up,
we may be like? and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.
6 Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall
they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it an el; they fall down, yea, they not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: it shall not be a
worship. coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.
7 They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, 15 Thus shall the things be unto thee wherein thou hast labored: they
and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry that have trafficked with thee from thy youth shall wander every one
unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.
8 Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O Chapter 48
ye transgressors.
1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel,
9 Remember the former things of old: for I am El, and there is none
and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the
else; I am Elohim, and there is none like me;
name of Hwhy, and make mention of the Elohim of Israel, but not
10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things
in truth, nor in righteousness.
that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all
2 (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon
my pleasure;
the Elohim of Israel; Hwhy of hosts is his name):
11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a
3 I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out
far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have
of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came
purposed, I will also do it.
to pass.
12 Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew,
13 I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my
and thy brow brass;
salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my
5 therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass
glory.
I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them,
Chapter 47 and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on 6 Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I
the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things,
shalt no more be called tender and delicate. which thou hast not known.
2 Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the 7 They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou
train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers. heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I 8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine
will take vengeance, and will spare no man. ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very
4 Our Redeemer, Hwhy of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the 9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I
Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
kingdoms. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in
6 I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave the furnace of affliction.
them into thy hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged 11 For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should
hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.
7 And thou saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that thou didst not lay 12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the
these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end first, I also am the last.
thereof. 13 Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right
8 Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand
securely, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and there is none else up together.
besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of 14 Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath
children: declared these things? He whom Hwhy loveth shall perform his
9 but these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
loss of children, and widowhood; in their full measure shall they come 15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him,
upon thee, in the multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance and he shall make his way prosperous.
of thine enchantments.
16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not 14 But Zion said, Hwhy hath forsaken me, and Hwhy hath
spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the forgotten me.
Adonay Hwhy hath sent me, and his Spirit. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have
17 Thus saith Hwhy, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will
Hwhy thy Elohim, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by not I forget thee.
the way that thou shouldest go. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls
18 Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my mitzwah! then had thy peace are continually before me.
been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 17 Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee
19 thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels waste shall go forth from thee.
like the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather
from before me. themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith Hwhy, thou
20 Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans; with a voice shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird
of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say thyself with them, like a bride.
ye, Hwhy hath redeemed his servant Jacob. 19 For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places, and thy land that hath
21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he been destroyed, surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants,
caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
also, and the waters gushed out. 20 The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The
22 There is no peace, saith Hwhy, to the wicked. place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these,
Chapter 49 seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an
1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Hwhy exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these?
hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
made mention of my name: 22 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the
2 and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring thy
hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their
quiver hath he kept me close: shoulders.
3 and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing
glorified. mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth,
4 But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Hwhy;
and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Hwhy, and my and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
recompense with my Elohim. 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be
5 And now saith Hwhy that formed me from the womb to be his delivered?
servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered unto 25 But thus saith Hwhy, Even the captives of the mighty shall be
him (for I am honorable in the eyes of Hwhy, and my Elohim is taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will
become my strength); contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy
6 yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant children.
to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they
will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all
salvation unto the end of the earth. flesh shall know that I, Hwhy, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer,
7 Thus saith Hwhy, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him the Mighty One of Jacob.
whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant
of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; Chapter 50
because of Hwhy that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who 1 Thus saith Hwhy, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement,
hath chosen thee. wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom
8 Thus saith Hwhy, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your
in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and transgressions was your mother put away.
give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make 2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was
them inherit the desolate heritages: there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot
9 saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up
Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there
shall be their pasture. is no water, and die for thirst.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their
them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs covering.
of water will he guide them. 4 The Adonay Hwhy hath given me the tongue of them that are
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary:
exalted. he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as
12 Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and they that are taught.
from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 5 Adonay Hwhy hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious,
13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into neither turned away backward.
singing, O mountains: for Hwhy hath comforted his people, and will 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked
have compassion upon his afflicted. off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Adonay Hwhy will help me; therefore have I not been 14 The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die and
confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.
shall not be put to shame. 15 For I am Hwhy thy Elohim, who stirreth up the sea, so that the
8 He is near that justifieth me; who will content with me? let us stand up waves thereof roar: Hwhy of hosts is his name.
together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in
9 Behold, the Adonay Hwhy will help me; who is he that shall the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the
condemn me? behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
shall eat them up. 17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand
10 Who is among you that feareth Hwhy, that obeyeth the voice of of Hwhy the cup of his wrath; thou hast drunken the bowl of the
his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him cup of staggering, and drained it.
trust in the name of Hwhy, and rely upon his Elohim. 18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath
11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among
firebrands; walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands all the sons that she hath brought up.
that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand; ye shall lie down 19 These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee?
in sorrow. desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I
comfort thee?
Chapter 51 20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an
1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek antelope in a net; they are full of the wrath of Hwhy, the rebuke of
Hwhy: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hold of thy Elohim.
the pit whence ye were digged. 21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but now with
2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for wine:
when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him 22 Thus saith thy Adonay Hwhy, and thy Elohim that pleadeth the
many. cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of
3 For Hwhy hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; thou shalt no more
places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like drink it again:
the garden of Hwhy; joy and gladness shall be found therein, 23 and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said
thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy
4 Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.
a torah shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light
of the peoples. Chapter 52
5 My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms 1 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful
shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no
shall they trust. more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath; for 2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit on thy throne, O Jerusalem:
the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
old like a garment; and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: 3 For thus saith Hwhy, Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be
but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be redeemed without money.
abolished. 4 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, My people went down at the first
7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them
heart is my torah; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye without cause.
dismayed at their revilings. 5 Now therefore, what do I here, saith Hwhy, seeing that my people
8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith
them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my Hwhy, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
salvation unto all generations. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know
9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Hwhy; awake, as in the in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, it is I.
days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth
cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster? good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of
10 Is it not thou that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy Elohim
that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass reigneth!
over? 8 The voice of thy watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they
11 And the ransomed of Hwhy shall return, and come with singing sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Hwhy returneth to Zion.
unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for
obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Hwhy hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art 10 Hwhy hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations;
afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our Elohim.
as grass; 11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean
13 and hast forgotten Hwhy thy Maker, that stretched forth the thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear
heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually the vessels of Hwhy.
all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh 12 For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for
ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? Hwhy will go before you; and the Elohim of Israel will be your
rearward.
13 Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted 5 For thy Maker is thy husband; Hwhy of hosts is his name: and the
up, and shall be very high. Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the Elohim of the whole earth
14 Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred shall he be called.
more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men), 6 For Hwhy hath called thee as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,
15 so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, saith thy Elohim.
him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I
which they had not heard shall they understand. gather thee.
8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with
Chapter 53 everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Hwhy
1 Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of thy Redeemer.
Hwhy been revealed? 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the
2 For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I
dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
there is no beauty that we should desire him. 10 For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my
3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant
acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he of peace be removed, saith Hwhy that hath mercy on thee.
was despised; and we esteemed him not. 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with
esteem him stricken, smitten of Elohim, and afflicted. sapphires.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our 12 And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles,
iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his and all thy border of precious stones.
stripes we are healed. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of Hwhy; and great shall be
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his the peace of thy children.
own way; and Hwhy hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from
7 He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not
mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that come near thee.
before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. 15 Behold, they may gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his gather together against thee shall fall because of thee.
generation, who among them considered that he was cut off out of 16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and
the land of the living for the transgression of my people to whom the bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to
stroke was due? destroy.
9 And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every
death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.
his mouth. This is the heritage of the servants of Hwhy, and their
10 Yet it pleased Hwhy to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when righteousness which is of me, saith Hwhy.
thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he
shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Hwhy shall prosper in Chapter 55
his hand. 1 Come, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by the hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk
knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he without money and without price.
shall bear their iniquities. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat
divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live:
of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure
mercies of David.
Chapter 54 4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and
1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and commander to the peoples.
cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the 5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and a nation
children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Hwhy thy
Hwhy. Elohim, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of 6 Seek ye Hwhy while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is
thy habitations; spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy near:
stakes. 7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
3 For thou shalt spread aboard on the right hand and on the left; and and let him return unto Hwhy, and he will have mercy upon him;
thy seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to and to our Elohim, for he will abundantly pardon.
be inhabited. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my
4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; ways, saith Hwhy.
for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher
thy youth; and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
no more.
10 For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and 5 ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree;
returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater; 6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; they, they are
11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast
return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it offered an oblation. Shall I be appeased for these things?
shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 7 Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and 8 And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for
all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. thou hast uncovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up;
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of the thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them:
brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to Hwhy for a thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. 9 And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy
perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst
Chapter 56 debase thyself even unto Sheol.
1 Thus saith Hwhy, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my 10 Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It
salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou
2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it wast not faint.
fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand 11 And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and
from doing any evil. hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my
3 Neither let the foreigner, that hath joined himself to Hwhy, speak, peace even of long time, and thou fearest me not?
saying, Hwhy will surely separate me from his people; neither let 12 I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not
the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. profit thee.
4 For thus saith Hwhy of the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and 13 When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but
choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant: the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he
5 Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my
a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an holy mountain.
everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 14 And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up
6 Also the foreigners that join themselves to Hwhy, to minister unto the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.
him, and to love the name of Hwhy, to be his servants, every one 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose
that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and holdeth fast my name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is
covenant; of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and
7 even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in to revive the heart of the contrite.
my house of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be 16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the
accepted upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.
prayer for all peoples. 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I
8 The Adonay Hwhy, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of
will I gather others to him, besides his own that are gathered. his heart.
9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the 18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and
forest. restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and
dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to to him that is near, saith Hwhy; and I will heal him.
slumber. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its
11 Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these waters cast up mire and dirt.
are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their 21 There is no peace, saith my Elohim, to the wicked.
own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with Chapter 58
strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond 1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto
measure. my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that
Chapter 57 did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their Elohim, they
1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto
men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken Elohim.
away from the evil to come. 3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore
2 He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in
in his uprightness. the day of your fast ye find your own pleasure, and exact all your
3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the labors.
adulterer and the harlot. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of
4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard
mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a on high.
seed of falsehood, 5 Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his
soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth
and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day 12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins
to Hwhy? testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and as for our
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of iniquities, we know them:
wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed 13 transgressing and denying Hwhy, and turning away from
go free, and that ye break every yoke? following our Elohim, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and
7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou 14 And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth
cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall 15 Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself
spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the a prey. And Hwhy saw it, and it displeased him that there was no
glory of Hwhy shall by thy rearward. justice.
9 Then shalt thou call, and Hwhy will answer; thou shalt cry, and he 16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was
will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and
the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly; his righteousness, it upheld him.
10 and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted 17 And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of
soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for
the noonday; clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
11 and Hwhy will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry 18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, wrath to his
places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay
garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. recompense.
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou 19 So shall they fear the name of Hwhy from the west, and his glory
shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which
called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. the breath of Hwhy driveth.
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure 20 And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from
on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of transgression in Jacob, saith Hwhy.
Hwhy honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor 21 And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Hwhy: my
finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth,
14 then shalt thou delight thyself in Hwhy; and I will make thee to shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed,
ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith Hwhy, from
heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of Hwhy hath spoken it. henceforth and for ever.
1 Behold, Hwhy's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither 1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Hwhy is risen
his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: upon thee.
2 but your iniquities have separated between you and your Elohim, and 2 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the
your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear. peoples; but Hwhy will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; upon thee.
your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness. 3 And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy
4 None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in rising.
vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. 4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves
5 They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy
of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a daughters shall be carried in the arms.
viper. 5 Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be
6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto
themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
act of violence is in their hands. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian
7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and
their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Hwhy.
in their paths. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams
8 The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with
goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.
therein doth not know peace. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
9 Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to
us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the
walk in obscurity. name of Hwhy thy Elohim, and for the Holy One of Israel, because
10 We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have he hath glorified thee.
no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that 10 And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister
are lusty we are as dead men. unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had
11 We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for mercy on thee.
justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
11 Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day 9 And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring
nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and among the peoples; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that
their kings led captive. they are the seed which Hwhy hath blessed.
12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; 10 I will greatly rejoice in Hwhy, my soul shall be joyful in my
yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. Elohim; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom
and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with
will make the place of my feet glorious. her jewels.
14 And the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto 11 For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth
thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Adonay Hwhy
the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Hwhy, The will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the
Zion of the Holy One of Israel. nations.
15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man
passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of Chapter 62
many generations. 1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I
16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her
breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Hwhy, am thy Saviour, salvation as a lamp that burneth.
and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 2 And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory,
17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Hwhy
wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, shall name.
and thine exactors righteousness. 3 Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Hwhy, and a
18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor royal diadem in the hand of thy Elohim.
destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any
and thy gates Praise. more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and
19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness thy land Beulah; for Hwhy delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be
shall the moon give light unto thee: but Hwhy will be unto thee an married.
everlasting light, and thy Elohim thy glory. 5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee;
20 Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy Elohim
itself; for Hwhy will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy rejoice over thee.
mourning shall be ended. 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never
21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Hwhy's remembrancers,
ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be take ye no rest,
glorified. 7 and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a
22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong praise in the earth.
nation; I, Hwhy, will hasten it in its time. 8 Hwhy hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength,
Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and
Chapter 61 foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored:
1 The Spirit of the Adonay Hwhy is upon me; because Hwhy hath 9 but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise Hwhy; and
anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.
to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and 10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the
the opening of the prison to them that are bound; people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an
2 to proclaim the year of Hwhy's favor, and the day of vengeance of ensign for the peoples.
our Elohim; to comfort all that mourn; 11 Behold, Hwhy hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye
3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his
for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the 12 And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of
planting of Hwhy, that he may be glorified. Hwhy: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former
desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of Chapter 63
many generations. 1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness
be your plowmen and your vine-dressers. of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
6 But ye shall be named the priests of Hwhy; men shall call you the 2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him
ministers of our Elohim: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in that treadeth in the winevat?
their glory shall ye boast yourselves. 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no
7 Instead of your shame ye shall have double; and instead of dishonor man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in
they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I
possess double; everlasting joy shall be unto them. have stained all my raiment.
8 For I, Hwhy, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my
them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting redeemed is come.
covenant with them.
5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself
was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast
me; and my wrath, it upheld me. consumed us by means of our iniquities.
6 And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in 8 But now, O Hwhy, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou
my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth. our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
7 I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of Hwhy, and the 9 Be not wroth very sore, O Hwhy, neither remember iniquity for
praises of Hwhy, according to all that Hwhy hath bestowed on ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath 10 Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a
bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
multitude of his lovingkindnesses. 11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is
8 For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.
falsely: so he was their Saviour. 12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Hwhy? wilt thou hold
9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he
bare them, and carried them all the days of old. Chapter 65
10 But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was 1 I am inquired of by them that asked not for me; I am found of them
turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them. that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that
11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, was not called by my name.
saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the 2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that
shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit in the midst walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
of them? 3 a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in
12 that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;
divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting 4 that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat
name? swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
13 that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so 5 that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than
that they stumbled not? thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
14 As the cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of Hwhy 6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will
caused them to rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,
glorious name. 7 your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith
15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy Hwhy, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and
holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work
yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me. into their bosom.
16 For thou art our Father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel 8 Thus saith Hwhy, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one
doth not acknowledge us: thou, O Hwhy, art our Father; our saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants'
Redeemer from everlasting is thy name. sake, that I may not destroy them all.
17 O Hwhy, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an
hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my
tribes of thine inheritance. servants shall dwell there.
18 Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place
trodden down thy sanctuary. for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
19 We are become as they over whom thou never barest rule, as they 11 But ye that forsake Hwhy, that forget my holy mountain, that
that were not called by thy name. prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny;
12 I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the
Chapter 64 slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake,
1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and
down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, chose that wherein I delighted not.
2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters 13 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Behold, my servants
to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but
may tremble at thy presence! ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be
3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest put to shame;
down, the mountains quaked at thy presence. 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for
4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
hath the eye seen an Elohim besides thee, who worketh for him that 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the
waiteth for him. Adonay Hwhy will slay thee; and he will call his servants by
5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those another name:
that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we 16 so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in
sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved? the Elohim of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by
6 For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our the Elohim of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and
righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a because they are hid from mine eyes.
leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former
things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, 14 And ye shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones
behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Hwhy shall be
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his
be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying. enemies.
20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man 15 For, behold, Hwhy will come with fire, and his chariots shall be
that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke
and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed. with flames of fire.
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant 16 For by fire will Hwhy execute judgment, and by his sword, upon
vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. all flesh; and the slain of Hwhy shall be many.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and 17 They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go unto the
another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the
and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together,
23 They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are saith Hwhy.
the seed of the blessed of Hwhy, and their offspring with them. 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: the time cometh, that I
24 And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and shall
while they are yet speaking, I will hear. see my glory.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of
straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow,
hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Hwhy. to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame,
neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among
Chapter 66 the nations.
1 Thus saith Hwhy, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my 20 And they shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations for an
footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what oblation unto Hwhy, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters,
place shall be my rest? and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain
2 For all these things hath my hand made, and so all these things came Jerusalem, saith Hwhy, as the children of Israel bring their oblation
to be, saith Hwhy: but to this man will I look, even to him that is in a clean vessel into the house of Hwhy.
poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word. 21 And of them also will I take for priests and for Levites, saith
3 He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a Hwhy.
lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, 22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall
as he that offereth swine's blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he remain before me, saith Hwhy, so shall your seed and your name
that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and remain.
their soul delighteth in their abominations: 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and
4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before
because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not me, saith Hwhy.
hear: but they did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that 24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men
wherein I delighted not. that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die,
5 Hear the word of Hwhy, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring
that hate you, that cast you out for my name's sake, have said, Let unto all flesh.
Hwhy be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is they that shall
be put to shame.
6 A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of
Hwhy that rendereth recompense to his enemies.
7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she
was delivered of a man-child.
8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall a
land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for
as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Hwhy:
shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith thy Elohim.
10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her:
rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn over her;
11 that ye may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her
consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the
abundance of her glory.
12 For thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a
river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and ye
shall suck thereof; ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be
dandled upon the knees.
13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye
shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
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espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that
The Book of the Prophet was not sown.
Jeremiah 3 Israel was holiness unto Hwhy, the first-fruits of his increase: all
that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith
Hwhy.
Chapter 1
4 Hear ye the word of Hwhy, O house of Jacob, and all the families
1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in of the house of Israel:
Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 5 thus saith Hwhy, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in
2 to whom the word of Hwhy came in the days of Josiah the son of me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and
Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. are become vain?
3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of 6 Neither said they, Where is Hwhy that brought us up out of the land
Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts
Josiah, king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death,
the fifth month. through a land that none passed through, and where no man dwelt?
4 Now the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, 7 And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and
forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a made my heritage an abomination.
prophet unto the nations. 8 The priests said not, Where is Hwhy? and they that handle the
6 Then said I, Ah, Adonay Hwhy! behold, I know not how to speak; torah knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the
for I am a child. prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not
7 But Hwhy said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I profit.
shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee 9 Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Hwhy, and with your
thou shalt speak. children's children will I contend.
8 Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith 10 For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar,
Hwhy. and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.
9 Then Hwhy put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and 11 Hath a nation changed its elohim, which yet are no elohim? but my
Hwhy said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth: people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
10 see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the 12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye
kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to very desolate, saith Hwhy.
overthrow, to build and to plant. 13 For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me,
11 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken
what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree. cisterns, that can hold no water.
12 Then said Hwhy unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over 14 Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he become a
my word to perform it. prey?
13 And the word of Hwhy came unto me the second time, saying, 15 The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have
What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
thereof is from the north. 16 The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the
14 Then Hwhy said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth crown of thy head.
upon all the inhabitants of the land. 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith Hwhy thy Elohim, when he led thee by the way?
Hwhy; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the
at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls waters of the Shihor? or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to
thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. drink the waters of the River?
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their 19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall
wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a
unto other elohim, and worshipped the works of their own hands. bitter, that thou hast forsaken Hwhy thy Elohim, and that my fear is
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all not in thee, saith the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts.
that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee 20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and
before them. thou saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every
18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city, and an iron green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot.
pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of 21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then
Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and art thou turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine unto
against the people of the land. me?
19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against 22 For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet
thee: for I am with thee, saith Hwhy, to deliver thee. thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
Chapter 2 23 How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the
Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art
1 And the word of Hwhy came to me, saying, a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Hwhy, I 24 a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her
remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her
will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
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25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she
thou saidst, It is in vain; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them also went and played the harlot.
will I go. 9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the
26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with
ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their stocks.
prophets; 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned
27 who say to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Hwhy.
brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not 11 And Hwhy said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself
their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save more righteous than treacherous Judah.
us. 12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return,
28 But where are thy elohim that thou hast made thee? let them arise, thou backsliding Israel, saith Hwhy; I will not look in anger upon
if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the you; for I am merciful, saith Hwhy, I will not keep anger for ever.
number of thy cities are thy elohim, O Judah. 13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed
29 Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against Hwhy thy Elohim, and hast scattered thy ways to the
against me, saith Hwhy. strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice,
30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: saith Hwhy.
your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 14 Return, O backsliding children, saith Hwhy; for I am a husband
31 O generation, see ye the word of Hwhy. Have I been a unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I
wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my will bring you to Zion:
people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee? 15 and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed
32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my you with knowledge and understanding.
people have forgotten me days without number. 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in
33 How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked the land, in those days, saith Hwhy, they shall say no more, The
women hast thou taught thy ways. ark of the covenant of Hwhy; neither shall it come to mind; neither
34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be
poor: thou didst not find them breaking in; but it is because of all made any more.
these things. 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Hwhy; and all
35 Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Hwhy, to
me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of
I have not sinned. their evil heart.
36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou shalt be 18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of
ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the
37 From thence also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head: land that I gave for an inheritance unto your fathers.
for Hwhy hath rejected those in whom thou trustest, and thou shalt 19 But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a
not prosper with them. pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I
said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from
Chapter 3 following me.
1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and 20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have
become another man's, will he return unto her again? will not that ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Hwhy.
land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many 21 A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the
lovers; yet return again to me, saith Hwhy. supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted
2 Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not their way, they have forgotten Hwhy their Elohim.
been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in 22 Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings.
the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Hwhy our Elohim.
and with thy wickedness. 23 Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the tumult
3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no on the mountains: truly in Hwhy our Elohim is the salvation of
latter rain; yet thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be Israel.
ashamed. 24 But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from
4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
of my youth? 25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we
5 Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, have sinned against Hwhy our Elohim, we and our fathers, from
thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way. our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of
6 Moreover Hwhy said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast Hwhy our Elohim.
thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up
upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath Chapter 4
played the harlot. 1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Hwhy, if thou wilt return unto me,
7 And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight; then
me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. shalt thou not be removed;
8 And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had 2 and thou shalt swear, As Hwhy liveth, in truth, in justice, and in
committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in
him shall they glory.
3 For thus saith Hwhy to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break 27 For thus saith Hwhy, The whole land shall be a desolation; yet
up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. will I not make a full end.
4 Circumcise yourselves to Hwhy, and take away the foreskins of 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black;
your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not
wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because repented, neither will I turn back from it.
of the evil of your doings. 29 Every city fleeth for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they
5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is
trumpet in the land: cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let forsaken, and not a man dwelleth therein.
us go into the fortified cities. 30 And thou, when thou art made desolate, what wilt thou do? Though
6 Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with
evil from the north, and a great destruction. ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in
7 A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek
his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, thy life.
that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant. 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion,
of Hwhy is not turned back from us. that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith Hwhy, that the heart of now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.
the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests
shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. Chapter 5
10 Then said I, Ah, Adonay Hwhy! surely thou hast greatly deceived 1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and
this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if
sword reacheth unto the life. there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot her.
wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of 2 And though they say, As Hwhy liveth; surely they swear falsely.
my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse; 3 O Hwhy, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken
12 a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they
judgments against them. have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as the than a rock; they have refused to return.
whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are 4 Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not
ruined. the way of Hwhy, nor the law of their Elohim:
14 O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be 5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they
saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee? know the way of Hwhy, and the law of their Elohim. But these with
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth evil from the hills of one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Ephraim: 6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the
16 make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities;
that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their
against the cities of Judah. transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
17 As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she 7 How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by
hath been rebellious against me, saith Hwhy. them that are no elohim: when I had fed them to the full, they
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the
is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart. harlots' houses.
19 My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is 8 They were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after
disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because thou hast heard, his neighbor's wife.
O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm (teruah) of war. 9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith Hwhy; and shall not my soul
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid be avenged on such a nation as this?
waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a 10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take
moment. away her branches; for they are not Hwhy's.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the 11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very
trumpet? treacherously against me, saith Hwhy.
22 For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish 12 They have denied Hwhy, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil
children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
but to do good they have no knowledge. 13 and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them:
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, thus shall it be done unto them.
and they had no light. 14 Wherefore thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts, Because ye
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and
moved to and fro. this people wood, and it shall devour them.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the 15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith
heavens were fled. Hwhy: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
thereof were broken down at the presence of Hwhy, and before his 16 Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
fierce anger.
17 And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons 9 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant
and thy daughters should eat; they shall eat up thy flocks and thy of Israel as a vine: turn again thy hand as a grape-gatherer into the
herds; they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall beat baskets.
down thy fortified cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword. 10 To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their
18 But even in those days, saith Hwhy, I will not make a full end with ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of
you. Hwhy is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath 11 Therefore I am full of the wrath of Hwhy; I am weary with holding
Hwhy our Elohim done all these things unto us? then shalt thou in: pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly
say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be
elohim in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
yours. 12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, their fields and their
20 Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, wives together; for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of
saying, the land, saith Hwhy.
21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that 13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one
have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not: is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest
22 Fear ye not me? saith Hwhy: will ye not tremble at my presence, every one dealeth falsely.
who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual 14 They have healed also the hurt of my people slightly, saying,
decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay,
not pass over it. they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they
23 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are shall fall among them that fall; at the time that I visit them they shall
revolted and gone. be cast down, saith Hwhy.
24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Hwhy our Elohim, 16 Thus saith Hwhy, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the
that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find
preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.
25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have 17 And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the
withholden good from you. trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken.
26 For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as 18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is
fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. among them.
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore 19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the
they are become great, and waxed rich. fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my
28 They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of words; and as for my torah, they have rejected it.
wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, 20 To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and
that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not
29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith Hwhy; shall not my soul be acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me.
avenged on such a nation as this? 21 Therefore thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: before this people; and the fathers and the sons together shall
31 the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their stumble against them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish.
means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the 22 Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, a people cometh from the north
end thereof? country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost
parts of the earth.
Chapter 6 23 They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no
1 Flee for safety, ye children of Benjamin, out of the midst of mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses,
Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise up a signal on every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O
Beth-haccherem; for evil looketh forth from the north, and a great daughter of Zion.
destruction. 24 We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish
2 The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off. hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
3 Shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the
tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. enemy, and terror, are on every side.
4 Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto 26 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow
us! for the day declineth, for the shadows of the evening are stretched thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter
out. lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.
5 Arise, and let us go up by night, and let us destroy her palaces. 27 I have made thee a trier and a fortress among my people; that thou
6 For thus hath Hwhy of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast up mayest know and try their way.
a mound against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly 28 They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are
oppression in the midst of her. brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
7 As a well casteth forth its waters, so she casteth forth her 29 The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain
wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
continually is sickness and wounds. 30 Refuse silver shall men them, because Hwhy hath rejected them.
8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee;
lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Chapter 7 24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Hwhy, saying, own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went
2 Stand in the gate of Hwhy's house, and proclaim there this word, backward, and not forward.
and say, Hear the word of Hwhy, all ye of Judah, that enter in at 25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt
these gates to worship Hwhy. unto this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily
3 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, Amend your ways rising up early and sending them:
and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 26 yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made
4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Hwhy, the temple their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers.
of Hwhy, the temple of Hwhy, are these. 27 And thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not
5 For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not
thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; answer thee.
6 if ye oppress not the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, and 28 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the nation that hath not
shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other elohim hearkened to the voice of Hwhy their Elohim, nor received
to your own hurt: instruction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
7 then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to 29 Cut off thy hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a
your fathers, from of old even for evermore. lamentation on the bare heights; for Hwhy hath rejected and
8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. forsaken the generation of his wrath.
9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and 30 For the children of Judah have done that which is evil in my sight,
burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other elohim that ye have not saith Hwhy: they have set their abominations in the house which is
known, called by my name, to defile it.
10 and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my 31 And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the
name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in
abominations? the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into my mind.
11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers 32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that it shall no
in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Hwhy. more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The
12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused valley of Slaughter: for they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no
my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the place to bury.
wickedness of my people Israel. 33 And the dead bodies of this people shall be food for the birds of the
13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Hwhy, heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall frighten them
and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; away.
and I called you, but ye answered not: 34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the
14 therefore will I do unto the house which is called by my name, streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the
wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall
fathers, as I did to Shiloh. become a waste.
15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your Chapter 8
brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
1 At that time, saith Hwhy, they shall bring out the bones of the kings
16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer
of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests,
for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear thee.
and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of
17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets
Jerusalem, out of their graves;
of Jerusalem?
2 and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the
18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the
host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served,
women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and
and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and
to pour out drink-offerings unto other elohim, that they may provoke
which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be
me to anger.
buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith Hwhy; do they not provoke
3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that
themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?
remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places whither I have
20 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, mine anger and
driven them, saith Hwhy of hosts.
my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon
4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Hwhy: Shall men
beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the
fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual
21 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Add your burnt-
backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat ye flesh.
6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth
22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day
him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth
that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt-
to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.
offerings or sacrifices:
7 Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the
23 but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice,
turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their
and I will be your Elohim, and ye shall be my people; and walk ye in
coming; but my people know not the law of Hwhy.
all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.
8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the torah of Hwhy is with us?
But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.
9 The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, 8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh
they have rejected the word of Hwhy; and what manner of wisdom peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth
is in them? wait for him.
10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them 9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Hwhy; shall not my
that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the 10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the
priest every one dealeth falsely. pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned
11 And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, up, so that none passeth through; neither can men hear the voice of
saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts are fled, they
12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, are gone.
they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall 11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I
they fall among them that fall; in the time of their visitation they shall will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.
be cast down, saith Hwhy. 12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to
13 I will utterly consume them, saith Hwhy: there shall be no grapes whom the mouth of Hwhy hath spoken, that he may declare it?
on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the wherefore is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so
things that I have given them shall pass away from them. that none passeth through?
14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the 13 And Hwhy saith, Because they have forsaken my torah which I
fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Hwhy our Elohim hath set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked
put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we therein,
have sinned against Hwhy. 14 but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after
15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;
and, behold, dismay! 15 therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, Behold, I
16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them
neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are water of gall to drink.
come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and 16 I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor
those that dwell therein. their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I
17 For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not have consumed them.
be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith Hwhy. 17 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning
18 Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that
within me. they may come:
19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a 18 and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes
land that is very far off: is not Hwhy in Zion? is not her King in her? may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we
with foreign vanities? are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because
20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. they have cast down our dwellings.
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; 20 Yet hear the word of Hwhy, O ye women, and let your ear
dismay hath taken hold on me. receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is every one her neighbor lamentation.
not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? 21 For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our
palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from
Chapter 9 the streets.
1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that 22 Speak, Thus saith Hwhy, The dead bodies of men shall fall as
I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman;
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that and none shall gather them.
I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, 23 Thus saith Hwhy, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
an assembly of treacherous men. neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory
3 And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and in his riches;
they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed 24 but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding,
from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Hwhy. and knoweth me, that I am Hwhy who exerciseth lovingkindness,
4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight,
brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will saith Hwhy.
go about with slanders. 25 Behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will punish all them
5 And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:
truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary 26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and
themselves to commit iniquity. Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off, that dwell in
6 Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the
know me, saith Hwhy. house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.
7 Therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and
try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my Chapter 10
people? 1 Hear ye the word which Hwhy speaketh unto you, O house of
Israel:
2 thus saith Hwhy, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not 25 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon
dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at the families that call not on thy name: for they have devoured Jacob,
them. yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid
3 For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of waste his habitation.
the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with Chapter 11
hammers, that it move not. 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Hwhy, saying,
5 They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must 2 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of
needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good. 3 and say thou unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel:
6 There is none like unto thee, O Hwhy; thou art great, and thy name Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,
is great in might. 4 which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth
7 Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my
appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall
in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee. ye be my people, and I will be your Elohim;
8 But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is 5 that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give
but a stock. them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then
9 There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and answered I, and said, Amein, O Hwhy.
gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the 6 And Hwhy said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of
goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of
skilful men. this covenant, and do them.
10 But Hwhy is the true Elohim; he is the living Elohim, and an 7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought
everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and
not able to abide his indignation. protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The elohim that have not made the 8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in
heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all
under the heavens. the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they
12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world did them not.
by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the 9 And Hwhy said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of
heavens: Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
13 when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the 10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who
heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other elohim to
earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken
out of his treasuries. my covenant which I made with their fathers.
14 Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every 11 Therefore thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will bring evil upon them,
goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me,
is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. but I will not hearken unto them.
15 They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation 12 Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go
they shall perish. and cry unto the elohim unto which they offer incense: but they will
16 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Hwhy of hosts is his 13 For according to the number of thy cities are thy elohim, O Judah;
name. and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set
17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
siege. 14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer
18 For thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me
land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it. because of their trouble.
19 Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, 15 What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing she hath wrought
Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it. lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when
20 My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
gone forth from me, and they are not: there is none to spread my tent 16 Hwhy called thy name, A green olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit:
any more, and to set up my curtains. with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the
21 For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of branches of it are broken.
Hwhy: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are 17 For Hwhy of hosts, who planted thee, hath pronounced evil
scattered. against thee, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the
22 The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out house of Judah, which they have wrought for themselves in provoking
of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a me to anger by offering incense unto Baal.
dwelling-place of jackals. 18 And Hwhy gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou
23 O Hwhy, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in showedst me their doings.
man that walketh to direct his steps. 19 But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew
24 O Hwhy, correct me, but in measure: not in thine anger, lest thou not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy
bring me to nothing.
the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my
the living, that his name may be no more remembered. people, to swear by my name, As Hwhy liveth; even as they taught
20 But, O Hwhy of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of
heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee my people.
have I revealed my cause. 17 But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up
21 Therefore thus saith Hwhy concerning the men of Anathoth, that and destroying it, saith Hwhy.
seek thy life, saying, Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of Hwhy,
that thou die not by our hand; Chapter 13
22 therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: 1 Thus saith Hwhy unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put
the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
shall die by famine; 2 So I bought a girdle according to the word of Hwhy, and put it upon
23 and there shall be no remnant unto them: for I will bring evil upon my loins.
the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation. 3 And the word of Hwhy came unto me the second time, saying,
4 Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and
Chapter 12 arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
1 Righteous art thou, O Hwhy, when I contend with thee; yet would I 5 So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Hwhy commanded me.
reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked 6 And it came to pass after many days, that Hwhy said unto me,
prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously? Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I
2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, commanded thee to hide there.
they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their 7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from
heart. the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it
3 But thou, O Hwhy, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart was profitable for nothing.
toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare 8 Then the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
them for the day of slaughter. 9 Thus saith Hwhy, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah,
4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country and the great pride of Jerusalem.
wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are 10 This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the
consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other elohim to serve
latter end. them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is
5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then profitable for nothing.
how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace 11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to
thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan? cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of
6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have Judah, saith Hwhy; that they may be unto me for a people, and for
dealt treacherously with thee; even they have cried aloud after thee: a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. 12 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith
7 I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine:
the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every
8 My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath bottle shall be filled with wine?
uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her. 13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will fill
9 Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's
prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of
field, bring them to devour. Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden 14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the
my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a sons together, saith Hwhy: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have
desolate wilderness. compassion, that I should not destroy them.
11 They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being 15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Hwhy hath spoken.
desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it 16 Give glory to Hwhy your Elohim, before he cause darkness, and
to heart. before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look
12 Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross
the sword of Hwhy devoureth from the one end of the land even to darkness.
the other end of the land: no flesh hath peace. 17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride;
13 They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because
themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of Hwhy's flock is taken captive.
your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Hwhy. 18 Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble
14 Thus saith Hwhy against all mine evil neighbors, that touch the yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the
inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: behold, I crown of your glory.
will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of 19 The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them:
Judah from among them. Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away
15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will captive.
return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, 20 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where
every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
21 What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those shall have none to bury them-them, their wives, nor their sons, nor
whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail? 17 And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down
22 And if thou say in thy heart, Wherefore are these things come upon with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin
me? for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, and daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very
thy heels suffer violence. grievous wound.
23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then 18 If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and
may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for
24 Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no
the wind of the wilderness. knowledge.
25 This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from me, saith 19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why
Hwhy; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for
26 Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold,
shame shall appear. dismay!
27 I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy 20 We acknowledge, O Hwhy, our wickedness, and the iniquity of
neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean; how long 21 Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake; do not disgrace the throne of
shall it yet be? thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause
Chapter 14 rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Hwhy
1 The word of Hwhy that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought. our Elohim? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black these things.
upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
3 And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the Chapter 15
cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they 1 Then said Hwhy unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before
are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads. me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of
4 Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in my sight, and let them go forth.
the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads. 2 And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee, Whither shall we
5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith Hwhy: Such as are
because there is no grass. for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and
6 And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for
jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage. captivity, to captivity.
7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's 3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith Hwhy: the sword to
sake, O Hwhy; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the
against thee. beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.
8 O thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why 4 And I will cause them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms
shouldest thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of
that turneth aside to tarry for a night? Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
9 Why shouldest thou be as a man affrighted, as a mighty man that 5 For who will have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who will bemoan
cannot save? yet thou, O Hwhy, art in the midst of us, and we are thee? or who will turn aside to ask of thy welfare?
called by thy name; leave us not. 6 Thou hast rejected me, saith Hwhy, thou art gone backward:
10 Thus saith Hwhy unto this people, Even so have they loved to therefore have I stretched out my hand against thee, and destroyed
wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Hwhy doth not thee; I am weary with repenting.
accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 7 And I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have
11 And Hwhy said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. bereaved them of children, I have destroyed my people; they returned
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt- not from their ways.
offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume 8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas; I have
them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. brought upon them against the mother of the young men a destroyer
13 Then said I, Ah, Adonay Hwhy! behold, the prophets say unto at noonday: I have caused anguish and terrors to fall upon her
them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I suddenly.
will give you assured peace in this place. 9 She that hath borne seven languisheth; she hath given up the spirit;
14 Then Hwhy said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she hath been put to
name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither shame and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the
spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and sword before their enemies, saith Hwhy.
divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart. 10 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and
15 Therefore thus saith Hwhy concerning the prophets that a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have
prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and men lent to me; yet every one of them doth curse me.
famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those 11 Hwhy said, Verily I will strengthen thee for good; verily I will
prophets be consumed. cause the enemy to make supplication unto thee in the time of evil
16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the and in the time of affliction.
streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they 12 Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?
13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give for a spoil without price, served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and
and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. have not kept my torah;
14 And I will make them to pass with thine enemies into a land which 12 and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk
thou knowest not; for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken
upon you. not unto me:
15 O Hwhy, thou knowest; remember me, and visit me, and avenge 13 therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye
me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve
that for thy sake I have suffered reproach. other elohim day and night; for I will show you no favor.
16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto 14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that it shall no
me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O more be said, As Hwhy liveth, that brought up the children of Israel
Hwhy, Elohim of hosts. out of the land of Egypt;
17 I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced; I 15 but, As Hwhy liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from
sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation. the land of the north, and from all the countries whither he had driven
18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth them. And I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their
to be healed? wilt thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful brook, as fathers.
waters that fail? 16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith Hwhy, and they shall
19 Therefore thus saith Hwhy, If thou return, then will I bring thee fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they
again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of
precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return the clefts of the rocks.
unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them. 17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my
20 And I will make thee unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.
they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for 18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double,
I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith Hwhy. because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their
21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will detestable things, and have filled mine inheritance with their
redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. abominations.
19 O Hwhy, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the
Chapter 16 day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the
1 The word of Hwhy came also unto me, saying, earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even
2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
daughters, in this place. 20 Shall a man make unto himself elohim, which yet are no elohim?
3 For thus saith Hwhy concerning the sons and concerning the 21 Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause
daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my
that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this name is Hwhy.
land:
4 They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither Chapter 17
shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the 1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a
ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the
and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and horns of your altars;
for the beasts of the earth. 2 whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the
5 For thus saith Hwhy, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither green trees upon the high hills.
go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace 3 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy
from this people, saith Hwhy, even lovingkindness and tender treasures for a spoil, and thy high places, because of sin, throughout
mercies. all thy borders.
6 Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, 4 And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from thy heritage that I
neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land
themselves bald for them; which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger
7 neither shall men break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them which shall burn for ever.
for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to 5 Thus saith Hwhy: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and
drink for their father or for their mother. maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Hwhy.
8 And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when
and to drink. good cometh, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a
9 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Behold, I will salt land and not inhabited.
cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Hwhy, and whose trust Hwhy
the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the is.
bridegroom and the voice of the bride. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its
10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf
these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath Hwhy shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither
pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or shall cease from yielding fruit.
what is our sin that we have committed against Hwhy our Elohim? 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt:
11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken who can know it?
me, saith Hwhy, and have walked after other elohim, and have
10 I, Hwhy, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man 6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Hwhy.
according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, O
11 As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is house of Israel.
he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a
shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool. kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
12 A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our 8 if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I
sanctuary. will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
13 O Hwhy, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be put to 9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning
shame. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth, a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
because they have forsaken Hwhy, the fountain of living waters. 10 if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice,
14 Heal me, O Hwhy, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
saved: for thou art my praise. 11 Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Hwhy? let it Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Hwhy: Behold, I frame evil against
come now. you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from
16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came 12 But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and
out of my lips was before thy face. we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
17 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my refuge in the day of evil. 13 Therefore thus saith Hwhy: Ask ye now among the nations, who
18 Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible
to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring thing.
upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. 14 Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall
19 Thus said Hwhy unto me: Go, and stand in the gate of the the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by 15 For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to
which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; false elohim; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in
20 and say unto them, Hear ye the word of Hwhy, ye kings of the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way not cast up;
Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter 16 to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every
in by these gates: one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
21 Thus saith Hwhy, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden 17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will
on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
22 neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah;
neither do ye any work: but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I for the torah shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the
commanded your fathers. wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with
23 But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction. 19 Give heed to me, O Hwhy, and hearken to the voice of them that
24 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith contend with me.
Hwhy, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the 20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for
sabbath day, but to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them,
25 then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes to turn away thy wrath from them.
sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, 21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them
they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless,
Jerusalem; and this city shall remain for ever. and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men
26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places smitten of the sword in battle.
round about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the 22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop
lowland, and from the hill-country, and from the South, bringing burnt- suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid
offerings, and sacrifices, and meal-offerings, and frankincense, and snares for my feet.
bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving, unto the house of Hwhy. 23 Yet, Hwhy, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me;
27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let
not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of
sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall thine anger.
devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Chapter 19
Chapter 18 1 Thus said Hwhy, Go, and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and take of
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Hwhy, saying, the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;
2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee 2 and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the
to hear my words. entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell
3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he was making thee;
a work on the wheels. 3 and say, Hear ye the word of Hwhy, O kings of Judah, and
4 And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of
of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the Israel, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever
potter to make it. heareth, his ears shall tingle.
5 Then the word of Hwhy came to me, saying,
4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and 6 And thou, Pashhur, and all that dwell in thy house shall go into
have burned incense in it unto other elohim, that they knew not, they captivity; and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die,
and their fathers and the kings of Judah; and have filled this place and there shalt thou be buried, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou
with the blood of innocents, hast prophesied falsely.
5 and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for 7 O Hwhy, thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art
burnt-offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spake it, stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all
neither came it into my mind: the day, every one mocketh me.
6 therefore, behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that this place shall 8 For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction!
no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but because the word of Hwhy is made a reproach unto me, and a
The valley of Slaughter. derision, all the day.
7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this 9 And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his
place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my
and by the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies will bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain.
I give to be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the 10 For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side.
earth. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they
8 And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; every one that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we
that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
plagues thereof. 11 But Hwhy is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my
9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be
their daughters; and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend, in utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with
the siege and in the distress, wherewith their enemies, and they that an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
seek their life, shall distress them. 12 But, O Hwhy of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the
10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee
thee, have I revealed my cause.
11 and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Even so will I 13 Sing unto Hwhy, praise ye Hwhy; for he hath delivered the
break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.
cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury in Topheth, till there 14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my
be no place to bury. mother bare me be blessed.
12 Thus will I do unto this place, saith Hwhy, and to the inhabitants 15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A
thereof, even making this city as Topheth: man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
13 and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, 16 And let that man be as the cities which Hwhy overthrew, and
which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting
houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host (teruah) at noontime;
of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other elohim. 17 because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would
14 Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither Hwhy had sent him have been my grave, and her womb always great.
to prophesy; and he stood in the court of Hwhy's house, and said 18 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow,
to all the people: that my days should be consumed with shame?
15 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, Behold, I will
bring upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have Chapter 21
pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from Hwhy, when king
they may not hear my words. Zedekiah sent unto him Pashhur the son of Malchiyah, and
Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
Chapter 20 2 Inquire, I pray thee, of Hwhy for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of
1 Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in Babylon maketh war against us: peradventure Hwhy will deal with
the house of Hwhy, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
2 Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks 3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of 4 Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the
Hwhy. weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the
3 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans that besiege you, without
Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, Hwhy the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.
hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib. 5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with
4 For thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.
and to all thy friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, 6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they
and thine eyes shall behold it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of shall die of a great pestilence.
the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and 7 And afterward, saith Hwhy, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah,
shall slay them with the sword. and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city
5 Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all the gains thereof, from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the
and all the precious things thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their
of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall
make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them,
neither have pity, nor have mercy.
8 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Hwhy: Behold, I set 14 that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and
before you the way of life and the way of death. cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with
9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, vermilion.
and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and passeth over to the 15 Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not
Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it
him for a prey. was well with him.
10 For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was
Hwhy: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he not this to know me? saith Hwhy.
shall burn it with fire. 17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and
11 And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to
Hwhy: do it.
12 O house of David, thus saith Hwhy, Execute justice in the 18 Therefore thus saith Hwhy concerning Jehoiakim the son of
morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my
oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah
quench it, because of the evil of your doings. master! or, Ah his glory!
13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the 19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth
rock of the plain, saith Hwhy; you that say, Who shall come down beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? 20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry
14 And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed.
Hwhy; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all 21 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear.
that is round about her. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my
voice.
Chapter 22 22 The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into
1 Thus said Hwhy: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all
speak there this word, thy wickedness.
2 And say, Hear the word of Hwhy, O king of Judah, that sittest upon 23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how
the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the
in by these gates. pain as of a woman in travail!
3 Thus saith Hwhy: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and 24 As I live, saith Hwhy, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of
deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee
wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; thence;
neither shed innocent blood in this place. 25 and I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into
4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of the hand of them of whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of
this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. 26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another
5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Hwhy, country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
that this house shall become a desolation. 27 But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall
6 For thus saith Hwhy concerning the house of the king of Judah: they not return.
Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will 28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel
make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his
7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?
weapons; and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them 29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Hwhy.
into the fire. 30 Thus saith Hwhy, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall
8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper,
man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Hwhy done thus unto this sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.
great city?
9 Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Chapter 23
Hwhy their Elohim, and worshipped other elohim, and served them. 1 Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my
10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for pasture! saith Hwhy.
him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native 2 Therefore thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, against the
country. shepherds that feed my people: Ye have scattered my flock, and
11 For thus saith Hwhy touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of driven them away, and have not visited them; behold, I will visit upon
Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth you the evil of your doings, saith Hwhy.
out of this place: He shall not return thither any more. 3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries
12 But in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds;
die, and he shall see this land no more. and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
13 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his 4 And I will set up shepherds over them, who shall feed them; and they
chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be lacking,
wages, and giveth him not his hire; saith Hwhy.
5 Behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will raise unto David a 27 that think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams
righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my
shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. name for Baal.
6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that
this is his name whereby he shall be called: Hwhy our hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to
righteousness. the wheat? saith Hwhy.
7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that they shall no 29 Is not my word like fire? saith Hwhy; and like a hammer that
more say, As Hwhy liveth, who brought up the children of Israel out breaketh the rock in pieces?
of the land of Egypt; 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Hwhy, that
8 but, As Hwhy liveth, who brought up and who led the seed of the steal my words every one from his neighbor.
house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Hwhy, that use their
whither I had driven them. And they shall dwell in their own land. tongues, and say, He saith.
9 Concerning the prophets. My heart within me is broken, all my bones 32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith
shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath Hwhy, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies,
overcome, because of Hwhy, and because of his holy words. and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them;
10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land neither do they profit this people at all, saith Hwhy.
mourneth; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. And their 33 And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee,
course is evil, and their might is not right; saying, What is the burden of Hwhy? then shalt thou say unto
11 for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith Hwhy.
found their wickedness, saith Hwhy. 34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall
12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the say, The burden of Hwhy, I will even punish that man and his
darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil house.
upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith Hwhy. 35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his
13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied brother, What hath Hwhy answered? and, What hath Hwhy
by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. spoken?
14 In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they 36 And the burden of Hwhy shall ye mention no more: for every
commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of man's own word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words
evil-doers, so that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of the living Elohim, of Hwhy of hosts our Elohim.
of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as 37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath Hwhy answered
Gomorrah. thee? and, What hath Hwhy spoken?
15 Therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts concerning the prophets: 38 But if ye say, The burden of Hwhy; therefore thus saith Hwhy:
Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the Because ye say this word, The burden of Hwhy, and I have sent
water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is unrighteousness unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of Hwhy;
gone forth into all the land. 39 therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and
16 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the the city that I gave unto you and to your fathers, away from my
prophets that prophesy unto you: they teach you vanity; they speak a presence:
vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Hwhy. 40 and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual
17 They say continually unto them that despise me, Hwhy hath said, shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the
stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon you. Chapter 24
18 For who hath stood in the council of Hwhy, that he should 1 Hwhy showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the
perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard temple of Hwhy, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had
it? carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,
19 Behold, the tempest of Hwhy, even his wrath, is gone forth, yea, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from
a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked. Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
20 The anger of Hwhy shall not return, until he have executed, and 2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the
till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were
shall understand it perfectly. so bad.
21 I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet 3 Then said Hwhy unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said,
they prophesied. Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be
22 But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my eaten, they are so bad.
people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, 4 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
and from the evil of their doings. 5 Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel: Like these good figs, so will
23 Am I an Elohim at hand, saith Hwhy, and not an Elohim afar off? I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into
24 Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? the land of the Chaldeans, for good.
saith Hwhy. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith Hwhy. 6 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them
25 I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I
name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. will plant them, and not pluck them up.
26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy 7 And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Hwhy: and they
lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart? shall be my people, and I will be their Elohim; for they shall return
unto me with their whole heart.
8 And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad, surely 17 Then took I the cup at Hwhy's hand, and made all the nations to
thus saith Hwhy, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and drink, unto whom Hwhy had sent me:
his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, 18 to wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof,
and them that dwell in the land of Egypt, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment,
9 I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his
and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. people;
10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among 20 and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of the Uz,
them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and
and to their fathers. Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;
Chapter 25 22 and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of
1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, the isle which is beyond the sea;
in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (the 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their
same was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,) hair cut off;
2 which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and 24 and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people
to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: that dwell in the wilderness;
3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, 25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the
even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of kings of the Medes;
Hwhy hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up 26 and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all
early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and
4 And Hwhy hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
up early and sending them, (but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined 27 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the
your ear to hear,) Elohim of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and
5 saying, Return ye now every one from his evil way, and from the evil rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
of your doings, and dwell in the land that Hwhy hath given unto you 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink,
and to your fathers, from of old and even for evermore; then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Ye shall
6 and go not after other elohim to serve them, and to worship them, and surely drink.
provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do 29 For, lo, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name;
you no hurt. and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for
7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith Hwhy; that ye may I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith
provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt. Hwhy of hosts.
8 Therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Because ye have not heard 30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say
my words, unto them, Hwhy will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his
9 behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith Hwhy, holy habitation; he will mightily roar against his fold; he will give a
and I will send unto Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the
and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants earth.
thereof, and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly 31 A noise shall come even to the end of the earth; for Hwhy hath a
destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and controversy with the nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh:
perpetual desolations. as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, saith Hwhy.
10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of 32 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost
sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. parts of the earth.
11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; 33 And the slain of Hwhy shall be at that day from one end of the
and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be
12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the
that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Hwhy, face of the ground.
for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it 34 Wail, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow in ashes, ye principal of
desolate for ever. the flock; for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are
13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have fully come, and ye shall fall like a goodly vessel.
pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which 35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of
Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. the flock to escape.
14 For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, 36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the principal
even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, of the flock! for Hwhy layeth waste their pasture.
and according to the work of their hands. 37 And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the
15 For thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, unto me: take this cup fierce anger of Hwhy.
of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I 38 He hath left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an
send thee, to drink it. astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing sword, and
16 And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of because of his fierce anger.
the sword that I will send among them.
Chapter 26 20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of Hwhy,
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied
Judah, came this word from Hwhy, saying, against this city and against this land according to all the words of
2 Thus saith Hwhy: Stand in the court of Hwhy's house, and speak Jeremiah:
unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Hwhy's 21 and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty-men, and all the
house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but
diminish not a word. when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:
3 It may be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way; that 22 and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the
I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;
of the evil of their doings. 23 and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto
4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Hwhy: If ye will not Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead
hearken to me, to walk in my torah, which I have set before you, body into the graves of the common people.
5 to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send 24 But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah,
unto you, even rising up early and sending them, but ye have not that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to
hearkened; death.
6 then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse Chapter 27
to all the nations of the earth.
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of
7 And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah
Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from Hwhy, saying,
speaking these words in the house of Hwhy.
2 Thus saith Hwhy to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them
8 And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all
upon thy neck;
that Hwhy had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that
3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to
the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him,
the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the
saying, Thou shalt surely die.
king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers that come to Jerusalem
9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Hwhy, saying, This
unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without
4 and give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith
inhabitant? And all the people were gathered unto Jeremiah in the
Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, Thus shall ye say unto your
house of Hwhy.
masters:
10 And when the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up
5 I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face
from the king's house unto the house of Hwhy; and they sat in the
of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I
entry of the new gate of Hwhy's house.
give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me.
11 Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all
6 And now have I given all these lands into the hand of
the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of
prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
the field also have I given him to serve him.
12 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people,
7 And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son,
saying, Hwhy sent me to prophesy against this house and against
until the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great
this city all the words that ye have heard.
kings shall make him their bondman.
13 Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the
8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation and the kingdom which will
voice of Hwhy your Elohim; and Hwhy will repent him of the evil
not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will
that he hath pronounced against you.
not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation
14 But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and
will I punish, saith Hwhy, with the sword, and with the famine, and
right in your eyes.
with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
15 Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye will bring
9 But as for you, hearken ye not to your prophets, nor to your diviners,
innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the
nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers,
inhabitants thereof; for of a truth Hwhy hath sent me unto you to
that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
speak all these words in your ears.
10 for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land,
16 Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the
and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in
11 But the nation that shall bring their neck under the yoke of the king
the name of Hwhy our Elohim.
of Babylon, and serve him, that nation will I let remain in their own
17 Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the
land, saith Hwhy; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
assembly of the people, saying,
12 And I spake to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words,
18 Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of
saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and
Judah; and he spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith
serve him and his people, and live.
Hwhy of hosts: Zion shall be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall
13 Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine,
become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a
and by the pestilence, as Hwhy hath spoken concerning the nation
forest.
that will not serve the king of Babylon?
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? did he
14 And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto
not fear Hwhy, and entreat the favor of Hwhy, and Hwhy
you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy
repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them?
a lie unto you.
Thus should we commit great evil against our own souls.
15 For I have not sent them, saith Hwhy, but they prophesy falsely of Babylon within two full years from off the neck of all the nations.
in my name; that I may drive you out, and that ye may perish, ye, and And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
the prophets that prophesy unto you. 12 Then the word of Hwhy came unto Jeremiah, after that Hananiah
16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet
Hwhy: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy Jeremiah, saying,
unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Hwhy's house shall now 13 Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith Hwhy: Thou hast
shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto broken the bars of wood; but thou hast made in their stead bars of
you. iron.
17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: 14 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: I have put a
wherefore should this city become a desolation? yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may served
18 But if they be prophets, and if the word of Hwhy be with them, let Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I
them now make intercession to Hwhy of hosts, that the vessels have given him the beasts of the field also.
which are left in the house of Hwhy, and in the house of the king of 15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear
Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. now, Hananiah: Hwhy hath not sent thee; but thou makest this
19 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts concerning the pillars, and people to trust in a lie.
concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the 16 Therefore thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will send thee away from off
residue of the vessels that are left in this city, the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast
20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried spoken rebellion against Hwhy.
away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
21 yea, thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, concerning Chapter 29
the vessels that are left in the house of Hwhy, and in the house of 1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent
the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem: from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to
22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom
day that I visit them, saith Hwhy; then will I bring them up, and Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to
restore them to this place. Babylon,
2 (after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the
Chapter 28 eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the
1 And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem,)
Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that 3 by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of
Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spake Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to
unto me in the house of Hwhy, in the presence of the priests and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,) saying,
all the people, saying, 4 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, unto all the
2 Thus speaketh Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, saying, I have captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from
broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Jerusalem unto Babylon:
3 Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of 5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the
Hwhy's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away fruit of them.
from this place, and carried to Babylon: 6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for
4 and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear
of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went to Babylon, saith sons and daughters; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished.
Hwhy; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the carried away captive, and pray unto Hwhy for it; for in the peace
presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that thereof shall ye have peace.
stood in the house of Hwhy, 8 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Let not your
6 even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amein: Hwhy do so; Hwhy prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you;
perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the neither hearken ye to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
vessels of Hwhy's house, and all them of the captivity, from 9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them,
Babylon unto this place. saith Hwhy.
7 Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and 10 For thus saith Hwhy, After seventy years are accomplished for
in the ears of all the people: Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in
8 The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old causing you to return to this place.
prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Hwhy,
war, and of evil, and of pestilence. thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
9 The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet 12 And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I
shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that Hwhy will hearken unto you.
hath truly sent him. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet with all your heart.
Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 14 And I will be found of you, saith Hwhy, and I will turn again your
11 And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the
saith Hwhy: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king places wither I have driven you, saith Hwhy; and I will bring you
again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
15 Because ye have said, Hwhy hath raised us up prophets in 3 For, lo, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will turn again the
Babylon; captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith Hwhy; and I will
16 thus saith Hwhy concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they
of David, and concerning all the people that dwell in this city, your
shall possess it.
brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; 4 And these are the words that Hwhy spake concerning Israel and
17 thus saith Hwhy of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the concerning Judah.
sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile
5 For thus saith Hwhy: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear,
figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. and not of peace.
18 And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and
6 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child: wherefore
with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail,
among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an and all faces are turned into paleness?
astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of
whither I have driven them; Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
19 because they have not hearkened to my words, saith Hwhy, 8 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Hwhy of hosts, that I will
wherewith I sent unto them my servants the prophets, rising up early
break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds; and
and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith Hwhy. strangers shall no more make him their bondman;
20 Hear ye therefore the word of Hwhy, all ye of the captivity, whom
9 but they shall serve Hwhy their Elohim, and David their king, whom
I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon. I will raise up unto them.
21 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, concerning Ahab 10 Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Hwhy; neither
the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed
who prophesy a lie unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver themfrom the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be
into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
them before your eyes; 11 For I am with thee, saith Hwhy, to save thee: for I will make a full
22 and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judahend of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make
that are in Babylon, saying, Hwhy make thee like Zedekiah and like a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no
Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; wise leave thee unpunished.
23 because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed 12 For thus saith Hwhy, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound
adultery with their neighbors' wives, and have spoken words in my grievous.
name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that 13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up:
knoweth, and am witness, saith Hwhy. thou hast no healing medicines.
24 And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying,14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not: for I have
25 Thus speaketh Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, saying, wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of
Because thou hast sent letters in thine own name unto all the people
a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were
that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the increased.
priest, and to all the priests, saying, 15 Why criest thou for thy hurt? thy pain is incurable: for the greatness
26 Hwhy hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these
that there may be officers in the house of Hwhy, for every man thatthings unto thee.
is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in
16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine
the stocks and in shackles. adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that
27 Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, despoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for
who maketh himself a prophet to you, a prey.
28 forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity
17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy
is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, andwounds, saith Hwhy; because they have called thee an outcast,
eat the fruit of them? saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the
18 Thus saith Hwhy: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob's
prophet. tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall
30 Then came the word of Hwhy unto Jeremiah, saying, be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its
31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Hwhy own manner.
concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them
prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I
trust in a lie; will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
32 therefore thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation
Nehelamite, and his seed; he shall not have a man to dwell among shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress
them.
this people, neither shall he behold the good that I will do unto my
people, saith Hwhy, because he hath spoken rebellion against 21 And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall
Hwhy. proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near,
and he shall approach unto me: for who is he that hath had boldness
Chapter 30 to approach unto me? saith Hwhy.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Hwhy, saying, 22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your Elohim.
2 Thus speaketh Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, saying, Write thee all 23 Behold, the tempest of Hwhy, even his wrath, is gone forth, a
the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of Hwhy shall not return, until he have heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith
executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the Hwhy.
latter days ye shall understand it. 21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward
the highway, even the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin
Chapter 31 of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
1 At that time, saith Hwhy, will I be the Elohim of all the families of 22 How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding
Israel, and they shall be my people. daughter? for Hwhy hath created a new thing in the earth: a
2 Thus saith Hwhy, The people that were left of the sword found woman shall encompass a man.
favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. 23 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, Yet again shall
3 Hwhy appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof,
an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. when I shall bring again their captivity: Hwhy bless thee, O
4 Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.
shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the 24 And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the
dances of them that make merry. husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
5 Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I
planters shall plant, and shall enjoy the fruit thereof. replenished.
6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim 26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Hwhy our Elohim. 27 Behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will sow the house of
7 For thus saith Hwhy, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the
the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Hwhy, seed of beast.
save thy people, the remnant of Israel. 28 And it shall come to pass that, like as I have watched over them to
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to
the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith Hwhy.
the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a 29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour
great company shall they return hither. grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
9 They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth
I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my 31 Behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will make a new
first-born. covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
10 Hear the word of Hwhy, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the
afar off; and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of
him, as shepherd doth his flock. Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto
11 For Hwhy hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the them, saith Hwhy.
hand of him that was stronger than he. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
12 And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow after those days, saith Hwhy: I will put my torah in their inward
unto the goodness of Hwhy, to the grain, and to the new wine, and parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their Elohim, and
to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul they shall be my people:
shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at 34 and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every
all. man his brother, saying, Know Hwhy; for they shall all know me,
13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Hwhy: for I
the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 35 Thus saith Hwhy, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the
14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who
shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Hwhy. stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Hwhy of hosts is
15 Thus saith Hwhy: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and his name:
bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be 36 If these ordinances depart from before me, saith Hwhy, then the
comforted for her children, because they are not. seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for
16 Thus saith Hwhy: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes ever.
from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith Hwhy; and they 37 Thus saith Hwhy: If heaven above can be measured, and the
shall come again from the land of the enemy. foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off
17 And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Hwhy; and thy children all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Hwhy.
shall come again to their own border. 38 Behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that the city shall be built to
18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast Hwhy from the tower of Hananel unto the gate of the corner.
chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the 39 And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the
yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Hwhy my hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.
Elohim. 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all
19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate
instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even toward the east, shall be holy unto Hwhy; it shall not be plucked
confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I
speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my
Chapter 32 21 and didst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Hwhy in the tenth year of signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an
Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of outstretched arm, and with great terror;
Nebuchadrezzar. 22 and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to
2 Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the 23 and they came in, and possessed it, but they obeyed not thy voice,
guard, which was in the king of Judah's house. neither walked in thy torah; they have done nothing of all that thou
3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to
thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will give this come upon them.
city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 24 Behold, the mounds, they are come unto the city to take it; and the
4 and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans that fight against it,
Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence; and
Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.
behold his eyes; 25 And thou hast said unto me, O Adonay Hwhy, Buy thee the field
5 and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand
visit him, saith Hwhy: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall of the Chaldeans.
not prosper? 26 Then came the word of Hwhy unto Jeremiah, saying,
6 And Jeremiah said, The word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, 27 Behold, I am Hwhy, the Elohim of all flesh: is there anything too
7 Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto hard for me?
thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of 28 Therefore thus saith Hwhy: Behold, I will give this city into the
redemption is thine to buy it. hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of
8 So Hanamel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the guard Babylon, and he shall take it:
according to the word of Hwhy, and said unto me, Buy my field, I 29 and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set
pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses, upon whose roofs they
right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto
thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of Hwhy. other elohim, to provoke me to anger.
9 And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only
son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of
10 And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands,
weighed him the money in the balances. saith Hwhy.
11 So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, 31 For this city hath been to me a provocation of mine anger and of my
according to the mitzwah and custom, and that which was open: wrath from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should
12 and I delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of remove it from before my face,
Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel mine 32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of
uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their
deed of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of
guard. Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 33 And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and
14 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Take these though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they
deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed have not hearkened to receive instruction.
which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may 34 But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my
continue many days. name, to defile it.
15 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Houses and 35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the
fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land. son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass
16 Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither
son of Neriah, I prayed unto Hwhy, saying, came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause
17 Ah Adonay Hwhy! behold, thou hast made the heavens and the Judah to sin.
earth by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm; there is 36 And now therefore thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel,
nothing too hard for thee, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It is given into the hand of the
18 who showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the
the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them; pestilence:
the great, the mighty El, Hwhy of hosts is his name; 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries, whither I have
19 great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open upon all driven them in mine anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation;
the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to
and according to the fruit of his doings: dwell safely:
20 who didst set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto 38 and they shall be my people, and I will be their Elohim:
this day, both in Israel and among other men; and madest thee a 39 and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me
name, as at this day; for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
40 and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not
turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear
in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.
41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them 15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of
in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice
42 For thus saith Hwhy: Like as I have brought all this great evil and righteousness in the land.
upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell
promised them. safely; and this is the name whereby she shall be called: Hwhy our
43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is righteousness.
desolate, without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the 17 For thus saith Hwhy: David shall never want a man to sit upon
Chaldeans. the throne of the house of Israel;
44 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal 18 neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer
them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice
about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the continually.
hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the 19 And the word of Hwhy came unto Jeremiah, saying,
South: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith Hwhy. 20 Thus saith Hwhy: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and
my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in
Chapter 33 their season;
1 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto Jeremiah the second time, 21 then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that
while he was yet shut up in the court of the guard, saying, he shall not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites
2 Thus saith Hwhy that doeth it, Hwhy that formeth it to establish the priests, my ministers.
it; Hwhy is his name: 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and
and difficult, which thou knowest not. the Levites that minister unto me.
4 For thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, concerning the houses of 23 And the word of Hwhy came to Jeremiah, saying,
this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are 24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The
broken down to make a defence against the mounds and against the two families which Hwhy did choose, he hath cast them off? thus
sword; do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation
5 while men come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the before them.
dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my 25 Thus saith Hwhy: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I
wrath, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city: have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will 26 then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my
reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth. servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of
7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return,
return, and will build them, as at the first. and will have mercy on them.
8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have
sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they Chapter 34
have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from Hwhy, when
against me. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the
9 And this city shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the
glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities
that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for thereof, saying:
all the peace that I procure unto it. 2 Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah
10 Thus saith Hwhy: Yet again there shall be heard in this place, king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will give this
whereof ye say, It is waste, without man and without beast, even in city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, 3 and thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken,
without man and without inhabitant and without beast, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of
11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth,
bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
Give thanks to Hwhy of hosts, for Hwhy is good, for his 4 Yet hear the word of Hwhy, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus saith
lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring sacrifices of Hwhy concerning thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword;
thanksgiving into the house of Hwhy. For I will cause the captivity 5 thou shalt die in peace; and with the burnings of thy fathers, the
of the land to return as at the first, saith Hwhy. former kings that were before thee, so shall they make a burning for
12 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Yet again shall there be in this place, thee; and they shall lament thee, saying, Ah Master! for I have
which is waste, without man and without beast, and in all the cities spoken the word, saith Hwhy.
thereof, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king
13 In the cities of the hill-country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the of Judah in Jerusalem,
cities of the South, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places 7 when the king of Babylon's army was fighting against Jerusalem, and
about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks again against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and
pass under the hands of him that numbereth them, saith Hwhy. against Azekah; for these alone remained of the cities of Judah as
14 Behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will perform that good fortified cities.
word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and 8 The word that came unto Jeremiah from Hwhy, after that the king
concerning the house of Judah. Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at
Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
9 that every man should let his man-servant, and every man his maid- the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of
servant, that is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.
make bondmen of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. 5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of
10 And all the princes and all the people obeyed, that had entered into wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
the covenant, that every one should let his man-servant, and every 6 But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab,
one his maid-servant, go free, that none should make bondmen of our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye,
them any more; they obeyed, and let them go: nor your sons, for ever:
11 but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the 7 neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor
handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live
into subjection for servants and for handmaids. many days in the land wherein ye sojourn.
12 Therefore the word of Hwhy came to Jeremiah from Hwhy, 8 And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our
saying, father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our
13 Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel: I made a covenant with wives, our sons, or our daughters;
your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of 9 nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor
Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, field, nor seed:
14 At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother that 10 but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according
is a Hebrew, that hath been sold unto thee, and hath served thee six to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers 11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came
hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for
15 And ye were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the
eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.
made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: 12 Then came the word of Hwhy unto Jeremiah, saying,
16 but ye turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his 13 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Go, and say to
servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had let go free at the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not
their pleasure, to return; and ye brought them into subjection, to be receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith Hwhy.
unto you for servants and for handmaids. 14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his
17 Therefore thus saith Hwhy: ye have not hearkened unto me, to sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink
proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his none, for they obey their father's mitzwah: but I have spoken unto
neighbor: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith Hwhy, to the you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto
sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be me.
tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth. 15 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up
18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, that early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his
have not performed the words of the covenant which they made evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other elohim to
before me, when they cut the calf in twain and passed between the serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you
parts thereof; and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened
19 the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, unto me.
and the priests, and all the people of the land, that passed between 16 Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have
the parts of the calf; performed the mitzwah of their father which he commanded them, but
20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the this people hath not hearkened unto me;
hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for 17 therefore thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts, the Elohim of
food unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the earth. Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of
21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I
of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called
into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, that are gone away from unto them, but they have not answered.
you. 18 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith
22 Behold, I will command, saith Hwhy, and cause them to return to Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the
this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with mitzwah of Jonadab your father, and kept all his mitzwah, and done
fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without according unto all that he commanded you;
inhabitant. 19 therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Jonadab
the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
Chapter 35
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from Hwhy in the days of Chapter 36
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, 1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from Hwhy,
them into the house of Hwhy, into one of the chambers, and give saying,
them wine to drink. 2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all
and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah,
Rechabites; even unto this day.
4 and I brought them into the house of Hwhy, into the chamber of the
sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of Elohim, which was by
3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose in the brazier, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the
to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; brazier.
that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. 24 And they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king,
4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of Hwhy, which he had 25 Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made
spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll; but he would
5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go not hear them.
into the house of Hwhy: 26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, and Seraiah
6 therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch
my mouth, the words of Hwhy in the ears of the people in the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Hwhy hid them.
Hwhy's house upon the fast-day; and also thou shalt read them in 27 Then the word of Hwhy came to Jeremiah, after that the king had
the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of
7 It may be they will present their supplication before Hwhy, and will Jeremiah, saying,
return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the 28 Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that
wrath that Hwhy hath pronounced against this people. were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the 29 And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah thou shalt say, Thus saith
prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of Hwhy in Hwhy: Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written
Hwhy's house. therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy
9 Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
king of Judah, in the ninth month, that all the people in Jerusalem, 30 Therefore thus saith Hwhy concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah:
and all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem, He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David; and his dead body
proclaimed a fast before Hwhy. shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
10 Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house 31 And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity;
of Hwhy, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan, the and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the new gate of Hwhy's and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced
house, in the ears of all the people. against them, but they hearkened not.
11 And when Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had 32 Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe,
heard out of the book all the words of Hwhy, the son of Neriah, who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all
12 he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in
lo, all the princes were sitting there, to wit, Elishama the scribe, and the fire; and there were added besides unto them many like words.
Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and
Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, Chapter 37
and all the princes. 1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah
13 Then Micaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made
when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. king in the land of Judah.
14 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did
of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thy hearken unto the words of Hwhy, which he spake by the prophet
hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and Jeremiah.
come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and
came unto them. Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah,
15 And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So saying, Pray now unto Hwhy our Elohim for us.
Baruch read it in their ears. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had
16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they not put him into prison.
turned in fear one toward another, and said unto Baruch, We will 5 And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the
surely tell the king of all these words. Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they
17 And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write brake up from Jerusalem.
all these words at his mouth? 6 Then came the word of Hwhy unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
18 Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto 7 Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king
me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's
19 Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their
Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are. own land.
20 And they went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the 8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and
roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
in the ears of the king. 9 Thus saith Hwhy, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans
21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he took it out of the shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.
chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the 10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that
king, and in the ears of all the princes that stood beside the king. fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them,
22 Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and yea would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with
there was a fire in the brazier burning before him. fire.
23 And it came to pass, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, 11 And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was
that the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
12 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of dungeon; and he is like to die in the place where he is, because of the
Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. famine; for there is no more bread in the city.
13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward 10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying,
was there, whose name was Iriyah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the
Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou art prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
falling away to the Chaldeans. 11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of
14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the the king under the treasury, and took thence rags and worn-out
Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Iriyah laid hold on garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these
15 And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put rags and worn-out garments under thine armholes under the cords.
him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made And Jeremiah did so.
that the prison. 13 So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of
16 When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto
17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him into the third entry that is in the house of Hwhy: and the king
him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Hwhy? said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt
into the hand of the king of Babylon. thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt
18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned not hearken unto me.
against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As
have put me in prison? Hwhy liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death,
19 Where now are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this 17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim
land? of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: If thou wilt go forth unto the king of
20 And now hear, I pray thee, O my master the king: let my Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be
supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou cause burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.
me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then
21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall
into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus 19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews
Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. that are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their
hand, and they mock me.
Chapter 38 20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech
1 And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, thee, the voice of Hwhy, in that which I speak unto thee: so it shall
and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiyah, be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.
heard the words that Jeremiah spake unto all the people, saying, 21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Hwhy hath
2 Thus saith Hwhy, He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, showed me:
by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the 22 behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall
Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, and he be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women
shall live. shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed
3 Thus saith Hwhy, This city shall surely be given into the hand of over thee: now that thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned
the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it. away back.
4 Then the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be 23 And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the
put to death; forasmuch as he weakeneth the hands of the men of Chaldeans; and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be
war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this
speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare city to be burned with fire.
of this people, but the hurt. 24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these
5 And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is words, and thou shalt not die.
not he that can do anything against you. 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come
6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiyah unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast
the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down said unto the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to
Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but death; also what the king said unto thee:
mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire. 26 then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before
7 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to
king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the die there.
king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin,) 27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he
8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the told them according to all these words that the king had commanded.
king, saying, So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
9 My master the king, these men have done evil in all that they have 28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that
done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the Jerusalem was taken.
Chapter 39 2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him,
1 And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Hwhy thy Elohim pronounced this evil upon this place;
Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar 3 and Hwhy hath brought it, and done according as he spake:
king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it; because ye have sinned against Hwhy, and have not obeyed his
2 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
the month, a breach was made in the city,) 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are
3 that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into
middle gate, to wit, Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab- Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto
saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the rest of the princes of the thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is
king of Babylon. before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither
4 And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the go.
men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by 5 Now while he was not yet gone back, Go back then, said he, to
night, by the way of the king's garden, through the gate betwixt the Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of
two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah. Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with
5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto thee
Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a present,
brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the and let him go.
land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him. 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and
6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 7 Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even
7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made
carry him to Babylon. Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed
8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the
people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into 8 then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, to wit, Ishmael the son of
Babylon the residue of the people that remained in the city, the Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and
deserters also that fell away to him, and the residue of the people that Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the
remained. Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their
10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the men.
people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto
vineyards and fields at the same time. them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with
Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, you.
12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the
him even as he shall say unto thee. Chaldeans that shall come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine and
13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your
Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of cities that ye have taken.
the king of Babylon; 11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the
14 they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries,
committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that
that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of
15 Now the word of Hwhy came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut Shaphan;
up in the court of the guard, saying, 12 then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were
16 Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and
Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be 13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
accomplished before thee in that day. forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith Hwhy; and thou shalt not 14 and said unto him, Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the
be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy
18 For I will surely save thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
thy life shall be for a prey unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust in 15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah
me, saith Hwhy. secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he take
Chapter 40 thy life, that all the Jews that are gathered unto thee should be
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Hwhy, after that scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of
when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of
of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Ishmael.
Babylon.
Chapter 41 18 because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because
1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,
Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and one of the chief whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.
officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the Chapter 42
son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in
1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah,
Mizpah.
and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least
2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were
even unto the greatest, came near,
with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan
2 and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our
with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made
supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Hwhy
governor over the land.
thy Elohim, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of
3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with
many, as thine eyes do behold us:
Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the
3 that Hwhy thy Elohim may show us the way wherein we should
men of war.
walk, and the thing that we should do.
4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold,
no man knew it,
I will pray unto Hwhy your Elohim according to your words; and it
5 that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
shall come to pass that whatsoever thing Hwhy shall answer you, I
even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes
will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
rent, and having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, Hwhy be a true and faithful witness
frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Hwhy.
amongst us, if we do not according to all the word wherewith Hwhy
6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet
thy Elohim shall send thee to us.
them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met
6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of
them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
Hwhy our Elohim, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with
7 And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael
us, when we obey the voice of Hwhy our Elohim.
the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of Hwhy came
pit, he, and the men that were with him.
unto Jeremiah.
8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us
8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley,
forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even to
and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among
the greatest,
their brethren.
9 and said unto them, Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, unto
9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men
whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
whom he had slain, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was that which
10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you
Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel,) Ishmael the
down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the
son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
evil that I have done unto you.
10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that
11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not
were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that
afraid of him, saith Hwhy: for I am with you to save you, and to
remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard
deliver you from his hand.
had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of
12 And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and
Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the
cause you to return to your own land.
children of Ammon.
13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so that ye obey not the
11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
voice of Hwhy your Elohim,
forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of
14 saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see
Nethaniah had done,
no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread;
12 then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of
and there will we dwell:
Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
15 now therefore hear ye the word of Hwhy, O remnant of Judah:
13 Now it came to pass that, when all the people that were with
Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, If ye indeed set
Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
forces that were with him, then they were glad.
16 then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye fear, shall
14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from
overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof ye
Mizpah turned about and came back, and went unto Johanan the son
are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye
of Kareah.
shall die.
15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight
17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to
men, and went to the children of Ammon.
sojourn there: they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the
16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that
forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had
I will bring upon them.
recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that
18 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: As mine anger
he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to wit, the men of war, and
and my wrath hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of
the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought
Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when ye
back from Gibeon:
shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an
17 and they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-
astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this
lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
place no more.
19 Hwhy hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah, Go ye 2 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Ye have seen all
not into Egypt: know certainly that I have testified unto you this day. the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of
20 For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for ye sent me Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man
unto Hwhy your Elohim, saying, Pray for us unto Hwhy our dwelleth therein,
Elohim; and according unto all that Hwhy our Elohim shall say, so 3 because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke
declare unto us, and we will do it: me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other
21 and I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the elohim, that they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers.
voice of Hwhy your Elohim in anything for which he hath sent me 4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early
unto you. and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I
22 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the hate.
famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to 5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their
sojourn there. wickedness, to burn no incense unto other elohim.
6 Wherefore my wrath and mine anger was poured forth, and was
Chapter 43 kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they
1 And it came to pass that, when Jeremiah had made an end of are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.
speaking unto all the people all the words of Hwhy their Elohim, 7 Therefore now thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts, the Elohim of
wherewith Hwhy their Elohim had sent him to them, even all these Israel: Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your own souls, to
words, cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst
2 then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of of Judah, to leave you none remaining;
Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest 8 in that ye provoke me unto anger with the works of your hands,
falsely: Hwhy our Elohim hath not sent thee to say, Ye shall not go burning incense unto other elohim in the land of Egypt, whither ye are
into Egypt to sojourn there; gone to sojourn; that ye may be cut off, and that ye may be a curse
3 but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, to deliver us and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and 9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the
carry us away captive to Babylon. wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives,
4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which
all the people, obeyed not the voice of Hwhy, to dwell in the land of they committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Judah. 10 They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared,
5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, nor walked in my torah, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and
took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all the nations before your fathers.
whither they had been driven, to sojourn in the land of Judah; 11 Therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Behold,
6 the men, and the women, and the children, and the king's daughters, I will set my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah.
and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left 12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go
with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be
the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah; consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed
7 and they came into the land of Egypt; for they obeyed not the voice of by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even
Hwhy: and they came unto Tahpanhes. unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be
8 Then came the word of Hwhy unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
9 Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in mortar in the 13 For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have
brickwork, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the
the sight of the men of Judah; pestilence;
10 and say unto them, Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of 14 so that none of the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of
Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or be left, to return into the land
Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for
have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. none shall return save such as shall escape.
11 And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are 15 Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto
for death shall be given to death, and such as are for captivity to other elohim, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly,
captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword. even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros,
12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the elohim of Egypt; and he answered Jeremiah, saying,
shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of
himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; Hwhy, we will not hearken unto thee.
and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 17 But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our
13 He shall also break the obelisks of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out
of Egypt; and the houses of the elohim of Egypt shall he burn with drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our
fire. kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of
Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw
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no evil.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in 18 But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and
the land of Egypt, that dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at pouring out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and
Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying, have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured Chapter 46
out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, 1 The word of Hwhy which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning
and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands? the nations.
20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the 2 Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco king of Egypt, which
women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying, was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar
21 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of
of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and Josiah, king of Judah.
the people of the land, did not Hwhy remember them, and came it 3 Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
not into his mind? 4 Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with
22 so that Hwhy could not longer bear, because of the evil of your your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.
doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; 5 Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned
therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled
and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Hwhy.
23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned 6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north
against Hwhy, and have not obeyed the voice of Hwhy, nor by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.
walked in his torah, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; 7 Who is this that riseth up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves
therefore this evil is happened unto you, as it is this day. like the rivers?
24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, 8 Egypt riseth up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the
Hear the word of Hwhy, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: rivers: and he saith, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy
25 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, saying, Ye and cities and the inhabitants thereof.
your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands 9 Go up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go
have fulfilled it, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have forth: Cush and Put, that handle the shield; and the Ludim, that
vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink- handle and bend the bow.
offerings unto her: establish then your vows, and perform your vows. 10 For that day is a day of the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, a day of
26 Therefore hear ye the word of Hwhy, all Judah that dwell in the vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the
land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith Hwhy, sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood;
that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of for the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, hath a sacrifice in the north country
Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Adonay Hwhy liveth. by the river Euphrates.
27 Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men 11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in
of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee.
and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and the earth is full of thy
28 And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt cry; for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are
into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, fallen both of them together.
that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know 13 The word that Hwhy spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how that
whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs. Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of
29 And this shall be the sign unto you, saith Hwhy, that I will punish Egypt.
you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand 14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis
against you for evil: and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand forth, and prepare thee; for the
30 Thus saith Hwhy, Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of sword hath devoured round about thee.
Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that 15 Why are thy strong ones swept away? they stood not, because
seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Hwhy did drive them.
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy, and sought his 16 He made many to stumble, yea, they fell one upon another: and
life. they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the
Chapter 45 land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
17 They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let
1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of
the appointed time pass by.
Neriah, when he wrote these word in a book at the mouth of
18 As I live, saith the King, whose name is Hwhy of hosts, surely
Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of
like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall
Judah, saying,
he come.
2 Thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:
19 O thou daughter that dwellest in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into
3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for Hwhy hath added sorrow to my
captivity; for Memphis shall become a desolation, and shall be burnt
pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.
up, without inhabitant.
4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Hwhy: Behold, that which
20 Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it
I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck
is come.
up; and this in the whole land.
21 Also her hired men in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; for
5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold,
they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not
I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Hwhy; but thy life will I give unto
stand: for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of
thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
their visitation.
22 The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march
with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
23 They shall cut down her forest, saith Hwhy, though it cannot be 8 And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall
searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed;
innumerable. as Hwhy hath spoken.
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; she shall be delivered 9 Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her
into the hand of the people of the north. cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
25 Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish 10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of Hwhy negligently; and
Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her elohim, and her kings; cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him: 11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his
26 and I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath
and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his
hand of his servants; and afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the scent is not changed.
days of old, saith Hwhy. 12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will send
27 But fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, O unto him them that pour off, and they shall pour him off; and they
Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces.
their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel
and none shall make him afraid. was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.
28 Fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, saith Hwhy; for I am with 14 How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven 15 Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his
thee; but I will not make a full end of thee, but I will correct thee in chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King,
measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished. whose name is Hwhy of hosts.
16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth
Chapter 47 fast.
1 The word of Hwhy that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning 17 All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know
the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
2 Thus saith Hwhy: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall 18 O thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, come down from thy glory,
become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab is come up against thee, he
that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall hath destroyed thy strongholds.
cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. 19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?
rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers look 20 Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it
not back to their children for feebleness of hands; by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
4 because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off 21 And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and
from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Hwhy will upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. 22 and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
5 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the 23 and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 24 and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the
6 O thou sword of Hwhy, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up land of Moab, far or near.
thyself into thy scabbard; rest, and be still. 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Hwhy.
7 How canst thou be quiet, seeing Hwhy hath given thee a charge? 26 Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Hwhy:
Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
appointed it. 27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among
thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.
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28 O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock;
1 Of Moab. Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Woe unto and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the
Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; abyss.
Misgab is put to shame and broken down. 29 We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; his
2 The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, and the haughtiness of his
against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou heart.
also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue 30 I know his wrath, saith Hwhy, that it is nought; his boastings have
thee. wrought nothing.
3 The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction! 31 Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the
4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. men of Kir-heres shall they mourn.
5 For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; 32 With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of
for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry Sibmah: thy branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the
of destruction. sea of Jazer: upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage the
6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. destroyer is fallen.
7 For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou 33 And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from
also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the
priests and his princes together. winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no
shouting.
34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have 8 Flee ye, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I
they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, to Eglath- will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I shall visit him.
shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate. 9 If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning
35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Hwhy, him that grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had
offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his elohim. enough?
36 Therefore my heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and my heart 10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places,
soundeth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: therefore the abundance and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is destroyed, and
that he hath gotten is perished. his brethren, and his neighbors; and he is not.
37 For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands 11 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy
are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. widows trust in me.
38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the streets thereof there is 12 For thus saith Hwhy: Behold, they to whom it pertained not to
lamentation every where; for I have broken Moab like a vessel drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and art thou he that shall
wherein none delighteth, saith Hwhy. altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou
39 How is it broken down! how do they wail! how hath Moab turned the shalt surely drink.
back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all 13 For I have sworn by myself, saith Hwhy, that Bozrah shall
that are round about him. become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all
40 For thus saith Hwhy: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
spread out his wings against Moab. 14 I have heard tidings from Hwhy, and an ambassador is sent
41 Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of among the nations, saying, Gather yourselves together, and come
the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman against her, and rise up to the battle.
in her pangs. 15 For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath despised among men.
magnified himself against Hwhy. 16 As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O
43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of
Moab, saith Hwhy. the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I
44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth will bring thee down from thence, saith Hwhy.
up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, 17 And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth
even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Hwhy. by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
45 They that fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; 18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor
for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of cities thereof, saith Hwhy, no man shall dwell there, neither shall
Sihon, and hath devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the any son of man sojourn therein.
head of the tumultuous ones. 19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan
46 Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for thy against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away
sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity. from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like
47 Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that
Hwhy. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. will stand before me?
20 Therefore hear ye the counsel of Hwhy, that he hath taken
Chapter 49 against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the
1 Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith Hwhy: Hath Israel no sons? inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, even the
hath he no heir? why then doth Malcam possess Gad, and his people little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate
well in the cities thereof? over them.
2 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will cause an 21 The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise
alarm (teruah) of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of whereof is heard in the Red Sea.
Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters 22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his
shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess them that did wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at
possess him, saith Hwhy. that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
3 Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, 23 Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have
gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run to and fro among the fences; heard evil tidings, they are melted away: there is sorrow on the sea; it
for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together. cannot be quiet.
4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O 24 Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and
backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of
come unto me? her, as of a woman in travail.
5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Adonay, Hwhy of 25 How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?
hosts, from all that are round about thee; and ye shall be driven out 26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of
every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather together the war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Hwhy of hosts.
fugitives. 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour
6 But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon, the palaces of Ben-hadad.
saith Hwhy. 28 Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar
7 Of Edom. Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? king of Babylon smote. Thus saith Hwhy: Arise ye, go up to Kedar,
is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? and destroy the children of the east.
29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for 10 And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be
themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and satisfied, saith Hwhy.
they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side! 11 Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder my
30 Flee ye, wander far off, dwell in the depths, O ye inhabitants of heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out the
Hazor, saith Hwhy; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken grain, and neigh as strong horses;
counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. 12 your mother shall be utterly put to shame; she that bare you shall
31 Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without be confounded: behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a
care, saith Hwhy; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
alone. 13 Because of the wrath of Hwhy she shall not be inhabited, but she
32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be
spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners of astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
their hair cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of 14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that
them, saith Hwhy. bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned
33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation for against Hwhy.
ever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn 15 Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her
therein. bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance
34 The word of Hwhy that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning of Hwhy: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in
35 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn
the chief of their might. every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of 17 Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the
heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king
be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. of Babylon hath broken his bones.
37 And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and 18 Therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: Behold,
before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, even I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the
my fierce anger, saith Hwhy; and I will send the sword after them, king of Assyria.
till I have consumed them; 19 And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on
38 and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of
and princes, saith Hwhy. Ephraim and in Gilead.
39 But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring back the 20 In those days, and in that time, saith Hwhy, the iniquity of Israel
captivity of Elam, saith Hwhy. shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah,
and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a
Chapter 50 remnant.
1 The word that Hwhy spake concerning Babylon, concerning the 21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against
land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet. the inhabitants of Pekod: slay and utterly destroy after them, saith
2 Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; Hwhy, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, 22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are 23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how
dismayed. is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall 24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and
make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou
they are gone, both man and beast. hast striven against Hwhy.
4 In those days, and in that time, saith Hwhy, the children of Israel 25 Hwhy hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the
shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on weapons of his indignation; for the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, hath a
their way weeping, and shall seek Hwhy their Elohim. work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.
5 They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, 26 Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses;
saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to Hwhy in an everlasting cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be
covenant that shall not be forgotten. left.
6 My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them 27 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto
to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting- 28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon,
place. to declare in Zion the vengeance of Hwhy our Elohim, the
7 All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, vengeance of his temple.
We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Hwhy, the 29 Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the
habitation of righteousness, even Hwhy, the hope of their fathers. bow; encamp against her round about; let none thereof escape:
8 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath
Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks. done, do unto her; for she hath been proud against Hwhy, against
9 For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a the Holy One of Israel.
company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set 30 Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of
themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Hwhy.
arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Adonay, 5 For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, of his Elohim, of Hwhy of
Hwhy of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. hosts; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.
32 And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him 6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not
up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Hwhy's vengeance; he will
round about him. render unto her a recompense.
33 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: The children of Israel and the children 7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in Hwhy's hand, that made all the
of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the
them fast; they refuse to let them go. nations are mad.
34 Their Redeemer is strong; Hwhy of hosts is his name: he will 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for
thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and her pain, if so be she may be healed.
disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her,
35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith Hwhy, and upon the and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment
inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.
men. 10 Hwhy hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us
36 A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword declare in Zion the work of Hwhy our Elohim.
is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. 11 Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Hwhy hath stirred
37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against
the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Hwhy, the
as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed. vengeance of his temple.
38 A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a 12 Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch
land of graven images, and they are mad over idols. strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Hwhy hath
39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell both purposed and done that which he spake concerning the
there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabitants of Babylon.
inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to 13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures,
generation. thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
40 As when Elohim overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor 14 Hwhy of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee
cities thereof, saith Hwhy, so shall no man dwell there, neither shall with men, as with the canker-worm; and they shall lift up a shout
any son of man sojourn therein. against thee.
41 Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and 15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world
many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the
42 They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no heavens:
mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, 16 when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the
every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the
daughter of Babylon. earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind
43 The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings of them, and his hands out of his treasuries.
wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, and pangs as of a 17 Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every
woman in travail. goldsmith is put to shame by his image; for his molten image is
44 Behold, the enemy shall come up like a lion from the pride of the falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them 18 They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation
run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for they shall perish.
who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the 19 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all
shepherd that can stand before me? things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Hwhy of hosts is his
45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of Hwhy, that he hath taken name.
against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the 20 Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I
land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate 21 and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
over them. 22 and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the therein; and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with
cry is heard among the nations. thee will I break in pieces the old man and the youth; and with thee
will I break in pieces the young man and the virgin;
Chapter 51 23 and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and
1 Thus saith Hwhy: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen;
against them that dwell in Leb-kamai, a destroying wind. and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.
2 And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and 24 And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea
they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith Hwhy.
against her round about. 25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith Hwhy,
3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against which destroyest all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand upon
him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare ye not her thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt
young men; destroy ye utterly all her host. mountain.
4 And they shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust 26 And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for
through in her streets. foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith Hwhy.
27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the 48 Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing
nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come unto her from the
kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a marshal against north, saith Hwhy.
her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm. 49 As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon
28 Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the shall fall the slain of all the land.
governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of 50 Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember
their dominion. Hwhy from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
29 And the land trembleth and is in pain; for the purposes of Hwhy 51 We are confounded, because we have heard reproach; confusion
against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of
without inhabitant. Hwhy's house.
30 The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in 52 Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that I will
their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: execute judgment upon her graven images; and through all her land
her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken. the wounded shall groan.
31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met 53 Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she
another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers
quarter: come unto her, saith Hwhy.
32 and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with 54 The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the
fire, and the men of war are affrighted. land of the Chaldeans!
33 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel: The daughter 55 For Hwhy layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the
of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their
little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her. voice is uttered:
34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath 56 for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her
crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Hwhy is
monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; an El of recompenses, he will surely requite.
he hath cast me out. 57 And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, her governors
35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall and her deputies, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a
the inhabitant of Zion say; and, My blood be upon the inhabitants of perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is
Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. Hwhy of hosts.
36 Therefore thus saith Hwhy: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and 58 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be
take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and
fountain dry. the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they
37 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an shall be weary.
astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant. 59 The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son
38 They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions' of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king
whelps. of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was
39 When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them chief chamberlain.
drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not 60 And Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon
wake, saith Hwhy. Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he- 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then
goats. see that thou read all these words,
41 How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth seized! 62 and say, O Hwhy, thou hast spoken concerning this place, to cut
how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, but that it
42 The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the shall be desolate for ever.
multitude of the waves thereof. 63 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book,
43 Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the
wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby. Euphrates:
44 And I will execute judgment upon Bel in Babylon, and I will bring 64 and thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again
forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up; and the because of the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary.
nations shall not flow any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
shall fall.
45 My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and save yourselves every Chapter 52
man from the fierce anger of Hwhy. 1 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and
46 And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye for the tidings that shall he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was
be heard in the land; for tidings shall come one year, and after that in Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
another year shall come tidings, and violence in the land, ruler 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Hwhy, according to all
against ruler. that Jehoiakim had done.
47 Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will execute judgment 3 For through the anger of Hwhy did it come to pass in Jerusalem
upon the graven images of Babylon; and her whole land shall be and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And
confounded; and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month,
in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the
it; and they built forts against it round about. people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that
5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. were found in the midst of the city.
6 In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was 26 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought
sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
7 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and 27 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at
went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out
two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were of his land.
against the city round about;) and they went toward the Arabah. 28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in
8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty;
Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from 29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive
him. from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons;
9 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon 30 in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan
to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him. the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven
10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand
he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. and six hundred.
11 And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon 31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of
bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and
prison till the day of his death. twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the
12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah,
nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came and brought him forth out of prison;
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of 32 and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of
Babylon, into Jerusalem: the kings that were with him in Babylon,
13 and he burned the house of Hwhy, and the king's house; and all 33 and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread
the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned he with before him continually all the days of his life:
fire. 34 and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by
14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all
guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. the days of his life.
15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of
the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people that were left
in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon,
and the residue of the multitude.
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the
land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
17 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Hwhy, and the
bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Hwhy, did the
Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to
Babylon.
18 The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins,
and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they
ministered, took they away.
19 And the cups, and the firepans, and the basins, and the pots, and
the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the bowls-that which was of
gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,- the captain of the
guard took away.
20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were
under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of
Hwhy-the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
21 And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen
cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness
thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
22 And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital
was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital
round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like unto
these, and pomegranates.
23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the
pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.
24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and
Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
25 and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of
war; and seven men of them that saw the king's face, that were found
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about him should be his adversaries: Jerusalem is among them as an
The Lamentations of Jeremiah unclean thing.
18 Hwhy is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment:
Chapter 1 Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: My virgins
1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! She is become and my young men are gone into captivity.
as a widow, that was great among the nations! She that was a 19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and mine
princess among the provinces is become tributary! elders gave up the spirit in the city, While they sought them food to
2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; refresh their souls.
Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends 20 Behold, O Hwhy; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My
have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies. heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the
3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
great servitude; She dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest: 21 They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; All mine
All her persecutors overtook her within the straits. enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done
4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be
assembly; All her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: Her virgins like unto me.
are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness. 22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as
5 Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; For thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are
Hwhy hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: Her many, and my heart is faint.
young children are gone into captivity before the adversary. Chapter 2
6 And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: Her princes
are become like harts that find no pasture, And they are gone without 1 How hath Hwhy covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his
strength before the pursuer. anger! He hath cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of
7 Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her Israel, And hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: When 2 Hwhy hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not
her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, pitied: He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the
The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations. daughter of Judah; He hath brought them down to the ground; he
8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an hath profaned the kingdom and the princes thereof.
unclean thing; All that honored her despise her, because they have 3 He hath cut off in fierce anger all the horn of Israel; He hath drawn
seen her nakedness: Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. back his right hand from before the enemy: And he hath burned up
9 Her filthiness was in her skirts; she remembered not her latter end; Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
Therefore is she come down wonderfully; she hath no comforter: 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy, he hath stood with his right hand
Behold, O Hwhy, my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified as an adversary, And hath slain all that were pleasant to the eye: In
himself. the tent of the daughter of Zion he hath poured out his wrath like fire.
10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant 5 Hwhy is become as an enemy, he hath swallowed up Israel; He
things: For she hath seen that the nations are entered into her hath swallowed up all her palaces, he hath destroyed his strongholds;
sanctuary, Concerning whom thou didst command that they should And he hath multiplied in the daughter of Judah mourning and
not enter into thine assembly. lamentation.
11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; They have given their 6 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a
pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: See, O Hwhy, and garden; he hath destroyed his place of assembly: Hwhy hath
behold; for I am become abject. caused solemn assembly and sabbath to be forgotten in Zion, And
12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Behold, and see if there be hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is brought upon me, 7 Hwhy hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary; He
Wherewith Hwhy hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces:
13 From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth They have made a noise in the house of Hwhy, as in the day of a
against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me solemn assembly.
back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day. 8 Hwhy hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He
14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from
together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they
to fail: Hwhy hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am languish together.
not able to stand. 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken
15 Hwhy hath set at nought all my mighty men in the midst of me; her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the
He hath called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young torah is not; Yea, her prophets find no vision from Hwhy.
men: Hwhy hath trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep
Judah. silence; They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded
16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their
water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from heads to the ground.
me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed. 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; upon the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my
Hwhy hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round people, Because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the
streets of the city.
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12 They say to their mothers, Where is grain and wine? When they 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat
swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city, When their soul is prosperity.
poured out into their mothers' bosom. 18 And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from
13 What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter Hwhy.
of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, 19 Remember mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the
O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who gall.
can heal thee? 20 My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is bowed down within
14 Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they me.
have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have 21 This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope.
seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment. 22 It is of Hwhy's lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed,
15 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their because his compassions fail not.
head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men 23 They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.
called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? 24 Hwhy is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee; They 25 Hwhy is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that
hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; seeketh him.
Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have 26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation
seen it. of Hwhy.
17 Hwhy hath done that which he purposed; he hath fulfilled his 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
word that he commanded in the days of old; He hath thrown down, 28 Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon
and hath not pitied: And he hath caused the enemy to rejoice over him.
thee; he hath exalted the horn of thine adversaries. 29 Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
18 Their heart cried unto Hwhy: O wall of the daughter of Zion, let 30 Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full
tears run down like a river day and night; Give thyself no respite; let with reproach.
not the apple of thine eye cease. 31 For Hwhy will not cast off for ever.
19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out 32 For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according
thy heart like water before the face of Hwhy: Lift up thy hands to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at 33 For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
the head of every street. 34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,
20 See, O Hwhy, and behold to whom thou hast done thus! Shall 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? 36 To subvert a man in his cause, Hwhy approveth not.
Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of Hwhy? 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when Hwhy
21 The youth and the old man lie on the ground in the streets; My commandeth it not?
virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: Thou hast slain 38 Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?
them in the day of thine anger; thou hast slaughtered, and not pitied. 39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of
22 Thou hast called, as in the day of a solemn assembly, my terrors on his sins?
every side; And there was none that escaped or remained in the day 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Hwhy.
of Hwhy's anger: Those that I have dandled and brought up hath 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto El in the heavens.
mine enemy consumed. 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled; thou hast not pardoned.
43 Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou
Chapter 3 hast not pitied.
1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass
2 He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light. through.
3 Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day. 45 Thou hast made us an off-scouring and refuse in the midst of the
4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. peoples.
5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.
6 He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been 47 Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction.
long dead. 48 Mine eye runneth down with streams of water, for the destruction of
7 He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my the daughter of my people.
chain heavy. 49 Mine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
8 Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer. 50 Till Hwhy look down, and behold from heaven.
9 He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths 51 Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.
crooked. 52 They have chased me sore like a bird, they that are mine enemies
10 He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places. without cause.
11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath 53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone
made me desolate. upon me.
12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. 54 Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
13 He hath caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins. 55 I called upon thy name, O Hwhy, out of the lowest dungeon.
14 I am become a derision to all my people, and their song all the day. 56 Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my
15 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood. cry.
16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee; thou saidst,
me with ashes. Fear not.
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58 O Hwhy, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast 18 They hunt our steps, so that we cannot go in our streets: Our end is
redeemed my life. near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
59 O Hwhy, thou hast seen my wrong; judge thou my cause. 19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They
60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
me. 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed (mashiyach) of Hwhy,
61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O Hwhy, and all their devices was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall
against me, live among the nations.
62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against 21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land
me all the day. of Uz: The cup shall pass through unto thee also; thou shalt be
63 Behold thou their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their song. drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
64 Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Hwhy, according to 22 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of
the work of their hands. Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: He will visit thine
65 Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them. iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will uncover thy sins.
66 Thou wilt pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the
heavens of Hwhy. Chapter 5
1 Remember, O Hwhy, what is come upon us: Behold, and see our
Chapter 4 reproach.
1 How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The 2 Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens.
stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street. 3 We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.
2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they 4 We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.
esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! 5 Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.
3 Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young 6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be
ones: The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches satisfied with bread.
in the wilderness. 7 Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.
4 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for 8 Servants rule over us: There is none to deliver us out of their hand.
thirst: The young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto 9 We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the
them. wilderness.
5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that 10 Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of
were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. famine.
6 For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of 11 They ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah.
Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were 12 Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not
laid upon her. honored.
7 Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They 13 The young men bare the mill; And the children stumbled under the
were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of wood.
sapphire. 14 The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their
8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: music.
Their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a 15 The joy of our heart is ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.
stick. 16 The crown is fallen from our head: Woe unto us! for we have
9 They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain sinned.
with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the 17 For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;
fruits of the field. 18 For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it.
10 The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children; They 19 Thou, O Hwhy, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to
were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. generation.
11 Hwhy hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, And forsake us so long
anger; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the time?
foundations thereof. 21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Hwhy, and we shall be turned; Renew
12 The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the our days as of old.
world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.
of Jerusalem.
13 It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her
priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
14 They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with
blood, So that men cannot touch their garments.
15 Depart ye, they cried unto them, Unclean! depart, depart, touch not!
When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations,
They shall no more sojourn here.
16 The anger of Hwhy hath scattered them; he will no more regard
them: They respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not
the elders.
17 Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we
have watched for a nation that could not save.
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23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward
The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every
one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
Chapter 1 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise
1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like
fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of Elohim. 25 And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their
2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Jehoiachin's captivity, 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the
3 the word of Hwhy came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and
of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of
hand of Hwhy was there upon him. a man upon it above.
4 And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a 27 And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within
great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from
and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the
of the fire. appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.
5 And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living 28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the
man. appearance of the likeness of the glory of Hwhy. And when I saw it,
6 And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings. I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the Chapter 2
sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will
sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus: speak with thee.
9 their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they 2 And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me
went; they went every one straight forward. upon my feet; and I heard him that spake unto me.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of
they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me:
face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle. they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this
11 And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of very day.
every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 4 And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do sent thee unto
12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy.
go, they went; they turned not when they went. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a
burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up prophet among them.
and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their
of the fire went forth lightning. words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell
14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at
flash of lightning. their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or
earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof. whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.
16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto a beryl: 8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou
and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that
was as it were a wheel within a wheel. which I give thee.
17 When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not 9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a
when they went. roll of a book was therein;
18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had 10 And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without;
their rims full of eyes round about. and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; Chapter 3
and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the
wheels were lifted up. 1 And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which thou findest; eat this
20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel.
to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.
living creature was in the wheels. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy
21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my
and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted mouth as honey for sweetness.
up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of
22 And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over 5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard
their heads above. language, but to the house of Israel;
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6 not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a
whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, if I sent thee to rebellious house.
them, they would hearken unto thee.
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not Chapter 4
hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and 1 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and
of a stiff heart. portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem:
8 Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy 2 and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a
forehead hard against their foreheads. mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams
9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them against it round about.
not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious 3 And take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron
house. between thee and the city: and set thy face toward it, and it shall be
10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to
speak unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears. the house of Israel.
11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy 4 Moreover lie thou upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house
people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Adonay of Israel upon it; according to the number of the days that thou shalt
Hwhy; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. lie upon it, thou shalt bear their iniquity.
12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a 5 For I have appointed the years of their iniquity to be unto thee a
great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of Hwhy from his place. number of days, even three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou
13 And I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even 6 And again, when thou hast accomplished these, thou shalt lie on thy
the noise of a great rushing. right side, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah: forty
14 So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in days, each day for a year, have I appointed it unto thee.
bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Hwhy was 7 And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine
strong upon me. arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.
15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the 8 And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from
river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed one side to the other, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy
among them seven days. siege.
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of 9 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils,
Hwhy came unto me, saying, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee
17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of bread thereof; according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie
Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning upon thy side, even three hundred and ninety days, shalt thou eat
from me. thereof.
18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest 10 And thy food which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty
him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.
way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but 11 And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from
his blood will I require at thy hand. time to time shalt thou drink.
19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, 12 And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their
nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast sight with dung that cometh out of man.
delivered thy soul. 13 And Hwhy said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their
20 Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them.
commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: 14 Then said I, Ah Adonay Hwhy! behold, my soul hath not been
because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that
his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there
his blood will I require at thy hand. abominable flesh into my mouth.
21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin 15 Then he said unto me, See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's
not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he took dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.
warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul. 16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff
22 And the hand of Hwhy was there upon me; and he said unto me, of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with
Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of 17 that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with
Hwhy stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; another, and pine away in their iniquity.
and I fell on my face.
Chapter 5
24 Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he
spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thy house. 1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; as a barber's razor
25 But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thy head
shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the
26 and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou hair.
shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a 2 A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the
rebellious house. days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, and
27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt smite with the sword round about it; and a third part thou shalt scatter
say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: He that heareth, let to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.
3 And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy 6 In all your dwelling-places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high
skirts. places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made
4 And of these again shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your sun-
the fire, and burn them in the fire; therefrom shall a fire come forth images may be hewn down, and your works may be abolished.
into all the house of Israel. 7 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am
5 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in Hwhy.
the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her. 8 Yet will I leave a remnant, in that ye shall have some that escape the
6 And she hath rebelled against mine ordinances in doing wickedness sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the
more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries.
countries that are round about her; for they have rejected mine 9 And those of you that escape shall remember me among the nations
ordinances, and as for my statutes, they have not walked in them. whither they shall be carried captive, how that I have been broken
7 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because ye are turbulent with their lewd heart, which hath departed from me, and with they
more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked eyes, which play the harlot after their idols: and they shall loathe
in my statutes, neither have kept mine ordinances, neither have done themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed
after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you; in all their abominations.
8 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I, even I, am 10 And they shall know that I am Hwhy: I have not said in vain that I
against thee; and I will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the would do this evil unto them.
sight of the nations. 11 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Smite with thy hand, and stamp
9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will with thy foot, and say, Alas! because of all the evil abominations of
not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. the house of Israel; for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and
10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the by the pestilence.
sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on thee; and 12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall
the whole remnant of thee will I scatter unto all the winds. fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by
11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, surely, because the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them.
thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with 13 And ye shall know that I am Hwhy, when their slain men shall be
all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all
mine eye spare, and I also will have no pity. the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under
12 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine every thick oak, the places where they offered sweet savor to all their
shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall idols.
by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all 14 And I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land
the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all
13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my wrath their habitations: and they shall know that I am Hwhy.
toward them to rest, and I shall be comforted; and they shall know
that I, Hwhy, have spoken in my zeal, when I have accomplished Chapter 7
my wrath upon them. 1 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
14 Moreover I will make thee a desolation and a reproach among the 2 And thou, son of man, thus saith the Adonay Hwhy unto the land of
nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an 3 Now is the end upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and
astonishment, unto the nations that are round about thee, when I will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all
shall execute judgments on thee in anger and in wrath, and in thine abominations.
wrathful rebukes; (I, Hwhy, have spoken it;) 4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will
16 when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the
destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am Hwhy.
famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread; 5 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: An evil, an only evil; behold, it
17 and I will send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall cometh.
bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I 6 An end is come, the end is come; it awaketh against thee; behold, it
will bring the sword upon thee: I, Hwhy, have spoken it. cometh.
7 Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is
Chapter 6 come, the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting,
1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, upon the mountains.
2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and 8 Now will I shortly pour out my wrath upon thee, and accomplish mine
prophesy unto them, anger against thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I
3 and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Adonay will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
Hwhy: Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy to the mountains and to the 9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will bring upon
hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will thee according to thy ways; and thine abominations shall be in the
bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. midst of thee; and ye shall know that I, Hwhy, do smite.
4 And your altars shall become desolate, and your sun-images shall be 10 Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod
broken; and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
5 And I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their 11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness; none of them shall
idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth: neither shall there
be eminency among them.
12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, and behold, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in
nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. the entry.
13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be 6 And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the
yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I
shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his should go far off from my sanctuary? but thou shalt again see yet
life. other great abominations.
14 They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but none 7 And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked,
goeth to the battle; for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. behold, a hole in the wall.
15 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he 8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I
that is in the field shall die with the sword: and he that is in the city, had digged in the wall, behold, a door.
famine and pestilence shall devour him. 9 And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that
16 But those of them that escape shall escape, and shall be on the they do here.
mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in 10 So I went in and saw; and behold, every form of creeping things,
his iniquity. and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel,
17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. portrayed upon the wall round about.
18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall 11 And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the
cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all house of Israel; and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of
their heads. Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as cloud of incense went up.
an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver 12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders
them in the day of the wrath of Hwhy: they shall not satisfy their of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of
souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the imagery? for they say, Hwhy seeth us not; Hwhy hath forsaken
stumblingblock of their iniquity. the land.
20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they 13 He said also unto me, Thou shalt again see yet other great
made the images of their abominations and their detestable things abominations which they do.
therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing. 14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Hwhy's house
21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women
the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it. weeping for Tammuz.
22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret 15 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? thou
place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it. shalt again see yet greater abominations than these.
23 Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is 16 And he brought me into the inner court of Hwhy's house; and
full of violence. behold, at the door of the temple of Hwhy, between the porch and
24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the
possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to temple of Hwhy, and their faces toward the east; and they were
cease; and their holy places shall be profaned. worshipping the sun toward the east.
25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be 17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a
none. light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations
26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence,
and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the torah shall perish and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the
from the priest, and counsel from the elders. branch to their nose.
27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with 18 Therefore will I also deal in wrath; mine eye shall not spare, neither
desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet
will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I will I not hear them.
judge them; and they shall know that I am Hwhy.
Chapter 9
Chapter 8 1 Then he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause ye them
1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth that have charge over the city to draw near, every man with his
day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat destroying weapon in his hand.
before me, that the hand of the Adonay Hwhy fell there upon me. 2 And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lieth
2 Then I beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire; from the toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand;
appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer's
upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal. inkhorn by his side. And they went in, and stood beside the brazen
3 And he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my altar.
head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and 3 And the glory of the Elohim of Israel was gone up from the cherub,
brought me in the visions of Elohim to Jerusalem, to the door of the whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the
gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side.
seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. 4 And Hwhy said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through
4 And, behold, the glory of the Elohim of Israel was there, according to the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the
the appearance that I saw in the plain. men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done in
5 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way the midst thereof.
toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north,
5 And to the others he said in my hearing, Go ye through the city after 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the
him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity; cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third
6 slay utterly the old man, the young man and the virgin, and little face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
children and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the 15 And the cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw
mark: and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the old men by the river Chebar.
that were before the house. 16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and
7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth,
slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city. the wheels also turned not from beside them.
8 And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell 17 When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these
upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Adonay Hwhy! wilt thou mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy wrath upon 18 And the glory of Hwhy went forth from over the threshold of the
Jerusalem? house, and stood over the cherubim.
9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is 19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the
exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them:
wrestling of judgment: for they say, Hwhy hath forsaken the land, and they stood at the door of the east gate of Hwhy's house; and
and Hwhy seeth not. the glory of the Elohim of Israel was over them above.
10 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have 20 This is the living creature that I saw under the Elohim of Israel by
pity, but I will bring their way upon their head. the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
11 And behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the inkhorn by his 21 Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the
side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
commanded me. 22 And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I
saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they
Chapter 10 went every one straight forward.
1 Then I looked, and behold, in the firmament that was over the head of
the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, Chapter 11
as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 1 Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of
2 And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between Hwhy's house, which looketh eastward: and behold, at the door of
the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both thy hands the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them
with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes
the city. And he went in in my sight. of the people.
3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man 2 And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise
went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city;
4 And the glory of Hwhy mounted up from the cherub, and stood 3 that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron,
over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the and we are the flesh.
cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Hwhy's glory. 4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the 5 And the Spirit of Hwhy fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak,
outer court, as the voice of El Shaddai when he speaketh. Thus saith Hwhy: Thus have ye said, O house of Israel; for I know
6 And it came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, the things that come into your mind.
saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the 6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets
cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel. thereof with the slain.
7 And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim 7 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Your slain whom ye have
unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, and laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron;
put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and but ye shall be brought forth out of the midst of it.
went out. 8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith
8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under the Adonay Hwhy.
their wings. 9 And I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into
9 And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; 10 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel;
and the appearance of the wheels was like unto a beryl stone. and ye shall know that I am Hwhy.
10 And as for their appearance, they four had one likeness, as if a 11 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in
wheel have been within a wheel. the midst thereof; I will judge you in the border of Israel;
11 When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not 12 and ye shall know that I am Hwhy: for ye have not walked in my
as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed statutes, neither have ye executed mine ordinances, but have done
it; they turned not as they went. after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you.
12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their 13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of
wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud
wheels that they four had. voice, and said, Ah Adonay Hwhy! wilt thou make a full end of the
13 As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, the whirling remnant of Israel?
wheels. 14 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
15 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy
kindred, and all the house of Israel, all of them, are they unto whom
the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from Hwhy; thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land
unto us is this land given for a possession. with his eyes.
16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Whereas I have 13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my
removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans;
scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
for a little while in the countries where they are come. 14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to
17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will gather you help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye 15 And they shall know that I am Hwhy, when I shall disperse them
have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.
18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the 16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine,
detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations
thence. among the nations whither they come; and they shall know that I am
19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; Hwhy.
and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a 17 Moreover the word of Hwhy came to me, saying,
heart of flesh; 18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with
20 that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and trembling and with fearfulness;
do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their Elohim. 19 and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Adonay
21 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their Hwhy concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of
detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way upon Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their
their own heads, saith the Adonay Hwhy. water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and despoiled of all
22 Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
beside them; and the glory of the Elohim of Israel was over them 20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land
above. shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I am Hwhy.
23 And the glory of Hwhy went up from the midst of the city, and 21 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. 22 Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel,
24 And the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Spirit of Elohim into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision 23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will make this
that I had seen went up from me. proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel;
25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that Hwhy but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the fulfilment of every
had showed me. vision.
24 For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination
Chapter 12 within the house of Israel.
1 The word of Hwhy also came unto me, saying, 25 For I am Hwhy; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall
2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, O
have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the
for they are a rebellious house. Adonay Hwhy.
3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and 26 Again the word of Hwhy came to me, saying,
remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to 27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that
another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they he seeth is for many day to come, and he prophesieth of times that
are a rebellious house. are far off.
4 And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for 28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: There
removing; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as shall none of my words be deferred any more, but the word which I
when men go forth into exile. shall speak shall be performed, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulder, and carry it forth in Chapter 13
the dark; thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the land: for I 1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy,
7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own heart, Hear ye
stuff for removing, and in the even I digged through the wall with my the word of Hwhy:
hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bare it upon my shoulder in 3 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that
their sight. follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
8 And in the morning came the word of Hwhy unto me, saying, 4 O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.
9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said 5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither built up the wall for the
unto thee, What doest thou? house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the day of Hwhy.
10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: This burden 6 They have seen falsehood and lying divination, that say, Hwhy
concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among saith; but Hwhy hath not sent them: and they have made men to
whom they are. hope that the word would be confirmed.
11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto 7 Have ye not seen a false vision, and have ye not spoken a lying
them; they shall go into exile, into captivity. divination, in that ye say, Hwhy saith; albeit I have not spoken?
12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in
the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out
8 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because ye have spoken 4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the
falsehood, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith Adonay Hwhy: Every man of the house of Israel that taketh his
the Adonay Hwhy. idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity
9 And my hand shall be against the prophets that see false visions, and before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I Hwhy will answer him
that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, neither therein according to the multitude of his idols;
5 that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they
shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall
they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the are all estranged from me through their idols.
Adonay Hwhy. 6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Adonay
10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Hwhy: Return ye, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn
Peace; and there is no peace; and when one buildeth up a wall, away your faces from all your abominations.
behold, they daub it with untempered mortar: 7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn
11 say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: in Israel, that separateth himself from me, and taketh his idols into his
there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face,
shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. and cometh to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I Hwhy will
12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is answer him by myself:
the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 8 and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an
13 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will even rend it with a astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the
stormy wind in my wrath; and there shall be an overflowing shower in midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am Hwhy.
mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it. 9 And if the prophet be deceived and speak a word, I, Hwhy, have
14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and
mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the 10 And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be
midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am Hwhy. even as the iniquity of him that seeketh unto him;
15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that 11 that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither
have daubed it with untempered mortar; and I will say unto you, The defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they
wall is no more, neither they that daubed it; may be my people, and I may be their Elohim, saith the Adonay
16 to wit, the prophets of Israel that prophesy concerning Jerusalem, Hwhy.
and that see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the12 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
Adonay Hwhy. 13 Son of man, when a land sinneth against me by committing a
17 And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy trespass, and I stretch out my hand upon it, and break the staff of the
people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou bread thereof, and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and
against them, beast;
18 and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Woe to the women that 14 though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they
sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the
persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my Adonay Hwhy.
people, and save souls alive for yourselves? 15 If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it,
19 And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because
and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to of the beasts;
save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people 16 though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Adonay
that hearken unto lies. Hwhy, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only
20 Wherefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against should be delivered, but the land should be desolate.
your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the
I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the land; so that I cut off from it man and beast;
souls that ye hunt to make them fly. 18 though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Adonay
21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your Hwhy, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they
hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye only should be delivered themselves.
shall know that I am Hwhy. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my wrath upon
22 Because with lies ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast;
I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that 20 though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Adonay
he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive: Hwhy, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should
23 Therefore ye shall no more see false visions, nor divine divinations: but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
and I will deliver my people out of your hand; and ye shall know that I21 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: How much more when I send
am Hwhy. my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine,
and the evil beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and
Chapter 14 beast!
1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. 22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be carried
2 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto
3 Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put you, and ye shall see their way and their doings; and ye shall be
the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem,
inquired of at all by them? even concerning all that I have brought upon it.
23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their way and their doings; 14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it
and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have was perfect, through my majesty which I had put upon thee, saith the
done in it, saith the Adonay Hwhy. Adonay Hwhy.
15 But thou didst trust in thy beauty, and playedst the harlot because
Chapter 15 of thy renown, and pouredst out thy whoredoms on every one that
1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, passed by; his it was.
2 Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch 16 And thou didst take of thy garments, and madest for thee high
which is among the trees of the forest? places decked with divers colors, and playedst the harlot upon them:
3 Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
of it to hang any vessel thereon? 17 Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver,
4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst
ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work? play the harlot with them;
5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, 18 and thou tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them, and
when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for didst set mine oil and mine incense before them.
any work! 19 My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey,
6 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: As the vine-tree among the wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet
trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give savor; and thus it was, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou
7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be
but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Hwhy, devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter,
when I set my face against them. 21 that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing
8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a them to pass through the fire unto them?
trespass, saith the Adonay Hwhy. 22 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not
remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare,
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and wast weltering in thy blood.
1 Again the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, 23 And it is come to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto
2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; thee! saith the Adonay Hwhy,)
3 and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy unto Jerusalem: Thy birth 24 that thou hast built unto thee a vaulted place, and hast made thee a
and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was thy lofty place in every street.
father, and thy mother was a Hittite. 25 Thou hast built thy lofty place at the head of every way, and hast
4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not made thy beauty an abomination, and hast opened thy feet to every
cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredom.
salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 26 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians, thy
5 No eye pitied thee, to do any of these things unto thee, to have neighbors, great of flesh; and hast multiplied thy whoredom, to
compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, for provoke me to anger.
that thy person was abhorred, in the day that thou wast born. 27 Behold therefore, I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have
6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, I diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of
said unto thee, Though thou art in thy blood, live; yea, I said unto them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, that are
thee, Though thou art in thy blood, live. ashamed of thy lewd way.
7 I caused thee to multiply as that which groweth in the field, and thou 28 Thou hast played the harlot also with the Assyrians, because thou
didst increase and wax great, and thou attainedst to excellent wast insatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet
ornament; thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast not satisfied.
thou wast naked and bare. 29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy whoredom unto the land of
8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time traffic, unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.
was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy 30 How weak is thy heart, saith the Adonay Hwhy, seeing thou
nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with doest all these things, the work of an impudent harlot;
thee, saith the Adonay Hwhy, and thou becamest mine. 31 in that thou buildest thy vaulted place at the head of every way, and
9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy makest thy lofty place in every street, and hast not been as a harlot,
blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. in that thou scornest hire.
10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with 32 A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her
sealskin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and covered thee husband!
with silk. 33 They give gifts to all harlots; but thou givest thy gifts to all thy
11 And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy lovers, and bribest them, that they may come unto thee on every side
hands, and a chain on thy neck. for thy whoredoms.
12 And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a 34 And thou art different from other women in thy whoredoms, in that
beautiful crown upon thy head. none followeth thee to play the harlot; and whereas thou givest hire,
13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of and no hire is given unto thee, therefore thou art different.
fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and 35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of Hwhy:
honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst 36 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Because thy filthiness was poured
prosper unto royal estate. out, and thy nakedness uncovered through thy whoredoms with thy
lovers; and because of all the idols of thy abominations, and for the former estate; and thou and thy daughters shall return to your former
blood of thy children, that thou didst give unto them; estate.
37 therefore behold, I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast 56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of
taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thy pride,
thou hast hated; I will even gather them against thee on every side, 57 before thy wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the
and will uncover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and of all that are round about
nakedness. her, the daughters of the Philistines, that do despite unto thee round
38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood about.
are judged; and I will bring upon thee the blood of wrath and jealousy. 58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith
39 I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thy Hwhy.
vaulted place, and break down thy lofty places; and they shall strip 59 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will also deal with thee as thou
thee of thy clothes, and take thy fair jewels; and they shall leave thee hast done, who hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
naked and bare. 60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of
40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 61 Then shalt thou remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou
41 And they shall burn thy houses with fire, and execute judgments shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder sisters and thy younger; and I will
upon thee in the sight of many women; and I will cause thee to cease give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
from playing the harlot, and thou shalt also give no hire any more. 62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that
42 So will I cause my wrath toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall I am Hwhy;
depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 63 that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open
43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven
raged against me in all these things; therefore, behold, I also will thee all that thou hast done, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
bring thy way upon thy head, saith the Adonay Hwhy: and thou
shalt not commit this lewdness with all thine abominations. Chapter 17
44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb 1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of
45 Thou art the daughter of thy mother, that loatheth her husband and Israel;
her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their 3 and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: A great eagle with great
husbands and their children: your mother was a Hittite, and your wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came
father an Amorite. unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:
46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at thy left hand, she 4 he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it
and her daughters; and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
hand, is Sodom and her daughters. 5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he
47 Yet hast thou not walked in their ways, nor done after their placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.
abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast more 6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose
corrupt than they in all thy ways. branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him:
48 As I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, Sodom thy sister hath not so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth
done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy sprigs.
daughters. 7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many
49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and
bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that
did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. he might water it.
50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: 8 It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth
therefore I took them away as I saw good. branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast 9 Say thou, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Shall it prosper? shall he
multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may
sisters by all thine abominations which thou hast done. wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a
52 Thou also, bear thou thine own shame, in that thou hast given strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.
judgment for thy sisters; through thy sins that thou hast committed 10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly
more abominable than they, they are more righteous that thou: yea, wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds
be thou also confounded, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast where it grew.
justified thy sisters. 11 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
53 And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her 12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things
daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and
captivity of thy captives in the midst of them; took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to
54 that thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be ashamed him to Babylon:
because of all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto 13 and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he
them. also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the
55 And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their land;
former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their 14 that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but
that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, 12 hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not
that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath
shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, committed abomination,
and yet escape? 13 hath given forth upon interest, and hath taken increase; shall he
16 As I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, surely in the place where the then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he
king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he 14 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins, which he
shall die. hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;
17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help 15 that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his
him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's
many persons. wife,
18 For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and 16 neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither
behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and
shall not escape. hath covered the naked with a garment;
19 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: As I live, surely mine 17 that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received
oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in
will even bring it upon his own head. my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall
20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my surely live.
snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment 18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother,
with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die
21 And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they in his iniquity.
that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know 19 Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the
that I, Hwhy, have spoken it. father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and
22 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will also take of the lofty top of the hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity
a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain: of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the
23 in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness
forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall of the wicked shall be upon him.
dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof 21 But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and
shall they dwell. keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, Hwhy, have surely live, he shall not die.
brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up 22 None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be
the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Hwhy, remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he
have spoken and have done it. shall live.
23 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Adonay
Chapter 18 Hwhy; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
1 The word of Hwhy came unto me again, saying, 24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and
2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that
saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that
are set on edge? he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath
3 As I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, ye shall not have occasion any trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
more to use this proverb in Israel. 25 Yet ye say, The way of Hwhy is not equal. Hear now, O house of
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 26 When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and
5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done
6 and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his shall he die.
eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that
neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall
7 and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, save his soul alive.
hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and 28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his
hath covered the naked with a garment; transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall
8 he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any not die.
increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of Hwhy is not equal. O
true justice between man and man, house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
9 hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to
truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Adonay Hwhy. his ways, saith the Adonay Hwhy. Return ye, and turn yourselves
10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
doeth any one of these things, 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have
11 and that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will
the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife, ye die, O house of Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the 9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in
Adonay Hwhy: wherefore turn yourselves, and live. the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I
made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land
Chapter 19 of Egypt.
1 Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 10 So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought
2 and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, them into the wilderness.
in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps. 11 And I gave them my statutes, and showed them mine ordinances,
3 And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and which if a man do, he shall live in them.
he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. 12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me
4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they and them, that they might know that I am Hwhy that sanctifieth
brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt. them.
5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they
she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which
6 And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, if a man keep, he shall live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly
and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the
7 And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land wilderness, to consume them.
was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his 14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in
roaring. the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; 15 Moreover also I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would not
and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and
9 And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of honey, which is the glory of all lands;
Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no 16 because they rejected mine ordinances, and walked not in my
more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. statutes, and profaned my sabbaths: for their heart went after their
10 Thy mother was like a vine, in thy blood, planted by the waters: it idols.
was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. 17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them, and I destroyed them not,
11 And it had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.
their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were 18 And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the
seen in their height with the multitude of their branches. statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile
12 But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and yourselves with their idols.
the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and 19 I am Hwhy your Elohim: walk in my statutes, and keep mine
withered; the fire consumed them. ordinances, and do them;
13 And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. 20 and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and
14 And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its you, that ye may know that I am Hwhy your Elohim.
fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is 21 But the children rebelled against me; they walked not in my
a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. statutes, neither kept mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do,
he shall live in them; they profaned my sabbaths. Then I said I would
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pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them
1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth in the wilderness.
day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of 22 Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake,
Hwhy, and sat before me. that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose
2 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, sight I brought them forth.
3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus 23 Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter
saith the Adonay Hwhy: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, I will not be inquired of by you. 24 because they had not executed mine ordinances, but had rejected
4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? Cause them my statutes, and had profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were
to know the abominations of their fathers; after their fathers' idols.
5 and say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: In the day when I 25 Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and
chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and ordinances wherein they should not live;
made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware 26 and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass
unto them, saying, I am Hwhy your Elohim; through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them
6 in that day I sware unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of desolate, to the end that they might know that I am Hwhy.
Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk 27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say
and honey, which is the glory of all lands. unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: In this moreover have
7 And I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass
his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am against me.
Hwhy your Elohim. 28 For when I had brought them into the land, which I sware to give
8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me; they unto them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and
did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the
did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my provocation of their offering; there also they made their sweet savor,
wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst and they poured out there their drink-offerings.
of the land of Egypt.
29 Then I said unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto ye 49 Then said I, Ah Adonay Hwhy! they say of me, Is he not a
go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. speaker of parables?
30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Adonay
Hwhy: Do ye pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers? Chapter 21
and play ye the harlot after their abominations? 1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
31 and when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward
through the fire, do ye pollute yourselves with all your idols unto this the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;
day? and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, 3 and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Hwhy: Behold, I am
saith the Adonay Hwhy, I will not be inquired of by you; against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will
32 and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, in that ye cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked,
serve wood and stone. therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh
33 As I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, surely with a mighty hand, and from the south to the north:
with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king 5 and all flesh shall know that I, Hwhy, have drawn forth my sword
over you: out of its sheath; it shall not return any more.
34 and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of 6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and
the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.
an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out; 7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou?
35 and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will that thou shalt say, Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every
I enter into judgment with you face to face. heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall
36 Like as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and it
of the land of Egypt, so will I enter into judgment with you, saith the shall be done, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
Adonay Hwhy. 8 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Adonay: Say, A sword, a
the bond of the covenant; sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;
38 and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that 10 it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it
transgress against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it
they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye contemneth every tree.
shall know that I am Hwhy. 11 And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Go is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
ye, serve every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken 12 Cry and wail, son of man; for it is upon my people, it is upon all the
unto me; but my holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people;
and with your idols. smite therefore upon thy thigh.
40 For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, 13 For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that contemneth shall
saith the Adonay Hwhy, there shall all the house of Israel, all of be no more? saith the Adonay Hwhy.
them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I 14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands
require your offerings, and the first-fruits of your oblations, with all together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the
your holy things. deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly
41 As a sweet savor will I accept you, when I bring you out from the wounded, which entereth into their chambers.
peoples, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been 15 I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their
scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations. heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as
42 And ye shall know that I am Hwhy, when I shall bring you into the lightning, it is pointed for slaughter.
land of Israel, into the country which I sware to give unto your fathers. 16 Gather thee together, go to the right, set thyself in array, go to the
43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, left, whithersoever thy face is set.
wherein ye have polluted yourselves; and ye shall loathe yourselves 17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to
in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. rest: I, Hwhy, have spoken it.
44 And ye shall know that I am Hwhy, when I have dealt with you for 18 The word of Hwhy came unto me again, saying,
my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to 19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the
your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Adonay Hwhy. king of Babylon may come; they twain shall come forth out of one
45 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, land: and mark out a place, mark it out at the head of the way to the
46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word city.
toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the 20 Thou shalt appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the
South; children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified.
47 and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Hwhy: Thus 21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head
saith the Adonay Hwhy, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows to and fro, he
shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver.
flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north 22 In his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to set battering
shall be burnt thereby. rams, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with
48 And all flesh shall see that I, Hwhy, have kindled it; it shall not be shouting (teruah), to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up
quenched. mounds, to build forts.
23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, who 13 Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain
have sworn oaths unto them; but he bringeth iniquity to which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst
remembrance, that they may be taken. of thee.
24 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because ye have made 14 Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I
your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are shall deal with thee? I, Hwhy, have spoken it, and will do it.
uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because 15 And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee
that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
25 And thou, O deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, 16 And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations;
whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end, and thou shalt know that I am Hwhy.
26 thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Remove the mitre, and take off the 17 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
crown; this shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and 18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of
abase that which is high. them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace;
27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until they are the dross of silver.
he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. 19 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because ye are all
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Adonay become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of
Hwhy concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their Jerusalem.
reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter 20 As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the
it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning; midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather
29 while they see for thee false visions, while they divine lies unto you in mine anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt
thee, to lay thee upon the necks of the wicked that are deadly you.
wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end. 21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath,
30 Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where thou wast and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
created, in the land of thy birth, will I judge thee. 22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted
31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon thee in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I, Hwhy, have poured
with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish out my wrath upon you.
men, skilful to destroy. 23 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of 24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor
the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I, Hwhy, have rained upon in the day of indignation.
spoken it. 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a
roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take
Chapter 22 treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in
1 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, the midst thereof.
2 And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? 26 Her priests have done violence to my torah, and have profaned my
then cause her to know all her abominations. holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the
3 And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: A city that common, neither have they caused men to discern between the
sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths,
maketh idols against herself to defile her! and I am profaned among them.
4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey,
defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I 28 And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered mortar,
made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the seeing false visions, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith
countries. the Adonay Hwhy, when Hwhy hath not spoken.
5 Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock 29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised
thee, thou infamous one and full of tumult. robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have
6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.
been in thee to shed blood. 30 And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall,
7 In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy
have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they it; but I found none.
wronged the fatherless and the widow. 31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have
8 Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I
9 Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they brought upon their heads, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have
committed lewdness. Chapter 23
10 In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have 1 The word of Hwhy came again unto me, saying,
they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity. 2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and 3 and they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their
another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the
hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter. bosom of their virginity.
12 In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken 4 And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her
interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters.
by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Adonay Hwhy. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.
5 And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on 27 Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy
her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors, whoredom brought from the land of Egypt; so that thou shalt not lift up
6 who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.
desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. 28 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I will deliver thee into
7 And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom
Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols thy soul is alienated;
she defiled herself. 29 and they shall deal with thee in hatred, and shall take away all thy
8 Neither hath she left her whoredoms since the days of Egypt; for in labor, and shall leave thee naked and bare; and the nakedness of thy
her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her whoredoms shall be uncovered, both thy lewdness and thy
virginity; and they poured out their whoredom upon her. whoredoms.
9 Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of 30 These things shall be done unto thee, for that thou hast played the
the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. harlot after the nations, and because thou art polluted with their idols.
10 These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her 31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her
daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a cup into thy hand.
byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her. 32 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup,
11 And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her which is deep and large; thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in
doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the derision; it containeth much.
whoredoms of her sister. 33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of
12 She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and rulers, her neighbors, astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.
clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them 34 Thou shalt even drink it and drain it out, and thou shalt gnaw the
desirable young men. sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy breasts; for I have spoken it, saith
13 And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way. the Adonay Hwhy.
14 And she increased her whoredoms; for she saw men portrayed 35 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because thou hast
upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also
15 girded with girdles upon their loins, with flowing turbans upon their thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
heads, all of them princes to look upon, after the likeness of the 36 Hwhy said moreover unto me: Son of man, wilt thou judge
Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their nativity. Oholah and Oholibah? then declare unto them their abominations.
16 And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent 37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and
messengers unto them into Chaldea. with their idols have they committed adultery; and they have also
17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass through the fire
defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and unto them to be devoured.
her soul was alienated from them. 38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my
18 So she uncovered her whoredoms, and uncovered her nakedness: sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
then my soul was alienated from her, like as my soul was alienated 39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came
from her sister. the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they
19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, remembering the days of her done in the midst of my house.
youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 40 And furthermore ye have sent for men that come from far, unto
20 And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came; for whom thou
asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. didst wash thyself, paint thine eyes, and deck thyself with ornaments,
21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in 41 and sit upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it,
the handling of thy bosom by the Egyptians for the breasts of thy whereupon thou didst set mine incense and mine oil.
youth. 42 And the voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with
22 Therefore, O Oholibah, thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness;
will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy soul is alienated, and they put bracelets upon the hands of them twain, and beautiful
and I will bring them against thee on every side: crowns upon their heads.
23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, 43 Then said I of her that was old in adulteries, Now will they play the
and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and harlot with her, and she with them.
rulers all of them, princes and men of renown, all of them riding upon 44 And they went in unto her, as they go in unto a harlot: so went they
horses. in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the lewd women.
24 And they shall come against thee with weapons, chariots, and 45 And righteous men, they shall judge them with the judgment of
wagons, and with a company of peoples; they shall set themselves adulteresses, and with the judgment of women that shed blood;
against thee with buckler and shield and helmet round about; and I because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
will commit the judgment unto them, and they shall judge thee 46 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will bring up a company
according to their judgments. against them, and will give them to be tossed to and fro and robbed.
25 And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with 47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and despatch them
thee in fury; they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and
residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy burn up their houses with fire.
daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. 48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women
26 They shall also strip thee of thy clothes, and take away thy fair may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
jewels.
49 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall 23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your
bear the sins of your idols; and ye shall know that I am the Adonay feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away in your
Hwhy. iniquities, and moan one toward another.
24 Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath
Chapter 24 done shall ye do: when this cometh, then shall ye know that I am the
1 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the Adonay Hwhy.
month, the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, 25 And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from
2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and
day: the king of Babylon drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters,
day. 26 that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause
3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, thee to hear it with thine ears?
Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Set on the caldron, set it on, and 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and
also pour water into it: thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt thou be a sign unto
4 gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, them; and they shall know that I am Hwhy.
and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
5 Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones Chapter 25
under the caldron; make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be 1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
boiled in the midst of it. 2 Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and
6 Wherefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Woe to the bloody city, to prophesy against them:
the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! 3 and say unto the children of Ammon, Hear the word of the Adonay
take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it. Hwhy: Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Because thou saidst, Aha,
7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of
poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust. Israel, when it was made desolate; and against the house of Judah,
8 That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her when they went into captivity:
blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered. 4 therefore, behold, I will deliver thee to the children of the east for a
9 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Woe to the bloody city! I possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make
also will make the pile great. their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy
10 Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make milk.
thick the broth, and let the bones be burned. 5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the children of
11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the Ammon a couching-place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am
brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in Hwhy.
it, that the rust of it may be consumed. 6 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because thou hast clapped thy
12 She hath wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust goeth not forth hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of
out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire. thy soul against the land of Israel;
13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and 7 therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand upon thee, and will
thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness deliver thee for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut thee off from the
any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest. peoples, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will
14 I, Hwhy, have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am Hwhy.
will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to 8 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because that Moab and Seir do say,
thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the nations;
Adonay Hwhy. 9 therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his
15 Also the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-
16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
with a stroke: yet thou shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy 10 unto the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon;
tears run down. and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may
17 Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy not be remembered among the nations.
headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not 11 and I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I
thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. am Hwhy.
18 So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife 12 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because that Edom hath dealt
died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly
19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things offended, and revenged himself upon them;
are to us, that thou doest so? 13 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, I will stretch out my hand
20 Then I said unto them, The word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it
21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: desolate from Teman; even unto Dedan shall they fall by the sword.
Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the 14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people
desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons Israel; and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and
and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword. according to my wrath; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the
22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat Adonay Hwhy.
the bread of men. 15 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because the Philistines have dealt
by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to
destroy with perpetual enmity;
16 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Behold, I will stretch out 19 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: When I shall make thee a
my hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring
destroy the remnant of the sea coast. up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;
17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful 20 then will I bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, to
rebukes; and they shall know that I am Hwhy, when I shall lay my the people of old time, and will make thee to dwell in the nether parts
vengeance upon them. of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with them that go
down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the
Chapter 26 land of the living:
1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, 21 I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt no more have any being;
that the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith
2 Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she the Adonay Hwhy.
is broken that was the gate of the peoples; she is turned unto me; I
shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste: Chapter 27
3 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, Behold, I am against thee, 1 The word of Hwhy came again unto me, saying,
O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the 2 And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
sea causeth its waves to come up. 3 and say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that
4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the
will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock. Adonay Hwhy: Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.
5 She shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea; 4 Thy borders are in the heart of the seas; thy builders have perfected
for I have spoken it, saith the Adonay Hwhy; and she shall become thy beauty.
a spoil to the nations. 5 They have made all thy planks of fir-trees from Senir; they have taken
6 And her daughters that are in the field shall be slain with the sword: a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for thee.
and they shall know that I am Hwhy. 6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; they have made
7 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with 7 Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might
horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was
much people. thine awning.
8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field; and he shall 8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers: thy wise men, O
make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and raise Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.
up the buckler against thee. 9 The old men of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy
9 And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to
axes he shall break down thy towers. deal in thy merchandise.
10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover 10 Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war: they
thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as 11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about,
men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. and valorous men were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon
11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets; he thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty.
shall slay thy people with the sword; and the pillars of thy strength 12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of
shall go down to the ground. riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for thy wares.
12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy 13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy traffickers; they traded
merchandise; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy the persons of men and vessels of brass for thy merchandise.
pleasant houses; and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy 14 They of the house of Togarmah traded for thy wares with horses
dust in the midst of the waters. and war-horses and mules.
13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of 15 The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of
thy harps shall be no more heard. thy hand: they brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.
14 And I will make thee a bare rock; thou shalt be a place for the 16 Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy
spreading of nets; thou shalt be built no more: for I Hwhy have handiworks: they traded for thy wares with emeralds, purple, and
spoken it, saith the Adonay Hwhy. broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.
15 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy to Tyre: shall not the isles shake at 17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded
the sound of thy fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and
made in the midst of thee? oil, and balm.
16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, 18 Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handiworks, by
and lay aside their robes, and strip off their broidered garments: they reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon,
shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and white wool.
and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at thee. 19 Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares: bright iron, cassia,
17 And they shall take up a lamentation over thee, and say to thee, and calamus, were among thy merchandise.
How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited by seafaring men, the 20 Dedan was thy trafficker in precious cloths for riding.
renowned city, that was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, 21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants of thy
that caused their terror to be on all that dwelt there! hand; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these were they thy
18 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that merchants.
are in the sea shall be dismayed at thy departure.
22 The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; 10 Thou shalt die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of
they traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
precious stones, and gold. 11 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
23 Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur and 12 Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say
Chilmad, were thy traffickers. unto him, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Thou sealest up the sum,
24 These were thy traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and 13 Thou wast in Eden, the garden of Elohim; every precious stone was
made of cedar, among thy merchandise. thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the
25 The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise: and onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle,
thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in
seas. thee; in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.
26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath 14 Thou wast the anointed cherub that covereth: and I set thee, so that
broken thee in the heart of the seas. thou wast upon the holy mountain of Elohim; thou hast walked up and
27 Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy down in the midst of the stones of fire.
pilots, thy calkers, and the dealers in thy merchandise, and all thy 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created,
men of war, that are in thee, with all thy company which is in the till unrighteousness was found in thee.
midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy ruin. 16 By the abundance of thy traffic they filled the midst of thee with
28 At the sound of the cry of thy pilots the suburbs shall shake. violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore have I cast thee as profane
29 And all that handled the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the out of the mountain of Elohim; and I have destroyed thee, O covering
sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land, cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
30 and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry 17 Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted
bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the
themselves in the ashes: ground; I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
31 and they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird them with 18 By the multitude of thine iniquities, in the unrighteousness of thy
sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries; therefore have I brought
mourning. forth a fire from the midst of thee; it hath devoured thee, and I have
32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and turned thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that
lament over thee, saying, Who is there like Tyre, like her that is behold thee.
brought to silence in the midst of the sea? 19 All they that know thee among the peoples shall be astonished at
33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many thee: thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any
peoples; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of being.
thy riches and of thy merchandise. 20 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
34 In the time that thou wast broken by the seas in the depths of the 21 Son of man, set thy face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,
waters, thy merchandise and all thy company did fall in the midst of 22 and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against
thee. thee, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee; and they
35 All the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their shall know that I am Hwhy, when I shall have executed judgments
kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their countenance. in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a 23 For I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and
terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being. the wounded shall fall in the midst of her, with the sword upon her on
every side; and they shall know that I am Hwhy.
Chapter 28 24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel,
1 The word of Hwhy came again unto me, saying, nor a hurting thorn of any that are round about them, that did despite
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith Adonay Hwhy: unto them; and they shall know that I am the Adonay Hwhy.
Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am an el, I sit in 25 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: When I shall have gathered the
the seat of Elohim, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered,
El, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of Elohim;- and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then shall
3 behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden they dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
from thee; 26 And they shall dwell securely therein; yea, they shall build houses,
4 by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed
riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures; judgments upon all those that do them despite round about them; and
5 by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, they shall know that I am Hwhy their Elohim.
and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;-
6 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because thou hast set thy Chapter 29
heart as the heart of Elohim, 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month,
7 therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. prophesy against him, and against all Egypt;
8 They shall bring thee down to the pit; and thou shalt die the death of 3 speak, and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against
them that are slain, in the heart of the seas. thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst
9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am Elohim? but thou of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it
art man, and not El, in the hand of him that woundeth thee. for myself.
4 And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia,
4 And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers
when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her
to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy
rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy scales. multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
5 Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and
5 And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of
the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the
thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought
together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of thesword.
earth and to the birds of the heavens. 6 Thus saith Hwhy: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the
6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Hwhy, pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall
because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. they fall in it by the sword, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are
rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, thou desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are
brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand. wasted.
8 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I will bring a sword 8 And they shall know at I am Hwhy, when I have set a fire in Egypt,
upon thee, and will cut off from thee man and beast. and all her helpers are destroyed.
9 And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to
shall know that I am Hwhy. Because he hath said, The river is make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon
mine, and I have made it; them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it cometh.
10 therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I 10 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will also make the multitude of
will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be
11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords
through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.
12 And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the 12 And I will make the rivers dry, and will sell the land into the hand of
countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are evil men; and I will make the land desolate, and all that is therein, by
laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the the hand of strangers: I, Hwhy, have spoken it.
Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the 13 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will also destroy the idols, and I
countries. will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no
13 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: At the end of forty years will I more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land
gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered; of Egypt.
14 and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will
return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and theyexecute judgments upon No.
shall be there a base kingdom. 15 And I will pour my wrath upon Sin, the stronghold of Egypt; and I
15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more liftwill cut off the multitude of No.
16 And I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No
itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no
more rule over the nations. shall be broken up; and Memphis shall have adversaries in the day-
16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, time.
bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn to look after them: 17 The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and
and they shall know that I am the Adonay Hwhy. these cities shall go into captivity.
17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first 18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall
month, in the first day of the month, the word of Hwhy came unto break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall
me, saying, cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters
18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to shall go into captivity.
serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and 19 Thus will I execute judgments upon Egypt; and they shall know that
every shoulder was worn; yet had he no wages, nor his army, from I am Hwhy.
Tyre, for the service that he had served against it. 20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the
19 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I will give the seventh day of the month, that the word of Hwhy came unto me,
land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall saying,
carry off her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it
21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and,
shall be the wages for his army. lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply healing medicines, to put a
20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.
served, because they wrought for me, saith the Adonay Hwhy. 22 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against
21 In that day will I cause a horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel,Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and
and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; andthat which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his
they shall know that I am Hwhy. hand.
23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will
Chapter 30 disperse them through the countries.
1 The word of Hwhy came again unto me, saying, 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my
2 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Wail sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall
ye, Alas for the day! groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
3 For the day is near, even the day of Hwhy is near; it shall be a day 25 And I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of
of clouds, a time of the nations. Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am Hwhy, when
I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the
stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh
26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse and all his multitude, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
them through the countries; and they shall know that I am Hwhy.
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Chapter 31 1 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the
1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of Hwhy came unto me,
first day of the month, that the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
saying, 2 Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
2 Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: say unto him, Thou wast likened unto a young lion of the nations: yet
Whom art thou like in thy greatness? art thou as a monster in the seas; and thou didst break forth with thy
3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their
with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among rivers.
the thick boughs. 3 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I will spread out my net upon thee
4 The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in my
ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the net.
trees of the field. 4 And I will leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the
5 Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and open field, and will cause all the birds of the heavens to settle upon
its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long by reason thee, and I will satisfy the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
of many waters, when it shot them forth. 5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy
6 All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; and under height.
its branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young; and 6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even
under its shadow dwelt all great nations. to the mountains; and the watercourses shall be full of thee.
7 Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its 7 And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make
root was by many waters. the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon
8 The cedars in the garden of Elohim could not hide it; the fir-trees were shall not give its light.
not like its boughs, and the plane-trees were not as its branches; nor 8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set
was any tree in the garden of Elohim like unto it in its beauty. darkness upon thy land, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
9 I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of 9 I will also vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring thy
Eden, that were in the garden of Elohim, envied it. destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not
10 Therefore thus said the Adonay Hwhy: Because thou art exalted known.
in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his 10 Yea, I will make many peoples amazed at thee, and their kings
heart is lifted up in his height; shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword
11 I will even deliver him into the hand of the El of the nations; he shall before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for
surely deal with him; I have driven him out for his wickedness. his own life, in the day of thy fall.
12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and 11 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: The sword of the king of
have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches Babylon shall come upon thee.
are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the watercourses of the 12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall; the
land; and all the peoples of the earth are gone down from his shadow, terrible of the nations are they all: and they shall bring to nought the
and have left him. pride of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.
13 Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the 13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside many waters;
beasts of the field shall be upon his branches; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of
14 to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves beasts trouble them.
in their stature, neither set their top among the thick boughs, nor that 14 Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like
their mighty ones stand up on their height, even all that drink water: oil, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, 15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate and waste, a land
in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that
15 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: In the day when he went down to dwell therein, then shall they know that I am Hwhy.
Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I 16 This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament; the daughters
restrained the rivers thereof; and the great waters were stayed; and I of the nations shall lament therewith; over Egypt, and over all her
caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted multitude, shall they lament therewith, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
for him. 17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the
16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him month, that the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down,
Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether
comforted in the nether parts of the earth. parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.
17 They also went down into Sheol with him unto them that are slain 19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the
by the sword; yea, they that were his arm, that dwelt under his uncircumcised.
shadow in the midst of the nations. 20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she
18 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the is delivered to the sword; draw her away and all her multitudes.
trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden
21 The El among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of 7 So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of
Sheol with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie still, even Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning
the uncircumcised, slain by the sword. from me.
22 Asshur is there and all her company; her graves are round about 8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and
her; all of them slain, fallen by the sword; thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked
23 whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand.
company is round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and
sword, who caused terror in the land of the living. he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast
24 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave; all of delivered thy soul.
them slain, fallen by the sword, who are gone down uncircumcised 10 And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak,
into the nether parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine
of the living, and have borne their shame with them that go down to away in them; how then can we live?
the pit. 11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, I have no
25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his
multitude; her graves are round about her; all of them uncircumcised, way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die,
slain by the sword; for their terror was caused in the land of the living, O house of Israel?
and they have borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: 12 And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The
he is put in the midst of them that are slain. righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his
26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all their multitude; their graves are transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not
round about them; all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither
they caused their terror in the land of the living. shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he
27 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the sinneth.
uncircumcised, that are gone down to Sheol with their weapons of 13 When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to
war, and have laid their swords under their heads, and their iniquities his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds
are upon their bones; for they were the terror of the mighty in the land shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he hath committed,
of the living. therein shall he die.
28 But thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and 14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn
shalt lie with them that are slain by the sword. from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
29 There is Edom, her kings and all her princes, who in their might are 15 if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken
laid with them that are slain by the sword: they shall lie with the by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall
uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. surely live, he shall not die.
30 There are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the 16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be remembered
Sidonians, who are gone down with the slain; in the terror which they against him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall
caused by their might they are put to shame; and they lie surely live.
uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and bear their 17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of Hwhy is not equal:
shame with them that go down to the pit. but as for them, their way is not equal.
31 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth
multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, saith iniquity, he shall even die therein.
the Adonay Hwhy. 19 And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that
32 For I have put his terror in the land of the living; and he shall be laid which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the 20 Yet ye say, The way of the Adonay is not equal. O house of Israel, I
sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Adonay Hwhy. will judge you every one after his ways.
21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth
Chapter 33 month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of
1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, 22 Now the hand of Hwhy had been upon me in the evening, before
When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he
man from among them, and set him for their watchman; came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no
3 if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, more dumb.
and warn the people; 23 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
4 then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not 24 Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of
warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land:
upon his own head. but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood 25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Ye eat
shall be upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have with the blood, and lift up your eyes unto your idols, and shed blood:
delivered his soul. and shall ye possess the land?
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, 26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile
and the people be not warned, and the sword come, and take any every one his neighbor's wife: and shall ye possess the land?
person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his 27 Thus shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: As
blood will I require at the watchman's hand. I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword;
and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be
devoured; and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall them upon the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the
die of the pestilence. inhabited places of the country.
28 And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment; and the 14 I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the
pride of her power shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good
desolate, so that none shall pass through. fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
29 Then shall they know that I am Hwhy, when I have made the 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to
land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their lie down, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
abominations which they have committed. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was
30 And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people talk of thee driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will
by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will
another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear destroy; I will feed them in justice.
what is the word that cometh forth from Hwhy. 17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold,
31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the he-goats.
thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good
their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your
gain. pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a residue with your feet?
pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear thy 19 And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your
words, but they do them not. feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
33 And when this cometh to pass, (behold, it cometh,) then shall they 20 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy unto them: Behold, I,
know that a prophet hath been among them. even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
21 Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the
Chapter 34 diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, 22 therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and
2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
say unto them, even to the shepherds, Thus saith the Adonay 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them,
Hwhy: Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their
should not the shepherds feed the sheep? shepherd.
3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the fatlings; but 24 And I, Hwhy, will be their Elohim, and my servant David prince
ye feed not the sheep. among them; I, Hwhy, have spoken it.
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil
which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the
neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing;
ye ruled over them. and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be
5 And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they showers of blessing.
became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield
6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall
hill: yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and know that I am Hwhy, when I have broken the bars of their yoke,
there was none that did search or seek after them. and have delivered them out of the hand of those that made bondmen
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Hwhy: of them.
8 As I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, surely forasmuch as my sheep 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the
became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and
field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds none shall make them afraid.
search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not 29 And I will raise up unto them a plantation for renown, and they shall
my sheep; be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the
9 therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Hwhy: shame of the nations any more.
10 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against the 30 And they shall know that I, Hwhy, their Elohim am with them, and
shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hand, and cause them that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Adonay
to cease from feeding the sheep; neither shall the shepherds feed Hwhy.
themselves any more; and I will deliver my sheep from their mouth, 31 And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your
that they may not be food for them. Elohim, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
11 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I myself, even I, will
search for my sheep, and will seek them out. Chapter 35
12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his 1 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I 2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in 3 and say unto it, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against
the cloudy and dark day. thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against thee, and I
13 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from will make thee a desolation and an astonishment.
the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed 4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt
know that I am Hwhy.
5 Because thou hast had a perpetual enmity, and hast given over the 9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled
children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their and sown;
calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end; 10 and I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of
6 therefore, as I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, I will prepare thee unto it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be
blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hast not hated blood, builded;
therefore blood shall pursue thee. 11 and I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase
7 Thus will I make mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited after your former
will cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth. estate, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye
8 And I will fill its mountains with its slain: in thy hills and in thy valleys shall know that I am Hwhy.
and in all thy watercourses shall they fall that are slain with the sword. 12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and
9 I will make thee a perpetual desolation, and thy cities shall not be they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou
inhabited; and ye shall know that I am Hwhy. shalt no more henceforth bereave them of children.
10 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries 13 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because they say unto you, Thou
shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas Hwhy was there: land art a devourer of men, and hast been a bereaver of thy nation;
11 therefore, as I live, saith the Adonay Hwhy, I will do according to 14 therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy
thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast showed out nation any more, saith the Adonay Hwhy;
of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among 15 neither will I let thee hear any more the shame of the nations,
them, when I shall judge thee. neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the peoples any more, neither
12 And thou shalt know that I, Hwhy, have heard all thy revilings shalt thou cause thy nation to stumble any more, saith the Adonay
which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They Hwhy.
are laid desolate, they are given us to devour. 16 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
13 And ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and 17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they
have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it. defiled it by their way and by their doings: their way before me was as
14 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.
will make thee desolate. 18 Wherefore I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which
15 As thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, they had poured out upon the land, and because they had defiled it
because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be with their idols;
desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall 19 and I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed
know that I am Hwhy. through the countries: according to their way and according to their
doings I judged them.
Chapter 36 20 And when they came unto the nations, whither they went, they
1 And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, These are the
say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Hwhy. people of Hwhy, and are gone forth out of his land.
2 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Because the enemy hath said 21 But I had regard for my holy name, which the house of Israel had
against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in profaned among the nations, whither they went.
possession; 22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Adonay
3 therefore prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Hwhy: I do not this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy
Because, even because they have made you desolate, and name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went.
swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among
the residue of the nations, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the
and the evil report of the people; nations shall know that I am Hwhy, saith the Adonay Hwhy,
4 therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Adonay when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Hwhy: Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy to the mountains and to the 24 For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all
hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
and to the cities that are forsaken, which are become a prey and 25 And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from
derision to the residue of the nations that are round about; all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
5 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Surely in the fire of my 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within
jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the nations, and against you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will
all Edom, that have appointed my land unto themselves for a give you a heart of flesh.
possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my
out for a prey. statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them.
6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the 28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye
mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, shall be my people, and I will be your Elohim.
Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I have spoken in my 29 And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for
jealousy and in my wrath, because ye have borne the shame of the the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine upon you.
nations: 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field,
7 therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: I have sworn, saying, Surely that ye may receive no more the reproach of famine among the
the nations that are round about you, they shall bear their shame. nations.
8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and 31 Then shall ye remember your evil ways, and your doings that were
yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come. not good; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your
iniquities and for your abominations.
32 Nor for your sake do I this, saith the Adonay Hwhy, be it known 16 And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For
unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take
Israel. another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and
33 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: In the day that I cleanse you from for all the house of Israel his companions:
all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste 17 and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may
places shall be builded. become one in thy hand.
34 And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a 18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying,
desolation in the sight of all that passed by. Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?
35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the 19 say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I will take
garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of
fortified and inhabited. Israel his companions; and I will put them with it, even with the stick
36 Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I, of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my
Hwhy, have builded the ruined places, and planted that which was hand.
desolate: I, Hwhy, have spoken it, and I will do it. 20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their
37 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: For this, moreover, will I be eyes.
inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase 21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I will
them with men like a flock. take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they are
38 As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their
feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they own land:
shall know that I am Hwhy. 22 and I will make them one nation in the land, upon the mountains of
Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no
Chapter 37 more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any
1 The hand of Hwhy was upon me, and he brought me out in the more at all;
Spirit of Hwhy, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it 23 neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor
was full of bones. with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I
2 And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there will save them out of all their dwelling-places, wherein they have
were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I be their Elohim.
answered, O Adonay Hwhy, thou knowest. 24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and
them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Hwhy. observe my statutes, and do them.
5 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy unto these bones: Behold, I will 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my
cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live. servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they,
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David
cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye my servant shall be their prince for ever.
shall know that I am Hwhy. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply
was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
together, bone to its bone. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their Elohim,
8 And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came and they shall be my people.
up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. 28 And the nations shall know that I am Hwhy that sanctifieth Israel,
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Come
from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they Chapter 38
may live. 1 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince
them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
great army. 3 and say, Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against thee,
11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:
house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our 4 and I will turn thee about, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring
hope is lost; we are clean cut off. thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them
12 Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Adonay clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of
Hwhy: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up them handling swords;
out of your graves, O my people; and I will bring you into the land of 5 Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
Israel. 6 Gomer, and all his hordes; the house of Togarmah in the uttermost
13 And ye shall know that I am Hwhy, when I have opened your parts of the north, and all his hordes; even many peoples with thee.
graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people. 7 Be thou prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all thy companies
14 And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
in your own land: and ye shall know that I, Hwhy, have spoken it 8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt
and performed it, saith Hwhy. come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is
15 The word of Hwhy came again unto me, saying, gathered out of many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel, which
have been a continual waste; but it is brought forth out of the peoples, 3 and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine
and they shall dwell securely, all of them. arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
9 And thou shalt ascend, thou shalt come like a storm, thou shalt be 4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy hordes,
like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy hordes, and many and the peoples that are with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous
peoples with thee. birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
10 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: It shall come to pass in that day, 5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field; for I have spoken it, saith the
that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil Adonay Hwhy.
device: 6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in
11 and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will the isles; and they shall know that I am Hwhy.
go to them that are at rest, that dwell securely, all of them dwelling 7 And my holy name will I make known in the midst of my people Israel;
without walls, and having neither bars nor gates; neither will I suffer my holy name to be profaned any more: and the
12 to take the spoil and to take the prey; to turn thy hand against the nations shall know that I am Hwhy, the Holy One in Israel.
waste places that are now inhabited, and against the people that are 8 Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Adonay Hwhy;
gathered out of the nations, that have gotten cattle and goods, that this is the day whereof I have spoken.
dwell in the middle of the earth. 9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make
13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the
young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the
spoil? hast thou assembled thy company to take the prey? to carry spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years;
away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great 10 so that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down
spoil? any out of the forests; for they shall make fires of the weapons; and
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog, Thus saith the they shall plunder those that plundered them, and rob those that
Adonay Hwhy: In that day when my people Israel dwelleth robbed them, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
securely, shalt thou not know it? 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the uttermost parts of the place for burial in Israel, the valley of them that pass through on the
north, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon east of the sea; and it shall stop them that pass through: and there
horses, a great company and a mighty army; shall they bury Gog and all his multitude; and they shall call it The
16 and thou shalt come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to valley of Hamon-gog.
cover the land: it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring 12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that
thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be they may cleanse the land.
sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. 13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to
17 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Art thou he of whom I spake in old them a renown in the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Adonay
time by my servants the prophets of Israel, that prophesied in those Hwhy.
days for many years that I would bring thee against them? 14 And they shall set apart men of continual employment, that shall
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, when Gog shall come against pass through the land, and, with them that pass through, those that
the land of Israel, saith the Adonay Hwhy, that my wrath shall bury them that remain upon the face of the land, to cleanse it: after
come up into my nostrils. the end of seven months shall they search.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely 15 And they that pass through the land shall pass through; and when
in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the
20 so that the fishes of the sea, and the birds of the heavens, and the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog.
beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, 16 And Hamonah shall also be the name of a city. Thus shall they
and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my cleanse the land.
presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep 17 And thou, son of man, thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Speak unto
places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. the birds of every sort, and to every beast of the field, Assemble
21 And I will call for a sword against him unto all my mountains, saith yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my
the Adonay Hwhy: every man's sword shall be against his brother. sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the
22 And with pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh and drink blood.
him; and I will rain upon him, and upon his hordes, and upon the 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the
many peoples that are with him, an overflowing shower, and great princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of
hailstones, fire, and brimstone. them fatlings of Bashan.
23 And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make 19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken,
myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
am Hwhy. 20 And ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with
mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
Chapter 39 21 And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall
1 And thou, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid
Adonay Hwhy: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, prince of Rosh, upon them.
Meshech, and Tubal: 22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am Hwhy their Elohim,
2 and I will turn thee about, and will lead thee on, and will cause thee to from that day and forward.
come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring thee 23 And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into
upon the mountains of Israel; captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I
hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their 16 And there were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts
adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword. within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows
24 According to their uncleanness and according to their were round about inward; and upon each post were palm-trees.
transgressions did I unto them; and I hid my face from them. 17 Then brought he me into the outer court; and, lo, there were
25 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Now will I bring back the chambers and a pavement, made for the court round about: thirty
captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel; chambers were upon the pavement.
and I will be jealous for my holy name. 18 And the pavement was by the side of the gates, answerable unto
26 And they shall bear their shame, and all their trespasses whereby the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.
they have trespassed against me, when they shall dwell securely in 19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate
their land, and none shall make them afraid; unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, both on
27 when I have brought them back from the peoples, and gathered the east and on the north.
them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the 20 And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north,
sight of many nations. he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
28 And they shall know that I am Hwhy their Elohim, in that I caused 21 And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that
them to go into captivity among the nations, and have gathered them side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the
unto their own land; and I will leave none of them any more there; measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the
29 neither will I hide my face any more from them; for I have poured breadth five and twenty cubits.
out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Adonay Hwhy. 22 And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-
trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is
Chapter 40 toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the
1 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the arches thereof were before them.
year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that 23 And there was a gate to the inner court over against the other gate,
the city was smitten, in the selfsame day, the hand of Hwhy was both on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate
upon me, and he brought me thither. a hundred cubits.
2 In the visions of Elohim brought he me into the land of Israel, and set 24 And he led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the
me down upon a very high mountain, whereon was as it were the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof
frame of a city on the south. according to these measures.
3 And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose 25 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about,
appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five
hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. and twenty cubits.
4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and 26 And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof
hear with thine ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall show thee; were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and
for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art thou brought another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel. 27 And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he
5 And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits.
the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a 28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he
handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one measured the south gate according to these measures;
reed; and the height, one reed. 29 and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches
6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it
up the steps thereof: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five
reed broad; and the other threshold, one reed broad. and twenty cubits broad.
7 And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the 30 And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long,
space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the and five cubits broad.
gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed. 31 And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees
8 He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed. were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts 32 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he
thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house. measured the gate according to these measures;
10 And the lodges of the gate eastward were three on this side, and 33 and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches
three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows
one measure on this side and on that side. therein and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long,
11 And he measured the breadth of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and five and twenty cubits broad.
and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits; 34 And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees
12 and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the
border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges, six cubits on this side, ascent to it had eight steps.
and six cubits on that side. 35 And he brought me to the north gate: and he measured it according
13 And he measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof to these measures;
of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door. 36 the lodges thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof: and
14 He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto there were windows therein round about; the length was fifty cubits,
the posts, round about the gate. and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
15 And from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront
of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.
37 And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees 7 And the side-chambers were broader as they encompassed the
were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the house higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went
ascent to it had eight steps. higher and higher round about the house: therefore the breadth of the
38 And a chamber with the door thereof was by the posts at the gates; house continued upward; and so one went up from the lowest
there they washed the burnt-offering. chamber to the highest by the middle chamber.
39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two 8 I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about: the
tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin- foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
offering and the trespass-offering. 9 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-chambers, on the
40 And on the one side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the outside, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the
gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side, which side-chambers that belonged to the house.
belonged to the porch of the gate, were two tables. 10 And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits round
41 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the about the house on every side.
side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew the sacrifices. 11 And the doors of the side-chambers were toward the place that was
42 And there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south:
cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt- 12 And the building that was before the separate place at the side
offering and the sacrifice. toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building
43 And the hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the oblation. 13 So he measured the house, a hundred cubits long; and the
44 And without the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, a hundred
inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect cubits long;
was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the 14 also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place
prospect toward the north. toward the east, a hundred cubits.
45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the 15 And he measured the length of the building before the separate
south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house; place which was at the back thereof, and the galleries thereof on the
46 and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the one side and on the other side, a hundred cubits; and the inner
priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of temple, and the porches of the court;
Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Hwhy to 16 the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries round
minister unto him. about on their three stories, over against the threshold, ceiled with
47 And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, (now the
cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house. windows were covered),
48 Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each 17 to the space above the door, even unto the inner house, and
post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by
and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three measure.
cubits on that side. 18 And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees; and a palm-tree
49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces;
cubits; even by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were 19 so that there was the face of a man toward the palm-tree on the
pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the
other side. thus was it made through all the house round about:
Chapter 41 20 from the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palm-trees
1 And he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits made: thus was the wall of the temple.
broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which 21 As for the temple, the door-posts were squared; and as for the face
was the breadth of the tabernacle. of the sanctuary, the appearance thereof was as the appearance of
2 And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits; and the sides of the the temple.
entrance were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other 22 The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and the length thereof two
side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits, and the cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls
breadth, twenty cubits. thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is
3 Then went he inward, and measured each post of the entrance, two before Hwhy.
cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the breadth of the entrance, 23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
seven cubits. 24 And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves: two
4 And he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits, and the breadth, leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other.
twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the 25 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple,
most holy place. cherubim and palm-trees, like as were made upon the walls; and
5 Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth there was a threshold of wood upon the face of the porch without.
of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every 26 And there were closed windows and palm-trees on the one side
side. and on the other side, on the sides of the porch: thus were the side-
6 And the side-chambers were in three stories, one over another, and chambers of the house, and the thresholds.
thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the
house for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold Chapter 42
therein, and not have hold in the wall of the house. 1 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the
north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the
separate place, and which was over against the building toward the 3 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw,
north. even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the
2 Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river
breadth was fifty cubits. Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
4 And the glory of Hwhy came into the house by the way of the gate
3 Over against the twenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and
over against the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was whose prospect is toward the east.
gallery against gallery in the third story. 5 And the Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and,
4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits' breadth inward, a behold, the glory of Hwhy filled the house.
way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north. 6 And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house; and a man stood
5 Now the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away by me.
from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the 7 And he said unto me, Son of man, this is the place of my throne, and
building. the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the
children of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile
6 For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of
the courts: therefore the uppermost was straitened more than the my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, and
lowest and the middlemost from the ground. by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places;
8 in their setting of their threshold by my threshold, and their door-post
7 And the wall that was without by the side of the chambers, toward the
outer court before the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. beside my door-post, and there was but the wall between me and
8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty them; and they have defiled my holy name by their abominations
cubits: and, lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits. which they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in
9 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as mine anger.
one goeth into them from the outer court. 9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the dead bodies of their
10 In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, before thekings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
separate place, and before the building, there were chambers. 10 Thou, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they
11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the way of the may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.
chambers which were toward the north; according to their length so 11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, make known
was their breadth: and all their egresses were both according to theirunto them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the
fashions, and according to their doors. egresses thereof, and the entrances thereof, and all the forms
12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and
south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before all the torah thereof; and write it in their sight; that they may keep the
the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south 12 This is the torah of the house: upon the top of the mountain the
chambers, which are before the separate place, they are the holy whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the
chambers, where the priests that are near unto Hwhy shall eat the torah of the house.
most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the13 And these are the measures of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a
cubit and a handbreadth): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth
meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; for the
place is holy. a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about a
14 When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy span; and this shall be the base of the altar.
place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments 14 And from the bottom upon the ground to the lower ledge shall be
wherein they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser ledge to
garments, and shall approach to that which pertaineth to the people. the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the breadth a cubit.
15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he 15 And the upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth
brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the and upward there shall be four horns.
east, and measured it round about. 16 And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad,
16 He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five square in the four sides thereof.
hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 17 And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the
17 He measured on the north side five hundred reeds with the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and
measuring reed round about. the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof
18 He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the shall look toward the east.
measuring reed. 18 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Adonay Hwhy:
19 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make
with the measuring reed. it, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
20 He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the 19 Thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that are of the seed of
length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a Zadok, who are near unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Adonay
separation between that which was holy and that which was common. Hwhy, a young bullock for a sin-offering.
20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns
Chapter 43 of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the border round
1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh about: thus shalt thou cleanse it and make atonement for it.
toward the east. 21 Thou shalt also take the bullock of the sin-offering, and it shall be
2 And, behold, the glory of the Elohim of Israel came from the way of burnt in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters; and the
earth shined with his glory.
22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a he-goat without blemish things that are most holy; but they shall bear their shame, and their
for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse abominations which they have committed.
it with the bullock. 14 Yet will I make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the
23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without 15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge
blemish. of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they
24 And thou shalt bring them near before Hwhy, and the priests shall come near to me to minister unto me; and they shall stand
shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt- before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Adonay
offering unto Hwhy. Hwhy:
25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin-offering: 16 they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my
they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
without blemish. 17 And it shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner
26 Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall
shall they consecrate it. come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court,
27 And when they have accomplished the days, it shall be that upon and within.
the eighth day, and forward, the priests shall make your burnt- 18 They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen
offerings upon the altar, and your peace-offerings; and I will accept breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with
you, saith the Adonay Hwhy. anything that causeth sweat.
19 And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer
Chapter 44 court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they
1 Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the minister, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on
sanctuary, which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments.
2 And Hwhy said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be 20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow
opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for Hwhy, the Elohim long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
of Israel, hath entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut. 21 Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the
3 As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before inner court.
Hwhy; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall 22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put
go out by the way of the same. away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or
4 Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; a widow that is the widow of a priest.
and I looked, and, behold, the glory of Hwhy filled the house of 23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and
Hwhy: and I fell upon my face. the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the
5 And Hwhy said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with clean.
thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee 24 And in a controversy they shall stand to judge; according to mine
concerning all the ordinances of the house of Hwhy, and all the ordinances shall they judge it: and they shall keep my torah and my
torah thereof; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every statutes in all my appointed feasts; and they shall hallow my
egress of the sanctuary. sabbaths.
6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus 25 And they shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for
saith the Adonay Hwhy: O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for
your abominations, sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
7 in that ye have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and 26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my 27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, into the inner court,
house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin-offering, saith the
broken my covenant, to add unto all your abominations. Adonay Hwhy.
8 And ye have not kept the charge of my holy things; but ye have set 28 And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye
keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.
9 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy, No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart 29 They shall eat the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the
and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any trespass-offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.
foreigners that are among the children of Israel. 30 And the first of all the first-fruits of every thing, and every oblation of
10 But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that everything, of all your oblations, shall be for the priest: ye shall also
went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity. give unto the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to
11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the rest on thy house.
gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall slay the 31 The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn,
burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand whether it be bird or beast.
before them to minister unto them.
12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and became Chapter 45
a stumblingblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel; therefore have I 1 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall
lifted up my hand against them, saith the Adonay Hwhy, and they offer an oblation unto Hwhy, a holy portion of the land; the length
shall bear their iniquity. shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth
13 And they shall not come near unto me, to execute the office of shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round
priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, unto the about.
2 Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundred in length by five 21 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have
hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits for the the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be
suburbs thereof round about. eaten.
3 And of this measure shalt thou measure a length of five and twenty 22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all
thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the the people of the land a bullock for a sin-offering.
sanctuary, which is most holy. 23 And the seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt-offering to
4 It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers Hwhy, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the
of the sanctuary, that come near to minister unto Hwhy; and it shall seven days; and a he-goat daily for a sin-offering.
be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary. 24 And he shall prepare a meal-offering, an ephah for a bullock, and
5 And five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, an ephah for a ram, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
shall be unto the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession 25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, in the feast,
unto themselves, for twenty chambers. shall he do the like the seven days; according to the sin-offering,
6 And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, according to the burnt-offering, and according to the meal-offering,
and five and twenty thousand long, side by side with the oblation of and according to the oil.
the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
7 And whatsoever is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the Chapter 46
other side of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city, in 1 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: The gate of the inner court that
front of the holy oblation and in front of the possession of the city, on looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the
the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it
answerable unto one of the portions, from the west border unto the shall be opened.
east border. 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate without,
8 In the land it shall be to him for a possession in Israel: and my princes and shall stand by the post of the gate; and the priests shall prepare
shall no more oppress my people; but they shall give the land to the his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, and he shall worship at the
house of Israel according to their tribes. threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be
9 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: shut until the evening.
remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; 3 And the people of the land shall worship at the door of that gate
take away your exactions from my people, saith the Adonay Hwhy. before Hwhy on the sabbaths and on the new moons.
10 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. 4 And the burnt-offering that the prince shall offer unto Hwhy shall be
11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may on the sabbath day six lambs without blemish and a ram without
contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a blemish;
homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. 5 and the meal-offering shall be an ephah for the ram, and the meal-
12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and offering for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an
twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. ephah.
13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer: the sixth part of an ephah 6 And on the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without
from a homer of wheat; and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah blemish, and six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish:
from a homer of barley; 7 and he shall prepare a meal-offering, an ephah for the bullock, and an
14 and the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, the tenth part of a bath ephah for the ram, and for the lambs according as he is able, and a
out of the cor, which is ten baths, even a homer; (for ten baths are a hin of oil to an ephah.
homer;) 8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the
15 and one lamb of the flock, out of two hundred, from the well- porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
watered pastures of Israel; -for a meal-offering, and for a burnt- 9 But when the people of the land shall come before Hwhy in the
offering, and for peace-offerings, to make atonement for them, saith appointed feasts, he that entereth by the way of the north gate to
the Adonay Hwhy. worship shall go forth by the way of the south gate; and he that
16 All the people of the land shall give unto this oblation for the prince entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the
in Israel. north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he
17 And it shall be the prince's part to give the burnt-offerings, and the came in, but shall go forth straight before him.
meal-offerings, and the drink-offerings, in the feasts, and on the new 10 And the prince, when they go in, shall go in in the midst of them;
moons, and on the sabbaths, in all the appointed feasts of the house and when they go forth, they shall go forth together.
of Israel: he shall prepare the sin-offering, and the meal-offering, and 11 And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meal-offering shall be
the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, to make atonement for the an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs as
house of Israel. he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
18 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: In the first month, in the first day of 12 And when the prince shall prepare a freewill-offering, a burnt-
the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish; and thou offering or peace-offerings as a freewill-offering unto Hwhy, one
shalt cleanse the sanctuary. shall open for him the gate that looketh toward the east; and he shall
19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering, and put it prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, as he doth on the
upon the door-posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall
ledge of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. shut the gate.
20 And so thou shalt do on the seventh day of the month for every one 13 And thou shalt prepare a lamb a year old without blemish for a
that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye make atonement for burnt-offering unto Hwhy daily: morning by morning shalt thou
the house. prepare it.
14 And thou shalt prepare a meal-offering with it morning by morning, the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue
the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of a hin of oil, to moisten forth; and the waters shall be healed.
the fine flour; a meal-offering unto Hwhy continually by a perpetual 9 And it shall come to pass, that every living creature which swarmeth,
ordinance. in every place whither the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a
15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meal-offering, and the oil, very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, and the
morning by morning, for a continual burnt-offering. waters of the sea shall be healed, and everything shall live
16 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: If the prince give a gift unto any of whithersoever the river cometh.
his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their 10 And it shall come to pass, that fishers shall stand by it: from En-gedi
possession by inheritance. even unto En-eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their
17 But if he give of his inheritance a gift to one of his servants, it shall fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding
be his to the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince; but as for many.
his inheritance, it shall be for his sons. 11 But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be
18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance, to healed; they shall be given up to salt.
thrust them out of their possession; he shall give inheritance to his 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that
sons out of his own possession, that my people be not scattered side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not whither,
every man from his possession. neither shall the fruit thereof fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every
19 Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the month, because the waters thereof issue out of the sanctuary; and
gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which looked toward the the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for healing.
north: and, behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward. 13 Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: This shall be the border, whereby
20 And he said unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes
the trespass-offering and the sin-offering, and where they shall bake of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I sware to give it
sanctify the people. unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
21 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to 15 And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the
pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;
the court there was a court. 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of
22 In the four corners of the court there were courts inclosed, forty Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the
cubits long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one border of Hauran.
measure. 17 And the border from the sea, shall be Hazar-enon at the border of
23 And there was a wall round about in them, round about the four, Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This
and boiling-places were made under the walls round about. is the north side.
24 Then said he unto me, These are the boiling-houses, where the 18 And the east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and
ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people. the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border unto the
east sea shall ye measure. This is the east side.
Chapter 47 19 And the south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the
1 And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters of Meriboth-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea.
waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; This is the south side southward.
(for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters 20 And the west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as
came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
of the altar. 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of
2 Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led Israel.
me round by the way without unto the outer gate, by the way of the 22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an
gate that looketh toward the east; and, behold, there ran out waters inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you,
on the right side. who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as
3 When the man went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have
measured a thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
waters, waters that were to the ankles. 23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth,
4 Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Adonay Hwhy.
waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a
thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that Chapter 48
were to the loins. 1 Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside
5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the
pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have
could not be passed through. their sides east and west,) Dan, one portion.
6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side,
brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river. Asher, one portion.
7 Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were 3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west
very many trees on the one side and on the other. side, Naphtali, one portion.
8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern 4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side,
region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward Manasseh, one portion.
5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west 24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west
side, Ephraim, one portion. side, Simeon, one portion.
6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west 25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side,
side, Reuben, one portion. Issachar, one portion.
7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, 26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west
Judah, one portion. side, Zebulun, one portion.
8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, 27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west
shall be the oblation which ye shall offer, five and twenty thousand side, Gad, one portion.
reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east 28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border
side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the
9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto Hwhy shall be five and twenty brook of Egypt, unto the great sea.
thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. 29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel
10 And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy oblation: for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Adonay
toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the Hwhy.
west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in 30 And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four
breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;
the sanctuary of Hwhy shall be in the midst thereof. 31 and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of
11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of
that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and
12 And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one;
thing most holy, by the border of the Levites. the gate of Dan, one.
13 And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall 33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by
have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of
all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
thousand. 34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred reeds, with their
14 And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first- three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of
fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy unto Hwhy. Naphtali, one.
15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the five 35 It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about: and the name of
and twenty thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for the city from that day shall be, Hwhy is there.
dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
16 And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four
thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five
hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and
the west side four thousand and five hundred.
17 And the city shall have suburbs: toward the north two hundred and
fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east
two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
18 And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy oblation,
shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it
shall be answerable unto the holy oblation; and the increase thereof
shall be for food unto them that labor in the city.
19 And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till
it.
20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty
thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the
possession of the city.
21 And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the
other of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city; in front of
the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border,
and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west
border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince: and
the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst
thereof.
22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the
possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's,
between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be
for the prince.
23 And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west
side, Benjamin, one portion.
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20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning
The Book of Daniel which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than
all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm.
Chapter 1 21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Chapter 2
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2 And Hwhy gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of 1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar,
the vessels of the house of Elohim; and he carried them into the land Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and
of Shinar to the house of his elohim: and he brought the vessels into his sleep went from him.
the treasure-house of his elohim. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters,
3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So
should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal they came in and stood before the king.
and of the nobles; 3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit
4 youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all is troubled to know the dream.
wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king,
and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the
should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. interpretation.
5 And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's dainties, 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from
and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation
three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king. thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a
6 Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, dunghill.
Mishael, and Azariah. 6 But if ye show the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall
7 And the prince of the eunuchs gave names unto them: unto Daniel he receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me
gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and the dream and the interpretation thereof.
to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 7 They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
the king's dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he 8 The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain
requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
himself. 9 But if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for
9 Now Elohim made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before
sight of the prince of the eunuchs. me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall
10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my master know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof.
the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink: for why should 10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a
he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own man upon the earth that can show the king's matter, forasmuch as no
age? so would ye endanger my head with the king. king, master, or ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, or
11 Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs enchanter, or Chaldean.
had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us that can show it before the king, except the elohim, whose dwelling is
pulse to eat, and water to drink. not with flesh.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and
countenance of the youths that eat of the king's dainties; and as thou commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
seest, deal with thy servants. 13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and
14 So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
days. 14 Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise
they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king's men of Babylon;
dainties. 15 he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Wherefore is the
16 So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known
should drink, and gave them pulse. to Daniel.
17 Now as for these four youths, Elohim gave them knowledge and 16 And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint
skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
visions and dreams. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to
18 And at the end of the days which the king had appointed for Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before 18 that they would desire mercies of the Elohim of heaven concerning
Nebuchadnezzar. this secret; that Daniel and his companions should nor perish with the
19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found rest of the wise men of Babylon.
none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night.
they before the king. Then Daniel blessed the Elohim of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of Elohim for ever
and ever; for wisdom and might are his.
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21 And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay,
and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it
to them that have understanding; of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed
22 he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the with miry clay.
darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the
23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou Elohim of my fathers, who kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
hast given me wisdom and might, and hast now made known unto me 43 And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall
what we desired of thee; for thou hast made known unto us the king's mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave
matter. one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay.
24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed 44 And in the days of those kings shall the Elohim of heaven set up a
to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty
Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and
I will show unto the king the interpretation. consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain
thus unto him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay,
Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. the silver, and the gold; the great Elohim hath made known to the
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and
Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which the interpretation thereof sure.
I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped
27 Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet
king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, odors unto him.
nor soothsayers, show unto the king; 47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your Elohim is
28 but there is an Elohim in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath the Elohim of elohim, and the Master of kings, and a revealer of
made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.
days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are 48 Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts,
these: and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be
29 as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets 49 And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach,
hath made known to thee what shall come to pass. Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon:
30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that but Daniel was in the gate of the king.
I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation
may be made known to the king, and that thou mayest know the Chapter 3
thoughts of thy heart. 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in
which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps,
32 As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the
of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass, counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come
33 its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay. to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had
34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which set up.
smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and brake 3 Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the
them in pieces. treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the
35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image
broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the
threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a 4 Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O peoples,
great mountain, and filled the whole earth. nations, and languages,
36 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before 5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
the king. psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship
37 Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the Elohim of heaven the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;
hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory; 6 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be
38 and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath 7 Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the
made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold. cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped
another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
earth. 8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron accusation against the Jews.
breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth 9 They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for
all these, shall it break in pieces and crush. ever.
10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear 28 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the Elohim of
the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and
and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image; delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the
11 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, shall be cast into the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve
midst of a burning fiery furnace. nor worship any elohim, except their own Elohim.
12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs 29 Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and
of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; language, which speak anything amiss against the Elohim of
these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their
elohim, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is no other elohim
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring that is able to deliver after this sort.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men 30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the
before the king. province of Babylon.
14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said unto them, Is it of purpose, O
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that ye serve not my elohim, Chapter 4
nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and
15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of 2 It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the
music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well: Most High Elohim hath wrought toward me.
but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of 3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his
a burning fiery furnace; and who is that elohim that shall deliver you kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from
out of my hands? generation to generation.
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my
king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this palace.
matter. 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts upon my bed
17 If it be so, our Elohim whom we serve is able to deliver us from the and the visions of my head troubled me.
burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king. 6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of
elohim, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. the dream.
19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage 7 Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the
was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make
he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven known unto me the interpretation thereof.
times more than it was wont to be heated. 8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was
20 And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to Belteshazzar, according to the name of my elohim, and in whom is
bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the the spirit of the holy elohim: and I told the dream before him, saying,
burning fiery furnace. 9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the
21 Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their spirit of the holy elohim is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell
mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation
burning fiery furnace. thereof.
22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the 10 Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold,
furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great.
up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto
23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth.
down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in was food for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the
haste: he spake and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three birds of the heavens dwelt in the branches thereof, and all flesh was
men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto fed from it.
the king, True, O king. 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.
midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the aspect of the fourth is 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its
like a son of the elohim. branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
furnace: he spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye 15 Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a
servants of the Most High Elohim, come forth, and come hither. Then band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth out of the midst of wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts in
the fire. the grass of the earth:
27 And the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king's 16 let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be
counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head 17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by
singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that
passed on them. the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to
whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.
18 This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him,
Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise What doest thou?
men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the 36 At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the
interpretation; but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy elohim is in glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me;
thee. and my counsellors and my masters sought unto me; and I was
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto
a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, me.
Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of
Belteshazzar answered and said, My master, the dream be to them heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those
that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries. that walk in pride he is able to abase.
20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose
height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; Chapter 5
21 whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his masters,
food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose and drank wine before the thousand.
branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation: 2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden
22 it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for thy and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of
greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his masters, his
the end of the earth. wives and his concubines, might drink therefrom.
23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the
from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; temple of the house of Elohim which was at Jerusalem; and the king
nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even and his masters, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.
with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it 4 They drank wine, and praised the elohim of gold, and of silver, of
be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
of the field, till seven times pass over him; 5 In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man's hand, and wrote
24 this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's
High, which is come upon my master the king: palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
25 that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with 6 Then the king's countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts
the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees
and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass smote one against another.
over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and
men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. the soothsayers. The king spake and said to the wise men of
26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the
the tree; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain
have known that the heavens do rule. of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and 8 Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the
break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.
mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. 9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was
28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. changed in him, and his masters were perplexed.
29 At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of 10 Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his masters
Babylon. came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live
30 The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have forever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be
built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the changed.
glory of my majesty? 11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy
31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from elohim; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and
heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The wisdom, like the wisdom of the elohim, were found in him; and the
kingdom is departed from thee: king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him
32 and thou shalt be driven from men; and they dwelling shall be with master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and 12 forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and
seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of dark
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel,
33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he
he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body will show the interpretation.
was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' 13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spake and
feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, who art of the children of the
34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?
unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I 14 I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the elohim is in thee, and that
blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee.
ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom 15 And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in
from generation to generation. before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto
35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he me the interpretation thereof; but they could not show the
doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the interpretation of the thing.
16 But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and 5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this
dissolve doubts; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his Elohim.
to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and 6 Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king,
have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
kingdom. 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a
thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask
writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. a petition of any elohim or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king,
18 O thou king, the Most High Elohim gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father he shall be cast into the den of lions.
the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty: 8 Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not
19 and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which
nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he altereth not.
would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he 9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.
would he raised up, and whom he would he put down. 10 And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his
20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward
that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and Jerusalem) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and
they took his glory from him: prayed, and gave thanks before his Elohim, as he did aforetime.
21 and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made 11 Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making
like the beasts', and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed petition and supplication before his Elohim.
with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; 12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the
until he knew that the Most High Elohim ruleth in the kingdom of men, king's interdict: Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that
and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will. shall make petition unto any elohim or man within thirty days, save
22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though unto thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king
thou knewest all this, answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the
23 but hast lifted up thyself against the Master of heaven; and they Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy 13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is
masters, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king,
and thou hast praised the elohim of silver and gold, of brass, iron, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three
wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the Elohim times a day.
in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou 14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased,
not glorified. and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the
24 Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing going down of the sun to rescue him.
was inscribed. 15 Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said unto
25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians,
UPHARSIN. that no interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be
26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; Elohim hath numbered changed.
thy kingdom, and brought it to an end; 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him
27 TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy
28 PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Elohim whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
Persians. 17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his
and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation masters; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting;
30 In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain. neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep
31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore fled from him.
and two years old. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste
unto the den of lions.
Chapter 6 20 And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty lamentable voice; the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel,
satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; servant of the living Elohim, is thy Elohim, whom thou servest
2 and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
no damage. 22 My Elohim hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and
3 Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found
satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
to set him over the whole realm. 23 Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they
4 Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of
Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had
fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or trusted in his Elohim.
fault found in him. 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had
accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their
children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the
brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the
den. interpretation of the things.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise
languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you. out of the earth.
26 I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men 18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and
tremble and fear before the Elohim of Daniel; for he is the living possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Elohim, and stedfast for ever, And his kingdom that which shall not be 19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which
destroyed; and his dominion shall be even unto the end. was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of
27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and
heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the stamped the residue with its feet;
lions. 20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that
Cyrus the Persian. had eyes, and a mouth that spake great things, whose look was more
stout than its fellows.
Chapter 7 21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream prevailed against them;
and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream and 22 until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the
told the sum of the matters. saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed
2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the the kingdom.
four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea. 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour
another. the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings 24 And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise:
thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the
stand upon two feet as a man; and a man's heart was given to it. former, and he shall put down three kings.
5 And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was 25 And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out
raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times
teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and
6 After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its times and half a time.
back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and 26 But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his
dominion was given to it. dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
7 After this I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, 27 And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the
terrible and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the
teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and
its feet: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
it had ten horns. 28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them troubled me, and my countenance was changed in me: but I kept the
another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were matter in my heart.
plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the
eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. Chapter 8
9 I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did 1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared
sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure unto me, even unto me, Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at
wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire. the first.
10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of 2 And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in
thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in
stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
11 I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before
the horn spake; I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but
destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire. one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
12 And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and
yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could
13 I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified
of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the himself.
ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 5 And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over
14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat
all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his had a notable horn between his eyes.
dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and 6 And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing
his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power.
15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with
and the visions of my head troubled me. anger against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns; and
there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him Chapter 9
down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that 1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the
could deliver the ram out of his hand. Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
8 And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was 2 in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the
strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up number of the years whereof the word of Hwhy came to Jeremiah
four notable horns toward the four winds of heaven. the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem,
9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed even seventy years.
exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward 3 And I set my face unto Hwhy the Elohim, to seek by prayer and
the glorious land. supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the 4 And I prayed unto Hwhy my Elohim, and made confession, and
host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon said, Oh, Hwhy, the great and dreadful El, who keepeth covenant
them. and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his mitzwah,
11 Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took 5 we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly,
away from him the continual burnt-offering, and the place of his and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy mitzwah and from
sanctuary was cast down. thine ordinances;
12 And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt- 6 neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, that
offering through transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to
and it did its pleasure and prospered. all the people of the land.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto 7 O Hwhy, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion
that certain one who spake, How long shall be the vision concerning of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
the continual burnt-offering, and the transgression that maketh Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off,
desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of
foot? their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred 8 O Hwhy, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our
evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, 9 To Hwhy our Elohim belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have
that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as rebelled against him;
the appearance of a man. 10 neither have we obeyed the voice of Hwhy our Elohim, to walk in
16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, which his torah, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy torah, even turning aside, that
17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was they should not obey thy voice: therefore hath the curse been poured
affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O out upon us, and the oath that is written in the torah of Moses the
son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end. servant of Elohim; for we have sinned against him.
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and
face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright. against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; for
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon
latter time of the indignation; for it belongeth to the appointed time of Jerusalem.
the end. 13 As it is written in the torah of Moses, all this evil is come upon us:
20 The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the yet have we not entreated the favor of Hwhy our Elohim, that we
kings of Media and Persia. should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in thy truth.
21 And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn 14 Therefore hath Hwhy watched over the evil, and brought it upon
that is between his eyes is the first king. us; for Hwhy our Elohim is righteous in all his works which he
22 And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood doeth, and we have not obeyed his voice.
up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his 15 And now, O Hwhy our Elohim, that hast brought thy people forth
power. out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.
come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark 16 O Hwhy, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and
sentences, shall stand up. thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our
shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do his pleasure; and fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that
he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people. are round about us.
25 And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; 17 Now therefore, O our Elohim, hearken unto the prayer of thy
and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon
destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; thy sanctuary that is desolate, for Hwhy's sake.
but he shall be broken without hand. 18 O my Elohim, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and
26 And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for
is true: but shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days to we do not present our supplications before thee for our
come. righteousness, but for thy great mercies' sake.
27 And I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up,
and did the king's business: and I wondered at the vision, but none
understood it.
19 O Hwhy, hear; O Hwhy, forgive; O Hwhy, hearken and do; 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, thou man greatly beloved,
defer not, for thine own sake, O my Elohim, because thy city and thy understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for
people are called by thy name. unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto
20 And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and me, I stood trembling.
the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that
Hwhy my Elohim for the holy mountain of my Elohim; thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before
21 yea, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had thy Elohim, thy words were heard: and I am come for thy words' sake.
seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and
touched me about the time of the evening oblation. twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help
22 And he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding. 14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy
23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment went forth, people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days:
and I am come to tell thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore 15 and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set
consider the matter, and understand the vision. my face toward the ground, and was dumb.
24 Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, 16 And, behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my
to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake and said unto him that stood
reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, before me, O my master, by reason of the vision my sorrows are
and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. turned upon me, and I retain no strength.
25 Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the 17 For how can the servant of this my master talk with this my master?
commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the anointed for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither
(mashiyach) one, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and threescore was there breath left in me.
and two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in 18 Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man,
troublous times. and he strengthened me.
26 And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed 19 And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee,
(mashiyach) one be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was
the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; strengthened, and said, Let my master speak; for thou hast
and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and even unto the end shall strengthened me.
be war; desolations are determined. 20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and
27 And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth,
the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to lo, the prince of Greece shall come.
cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall come one that 21 But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and
maketh desolate; and even unto the full end, and that determined, there is none that holdeth with me against these, but Michael your
shall wrath be poured out upon the desolate. prince.
1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto 1 And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to
Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, confirm and strengthen him.
even a great warfare: and he understood the thing, and had 2 And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet
understanding of the vision. three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all:
2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks. and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all
3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, against the realm of Greece.
neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion,
4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the and do according to his will.
side of the great river, which is Hiddekel, 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall
5 I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity,
whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz: nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom
6 his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of shall be plucked up, even for others besides these.
lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet 5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and
like unto burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall
a multitude. be a great dominion.
7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men that were with me 6 And at the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the
saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to
to hide themselves. make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm;
8 So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and
strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that
and I retained no strength. strengthened her in those times.
9 Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his 7 But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who
words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king
toward the ground. of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.
10 And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and
upon the palms of my hands.
8 And also their elohim, with their molten images, and with their goodly 28 Then shall he return into his land with great substance; and his
vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do his pleasure,
shall refrain some years from the king of the north. and return to his own land.
9 And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it
return into his own land. shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.
10 And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great 30 For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be
forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy
they shall return and war, even to his fortress. covenant, and shall do his pleasure: he shall even return, and have
11 And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant.
come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he 31 And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the
shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual burnt-
his hand. offering, and they shall set up the abomination that maketh desolate.
12 And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by
and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. flatteries; but the people that know their Elohim shall be strong, and
13 And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude do exploits.
greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, 33 And they that are wise among the people shall instruct many; yet
even of years, with a great army and with much substance. they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil,
14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the many days.
south: also the children of the violent among thy people shall lift 34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but
themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall. many shall join themselves unto them with flatteries.
15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take 35 And some of them that are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to
a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because
his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand. it is yet for the time appointed.
16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt
and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious himself, and magnify himself above every el, and shall speak
land, and in his hand shall be destruction. marvellous things against the El of elohim; and he shall prosper till
17 And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be
kingdom, and with him equitable conditions; and he shall perform done.
them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; 37 Neither shall he regard the elohim of his fathers, nor the desire of
but she shall not stand, neither be for him. women, nor regard any eloah; for he shall magnify himself above all.
18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: 38 But in his place shall he honor the eloah of fortresses; and an eloah
but a prince shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yea, whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and
moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn upon him. with precious stones, and pleasant things.
19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; 39 And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a
but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found. foreign eloah: whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase with
20 Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the
pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be land for a price.
destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with
21 And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind,
they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall
time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries. enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
22 And the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before 41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall
him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom,
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land
24 In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the of Egypt shall not escape.
province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver,
his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the
substance: yea, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
even for a time. 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and
25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away
the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall war in many.
battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not 45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the
stand; for they shall devise devices against him. glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall
26 Yea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army help him.
shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain.
27 And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, Chapter 12
and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet 1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth
the end shall be at the time appointed. for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble,
such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time:
and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting
contempt.
3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament;
and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and
ever.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the
time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be
increased.
5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on
the brink of the river on this side, and the other on the brink of the
river on that side.
6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters
of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of
the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto
heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a
time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking
in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be
finished.
8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my master, what
shall be the issue of these things?
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and
sealed till the time of the end.
10 Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be
refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked
shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand.
11 And from the time that the continual burnt-offering shall be taken
away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall
be a thousand and two hundred and ninety days.
12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three
hundred and five and thirty days.
13 But go thou thy way till the end be; for thou shalt rest, and shalt
stand in thy lot, at the end of the days.
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10 And now will I uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and
The Book of Hosea none shall deliver her out of my hand.
11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feasts, her new moons,
Chapter 1 and her sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.
1 The word of Hwhy that came unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the 12 And I will lay waste her vines and her fig-trees, whereof she hath
days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in said, These are my hire that my lovers have given me; and I will make
the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
2 When Hwhy spake at the first by Hosea, Hwhy said unto Hosea, 13 And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, unto which she
Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredom and children of whoredom; for burned incense, when she decked herself with her earrings and her
the land doth commit great whoredom, departing from Hwhy. jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith Hwhy.
3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she 14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the
conceived, and bare him a son. wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
4 And Hwhy said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little 15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of
while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, Achor for a door of hope; and she shall make answer there, as in the
and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease. days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the
5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel land of Egypt.
in the valley of Jezreel. 16 And it shall be at that day, saith Hwhy, that thou shalt call me
6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And Hwhy said Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali.
unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy 17 For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and
upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon them. they shall no more be mentioned by their name.
7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by 18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of
Hwhy their Elohim, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping
nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the
8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely.
son. 19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto
9 And Hwhy said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in
and I will not be your Elohim. mercies.
10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know
sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to Hwhy.
pass that, in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith Hwhy, I
people, it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living El. will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;
11 And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be 22 and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil;
gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and and they shall answer Jezreel.
shall go up from the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel. 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon
her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not
Chapter 2 my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my
1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. Elohim.
2 Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am
I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face,
Chapter 3
and her adulteries from between her breasts; 1 And Hwhy said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her
3 lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and friend, and an adulteress, even as Hwhy loveth the children of
make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her Israel, though they turn unto other elohim, and love cakes of raisins.
with thirst. 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of
4 Yea, upon her children will I have no mercy; for they are children of barley, and a half-homer of barley;
whoredom; 3 and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt
5 for their mother hath played the harlot; she that conceived them hath not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife: so will I also
done shamefully; for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me be toward thee.
my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. 4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and
6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without
a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths. ephod or teraphim:
7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; 5 afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Hwhy their
and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I Elohim, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Hwhy
will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me and to his goodness in the latter days.
than now. Chapter 4
8 For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and
the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for 1 Hear the word of Hwhy, ye children of Israel; for Hwhy hath a
Baal. controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth,
9 Therefore will I take back my grain in the time thereof, and my new nor goodness, nor knowledge of Elohim in the land.
wine in the season thereof, and will pluck away my wool and my flax 2 There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and
which should have covered her nakedness. stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth
blood.
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3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an
shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.
heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. 9 Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the
4 Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
as they that strive with the priest. 10 The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark: I will
5 And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble pour out my wrath upon them like water.
with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother. 11 Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast content to walk after man's command.
rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest 12 Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah
to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the torah of thy Elohim, I also will as rottenness.
forget thy children. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then
7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to
glory into shame. heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their 14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the
iniquity. house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and
9 And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their there shall be none to deliver.
ways, and will requite them their doings. 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence,
10 And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to
Hwhy. Chapter 6
11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding. 1 Come, and let us return unto Hwhy; for he hath torn, and he will
12 My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they 2 After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up,
have played the harlot, departing from under their Elohim. and we shall live before him.
13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense 3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Hwhy: his going forth is
upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the
shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and latter rain that watereth the earth.
your brides commit adultery. 4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that
brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go apart goeth early away.
with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people 5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by
that doth not understand shall be overthrown. the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth
15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and forth.
come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As 6 For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of Elohim
Hwhy liveth. more than burnt-offerings.
16 For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: 7 But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they
now will Hwhy feed them as a lamb in a large place. dealt treacherously against me.
17 Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. 8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.
18 Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her 9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests
rulers dearly love shame. murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed
19 The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to lewdness.
shame because of their sacrifices. 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom
is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
Chapter 5 11 Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring
1 Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, back the captivity of my people.
O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have
been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. Chapter 7
2 And the revolters are gone deep in making slaughter; but I am a 1 When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered,
rebuker of them all. and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the
3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.
thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled. 2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their
4 Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their Elohim; for the spirit wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are
of whoredom is within them, and they know not Hwhy. before my face.
5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with
Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with their lies.
them. 4 They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he
6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Hwhy; ceaseth to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it be
but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them. leavened.
7 They have dealt treacherously against Hwhy; for they have borne On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the
5
strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.
fields.
6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in Chapter 9
wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a 1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the
flaming fire. harlot, departing from thy Elohim; thou hast loved hire upon every
7 They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings grain-floor.
are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me. 2 The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the
8 Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake new wine shall fail her.
not turned. 3 They shall not dwell in Hwhy's land; but Ephraim shall return to
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not. 4 They shall not pour out wine-offerings to Hwhy, neither shall they
10 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread
returned unto Hwhy their Elohim, nor sought him, for all this. of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall
11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call be for their appetite; it shall not come into the house of Hwhy.
unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. 5 What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the
12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring feast of Hwhy?
them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their 6 For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; yet Egypt shall gather
congregation hath heard. them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver,
13 Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents.
them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem 7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come;
them, yet they have spoken lies against me. Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is
14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is
upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; great.
they rebel against me. 8 Ephraim was a watchman with my Elohim: as for the prophet, a
15 Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they fowler's snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his
devise mischief against me. Elohim.
16 They return, but not to him that is on high; they are like a deceitful 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he
bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. 10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as
Chapter 8 the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-
peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and
1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle he cometh against the
became abominable like that which they loved.
house of Hwhy, because they have transgressed my covenant,
11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be
and trespassed against my torah.
no birth, and none with child, and no conception.
2 They shall cry unto me, My Elohim, we Israel know thee.
12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that
3 Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from
4 They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I
them!
knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols,
13 Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place:
that they may be cut off.
but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer.
5 He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against
14 Give them, O Hwhy-what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying
them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
womb and dry breasts.
6 For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no Elohim;
15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of
yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house; I will
7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no
love them no more; all their princes are revolters.
standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield,
16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit:
strangers shall swallow it up.
yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their
8 Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel
womb.
wherein none delighteth.
17 My Elohim will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto
9 For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself:
him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Ephraim hath hired lovers.
10 Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; Chapter 10
and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the
of princes. abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the
11 Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.
been unto him for sinning. 2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite
12 I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my torah; but they are their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
counted as a strange thing. 3 Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Hwhy;
13 As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; and the king, what can he do for us?
but Hwhy accepteth them not: now will he remember their iniquity, 4 They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants:
and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt. therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the
14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah field.
hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and
it shall devour the castles thereof.
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5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth- 12 Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of
aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests Israel with deceit; but Judah yet ruleth with El, and is faithful with the
thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is Holy One.
departed from it.
6 It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Chapter 12
Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he
counsel. continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant
7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water. with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the 2 Hwhy hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob
thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense
to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. him.
9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood; 3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he
the battle against the children of iniquity doth not overtake them in had power with Elohim:
Gibeah. 4 yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made
10 When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the peoples shall be supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake
gathered against them, when they are bound to their two with us,
transgressions. 5 even Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts; Hwhy is his memorial name.
11 And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the 6 Therefore turn thou to thy Elohim: keep kindness and justice, and wait
grain; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on for thy Elohim continually.
Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods. 7 He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to
12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; oppress.
break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Hwhy, till he 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth:
come and rain righteousness upon you. in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.
13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have 9 But I am Hwhy thy Elohim from the land of Egypt; I will yet again
make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of
thy mighty men. 10 I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions;
14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the 11 Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice
day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children. bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.
15 So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: at 12 And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife,
daybreak shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off. and for a wife he kept sheep.
13 And by a prophet Hwhy brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a
Chapter 11 prophet was he preserved.
1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of 14 Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his
Egypt. blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Adonay return unto
2 The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: him.
they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven
images. Chapter 13
3 Yet I taught Ephraim to walk; I took them on my arms; but they knew 1 When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in
not that I healed them. Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten
them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before images of their silver, even idols according to their own
them. understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of
5 They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
their king, because they refused to return to me. 3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that
6 And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out
bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels. of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
7 And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call 4 Yet I am Hwhy thy Elohim from the land of Egypt; and thou shalt
them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt him. know no elohim but me, and besides me there is no saviour.
8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I cast thee off, Israel? 5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboiim? 6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and
my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together. their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to 7 Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the
destroy Ephraim: for I am El, and not man; the Holy One in the midst way;
of thee; and I will not come in wrath. 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will
10 They shall walk after Hwhy, who will roar like a lion; for he will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness;
roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west. the wild beast shall tear them.
11 They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out 9 It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against me, against thy
of the land of Assyria; and I will make them to dwell in their houses, help.
saith Hwhy. 10 Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and
thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
11 I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in
my wrath.
12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store.
13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an
unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the
breaking forth of children.
14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from
death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy
destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come,
the breath of Hwhy coming up from the wilderness; and his spring
shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make
spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels.
16 Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her
Elohim: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in
pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Chapter 14
1 O Israel, return unto Hwhy thy Elohim; for thou hast fallen by thine
iniquity.
2 Take with you words, and return unto Hwhy: say unto him, Take
away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render as
bullocks the offering of our lips.
3 Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we
say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our elohim; for in thee
the fatherless findeth mercy.
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is
turned away from him.
5 I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast
forth his roots as Lebanon.
6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree,
and his smell as Lebanon.
7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the
grain, and blossom as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine
of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have
answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is
thy fruit found.
9 Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he
may know them? for the ways of Hwhy are right, and the just shall
walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.
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4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as
The Book of Joel horsemen, so do they run.
5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap,
Chapter 1 like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong
1 The word of Hwhy that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. people set in battle array.
2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. 6 At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed
Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers? pale.
3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and 7 They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and
their children another generation. they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.
4 That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that 8 Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path;
which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course.
the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. 9 They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the
5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.
because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. 10 The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and
6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness. 11 And Hwhy uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very
7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig-tree: he hath made it great; for he is strong that executeth his word; for the day of Hwhy
clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white. is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her 12 Yet even now, saith Hwhy, turn ye unto me with all your heart,
youth. and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
9 The meal-offering and the drink-offering are cut off from the house of 13 and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Hwhy
Hwhy; the priests, Hwhy's ministers, mourn. your Elohim; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and
10 The field is laid waste, the land mourneth; for the grain is destroyed, abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. 14 Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a
11 Be confounded, O ye husbandmen, wail, O ye vinedressers, for the blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto
wheat and for the barley; for the harvest of the field is perished. Hwhy your Elohim?
12 The vine is withered, and the fig-tree languisheth; the pomegranate- 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;
tree, the palm-tree also, and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the 16 gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men,
field are withered: for joy is withered away from the sons of men. gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the
13 Gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, ye priests; wail, ye bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
ministers of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of 17 Let the priests, the ministers of Hwhy, weep between the porch
my Elohim: for the meal-offering and the drink-offering are withholden and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Hwhy, and
from the house of your Elohim. give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over
14 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old men and all them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their
the inhabitants of the land unto the house of Hwhy your Elohim, Elohim?
and cry unto Hwhy. 18 Then was Hwhy jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
15 Alas for the day! for the day of Hwhy is at hand, and as 19 And Hwhy answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will
destruction from the Almighty shall it come. send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied
16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;
the house of our Elohim? 20 but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it
17 The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and
barns are broken down; for the grain is withered. its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and
18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.
because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made 21 Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Hwhy hath done great
desolate. things.
19 O Hwhy, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the
of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the
20 Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are vine do yield their strength.
dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Hwhy your
Elohim; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he
Chapter 2 causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter
1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy rain, in the first month .
mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with
Hwhy cometh, for it is nigh at hand; new wine and oil.
2 a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the
darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great
and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any army which I sent among you.
more after them, even to the years of many generations. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the
3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the name of Hwhy your Elohim, that hath dealt wondrously with you;
land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a and my people shall never be put to shame.
desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them.
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27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am 17 So shall ye know that I am Hwhy your Elohim, dwelling in Zion
Hwhy your Elohim, and there is none else; and my people shall my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no
never be put to shame. strangers pass through her any more.
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks
old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from
29 and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days the house of Hwhy, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
will I pour out my Spirit. 19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate
30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because
fire, and pillars of smoke. they have shed innocent blood in their land.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, 20 But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to
before the great and terrible day of Hwhy cometh. generation.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of 21 And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Hwhy
Hwhy shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there dwelleth in Zion.
shall be those that escape, as Hwhy hath said, and among the
remnant those whom Hwhy doth call.
Chapter 3
1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back
the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of
Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment upon them there for my
people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among
the nations: and they have parted my land,
3 and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot,
and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
4 Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of
Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me,
swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own
head.
5 Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried
into your temples my goodly precious things,
6 and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem
unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their
border;
7 behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them,
and will return your recompense upon your own head;
8 and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the
children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a
nation far off: for Hwhy hath spoken it.
9 Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty
men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into
spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
11 Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather
yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O
Hwhy.
12 Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of
Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.
13 Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the
winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of
Hwhy is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their
shining.
16 And Hwhy will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Hwhy
will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of
Israel.
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rejected the torah of Hwhy, and have not kept his statutes, and
The Book of Amos their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk:
5 but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of
Chapter 1 Jerusalem.
1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which 6 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I
he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the
the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes-
before the earthquake. 7 they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and
2 And he said, Hwhy will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the
Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the same maiden, to profane my holy name:
top of Carmel shall wither. 8 and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken
3 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for in pledge; and in the house of their Elohim they drink the wine of such
four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have as have been fined.
threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the
4 but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed
palaces of Ben-hadad. his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
5 And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from 10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty
the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men
Hwhy. for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith
6 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I Hwhy.
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away 12 But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the
captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom: prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
7 but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the 13 Behold, I will press you in your place, as a cart presseth that is full
palaces thereof. of sheaves.
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the 14 And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not
sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Adonay Hwhy. 15 neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of
9 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I foot shall not deliver himself; neither shall he that rideth the horse
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up deliver himself;
the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly 16 and he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked
covenant: in that day, saith Hwhy.
10 but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the Chapter 3
palaces thereof.
11 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for 1 Hear this word that Hwhy hath spoken against you, O children of
four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of
pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his Egypt, saying,
anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will
12 but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of visit upon you all your iniquities.
Bozrah. 3 Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?
13 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of the children of 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion
Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him?
they may enlarge their border. shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at
14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the all?
palaces thereof, with shouting (teruah) in the day of battle, with a 6 Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid?
tempest in the day of the whirlwind; shall evil befall a city, and Hwhy hath not done it?
15 and their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, 7 Surely the Adonay Hwhy will do nothing, except he reveal his
saith Hwhy. secret unto his servants the prophets.
8 The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Adonay Hwhy hath
Chapter 2 spoken; who can but prophesy?
1 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I 9 Publish ye in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of
bones of the king of Edom into lime: Samaria, and behold what great tumults are therein, and what
2 but I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of oppressions in the midst thereof.
Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting (teruah), and 10 For they know not to do right, saith Hwhy, who store up violence
with the sound of the trumpet; and robbery in their palaces.
3 and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the 11 Therefore thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: An adversary there shall
princes thereof with him, saith Hwhy. be, even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength
4 Thus saith Hwhy: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered.
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
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12 Thus saith Hwhy: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of 3 For thus saith the Adonay Hwhy: The city that went forth a
the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a
be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.
silken cushions of a bed. 4 For thus saith Hwhy unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye
13 Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Adonay shall live;
Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts. 5 but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-
14 For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come
I will also visit the altars of Beth-el; and the horns of the altar shall be to nought.
cut off, and fall to the ground. 6 Seek Hwhy, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the
15 And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in
houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, Beth-el.
saith Hwhy. 7 Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to
the earth,
Chapter 4 8 seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the
1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with
Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out
their masters, Bring, and let us drink. upon the face of the earth (Hwhy is his name);
2 The Adonay Hwhy hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days 9 that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction
shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and cometh upon the fortress.
your residue with fish-hooks. 10 They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that
3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; speaketh uprightly.
and ye shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith Hwhy. 11 Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take
4 Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but
transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye
tithes every three days; shall not drink the wine thereof.
5 and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and 12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty
proclaim freewill-offerings and publish them: for this pleaseth you, O are your sins-ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn
ye children of Israel, saith the Adonay Hwhy. aside the needy in the gate from their right.
6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and 13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it
want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, is an evil time.
saith Hwhy. 14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Hwhy, the
7 And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet Elohim of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it
caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, may be that Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts, will be gracious unto the
and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. remnant of Joseph.
8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were 16 Therefore thus saith Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts, Hwhy: Wailing
not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Hwhy. shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets,
9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: the multitude of your Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such
gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.
hath the palmer-worm devoured: yet have ye not returned unto me, 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the
saith Hwhy. midst of thee, saith Hwhy.
10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of Hwhy! Wherefore would ye
your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away have the day of Hwhy? It is darkness, and not light.
your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the
even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Hwhy. 20 Shall not the day of Hwhy be darkness, and not light? even very
11 I have overthrown cities among you, as when Elohim overthrew dark, and no brightness in it?
Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the 21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your
burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Hwhy. solemn assemblies.
12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do 22 Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I
this unto thee, prepare to meet thy Elohim, O Israel. will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your
13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and fat beasts.
declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear
darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the Earth-Hwhy, the melody of thy viols.
the Elohim of hosts, is his name. 24 But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty
stream.
Chapter 5
25 Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty
1 Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house years, O house of Israel?
of Israel. 26 Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of
2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down your images, the star of your elohim, which ye made to yourselves.
upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
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27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, 8 And Hwhy said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A
saith Hwhy, whose name is the Elohim of hosts. plumb-line. Then said Hwhy, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the
midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more;
Chapter 6 9 and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of
1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of
the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, Jeroboam with the sword.
to whom the house of Israel come! 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,
2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of
great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border? 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel
3 -ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
come near; 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into
4 that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the 13 but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's
midst of the stall; sanctuary, and it is a royal house.
5 that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves 14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet,
instruments of music, like David; neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of
6 that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but sycomore-trees:
they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 15 and Hwhy took me from following the flock, and Hwhy said
7 Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away. 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Hwhy: Thou sayest,
8 The Adonay Hwhy hath sworn by himself, saith Hwhy, the Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house
Elohim of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his of Isaac;
palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 17 therefore thus saith Hwhy: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city,
9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land
they shall die. shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is
10 And when a man's uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him
that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? Chapter 8
and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may 1 Thus the Adonay Hwhy showed me: and, behold, a basket of
not make mention of the name of Hwhy. summer fruit.
11 For, behold, Hwhy commandeth, and the great house shall be 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer
smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts. fruit. Then said Hwhy unto me, The end is come upon my people
12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? that Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into 3 And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the
wormwood; Adonay Hwhy: the dead bodies shall be many: in every place shall
13 ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to they cast them forth with silence.
us horns by our own strength? 4 Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor
14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, of the land to fail,
saith Hwhy, the Elohim of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the 5 saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and
entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah. the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small,
and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
Chapter 7 6 that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes,
1 Thus the Adonay Hwhy showed me: and, behold, he formed and sell the refuse of the wheat?
locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, 7 Hwhy hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never
lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. forget any of their works.
2 And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth
of the land, then I said, O Adonay Hwhy, forgive, I beseech thee: therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be
how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.
3 Hwhy repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Hwhy. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Adonay Hwhy, that I
4 Thus the Adonay Hwhy showed me: and, behold, the Adonay will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in
Hwhy called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and the clear day.
would have eaten up the land. 10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into
5 Then said I, O Adonay Hwhy, cease, I beseech thee: how shall lamentation; and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness
Jacob stand? for he is small. upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son,
6 Hwhy repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Adonay Hwhy. 11 Behold, the days come, saith the Adonay Hwhy, that I will send a
7 Thus he showed me: and, behold, Hwhy stood beside a wall made famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of
by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand. hearing the words of Hwhy.
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12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to
the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Hwhy, and
shall not find it.
13 In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.
14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy elohim, O
Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and
never rise up again.
Chapter 9
1 I saw Hwhy standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the
capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on
the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword:
there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them
escape.
2 Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and
though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.
3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search
and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in
the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall
bite them.
4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I
command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes
upon them for evil, and not for good.
5 For the Adonay, Hwhy of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it
melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up
wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt;
6 it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded
his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and
poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Hwhy is his name.
7 Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of
Israel? saith Hwhy. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of
Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
8 Behold, the eyes of the Adonay Hwhy are upon the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not
utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Hwhy.
9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the
nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel
fall upon the earth.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The
evil shall not overtake nor meet us.
11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and
close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will
build it as in the days of old;
12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations
that are called by my name, saith Hwhy that doeth this.
13 Behold, the days come, saith Hwhy, that the plowman shall
overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed;
and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
14 And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall
build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant
vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens,
and eat the fruit of them.
15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be
plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith Hwhy
thy Elohim.
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captives of Jerusalem, that are in Sepharad, shall possess the cities
The Book of Obadiah of the South.
21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of
Chapter 1 Esau; and the kingdom shall be Hwhy's.
1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Adonay Hwhy concerning
Edom: We have heard tidings from Hwhy, and an ambassador is
sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against
her in battle.
2 Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly
despised.
3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the
clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who
shall bring me down to the ground?
4 Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set
among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Hwhy.
5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!),
would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers
came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?
6 How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures
sought out!
7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee on thy way, even to
the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee,
and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread lay a snare under
thee: there is no understanding in him.
8 Shall I not in that day, saith Hwhy, destroy the wise men out of
Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that
every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.
10 For the violence done to thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee,
and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that
strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his
gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
12 But look not thou on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster,
and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their
destruction; neither speak proudly in the day of distress.
13 Enter not into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity;
yea, look not thou on their affliction in the day of their calamity,
neither lay ye hands on their substance in the day of their calamity.
14 And stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that
escape; and deliver not up those of his that remain in the day of
distress.
15 For the day of Hwhy is near upon all the nations: as thou hast
done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine
own head.
16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the
nations drink continually; yea, they shall drink, and swallow down,
and shall be as though they had not been.
17 But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be
holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a
flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among
them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to the
house of Esau; for Hwhy hath spoken it.
19 And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of
the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of
Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess
Gilead.
20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel, that are
among the Canaanites, shall possess even unto Zarephath; and the
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5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was
The Book of Jonah round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars
Chapter 1 closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the
1 Now the word of Hwhy came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, pit, O Hwhy my Elohim.
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their 7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Hwhy; And my
wickedness is come up before me. prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of 8 They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.
Hwhy; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Hwhy.
them unto Tarshish from the presence of Hwhy. 10 And Hwhy spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the
4 But Hwhy sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a dry land.
mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. Chapter 3
5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his elohim;
and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to 1 And the word of Hwhy came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. preaching that I bid thee.
6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of
thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy Elohim, if so be that Elohim will Hwhy. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days'
think upon us, that we perish not. journey.
7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
and the lot fell upon Jonah. 5 And the people of Nineveh believed Elohim; and they proclaimed a
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least
evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? of them.
what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 6 And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his
9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Hwhy, the throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth,
Elohim of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land. and sat in ashes.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is 7 And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the
this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast,
the presence of Hwhy, because he had told them. herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea 8 but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let
may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous. them cry mightily unto Elohim: yea, let them turn every one from his
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.
so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this 9 Who knoweth whether Elohim will not turn and repent, and turn away
great tempest is upon you. from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but 10 And Elohim saw their works, that they turned from their evil way;
they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against and Elohim repented of the evil which he said he would do unto them;
them. and he did it not.
14 Wherefore they cried unto Hwhy, and said, We beseech thee, O Chapter 4
Hwhy, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay
not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Hwhy, hast done as it 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
pleased thee. 2 And he prayed unto Hwhy, and said, I pray thee, O Hwhy, was
15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted
ceased from its raging. to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious El, and
16 Then the men feared Hwhy exceedingly; and they offered a merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and
sacrifice unto Hwhy, and made vows. repentest thee of the evil.
17 And Hwhy prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah 3 Therefore now, O Hwhy, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for
was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. it is better for me to die than to live.
4 And Hwhy said, Doest thou well to be angry?
Chapter 2 5 Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city,
1 Then Jonah prayed unto Hwhy his Elohim out of the fish's belly. and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he
2 And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Hwhy, And might see what would become of the city.
he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest 6 And Hwhy Elohim prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over
my voice. Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his
3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.
the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed 7 But Elohim prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day,
over me. and it smote the gourd, that it withered.
4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again 8 And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that Elohim prepared a
toward thy holy temple. sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
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fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is
better for me to die than to live.
9 And Elohim said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd?
And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
10 And Hwhy said, Thou hast had regard for the gourd, for which
thou hast not labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a
night, and perished in a night:
11 and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein
are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern
between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
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5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the
The Book of Micah assembly of Hwhy.
6 Prophesy ye not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to
Chapter 1 these: reproaches shall not depart.
1 The word of Hwhy that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of 7 Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of Hwhy straitened?
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh
concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. uprightly?
2 Hear, ye peoples, all of you: hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: 8 But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from
and let the Adonay Hwhy be witness against you, Hwhy from his off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from
holy temple. war.
3 For, behold, Hwhy cometh forth out of his place, and will come 9 The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses;
down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. from their young children ye take away my glory for ever.
4 And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall 10 Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of
be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.
steep place. 11 If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will
5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the
of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and prophet of this people.
what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? 12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the
6 Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, and as places remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as
for planting vineyards; and I will pour down the stones thereof into the a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by
valley, and I will uncover the foundations thereof. reason of the multitude of men.
7 And all her graven images shall be beaten to pieces, and all her hires 13 The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and
shall be burned with fire, and all her idols will I lay desolate; for of the passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is
hire of a harlot hath she gathered them, and unto the hire of a harlot passed on before them, and Hwhy at the head of them.
shall they return. Chapter 3
8 For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make
a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches. 1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the
9 For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even unto Judah; it house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?
reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. 2 ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from
10 Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
myself in the dust. 3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them,
11 Pass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and
inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall as flesh within the caldron.
take from you the stay thereof. 4 Then shall they cry unto Hwhy, but he will not answer them; yea,
12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have
evil is come down from Hwhy unto the gate of Jerusalem. wrought evil in their doings.
13 Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O inhabitant of Lachish: she was 5 Thus saith Hwhy concerning the prophets that make my people to
the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of err; that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not
Israel were found in thee. into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:
14 Therefore shalt thou give a parting gift to Moresheth-gath: the 6 Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and
houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing unto the kings of Israel. it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go
15 I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam. 7 And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded;
16 Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of Elohim.
enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity 8 But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Hwhy, and of
from thee. judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and
to Israel his sin.
Chapter 2 9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of
1 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity.
the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their 10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
hand. 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach
2 And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon
away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his Hwhy, and say, Is not Hwhy in the midst of us? no evil shall
heritage. come upon us.
3 Therefore thus saith Hwhy: Behold, against this family do I devise 12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and
an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the
walk haughtily; for it is an evil time. high places of a forest.
4 In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with
a doleful lamentation, and say, We are utterly ruined: he changeth the
portion of my people: how doth he remove it from me! to the
rebellious he divideth our fields.
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Chapter 4 5 And this man shall be our peace. When the Assyrian shall come into
1 But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise
Hwhy's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it. 6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land
2 And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the
mountain of Hwhy, and to the house of the Elohim of Jacob; and Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within
he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of our border.
Zion shall go forth the torah, and the word of Hwhy from 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as
Jerusalem; dew from Hwhy, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man,
3 and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning nor wait for the sons of men.
strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of
plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young
up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down
4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of Hwhy of hosts hath 9 Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine
spoken it. enemies be cut off.
5 For all the peoples walk every one in the name of his elohim; and we 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Hwhy, that I will cut
will walk in the name of Hwhy our Elohim for ever and ever. off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots:
6 In that day, saith Hwhy, will I assemble that which is lame, and I 11 and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy
will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted; strongholds.
7 and I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was 12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no
cast far off a strong nation: and Hwhy will reign over them in mount more soothsayers:
Zion from henceforth even for ever. 13 and I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of
8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;
thee shall it come, yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom 14 and I will pluck up thine Asherim out of the midst of thee; and I will
of the daughter of Jerusalem. destroy thy cities.
9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is thy 15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations
counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a which hearkened not.
woman in travail? Chapter 6
10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a
1 Hear ye now what Hwhy saith: Arise, contend thou before the
woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt
mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt thou
2 Hear, O ye mountains, Hwhy's controversy, and ye enduring
be rescued; there will Hwhy redeem thee from the hand of thine
foundations of the earth; for Hwhy hath a controversy with his
enemies.
people, and he will contend with Israel.
11 And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let
3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I
her be defiled, and let our eye see our desire upon Zion.
wearied thee? testify against me.
12 But they know not the thoughts of Hwhy, neither understand they
4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out
his counsel; for he hath gathered them as the sheaves to the
of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and
threshing-floor.
Miriam.
13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thy horn iron,
5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and
and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many
what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; remember from Shittim
peoples: and I will devote their gain unto Hwhy, and their
unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Hwhy.
substance unto the Master of the whole earth.
6 Wherewith shall I come before Hwhy, and bow myself before the
Chapter 5 high Elohim? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves
1 Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath a year old?
laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod 7 will Hwhy be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten
upon the cheek. thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my first-born for my
2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is 8 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Hwhy
to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk
everlasting. humbly with thy Elohim?
3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth 9 The voice of Hwhy crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will
hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
the children of Israel. 10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
4 And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of Hwhy, and a scant measure that is abominable?
in the majesty of the name of Hwhy his Elohim: and they shall 11 Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful
abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. weights?
12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants
thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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13 Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have 18 Who is an El like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth
made thee desolate because of thy sins. over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth
14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy humiliation shall be in not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness.
the midst of thee: and thou shalt put away, but shalt not save; and 19 He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities
that which thou savest will I give up to the sword. under foot; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
15 Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the lovingkindness to
shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of
wine. old.
16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of
Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I may make thee a
desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and ye shall bear
the reproach of my people.
Chapter 7
1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits,
as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my
soul desireth the first-ripe fig.
2 The righteous man is perished out of the earth, and there is none
upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man
his brother with a net.
3 Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince
asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he
uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
4 The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn
hedge: the day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, is come; now
shall be their perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the
doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
6 For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her
mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's
enemies are the men of his own house.
7 But as for me, I will look unto Hwhy; I will wait for the Elohim of my
salvation: my Elohim will hear me.
8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when
I sit in darkness, Hwhy will be a light unto me.
9 I will bear the indignation of Hwhy, because I have sinned against
him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will
bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
10 Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said
unto me, Where is Hwhy thy Elohim? Mine eyes shall see my
desire upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the
streets.
11 A day for building thy walls! in that day shall the decree be far
removed.
12 In that day shall they come unto thee from Assyria and the cities of
Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and
from mountain to mountain.
13 Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell therein,
for the fruit of their doings.
14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell
solitarily, in the forest in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan
and Gilead, as in the days of old.
15 As in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I
show unto them marvellous things.
16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall
lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the
earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall
come with fear unto Hwhy our Elohim, and shall be afraid because
of thee.
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7 And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her
The Book of Nahum handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their
breasts.
Chapter 1 8 But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee
1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the away. Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back.
Elkoshite. 9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of
2 Hwhy is a jealous El and avengeth; Hwhy avengeth and is full of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
wrath; Hwhy taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he 10 She is empty, and void, and waste; and the heart melteth, and the
reserveth wrath for his enemies. knees smite together, and anguish is in all loins, and the faces of
3 Hwhy is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means them all are waxed pale.
clear the guilty: Hwhy hath his way in the whirlwind and in the 11 Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young
storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and
4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: none made them afraid?
Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon 12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for
languisheth. his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.
5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is 13 Behold, I am against thee, saith Hwhy of hosts, and I will burn
upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions;
6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy
fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the messengers shall no more be heard.
rocks are broken asunder by him. Chapter 3
7 Hwhy is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth
them that take refuge in him. 1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey
8 But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, departeth not.
and will pursue his enemies into darkness. 2 The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and
9 What do ye devise against Hwhy? he will make a full end; affliction prancing horses, and bounding chariots,
shall not rise up the second time. 3 the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, and the glittering
10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and
consumed utterly as dry stubble. there is no end of the bodies; they stumble upon their bodies;-
11 There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against 4 because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot,
Hwhy, that counselleth wickedness. the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her
12 Thus saith Hwhy: Though they be in full strength, and likewise whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. 5 Behold, I am against thee, saith Hwhy of hosts, and I will uncover
Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. thy skirts upon thy face; and I will show the nations thy nakedness,
13 And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds and the kingdoms thy shame.
in sunder. 6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and
14 And Hwhy hath given commandment concerning thee, that no will set thee as a gazing-stock.
more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy elohim will I cut off 7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee
the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her?
thou art vile. whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
15 Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good 8 Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that
tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah, perform thy had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and her
vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is wall was of the sea?
utterly cut off. 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and
Lubim were thy helpers.
Chapter 2 10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity; her young
1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets; and
watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were
2 For Hwhy restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of bound in chains.
Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their 11 Thou also shalt be drunken; thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek
vine-branches. a stronghold because of the enemy.
3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in 12 All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they
scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
the cypress spears are brandished. 13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women; the gates of thy
4 The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad land are set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire hath devoured thy
ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the bars.
lightnings. 14 Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the
5 He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.
haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared. 15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall
6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved. devour thee like the canker-worm: make thyself many as the canker-
worm; make thyself many as the locust.
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16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the
canker-worm ravageth, and fleeth away.
17 Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of
grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when
the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where
they are.
18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; thy nobles are at rest;
thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to
gather them.
19 There is no assuaging of thy hurt: thy wound is grievous: all that
hear the report of thee clap their hands over thee; for upon whom
hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
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6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting
The Book of Habakkuk proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which
is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
Chapter 1 7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that
1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them?
2 O Hwhy, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto 8 Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the
thee of violence, and thou wilt not save. peoples shall plunder thee, because of men's blood, and for the
3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and 9 Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his
contention riseth up. nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
4 Therefore the torah is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the 10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many
wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
forth perverted. 11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the
5 Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for timber shall answer it.
I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it 12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city
be told you. by iniquity!
6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that 13 Behold, is it not of Hwhy of hosts that the peoples labor for the
march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
that are not theirs. 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of
7 They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity Hwhy, as the waters cover the sea.
proceed from themselves. 15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy
8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their
the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their nakedness!
horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour. 16 Thou art filled with shame, and not glory: drink thou also, and be as
9 They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; one uncircumcised; the cup of Hwhy's right hand shall come round
and they gather captives as the sand. unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.
10 Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he 17 For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the
derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it. destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men's
11 Then shall he sweep by as a wind, and shall pass over, and be blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that
guilty, even he whose might is his elohim. dwell therein.
12 Art not thou from everlasting, O Hwhy my Elohim, my Holy One? 18 What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath
we shall not die. O Hwhy, thou hast ordained him for judgment; graven it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he that
and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction. fashioneth its form trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
13 Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not 19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone,
look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and
treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
the man that is more righteous than he; 20 But Hwhy is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence
14 and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, before him.
that have no ruler over them? Chapter 3
15 He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net,
and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad. 1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth.
16 Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his 2 O Hwhy, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O
drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous. Hwhy, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the
17 Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
continually? 3 Eloah came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran.
Selah. His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his
Chapter 2 praise.
1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look And his brightness was as the light; He had rays coming forth from
4
forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.
concerning my complaint. 5 Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
2 And Hwhy answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it 6 He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the
plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it. nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered; The everlasting
3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the hills did bow; His goings were as of old.
end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of
come, it will not delay. Midian did tremble.
4 Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous Was Hwhy displeased with the rivers? Was thine anger against the
8
shall live by his faith. rivers, Or thy wrath against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy
5 Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not horses, Upon thy chariots of salvation?
at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and 9 Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a sure
cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
unto him all peoples.
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10 The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters
passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high.
11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine
arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.
12 Thou didst march though the land in indignation; Thou didst thresh
the nations in anger.
13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, For the salvation
of thine anointed (mashiyach); Thou woundest the head out of the
house of the wicked man, Laying bare the foundation even unto the
neck. Selah.
14 Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They
came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour
the poor secretly.
15 Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses, The heap of mighty
waters.
16 I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice;
Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place;
Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up
of the people that invadeth us.
17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the
vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no
food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no
herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in Hwhy, I will joy in the Elohim of my salvation.
19 Hwhy, the Adonay, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like
hinds' feet, And will make me to walk upon my high places.
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3 Seek ye Hwhy, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his
The Book of Zephaniah ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be
hid in the day of Hwhy's anger.
Chapter 1 4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall
1 The word of Hwhy which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the
days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. Cherethites! The word of Hwhy is against you, O Canaan, the land
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith of the Philistines; I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
Hwhy. 6 And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the folds for flocks.
heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the 7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they
wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith shall feed their flocks thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they
Hwhy. lie down in the evening; for Hwhy their Elohim will visit them, and
4 And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the bring back their captivity.
inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from 8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of
this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests; Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified
5 and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and themselves against their border.
them that worship, that swear to Hwhy and swear by Malcam; 9 Therefore as I live, saith Hwhy of hosts, the Elohim of Israel, Surely
6 and them that are turned back from following Hwhy; and those that Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a
have not sought Hwhy, nor inquired after him. possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the
7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Adonay Hwhy; for the day of residue of my people shall make a prey of them, and the remnant of
Hwhy is at hand: for Hwhy hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath my nation shall inherit them.
consecrated his guests. 10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of Hwhy's sacrifice, that I will and magnified themselves against the people of Hwhy of hosts.
punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed 11 Hwhy will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the elohim
with foreign apparel. of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place,
9 And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that even all the isles of the nations.
fill their master's house with violence and deceit. 12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
10 And in that day, saith Hwhy, there shall be the noise of a cry from 13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy
the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the
crashing from the hills. wilderness.
11 Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are 14 And herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the
undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off. nations: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the capitals
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem thereof; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in
with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar-work.
that say in their heart, Hwhy will not do good, neither will he do evil. 15 This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I
13 And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation,
desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall
and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof. hiss, and wag his hand.
14 The great day of Hwhy is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, Chapter 3
even the voice of the day of Hwhy; the mighty man crieth there
bitterly. 1 Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of 2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted
wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day not in Hwhy; she drew not near to her Elohim.
of clouds and thick darkness, 3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are
16 a day of the trumpet and alarm (shofar teruah), against the fortified evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
cities, and against the high battlements. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have
17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the torah.
men, because they have sinned against Hwhy; and their blood 5 Hwhy in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every
shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung. morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the knoweth no shame.
day of Hwhy's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the 6 I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made
fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of alltheir streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are
them that dwell in the land. destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
7 I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not
Chapter 2 be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but
1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
no shame; 8 Therefore wait ye for me, saith Hwhy, until the day that I rise up to
2 before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may
the fierce anger of Hwhy come upon you, before the day of assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all
Hwhy's anger come upon you.
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my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my
jealousy.
9 For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may
all call upon the name of Hwhy, to serve him with one consent.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the
daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
11 In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein
thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the
midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be
haughty in my holy mountain.
12 But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and
they shall take refuge in the name of Hwhy.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither
shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed
and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with
all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 Hwhy hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine
enemy: the King of Israel, even Hwhy, is in the midst of thee; thou
shalt not fear evil any more.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let
not thy hands be slack.
17 Hwhy thy Elohim is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will
save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will
joy over thee with singing.
18 I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of
thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.
19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I
will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away;
and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been
in all the earth.
20 At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I
will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the
earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith
Hwhy.
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7 and I will shake all nations; and the precious things of all nations shall
The Book of Haggai come; and I will fill this house with glory, saith Hwhy of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Hwhy of hosts.
Chapter 1 9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith
1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first Hwhy of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith Hwhy of
day of the month, came the word of Hwhy by Haggai the prophet hosts.
unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to 10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year
OSwhy the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, of Darius, came the word of Hwhy by Haggai the prophet, saying,
2 Thus speaketh Hwhy of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the 11 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the
time for us to come, the time for Hwhy's house to be built. torah, saying,
3 Then came the word of Hwhy by Haggai the prophet, saying, 12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt
4 Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it
this house lieth waste? become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
5 Now therefore thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Consider your ways. 13 Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by reason of a dead body
6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and
enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but said, It shall be unclean.
there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put 14 Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this
it into a bag with holes. nation before me, saith Hwhy; and so is every work of their hands;
7 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Consider your ways. and that which they offer there is unclean.
8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I 15 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and backward, before a
will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Hwhy. stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Hwhy.
9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it 16 Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty
home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Hwhy of hosts. Because of measures, there were but ten; when one came to the winevat to draw
my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house. out fifty vessels, there were but twenty.
10 Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the 17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the
earth withholdeth its fruit. work of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith Hwhy.
11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, 18 Consider, I pray you, from this day and backward, from the four and
and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and twentieth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of
upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon Hwhy's temple was laid, consider it.
cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands. 19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the
12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and OSwhy the son of pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth; from this day
Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed will I bless you.
the voice of Hwhy their Elohim, and the words of Haggai the 20 And the word of Hwhy came the second time unto Haggai in the
prophet, as Hwhy their Elohim had sent him; and the people did four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
fear before Hwhy. 21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the
13 Then spake Haggai Hwhy's messenger in Hwhy's message heavens and the earth;
unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith Hwhy. 22 and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; and I will destroy the
14 And Hwhy stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the
governor of Judah, and the spirit of OSwhy the son of Jehozadak, chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders
the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
they came and did work on the house of Hwhy of hosts, their 23 In that day, saith Hwhy of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel,
Elohim, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith Hwhy, and will make thee as
15 in the four and twentieth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith Hwhy of hosts.
second year of Darius the king.
Chapter 2
1 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month,
came the word of Hwhy by Haggai the prophet, saying,
2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,
and to OSwhy the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the
remnant of the people, saying,
3 Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and
how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith Hwhy; and be strong, O
OSwhy, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye
people of the land, saith Hwhy, and work: for I am with you, saith
Hwhy of hosts,
5 according to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out
of Egypt, and my Spirit abode among you: fear ye not.
6 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will
shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
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the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to
The Book of Zechariah scatter it.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of 1 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a
Hwhy unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the measuring line in his hand.
prophet, saying, 2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure
2 Hwhy was sore displeased with your fathers. Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length
3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Return thereof.
unto me, saith Hwhy of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith 3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another
Hwhy of hosts. angel went out to meet him,
4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, 4 and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem
saying, Thus saith Hwhy of hosts, Return ye now from your evil shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude
ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken of men and cattle therein.
unto me, saith Hwhy. 5 For I, saith Hwhy, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I
5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? will be the glory in the midst of her.
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the 6 Come, come, flee from the land of the north, saith Hwhy; for I have
prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith Hwhy.
said, Like as Hwhy of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our 7 Come Zion, escape, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. 8 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the
7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the
month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of apple of his eye.
Hwhy unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the 9 For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil
prophet, saying, to those that served them; and ye shall know that Hwhy of hosts
8 I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he hath sent me.
stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom; and behind him 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell
there were horses, red, sorrel, and white. in the midst of thee, saith Hwhy.
9 Then said I, O my master, what are these? And the angel that talked 11 And many nations shall join themselves to Hwhy in that day, and
with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are. shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt
10 And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, know that Hwhy of hosts has sent me unto thee.
These are they whom Hwhy hath sent to walk to and fro through 12 And Hwhy shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and
the earth. shall yet choose Jerusalem.
11 And they answered the angel of Hwhy that stood among the 13 Be silent, all flesh, before Hwhy; for he is waked up out of his
myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, holy habitation.
and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. Chapter 3
12 Then the angel of Hwhy answered and said, O Hwhy of hosts,
how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of 1 And he showed me OSwhy the high priest standing before the
Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and angel of Hwhy, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his
ten years? adversary.
13 And Hwhy answered the angel that talked with me with good 2 And Hwhy said unto Satan, Hwhy rebuke thee, O Satan; yea,
words, even comfortable words. Hwhy that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand
14 So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, plucked out of the fire?
Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion 3 Now OSwhy was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing
with a great jealousy. before the angel.
15 And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him,
I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. saying, Take the filthy garments from off him. And unto him he said,
16 Therefore thus saith Hwhy: I am returned to Jerusalem with Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will
mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Hwhy of hosts, and a clothe thee with rich apparel.
line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem. 5 And I said, Let them set a clean mitre upon his head. So they set a
17 Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: My cities shall clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the
yet overflow with prosperity; and Hwhy shall yet comfort Zion, and angel of Hwhy was standing by.
shall yet choose Jerusalem. 6 And the angel of Hwhy protested unto OSwhy, saying,
18 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns. 7 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou
19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these? And wilt keep my charge, then thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt
he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, also keep my courts, and I will give thee a place of access among
Israel, and Jerusalem. these that stand by.
20 And Hwhy showed me four smiths. 8 Hear now, O OSwhy the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit
21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These before thee; for they are men that are a sign: for, behold, I will bring
are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his forth my servant the Branch.
head; but these are come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of 9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before OSwhy; upon one
stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith
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Hwhy of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one 8 And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst
day. of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
10 In that day, saith Hwhy of hosts, shall ye invite every man his 9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came forth
neighbor under the vine and under the fig-tree. two women, and the wind was in their wings; now they had wings like
the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the ephah between earth and
Chapter 4 heaven.
1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a 10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear
man that is wakened out of his sleep. the ephah?
2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, 11 And he said unto me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar:
behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.
its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps,
which are upon the top thereof; Chapter 6
3 and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the 1 And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came
other upon the left side thereof. four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains
4 And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, were mountains of brass.
What are these, my master? 2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black
5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, horses;
Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my master. 3 and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled
6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of strong horses.
Hwhy unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by 4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What
my Spirit, saith Hwhy of hosts. are these, my master?
7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt 5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds
become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Master of all the
of Grace, grace, unto it. earth.
8 Moreover the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying, 6 The chariot wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his country; and the white went forth after them; and the grizzled went
hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Hwhy of hosts forth toward the south country.
hath sent me unto you. 7 And the strong went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to
10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for these seven and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro
shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
these are the eyes of Hwhy, which run to and fro through the whole 8 Then cried he to me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go
earth. toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees 9 And the word of Hwhy came unto me, saying,
upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 10 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobiyah, and of
12 And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are Jedaiah; and come thou the same day, and go into the house of
these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are come from Babylon;
that empty the golden oil out of themselves? 11 yea, take of them silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them
13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? upon the head of OSwhy the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;
And I said, No, my master. 12 and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh Hwhy of hosts,
14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall
Master of the whole earth. grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of Hwhy;
13 even he shall build the temple of Hwhy; and he shall bear the
Chapter 5 glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest
1 Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a flying roll. upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them
2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying both.
roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten 14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobiyah, and to Jedaiah,
cubits. and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of
3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face Hwhy.
of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the 15 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of
one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off Hwhy; and ye shall know that Hwhy of hosts hath sent me unto
on the other side according to it. you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of
4 I will cause it to go forth, saith Hwhy of hosts, and it shall enter into Hwhy your Elohim.
the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely
by my name; and it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall Chapter 7
consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. 1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of
5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift Hwhy came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month,
up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. even in Chislev.
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. 2 Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their
He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land; men, to entreat the favor of Hwhy,
7 (and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman
sitting in the midst of the ephah.
3 and to speak unto the priests of the house of Hwhy of hosts, and to 11 But now I will not be unto the remnant of this people as in the
the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating former days, saith Hwhy of hosts.
myself, as I have done these so many years? 12 For there shall be the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and
4 Then came the word of Hwhy of hosts unto me, saying, the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their
5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these
When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month, things.
even these seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? 13 And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the
6 And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do not ye eat for yourselves, nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and
and drink for yourselves? ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.
7 Should ye not hear the words which Hwhy cried by the former 14 For thus saith Hwhy of hosts: As I thought to do evil unto you,
prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith Hwhy of hosts, and
cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were I repented not;
inhabited? 15 so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem
8 And the word of Hwhy came unto Zechariah, saying, and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
9 Thus hath Hwhy of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, 16 These are the things that ye shall do: speak ye every man the truth
and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your
10 and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor gates;
the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your 17 and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor;
heart. and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith
11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and Hwhy.
stopped their ears, that they might not hear. 18 And the word of Hwhy of hosts came unto me, saying,
12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should 19 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the
hear the torah, and the words which Hwhy of hosts had sent by his fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth,
Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts;
Hwhy of hosts. therefore love truth and peace.
13 And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so 20 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there
they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Hwhy of hosts; shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
14 but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which 21 and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go
they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that speedily to entreat the favor of Hwhy, and to seek Hwhy of
no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land hosts: I will go also.
desolate. 22 Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Hwhy
of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Hwhy.
Chapter 8 23 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: In those days it shall come to pass,
1 And the word of Hwhy of hosts came to me, saying, that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations,
2 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, they shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go
and I am jealous for her with great wrath. with you, for we have heard that Elohim is with you.
3 Thus saith Hwhy: I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth; Chapter 9
and the mountain of Hwhy of hosts, The holy mountain. 1 The burden of the word of Hwhy upon the land of Hadrach, and
4 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women Damascus shall be its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the
dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand tribes of Israel is toward Hwhy);
for very age. 2 and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the they are very wise.
streets thereof. 3 And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the
6 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: If it be marvellous in the eyes of the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvellous in 4 Behold, Hwhy will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in
mine eyes? saith Hwhy of hosts. the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
7 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the 5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained;
east country, and from the west country; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king
8 and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
and they shall be my people, and I will be their Elohim, in truth and in 6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the
righteousness. Philistines.
9 Thus saith Hwhy of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in 7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations
these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in from between his teeth; and he also shall be a remnant for our
the day that the foundation of the house of Hwhy of hosts was laid, Elohim; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a
even the temple, that it might be built. Jebusite.
10 For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for 8 And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass
beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any
because of the adversary: for I set all men every one against his more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
neighbor.
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: 12 And I will strengthen them in Hwhy; and they shall walk up and
behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; down in his name, saith Hwhy.
lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Chapter 11
Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak 1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, 2 Wail, O fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are
and from the River to the ends of the earth. destroyed: wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come
11 As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set down.
free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water. 3 A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a
12 Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid
declare that I will render double unto thee. waste.
13 For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; 4 Thus said Hwhy my Elohim: Feed the flock of slaughter;
and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and 5 whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and
will make thee as the sword of a mighty man. they that sell them say, Blessed be Hwhy, for I am rich; and their
14 And Hwhy shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth own shepherds pity them not.
as the lightning; and the Adonay Hwhy will blow the trumpet, and 6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith Hwhy; but,
will go with whirlwinds of the south. lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbor's hand, and into
15 Hwhy of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall the hand of his king; and they shall smite the land, and out of their
tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise hand I will not deliver them.
as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of 7 So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took
the altar. unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called
16 And Hwhy their Elohim will save them in that day as the flock of Bands; and I fed the flock.
his people; for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted on high 8 And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was
over his land. weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.
17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain 9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that
shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat
every one the flesh of another.
Chapter 10 10 And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break
1 Ask ye of Hwhy rain in the time of the latter rain, even of Hwhy my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.
that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every 11 And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that
one grass in the field. gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Hwhy.
2 For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a 12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not,
lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.
they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no 13 And Hwhy said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price
shepherd. that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and
3 Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he- cast them unto the potter, in the house of Hwhy.
goats; for Hwhy of hosts hath visited his flock, the house of Judah, 14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break
and will make them as his goodly horse in the battle. the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
4 From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from 15 And Hwhy said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the
him the battle bow, from him every ruler together. instruments of a foolish shepherd.
5 And they shall be as mighty men, treading down their enemies in the 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those
mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Hwhy that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal
is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded. that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the
6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.
Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy upon them; and 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword
they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Hwhy their shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean
Elohim, and I will hear them. dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall
rejoice as through wine; yea, their children shall see it, and rejoice; Chapter 12
their heart shall be glad in Hwhy. 1 The burden of the word of Hwhy concerning Israel. Thus saith
8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and Hwhy, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation
they shall increase as they have increased. of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:
9 And I will sow them among the peoples; and they shall remember me 2 behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples
in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and shall return. round about, and upon Judah also shall it be in the siege against
10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather Jerusalem.
them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and 3 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a
Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with
11 And he will pass through the sea of affliction, and will smite the it shall be sore wounded; and all the nations of the earth shall be
waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up; and the gathered together against it.
pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall
depart.
4 In that day, saith Hwhy, I will smite every horse with terror, and his name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall
rider with madness; and I will open mine eyes upon the house of say, Hwhy is my Elohim.
Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness.
5 And the chieftains of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Chapter 14
Jerusalem are my strength in Hwhy of hosts their Elohim. 1 Behold, a day of Hwhy cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in
6 In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among the midst of thee.
wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they shall devour 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city
all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and
they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in their own place, even in half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the
Jerusalem. people shall not be cut off from the city.
7 Hwhy also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the 3 Then shall Hwhy go forth, and fight against those nations, as when
house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not he fought in the day of battle.
magnified above Judah. 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is
8 In that day shall Hwhy defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and he before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft
that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there
house of David shall be as Elohim, as the angel of Hwhy before shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove
them. toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the 5 And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the
nations that come against Jerusalem. mountains shall reach unto Azel; yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled
10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah; and
Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look Hwhy my Elohim shall come, and all the holy ones with thee.
unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as 6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the
one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as bright ones shall withdraw themselves:
one that is in bitterness for his first-born. 7 but it shall be one day which is known unto Hwhy; not day, and not
11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the night; but it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be
mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. light.
12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the 8 And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out
house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them
Nathan apart, and their wives apart; toward the western sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
13 the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the 9 And Hwhy shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Hwhy
family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart; be one, and his name one.
14 all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives 10 All the land shall be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon
apart. south of Jerusalem; and she shall be lifted up, and shall dwell in her
place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the
Chapter 13 corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel unto the king's wine-
1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and presses.
to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. 11 And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but
2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Hwhy of hosts, that I will Jerusalem shall dwell safely.
cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more 12 And this shall be the plague wherewith Hwhy will smite all the
be remembered; and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall
spirit to pass out of the land. consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall
3 And it shall come to pass that, when any shall yet prophesy, then his consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away
father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt in their mouth.
not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of Hwhy; and his father 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from
and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he Hwhy shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on
prophesieth. the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand
4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be of his neighbor.
ashamed every one of his vision, when he prophesieth; neither shall 14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the
they wear a hairy mantle to deceive: nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and
5 but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have apparel, in great abundance.
been made a bondman from my youth. 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel,
6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in those camps, as
arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the that plague.
house of my friends. 16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the
7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is nations that came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to
my fellow, saith Hwhy of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep worship the King, Hwhy of hosts, and to keep the feast of
shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones. tabernacles.
8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Hwhy, two parts 17 And it shall be, that whoso of all the families of the earth goeth not
therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. up unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Hwhy of hosts, upon them
9 And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver there shall be no rain.
is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my
18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, neither shall it
be upon them; there shall be the plague wherewith Hwhy will smite
the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all
the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLY UNTO
HWHY; and the pots in Hwhy's house shall be like the bowls
before the altar.
21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy unto
Hwhy of hosts; and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of
them, and boil therein: and in that day there shall be no more a
Canaanite in the house of Hwhy of hosts.
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5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him
The Book of Malachi that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
6 The torah of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not
Chapter 1 found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and
1 The burden of the word of Hwhy to Israel by Malachi. turned many away from iniquity.
2 I have loved you, saith Hwhy. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the
us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother, saith Hwhy: yet I loved Jacob; torah at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Hwhy of hosts.
3 but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his 8 But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to
heritage to the jackals of the wilderness. stumble in the torah; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith
4 Whereas Edom saith, We are beaten down, but we will return and Hwhy of hosts.
build the waste places; thus saith Hwhy of hosts, They shall build, 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the
but I will throw down; and men shall call them The border of people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect
wickedness, and The people against whom Hwhy hath indignation of persons in the torah.
for ever. 10 Have we not all one father? hath not one El created us? why do we
5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, Hwhy be magnified deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the
beyond the border of Israel. covenant of our fathers?
6 A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in
father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of
saith Hwhy of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. Hwhy which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign
And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? el.
7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar. And ye say, Wherein have 12 Hwhy will cut off, to the man that doeth this, him that waketh and
we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Hwhy is him that answereth, out of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an
contemptible. offering unto Hwhy of hosts.
8 And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, it is no evil! and when ye 13 And this again ye do: ye cover the altar of Hwhy with tears, with
offer the lame and sick, it is no evil! Present it now unto thy governor; weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the
will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand.
Hwhy of hosts. 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Hwhy hath been witness
9 And now, I pray you, entreat the favor of El, that he may be gracious between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt
unto us: this hath been by your means: will he accept any of your treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy
persons? saith Hwhy of hosts. covenant.
10 Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that 15 And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit?
ye might not kindle fire on mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in And wherefore one? He sought a righteous seed. Therefore take
you, saith Hwhy of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of
hand. his youth.
11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same 16 For I hate putting away, saith Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel, and him
my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place that covereth his garment with violence, saith Hwhy of hosts:
incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
name shall be great among the Gentiles, saith Hwhy of hosts. 17 Ye have wearied Hwhy with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein
12 But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Hwhy is polluted, have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is
and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible. good in the sight of Hwhy, and he delighteth in them; or where is
13 Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at the Elohim of justice?
it, saith Hwhy of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken Chapter 3
by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering:
should I accept this at your hand? saith Hwhy. 1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before
14 But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and me: and the Adonay, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his
voweth, and sacrificeth unto Hwhy a blemished thing; for I am a temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold,
great King, saith Hwhy of hosts, and my name is terrible among the he cometh, saith Hwhy of hosts.
Gentiles. 2 But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when
he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap:
Chapter 2 3 and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the
1 And now, O ye priests, this mitzwah is for you. sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer
2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto unto Hwhy offerings in righteousness.
my name, saith Hwhy of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto
and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, Hwhy, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
because ye do not lay it to heart. 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness
3 Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the
faces, even the dung of your feasts; and ye shall be taken away with false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his
it. wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the
4 And ye shall know that I have sent this mitzwah unto you, that my sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Hwhy of hosts.
covenant may be with Levi, saith Hwhy of hosts. 6 For I, Hwhy, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not
consumed.
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7 From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mine
ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return
unto you, saith Hwhy of hosts. But ye say, Wherein shall we
return?
8 Will a man rob Elohim? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we
robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation.
10 Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be
food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Hwhy of
hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out
a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not
destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit
before the time in the field, saith Hwhy of hosts.
12 And all nations shall call you happy; for ye shall be a delightsome
land, saith Hwhy of hosts.
13 Your words have been stout against me, saith Hwhy. Yet ye say,
What have we spoken against thee?
14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve Elohim; and what profit is it that we
have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before
Hwhy of hosts?
15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness
are built up; yea, they tempt Elohim, and escape.
16 Then they that feared Hwhy spake one with another; and
Hwhy hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was
written before him, for them that feared Hwhy, and that thought
upon his name.
17 And they shall be mine, saith Hwhy of hosts, even mine own
possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man
spareth his own son that serveth him.
18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the
wicked, between him that serveth Elohim and him that serveth him
not.
Chapter 4
1 For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the
proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day
that cometh shall burn them up, saith Hwhy of hosts, that it shall
leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise
with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves
of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the
soles of your feet in the day that I make, saith Hwhy of hosts.
4 Remember ye the torah of Moses my servant, which I commanded
unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.
5 Behold, I will send you Eliyah the prophet before the great and terrible
day of Hwhy come.
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart
of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earth with a
curse.
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25 and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his
The Evangel According to name OSwhy.
Matthew Chapter 2
1 Now when OSwhy was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days
Chapter 1 of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to
1 The book of the generation of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, the son of Jerusalem, saying,
David, the son of Abraham. 2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat east, and are come to worship him.
Judah and his brethren; 3 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem
3 and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat with him.
Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram; 4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people,
4 and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and he inquired of them where Ha Mashiyach should be born.
Nahshon begat Salmon; 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written
5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; through the prophet,
and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the
6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who
had been the wife of Uriah; shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abiyah; and 7 Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly
Abiyah begat Asa; what time the star appeared.
8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly
Joram begat Uzziah; concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me
9 and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat word, that I also may come and worship him.
Hezekiah; 9 And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star,
10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood
Amon begat Josiah; over where the young child was.
11 and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the 10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
carrying away to Babylon. 11 And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary
12 And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their
and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and
13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim myrrh.
begat Azor; 12 And being warned of Hwhy in a dream that they should not return
14 and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Eliud; 13 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of Hwhy
15 and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young
begat Jacob; child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell
16 and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
OSwhy, who is called Mashiyach. 14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and
17 So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen departed into Egypt;
generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon 15 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled
fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto Ha which was spoken by Hwhy through the prophet, saying, Out of
Mashiyach fourteen generations. Egypt did I call my son.
18 Now the birth of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach was on this wise: When 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men,
his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children
together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years
19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of
make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. the Wise-men.
20 But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of Hwhy 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, prophet, saying,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in 18 A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel
her is of the Holy Spirit. weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because
21 And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name they are not.
OSwhy; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of Hwhy appeareth
22 Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
spoken by Hwhy through the prophet, saying, 20 Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land
23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.
And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, 21 And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came
Elohim with us. into the land of Israel.
24 And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of Hwhy 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the
commanded him, and took unto him his wife; room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being
warned of Hwhy in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,
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23 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be 7 OSwhy said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial
fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be of Hwhy thy Elohim.
called a Nazarene. 8 Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and
showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Chapter 3 9 and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
1 And in those days cometh John the Immerser, preaching in the down and worship me.
wilderness of Judaea, saying, 10 Then saith OSwhy unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. written, Thou shalt worship Hwhy thy Elohim, and him only shalt
3 For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, thou serve.
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of 11 Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and
Hwhy, Make his paths straight. ministered unto him.
4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern 12 Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into
girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Galilee;
5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region 13 and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is
round about the Jordan; by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:
6 and they were immersed of him in the river Jordan, confessing their 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the
sins. prophet, saying,
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to 15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea,
his immersion, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
you to flee from the wrath to come? 16 The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that
8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.
9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our 17 From that time began OSwhy to preach, and to say, Repent ye;
father: for I say unto you, that Elohim is able of these stones to raise for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
up children unto Abraham. 18 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who
10 And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for
therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into they were fishers.
the fire. 19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you
11 I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh fishers of men.
after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he 20 And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.
shall immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: 21 And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the
12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their
threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the father, mending their nets; and he called them.
chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. 22 And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed
13 Then cometh OSwhy from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to him.
be immersed of him. 23 And OSwhy went about in all Galilee, teaching in their
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be synagogues, and preaching the evangel of the kingdom, and healing
immersed of thee, and comest thou to me? all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
15 But OSwhy answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it 24 And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto
becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him. him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments,
16 And OSwhy when he was immersed, went up straightway from possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed
the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the them.
Spirit of Elohim descending as a dove, and coming upon him; 25 And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis
17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, and Jerusalem and Judaea and from beyond the Jordan.
in whom I am well pleased.
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Chapter 4 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when
1 Then was OSwhy led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:
tempted of the devil. 2 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
hungered. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
3 And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Elohim, command that these stones become bread. 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread shall be filled.
alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Hwhy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see Elohim.
5 Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of
pinnacle of the temple, Hwhy.
6 and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of Elohim, cast thyself down: 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness'
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot 11 Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you,
against a stone. and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: 37 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is
for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you. more than these is of the evil one.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, 38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to tooth:
be cast out and trodden under foot of men. 39 but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the 40 And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat,
stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. let him have thy cloak also.
16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of
17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not thee turn not thou away.
to destroy, but to fulfil. 43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot hate thine enemy:
or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be 44 but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that
accomplished. persecute you;
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least 45 that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh
commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall and the unjust.
be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 46 For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even
20 For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the the publicans the same?
righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?
into the kingdom of heaven. do not even the Gentiles the same?
21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not 48 Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
murder; and whosoever shall murder shall be in danger of the
judgment: Chapter 6
22 but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother 1 Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen
shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall 2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as
say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the gehenna of fire. the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may
23 If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their
rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, reward.
24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right
reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. hand doeth:
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the 4 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret
way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge shall recompense thee.
deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to
26 Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets,
thou have paid the last farthing. that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: received their reward.
28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and
after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy
29 And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should 7 And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they
perish, and not thy whole body be cast into gehenna. think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
30 And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it 8 Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things
from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should ye have need of, before ye ask him.
perish, and not thy whole body go into gehenna. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven,
31 It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her Hallowed be thy name.
a writing of divorcement: 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
32 but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving 11 Give us this day our daily bread.
for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery. 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto Hwhy thine oaths: also forgive you.
34 but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father
the throne of Elohim; forgive your trespasses.
35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
for it is the city of the great King. countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
hair white or black. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
18 that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth good things to them that ask him?
and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: 12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the
nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor prophets.
steal: 13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the
21 for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also. way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in
22 The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy thereby.
whole body shall be full of light. 14 For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If life, and few are they that find it.
therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but
darkness! inwardly are ravening wolves.
24 No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and 16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns,
love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye or figs of thistles?
cannot serve Hwhy and mammon. 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt
25 Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree
eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? bring forth good fruit.
26 Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. into the fire.
Are not ye of much more value then they? 20 Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Master, Master, shall enter into
measure of his life? the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is
28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of in heaven.
the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 22 Many will say to me in that day, Master, Master, did we not
29 yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy
arrayed like one of these. name do many mighty works?
30 But if Elohim doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from
and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe me, ye that work iniquity.
you, O ye of little faith? 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth
31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the
we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? rock:
32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew,
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the
33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these rock.
things shall be added unto you. 26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them
34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the
anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. sand:
27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew,
Chapter 7 and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 28 And it came to pass, when OSwhy had finished these words,
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:
measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. 29 for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but
considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Chapter 8
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of 1 And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes
thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? followed him.
5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then 2 And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying,
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls 3 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be
before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
turn and rend you. 4 And OSwhy saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a
shall be opened unto you: testimony unto them.
8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and 5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a
to him that knocketh it shall be opened. centurion, beseeching him,
9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, 6 and saying, Master, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy,
will give him a stone; grievously tormented.
10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? 7 And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 And the centurion answered and said, Master, I am not worthy that 33 And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told
thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with
servant shall be healed. demons.
9 For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet OSwhy: and when
and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their
he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. borders.
10 And when OSwhy heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that
followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not Chapter 9
in Israel. 1 And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own
11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the city.
west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the 2 And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a
kingdom of heaven: bed: and OSwhy seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy,
12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.
darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
13 And OSwhy said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast blasphemeth.
believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that 4 And OSwhy knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil
hour. in your hearts?
14 And when OSwhy was come into Peter's house, he saw his 5 For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and
wife's mother lying sick of a fever. walk?
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to
and ministered unto him. forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up
16 And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed thy bed, and go up unto thy house.
with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all 7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
that were sick: 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified Elohim,
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the who had given such authority unto men.
prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases. 9 And as OSwhy passed by from thence, he saw a man, called
18 Now when OSwhy saw great multitudes about him, he gave Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me.
commandments to depart unto the other side. And he arose, and followed him.
19 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow 10 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many
thee whithersoever thou goest. publicans and sinners came and sat down with OSwhy and his
20 And OSwhy saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds disciples.
of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why
his head. eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?
21 And another of the disciples said unto him, Master, suffer me first to 12 But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of
go and bury my father. a physician, but they that are sick.
22 But OSwhy saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to 13 But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not
bury their own dead. sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
23 And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. 14 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the
24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 15 And OSwhy said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber
25 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Master; we mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will
perish. come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then
26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? will they fast.
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a 16 And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old
great calm. garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a
27 And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that worse rent is made.
even the winds and the sea obey him? 17 Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new
Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.
out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that 18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler,
way. and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but
29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
thou Son of Elohim? art thou come hither to torment us before the 19 And OSwhy arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
time? 20 And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years,
30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:
31 And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us 21 for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be
away into the herd of swine. made whole.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the 22 But OSwhy turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good
swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made
sea, and perished in the waters. whole from that hour.
23 And when OSwhy came into the ruler's house, and saw the 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of
flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
24 he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
they laughed him to scorn. therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
25 But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in
the hand; and the damsel arose. theirs synagogues they will scourge you;
26 And the fame hereof went forth into all that land. 18 yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my
27 And as OSwhy passed by from thence, two blind men followed sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. 19 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall
28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.
and OSwhy saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that
They say unto him, Yea, Master. speaketh in you.
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it 21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his
done unto you. child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to
30 And their eyes were opened. And OSwhy strictly charged them, be put to death.
saying, See that no man know it. 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that
31 But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land. endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
32 And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily
man possessed with a demon. I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till
33 And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the the Son of man be come.
multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. 24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
34 But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the
demons. servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house
35 And OSwhy went about all the cities and the villages, teaching Beelzebub, how much more them of his household!
in their synagogues, and preaching the Evangel of the kingdom, and 26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not
healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion 27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye
for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops.
having a shepherd. 28 And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body
but the laborers are few. in gehenna.
38 Pray ye therefore the Master of the harvest, that he send forth 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall
laborers into his harvest. fall on the ground without your Father:
30 but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Chapter 10 31 Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
1 And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority 32 Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I
over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
disease and all manner of sickness. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, before my Father who is in heaven.
who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of 34 Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to
Zebedee, and John his brother; send peace, but a sword.
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James 35 For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the
the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her
4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. mother in law:
5 These twelve OSwhy sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go 36 and a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me;
Samaritans: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 38 And he that doth not take his stake and follow after me, is not
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. worthy of me.
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my
freely ye received, freely give. sake shall find it.
9 Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me
10 no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: receiveth him that sent me.
for the laborer is worthy of his food. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
11 And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name
it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth. of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
12 And as ye enter into the house, salute it. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you
not worthy, let your peace return to you. he shall in no wise lose his reward.
14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye
go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Chapter 11 28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
1 And it came to pass when OSwhy had finished commanding his you rest.
twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly
cities. in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of Ha Mashiyach, he 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
sent by his disciples Chapter 12
3 and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?
1 At that season OSwhy went on the sabbath day through the
4 And OSwhy answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the
grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears
things which ye hear and see:
and to eat.
5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are
2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy
cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the
disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.
poor have good tidings preached to them.
3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he
6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in
was hungry, and they that were with him;
me.
4 how he entered into the house of Elohim, and ate the showbread,
7 And as these went their way, OSwhy began to say unto the
which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to
him, but only for the priests?
behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in
8 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold,
the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?
they that wear soft raiment are in king's houses.
6 But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.
9 But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you,
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not
and much more than a prophet.
sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
10 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger
8 For the Son of man is master of the sabbath.
before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
9 And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there
10 and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him,
hath not arisen a greater than John the Immerser: yet he that is but
saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse
little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
him.
12 And from the days of John the Immerser until now the kingdom of
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall
heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.
have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
14 And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Eliyah, that is to come.
12 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched
sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.
17 and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and
14 But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they
ye did not mourn.
might destroy him.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a
15 And OSwhy perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many
demon.
followed him; and he healed them all,
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a
16 and charged them that they should not make him known:
gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the
And wisdom is justified by her works.
prophet, saying,
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty
18 Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my
works were done, because they repented not.
soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, And he shall
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the
declare judgment to the Gentiles.
mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in
19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his
you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
voice in the streets.
22 But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in
20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not
the day of judgment than for you.
quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in
22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and
Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this
dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and
day.
saw.
24 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of
23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son
Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
of David?
25 At that season OSwhy answered and said, I thank thee, O
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast
Father, Master of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things
out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:
25 And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom
26 yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house
27 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one
divided against itself shall not stand:
knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father,
26 and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.
then shall his kingdom stand?
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast Chapter 13
them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 1 On that day went OSwhy out of the house, and sat by the sea
28 But if I by the Spirit of Hwhy cast out demons, then is the side.
kingdom of Elohim come upon you. 2 And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he
29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil 3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the
his house. sower went forth to sow;
30 He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds
me scattereth. came and devoured them:
31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be 5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth:
forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of
forgiven. earth:
32 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they
be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it had no root, they withered away.
shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to 7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked
come. them:
33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree 8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a
corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? 9 He that hath ears, let him hear.
for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto
35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: them in parables?
and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 11 And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know
36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away
be condemned. even that which he hath.
38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see
Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous 14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By
generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye
the sign of Jonah the prophet: shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of
whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should
heart of the earth. perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand
41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they
of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. hear.
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this 17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men
generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to
earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
Solomon is here. 18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower.
43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth
through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.
when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;
than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when
that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he
this evil generation. stumbleth.
46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother 22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the
and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
47 And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
without, seeking to speak to thee. 23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth
48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth
mother? and who are my brethren? forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, 24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of
Behold, my mother and my brethren! heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among
my brother, and sister, and mother. the wheat, and went away.
26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then 52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been
appeared the tares also. made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a
27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and
didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? old.
28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants 53 And it came to pass, when OSwhy had finished these parables,
say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? he departed thence.
29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up 54 And coming into his own country he taught them in their
the wheat with them. synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and
them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn. his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man
heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and all these things?
sowed in his field: 57 And they were offended in him. But OSwhy said unto them, A
32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own
greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the house.
heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof. 58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like
unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, Chapter 14
till it was all leavened. 1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning
34 All these things spake OSwhy in parables unto the multitudes; OSwhy,
and without a parable spake he nothing unto them: 2 and said unto his servants, This is John the Immerser; he is risen
35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.
saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in
from the foundation of the world. prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude,
tares of the field. because they counted him as a prophet.
37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in
Son of man; the midst, and pleased Herod.
38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she
the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; should ask.
39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the 8 And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a
end of the world; and the reapers are angels. platter the head of John the Immerser.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall 9 And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them
it be in the end of the world. that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather 10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do 11 And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel:
iniquity, and she brought it to her mother.
42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the 12 And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him;
weeping and the gnashing of teeth. and they went and told OSwhy.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of 13 Now when OSwhy heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat,
their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; followed him on foot from the cities.
which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all 14 And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had
that he hath, and buyeth that field. compassion on them, and healed their sick.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant 15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The
seeking goodly pearls: place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes
46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
he had, and bought it. 16 But OSwhy said unto them, They have no need to go away;
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into give ye them to eat.
the sea, and gathered of every kind: 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two
48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat fishes.
down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast 18 And he said, Bring them hither to me.
away. 19 And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he
49 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he
and sever the wicked from among the righteous, blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the
50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the disciples to the multitudes.
weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 20 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which
51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea. remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
21 And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides 14 Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the
women and children. blind, both shall fall into a pit.
22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, 15 And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the
and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the parable.
multitudes away. 16 And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?
23 And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the 17 Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into
mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
alone. 18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the
24 But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the heart; and they defile the man.
waves; for the wind was contrary. 19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
upon the sea. 20 these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were hands defileth not the man.
troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 21 And OSwhy went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of
27 But straightway OSwhy spake unto them, saying Be of good Tyre and Sidon.
cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 22 And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders,
28 And Peter answered him and said, Master, if it be thou, bid me and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Master, thou son of David;
come unto the upon the waters. my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
29 And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and
walked upon the waters to come to OSwhy. besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he 24 But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of
cried out, saying, Master, save me. the house of Israel.
31 And immediately OSwhy stretched forth his hand, and took hold 25 But she came and worshipped him, saying, Master, help me.
of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou 26 And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's
doubt? bread and cast it to the dogs.
32 And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased. 27 But she said, Yea, Master: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs
33 And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth which fall from their masters' table.
thou art the Son of Hwhy. 28 Then OSwhy answered and said unto her, O woman, great is
34 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter
Gennesaret. was healed from that hour.
35 And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that 29 And OSwhy departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of
region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick, Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
36 and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his 30 And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the
garment: and as many as touched were made whole. lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them
down at this feet; and he healed them:
Chapter 15 31 insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb
1 Then there come to OSwhy from Jerusalem Pharisees and speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing:
scribes, saying, and they glorified the Elohim of Israel.
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they 32 And OSwhy called unto him his disciples, and said, I have
wash not their hands when they eat bread. compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
3 And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away
commandment of Elohim because of your tradition? fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.
4 For Elohim said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that 33 And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many
speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
5 But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That 34 And OSwhy said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And
wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to Elohim; they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
6 he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
Elohim because of your tradition. 36 and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the
8 Thus says Hwhy, This people honoreth me with their lips; But their multitudes.
heart is far from me. 37 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which
9 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
precepts of men. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and
10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and children.
understand: 39 And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and
11 Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that came into the borders of Magadan.
which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
12 Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Chapter 16
Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? 1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to
13 But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father show them a sign from heaven.
planted not, shall be rooted up.
2 But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It Chapter 17
will be fair weather: for the heaven is red. 1 And after six days OSwhy taketh with him Peter, and James, and
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but 2 and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the
ye cannot discern the signs of the times. sun, and his garments became white as the light.
4 An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there 3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Eliyah talking with
shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, him.
and departed. 4 And Peter answered, and said unto OSwhy, Master, it is good for
5 And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread. us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for
6 And OSwhy said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven thee, and one for Moses, and one for Eliyah.
of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed
7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread. them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved
8 And OSwhy perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
among yourselves, because ye have no bread? 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore
9 Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five afraid.
thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 7 And OSwhy came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many afraid.
baskets ye took up? 8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save OSwhy only.
11 How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, OSwhy
bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of
12 Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven man be risen from the dead.
of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that
13 Now when OSwhy came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he Eliyah must first come?
asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is? 11 And he answered and said, Eliyah indeed cometh, and shall restore
14 And they said, Some say John the Immerser; some, Eliyah; and all things:
others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. 12 but I say into you, that Eliyah is come already, and they knew him
15 He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art Ha Mashiyach, the man also suffer of them.
Son of the living Elohim. 13 Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the
17 And OSwhy answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Immerser.
Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a
but my Father who is in heaven. man, kneeling to him, saying,
18 And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I 15 Master, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth
will build my assembly; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and off-times into the
against it. water.
19 I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and 17 And OSwhy answered and said, O faithless and perverse
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with
20 Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he you? bring him hither to me.
was Ha Mashiyach. 18 And OSwhy rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and
21 From that time began OSwhy to show unto his disciples, that he the boy was cured from that hour.
must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and 19 Then came the disciples to OSwhy apart, and said, Why could
chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised not we cast it out?
up. 20 And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say
22 And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say
thee, Master: this shall never be unto thee. unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall
23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of 21 But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.
Elohim, but the things of men. 22 And while they abode in Galilee, OSwhy said unto them, The
24 Then said OSwhy unto his disciples, If any man would come Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men;
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake, and follow me. 23 and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And
25 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall they were exceeding sorry.
lose his life for my sake shall find it. 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the
26 For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the
and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life? half-shekel?
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his 25 He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, OSwhy spake
angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth,
deeds. from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from
28 Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who strangers?
shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in
his kingdom.
26 And when he said, From strangers, OSwhy said unto him, 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who
Therefore the sons are free. would make a reckoning with his servants.
27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that
hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast owed him ten thousand talents.
opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto 25 But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his master
them for me and thee. commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he
had, and payment to be made.
Chapter 18 26 The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying,
1 In that hour came the disciples unto OSwhy, saying, Who then is Master, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 27 And the master of that servant, being moved with compassion,
2 And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, released him, and forgave him the debt.
3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little 28 But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who
children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took him
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.
is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 29 So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth patience with me, and I will pay thee.
me: 30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should
6 But whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to pay that which was due.
stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be 31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were
hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their master all that was
sea. done.
7 Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must 32 Then his master called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked
needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:
whom the occasion cometh! 33 shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even
8 And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast as I had mercy on thee?
it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather 34 And his master was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till
than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. he should pay all that was due.
9 And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from 35 So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not
thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than every one his brother from your hearts.
having two eyes to be cast into the gehenna of fire.
10 See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, Chapter 19
that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father 1 And it came to pass when OSwhy had finished these words, he
who is in heaven. departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond
11 For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. the Jordan;
12 How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them 2 and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto 3 And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it
the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it 4 And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made
more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. them from the beginning made them male and female,
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of 5 and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
these little ones should perish. shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?
15 And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between 6 So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore Elohim
thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
16 But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the 7 They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of
mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. divorcement, and to put her away?
17 And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the assembly: and if he 8 He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to
refuse to hear the assembly also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.
and the publican. 9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for
18 Verily I say unto you, what things soever ye shall bind on earth shall fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that
be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
shall be loosed in heaven. 10 The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his
19 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as wife, it is not expedient to marry.
touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my 11 But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they
Father who is in heaven. to whom it is given.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am 12 For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother's womb:
I in the midst of them. and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there
21 Then came Peter and said to him, Master, how oft shall my brother are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of
sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
22 OSwhy saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay
but, Until seventy times seven. his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But OSwhy said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to 11 And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,
come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven. 12 saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made
15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the
16 And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing scorching heat.
shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 13 But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no
17 And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?
good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, 14 Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto
keep the commandments. this last, even as unto thee.
18 He saith unto him, Which? And OSwhy said, Thou shalt not 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye
murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou evil, because I am good?
shalt not bear false witness, 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last.
19 Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as 17 And as OSwhy was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve
thyself. disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them,
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: 18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be
what lack I yet? delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn
21 OSwhy said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that him to death,
which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in 19 and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge,
heaven: and come, follow me. and to impale: and the third day he shall be raised up.
22 But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; 20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons,
for he was one that had great possessions. worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him.
23 And OSwhy said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is 21 And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him,
hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.
needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of Elohim. 22 But OSwhy answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are
25 And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him,
saying, Who then can be saved? We are able.
26 And OSwhy looking upon them said to them, With men this is 23 He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my
impossible; but with Hwhy all things are possible. right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it is for them
27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and for whom it hath been prepared of my Father.
followed thee; what then shall we have? 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation
28 And OSwhy said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who concerning the two brethren.
have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit 25 But OSwhy called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the
on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, rulers of the Gentiles master it over them, and their great ones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel. exercise authority over them.
29 And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or 26 Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great
father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall among you shall be your minister;
receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life. 27 and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:
30 But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last. 28 even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Chapter 20 29 And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, 30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard
who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. that OSwhy was passing by, cried out, saying, Master, have
2 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he mercy on us, thou son of David.
sent them into his vineyard. 31 And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace:
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the but they cried out the more, saying, Master, have mercy on us, thou
marketplace idle; son of David.
4 and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is 32 And OSwhy stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye
right I will give you. And they went their way. that I should do unto you?
5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did 33 They say unto him, Master, that our eyes may be opened.
likewise. 34 And OSwhy, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes;
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.
and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto Chapter 21
them, Go ye also into the vineyard. 1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage,
8 And when even was come, the master of the vineyard saith unto his unto the mount of Olives, then OSwhy sent two disciples,
steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from 2 saying unto them, Go into the village that is over against you, and
the last unto the first. straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them,
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they and bring them unto me.
received every man a shilling. 3 And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Master hath
10 And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive need of them; and straightway he will send them.
more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.
4 Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 29 And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented
through the prophet, saying, himself, and went.
5 Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered
Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass. and said, I go, sir: and went not.
6 And the disciples went, and did even as OSwhy appointed them, 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first.
7 and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; OSwhy saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans
and he sat thereon. and the harlots go into the kingdom of Elohim before you.
8 And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye
and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way. believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and
9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye
saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the might believe him.
name of Hwhy; Hosanna in the highest. 33 Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder,
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a
saying, Who is this? winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and
11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, OSwhy, from went into another country.
Nazareth of Galilee. 34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants
12 And OSwhy entered into the temple of Hwhy, and cast out all to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.
them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of 35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed
he money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; another, and stoned another.
13 and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto
house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers. them in like manner.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he 37 But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will
healed them. reverence my son.
15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things 38 But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among
that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his
saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with inheritance.
indignation, 39 And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed
16 and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And him.
OSwhy saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth 40 When therefore the master of the vineyard shall come, what will he
of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise? do unto those husbandmen?
17 And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men,
lodged there. and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render
18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered. him the fruits in their seasons.
19 And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found 42 OSwhy saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The
nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of
fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree the corner; This was from Hwhy, And it is marvelous in our eyes?
withered away. 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of Elohim shall be taken
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
fig tree immediately wither away? thereof.
21 And OSwhy answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto 44 And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on
you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou 45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables,
taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done. they perceived that he spake of them.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall 46 And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the
receive. multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.
23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the
elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By Chapter 22
what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this 1 And OSwhy answered and spake again in parables unto them,
authority? saying,
24 And OSwhy answered and said unto them, I also will ask you 2 The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a
one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what marriage feast for his son,
authority I do these things. 3 and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
25 The immersion of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? marriage feast: and they would not come.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From 4 Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden,
heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him? Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are
26 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.
John as a prophet. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm,
27 And they answered OSwhy, and said, We know not. He also another to his merchandise;
said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 6 and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully,
28 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and killed them.
and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.
7 But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those 38 This is the great and first commandment.
murderers, and burned their city. 39 And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that thyself.
were bidden were not worthy. 40 On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the
9 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye prophets.
shall find, bid to the marriage feast. 41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, OSwhy asked
10 And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered them a question,
together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the 42 saying, What think ye of Ha Mashiyach? whose son is he? They
wedding was filled with guests. say unto him, The son of David.
11 But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him
man who had not on a wedding-garment: Master, saying,
12 and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having 44 Hwhy said unto my Master, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put
a wedding-garment? And he was speechless. thine enemies underneath thy feet?
13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and 45 If David then calleth him Master, how is he his son?
cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and 46 And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man
the gnashing of teeth. from that day forth ask him any more questions.
14 For many are called, but few chosen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might Chapter 23
ensnare him in his talk. 1 Then spake OSwhy to the multitudes and to his disciples,
16 And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, 2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat:
Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of Elohim 3 all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe:
in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.
of men. 4 Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their
Caesar, or not? finger.
18 But OSwhy perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye 5 But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad
trial of me, ye hypocrites? their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius. 6 and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? synagogues,
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render 7 and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men,
therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and unto Elohim Rabbi.
the things that are Elohim's. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are
22 And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went brethren.
away. 9 And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even
23 On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there he who is in heaven.
is no resurrection: and they asked him, 10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even Ha
24 saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his Mashiyach.
brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and
deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother; whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
26 in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
27 And after them all, the woman died. shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in
28 In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.
for they all had her. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour
29 But OSwhy answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers:
knowing the scriptures, nor the power of Elohim. therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass
but are as angels in heaven. sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that make him twofold more a son of gehenna than yourselves.
which was spoken unto you by Hwhy, saying, 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by
32 I am Hwhy the Elohim of Abraham, and the Elohim of Isaac, and the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the
the Elohim of Jacob? Elohim is not the Elohim of the dead, but of the temple, he is a debtor.
living. 17 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that
33 And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his hath sanctified the gold?
teaching. 18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but
34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.
to silence, gathered themselves together. 19 Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the
35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him: gift?
36 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? 20 He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all
37 And he said unto him, Thou shalt love Hwhy thy Elohim with all things thereon.
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
21 And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
dwelleth therein. and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.
22 And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of 8 But all these things are the beginning of travail.
Elohim, and by him that sitteth thereon. 9 Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.
and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of 10 And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and
the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have shall hate one another.
done, and not to have left the other undone. 11 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.
24 Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel! 12 And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse wax cold.
the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from 13 But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
extortion and excess. 14 And this evangel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end
platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. come.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like 15 When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was
unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let
inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. him that readeth understand),
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly 16 then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 17 let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the are in his house:
sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous, 18 and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
30 and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not 19 But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in
have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. those days!
31 Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that 20 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a
slew the prophets. sabbath:
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 21 for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the
33 Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
judgment of gehenna? 22 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have
34 Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
scribes: some of them shall ye kill and impale; and some of them 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Ha Mashiyach, or,
shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: Here; believe it not.
35 that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, 24 For there shall arise false Mashiyachs, and false prophets, and
from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible,
of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar. even the elect.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this 25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
generation. 26 If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness;
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not.
that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children 27 For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even
together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
ye would not! 28 Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. together.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, 29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of Hwhy. darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall
fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Chapter 24 30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and
1 And OSwhy went out from the temple, and was going on his way; then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son
and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
2 But he answered and said unto them, See ye not all these things? 31 And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet,
verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one
another, that shall not be thrown down. end of heaven to the other.
3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him 32 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now
privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer
be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? is nigh;
4 And OSwhy answered and said unto them, Take heed that no 33 even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is
man lead you astray. nigh, even at the doors.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Ha Mashiyach; and 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all
shall lead many astray. these things be accomplished.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass
troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not away.
yet. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of
heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
37 And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants cometh, and
man. maketh a reckoning with them.
38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating 20 And he that received the five talents came and brought other five
and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah talents, saying, Master, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I
entered into the ark, have gained other five talents.
39 and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so 21 His master said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou
shall be the coming of the Son of man. hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things;
40 Then shall two man be in the field; one is taken, and one is left: enter thou into the joy of thy master.
41 two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is 22 And he also that received the two talents came and said, Master,
left. thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Master cometh. talents.
43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what 23 His master said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou
watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things;
have suffered his house to be broken through. enter thou into the joy of thy master.
44 Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son 24 And he also that had received the one talent came and said,
of man cometh. Master, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master hath set didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;
over his household, to give them their food in due season? 25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his master when he cometh shall find thou hast thine own.
so doing. 26 But his master answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and
47 Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and
48 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My master tarrieth; gather where I did not scatter;
49 and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink 27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and
with the drunken; at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.
50 the master of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth 28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him
not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, that hath the ten talents.
51 and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall
be taken away.
Chapter 25 30 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness:
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels
2 And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
3 For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: 32 and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall
4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the
5 Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. sheep from the goats;
6 But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth 33 and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the
to meet him. left.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
are going out. foundation of the world:
9 But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be 35 for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave
enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
yourselves. 36 naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in
10 And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they prison, and ye came unto me.
that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Master, when saw we
was shut. thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink?
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Master, Master, open 38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and
to us. clothed thee?
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 39 And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
13 Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
14 For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these
servants, and delivered unto them his goods. least, ye did it unto me.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me,
to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey. ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his
16 Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with angels:
them, and made other five talents. 42 for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye
17 In like manner he also that received the two gained other two. gave me no drink;
18 But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me
and hid his master's money. not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer, saying, Master, when saw we thee 26 And as they were eating, OSwhy took bread, and blessed, and
hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my
did not minister unto thee? body.
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch 27 And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying,
as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. Drink ye all of it;
46 And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many
into eternal life. unto remission of sins.
29 But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the
Chapter 26 vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's
1 And it came to pass, when OSwhy had finished all these words, kingdom.
he said unto his disciples, 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of
2 Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of Olives.
man is delivered up to be impaled. 31 Then saith OSwhy unto them, All ye shall be offended in me this
3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the
people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas; flock shall be scattered abroad.
4 and they took counsel together that they might take OSwhy by 32 But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.
subtlety, and kill him. 33 But Peter answered and said unto him, If all shall be offended in
5 But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among people. thee, I will never be offended.
6 Now when OSwhy was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the 34 OSwhy said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night,
leper, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
7 there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of 35 Peter saith unto him, Even if I must die with thee, yet will I not deny
exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
sat at meat. 36 Then cometh OSwhy with them unto a place called
8 But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go
purpose is this waste? yonder and pray.
9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
poor. began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.
10 But OSwhy perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto
woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. death: abide ye here, and watch with me.
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. 39 And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed,
12 For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me:
prepare me for burial. nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this evangel shall be preached 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and
in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
spoken of for a memorial of her. 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
14 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto is willing, but the flesh is weak.
the chief priests, 42 Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father,
15 and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.
you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver. 43 And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were
16 And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him unto them. heavy.
17 Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to 44 And he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time,
OSwhy, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to saying again the same words.
eat the passover? 45 Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on
18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of
Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
with my disciples. 46 Arise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me.
19 And the disciples did as OSwhy appointed them; and they made 47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and
ready the passover. with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief
20 Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat with the twelve priest and elders of the people.
disciples; 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I
21 and as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of shall kiss, that is he: take him.
you shall betray me. 49 And straightway he came to OSwhy, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and
22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him kissed him.
every one, Is it I, Master? 50 And OSwhy said unto him, Friend, do that for which thou art
23 And he answered and said, He that dipped his hand with me in the come. Then they came and laid hands on OSwhy, and took him.
dish, the same shall betray me. 51 And behold, one of them that were with OSwhy stretched out
24 The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high
that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for priest, and struck off his ear.
that man if he had not been born. 52 Then saith OSwhy unto him, Put up again thy sword into its
25 And Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
He saith unto him, Thou hast said.
53 Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and
even now send me more than twelve legions of angels? departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
54 How then should the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be? 6 And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful
55 In that hour said OSwhy to the multitudes, Are ye come out as to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.
against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury
the temple teaching, and ye took me not. strangers in.
56 But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might 8 Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day.
be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the
57 And they that had taken OSwhy led him away to the house of prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of
Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price;
gathered together. 10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as Hwhy appointed me.
58 But Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and 11 Now OSwhy stood before the governor: and the governor asked
entered in, and sat with the officers, to see the end. him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And OSwhy said unto
59 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness him, Thou sayest.
against OSwhy, that they might put him to death; 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he
60 and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But answered nothing.
afterward came two, 13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they
61 and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of Elohim, witness against thee?
and to build it in three days. 14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that
62 And the high priest stood up, and said unto him, Answerest thou the governor marvelled greatly.
nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 15 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the
63 But OSwhy held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I multitude one prisoner, whom they would.
adjure thee by the living Elohim, that thou tell us whether thou art Ha 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
Mashiyach, the Son of Elohim. 17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them,
64 OSwhy said unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or OSwhy who is
you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand called Mashiyach?
of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.
65 Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken 19 And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto
blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I
have heard the blasphemy: have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
66 what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death. 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that
67 Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy OSwhy.
with the palms of their hands, 21 But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two
68 saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Mashiyach: who is he that struck will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
thee? 22 Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto OSwhy who is
69 Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came unto called Mashiyach? They all say, Let him be impaled.
him, saying, Thou also wast with OSwhy the Galilaean. 23 And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out
70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. exceedingly, saying, Let him be impaled.
71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, 24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a
and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the
OSwhy of Nazareth. multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man;
72 And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. see ye to it.
73 And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of 25 And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on
a truth thou also art one of them; for thy speech maketh thee known. our children.
74 Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And 26 Then released he unto them Barabbas; but OSwhy he scourged
straightway the cock crew. and delivered to be impaled.
75 And Peter remembered the word which OSwhy had said, Before 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took OSwhy into the
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.
bitterly. 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
29 And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a
Chapter 27 reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and
1 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
the people took counsel against OSwhy to put him to death: 30 And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the
2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate head.
the governor. 31 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe,
3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was and put on him his garments, and led him away to impale him.
condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by
silver to the chief priests and elders, name: him they compelled to go with them, that he might bear his
4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, stake.
What is that to us? see thou to it. 33 And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say,
The place of a skull,
34 they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third
tasted it, he would not drink. day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto
35 And when they had impaled him, they parted his garments among the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse
them, casting lots; than the first.
36 and they sat and watched him there. 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it as sure as ye
37 And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS can.
OSwhy THE KING OF THE JEWS. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the
38 Then are there impaled with him two robbers, one on the right hand guard being with them.
and one on the left.
39 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, Chapter 28
40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three 1 Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day
days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of Elohim, come down from the of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the
stake. sepulchre.
41 In like manner also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of Hwhy
and elders, said, descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and
42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; sat upon it.
let him now come down from the stake, and we will believe on him. 3 His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
43 He trusteth on Elohim; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: 4 and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead
for he said, I am the Son of Hwhy. men.
44 And the robbers also that were impaled with him cast upon him the 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I
same reproach. know that ye seek OSwhy, who hath been impaled.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until 6 He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place
the ninth hour. where the Master lay.
46 And about the ninth hour OSwhy cried with a loud voice, saying, 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My Elohim, my Elohim, why hast lo, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have
thou forsaken me? told you.
47 And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man 8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and
calleth Eliyah. ran to bring his disciples word.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it 9 And behold, OSwhy met them, saying, All hail (May Hwhy save
with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. you). And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.
49 And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Eliyah cometh to save 10 Then saith OSwhy unto them, Fear not: go tell my brethren that
him. they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
50 And OSwhy cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his 11 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into
spirit. the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things that were come to
51 And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to pass.
the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent; 12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken
52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers,
had fallen asleep were raised; 13 saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away
53 and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they while we slept.
entered into the holy city and appeared unto many. 14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and
54 Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching rid you of care.
OSwhy, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were 15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this
done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of Hwhy. saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this
55 And many women were there beholding from afar, who had day.
followed OSwhy from Galilee, ministering unto him: 16 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where
56 among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James OSwhy had appointed them.
and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted.
57 And when even was come, there came a rich man from 18 And OSwhy came to them and spake unto them, saying, All
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was OSwhy's authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.
disciple: 19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, immersing
58 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of OSwhy. Then them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Pilate commanded it to be given up. Spirit:
59 And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you:
60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over
against the sepulchre.
62 Now on the morrow, which is the day after the Preparation, the
chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate,
63 saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet
alive, After three days I rise again.
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28 And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the
The Evangel According to Mark region of Galilee round about.
29 And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they
Chapter 1 came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
1 The beginning of the evangel of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, the Son of 30 Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they
Elohim. tell him of her:
2 Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my 31 and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the
messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way. fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of 32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that
Hwhy, Make his paths straight; were sick, and them that were possessed with demons.
4 John came, who immersed in the wilderness and preached the 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.
immersion of repentance unto remission of sins. 34 And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast
5 And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak,
Jerusalem; And they were immersed of him in the river Jordan, because they knew him.
confessing their sins. 35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went
6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey. 36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;
7 And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier 37 and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.
than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and 38 And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns,
unloose. that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.
8 I immersed you in water; But he shall immerse you in the Holy Spirit. 39 And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching
9 And it came to pass in those days, that OSwhy came from and casting out demons.
Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed of John in the Jordan. 40 And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me
rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him: clean.
11 And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in 41 And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand,
thee I am well pleased. and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.
12 And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness. 42 And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made
13 And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he clean.
was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him. 43 And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,
14 Now after John was delivered up, OSwhy came into Galilee, 44 and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show
preaching the evangel of Elohim, thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which
15 and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of Elohim is at Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
hand: repent ye, and believe in the evangel. 45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread
16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and abroad the matter, insomuch that OSwhy could no more openly
Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to
fishers. him from every quarter.
17 And OSwhy said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make Chapter 2
you to become fishers of men.
18 And straightway they left the nets, and followed him. 1 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was
19 And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and noised that he was in the house.
John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room
20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto
in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. them.
21 And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day 3 And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of
he entered into the synagogue and taught. four.
22 And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they
having authority, and not as the scribes. uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up,
23 And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.
unclean spirit; and he cried out, 5 And OSwhy seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son,
24 saying, What have we to do with thee, OSwhy thou Nazarene? thy sins are forgiven.
art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in
of Elohim. their hearts,
25 And OSwhy rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out 7 Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive
of him. sins but one, even Elohim?
26 And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, 8 And straightway OSwhy, perceiving in his spirit that they so
came out of him. reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these
27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among things in your hearts?
themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he 9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven;
commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
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10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to 7 And OSwhy with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great
forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judaea,
11 I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. 8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and
12 And he arose, and straightway took up the bed, and went forth about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he
before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified did, came unto him.
Elohim, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him
13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:
resorted unto him, and he taught them. 10 for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues
14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the pressed upon him that they might touch him.
place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and 11 And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down
followed him. before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of Elohim.
15 And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and 12 And he charged them much that they should not make him known.
many publicans and sinners sat down with OSwhy and his 13 And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he
disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. himself would; and they went unto him.
16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating 14 And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he
with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that might send them forth to preach,
he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? 15 and to have authority to cast out demons:
17 And when OSwhy heard it, he saith unto them, They that are 16 and Simon he surnamed Peter;
whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not 17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James;
to call the righteous, but sinners. and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they 18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and
come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and
the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? Simon the Cananaean,
19 And OSwhy said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And he cometh into a
fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the house.
bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away much as eat bread.
from them, and then will they fast in that day. 21 And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for
21 No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else they said, He is beside himself.
that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a 22 And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath
worse rent is made. Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the
22 And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will demons.
burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put 23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How
new wine into fresh wine-skins. can Satan cast out Satan?
23 And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the stand.
ears. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the to stand.
sabbath day that which is not lawful? 26 And if Satan hath rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot
25 And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he stand, but hath an end.
had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him? 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his
26 How he entered into the house of Elohim when Abiathar was high goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his
priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the house.
priests, and gave also to them that were with him? 28 Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
man for the sabbath: 29 but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never
28 so that the Son of man is master even of the sabbath. forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin:
30 because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Chapter 3 31 And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without,
1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there they sent unto him, calling him.
who had his hand withered. 32 And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him,
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
day; that they might accuse him. 33 And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my
3 And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth. brethren?
4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or 34 And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith,
to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace. Behold, my mother and my brethren!
5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being 35 For whosoever shall do the will of Elohim, the same is my brother,
grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch and sister, and mother.
forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.
6 And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took
counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
Chapter 4 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should
1 And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.
unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and 28 The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then
sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. the full grain in the ear.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in 29 But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle,
his teaching, because the harvest is come.
3 Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: 30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of Elohim? or in what
4 and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, parable shall we set it forth?
and the birds came and devoured it. 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the
5 And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,
straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the
6 and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven
root, it withered away. can lodge under the shadow thereof.
7 And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they
it, and it yielded no fruit. were able to hear it;
8 And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his
increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a own disciples he expounded all things.
hundredfold. 35 And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us
9 And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. go over unto the other side.
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve 36 And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he
asked of him the parables. was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
11 And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the 37 And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the
kingdom of Elohim: but unto them that are without, all things are done boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.
in parables: 38 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they
12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we
hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it perish?
should be forgiven them. 39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea,
13 And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
ye know all the parables? 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?
14 The sower soweth the word. 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away Chapter 5
the word which hath been sown in them.
1 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the
16 And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky
Gerasenes.
places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it
2 And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him
with joy;
out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
17 and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then,
3 who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind
when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word,
him, no, not with a chain;
straightway they stumble.
4 because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and
18 And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they
the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in
that have heard the word,
pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.
19 and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the
5 And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he
lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh
was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.
unfruitful.
6 And when he saw OSwhy from afar, he ran and worshipped him;
20 And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as
7 and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with
hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold,
thee, OSwhy, thou Son of the Most High Elohim? I adjure thee by
and a hundredfold.
Elohim, torment me not.
21 And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the
8 For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man.
bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand?
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My
22 For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither
name is Legion; for we are many.
was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out
23 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
of the country.
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what
11 Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine
measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be
feeding.
given unto you.
12 And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from
may enter into them.
him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
13 And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of Elohim, as if a man should cast
entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the
seed upon the earth;
sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the
sea.
14 And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the 42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was
country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great
15 And they come to OSwhy, and behold him that was possessed amazement.
with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had 43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he
the legion: and they were afraid. commanded that something should be given her to eat.
16 And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was
possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. Chapter 6
17 And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. 1 And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country;
18 And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed and his disciples follow him.
with demons besought him that he might be with him. 2 And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the
19 And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence
thy friends, and tell them how great things hwhy hath done for hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given
thee, and how he had mercy on thee. unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his
20 And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great hands?
things OSwhy had done for him: and all men marvelled. 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and
21 And when OSwhy had crossed over again in the boat unto the Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?
other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by And they were offended in him.
the sea. 4 And OSwhy said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save
22 And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet, 5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands
23 and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about
she may be made whole, and live. the villages teaching.
24 And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they 7 And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by
thronged him. two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
25 And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, 8 and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey,
26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;
all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 9 but to go shod with sandals: and, said he, put not on two coats.
27 having heard the things concerning OSwhy, came in the crowd 10 And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there
behind, and touched his garment. abide till ye depart thence.
28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole. 11 And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not,
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a
in her body that she was healed of her plague. testimony unto them.
30 And straightway OSwhy, perceiving in himself that the power 12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, 13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that
and said, Who touched my garments? were sick, and healed them.
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging 14 And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known:
thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? and he said, John the Immerser is risen from the dead, and therefore
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. do these powers work in him.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done 15 But others said, It is Eliyah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as
to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. one of the prophets.
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go 16 But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded,
in peace, and be whole of thy plague. he is risen.
35 While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and
house saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife;
any further? for he had married her.
36 But OSwhy, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of 18 For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy
the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. brother's wife.
37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, 19 And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and
and John the brother of James. she could not;
38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he 20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy
beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much
39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a perplexed; and he heard him gladly.
tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. 21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, made a supper to his masters, and the high captains, and the chief
taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with men of Galilee;
him, and goeth in where the child was. 22 and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced,
41 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king
which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it
thee.
23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give 50 for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake
it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
24 And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And 51 And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and
she said, The head of John the Immerser. they were sore amazed in themselves;
25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, 52 for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was
saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John hardened.
the Immerser. 53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto
26 And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her. 54 And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people
27 And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and knew him,
commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the 55 and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on
prison, their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and 56 And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the
the damsel gave it to her mother. country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that
29 And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many
corpse, and laid it in a tomb. as touched him were made whole.
30 And the apostles gather themselves together unto OSwhy; and
they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever Chapter 7
they had taught. 1 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain
31 And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,
place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and 2 and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled,
they had no leisure so much as to eat. that is, unwashen, hands.
32 And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. 3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands
33 And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;
ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. 4 and when they come from the market-place, except they bathe
34 And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they
compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen
shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. vessels.)
35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy
and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent; disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread
36 send them away, that they may go into the country and villages with defiled hands?
round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. 6 And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as
37 But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is
say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of far from me.
bread, and give them to eat? 7 But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the
38 And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. precepts of men.
And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 8 Ye leave the commandment of Elohim, and hold fast the tradition of
39 And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies men.
upon the green grass. 9 And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. Elohim, that ye may keep your tradition.
41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to 10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that
heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among 11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That
them all. wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is
42 And they all ate, and were filled. to say, Given to Elohim;
43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the 12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;
fishes. 13 making void the word of Elohim by your tradition, which ye have
44 And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. delivered: and many such like things ye do.
45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, 14 And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear
and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he me all of you, and understand:
himself sendeth the multitude away. 15 there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile
46 And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile
mountain to pray. the man.
47 And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, 16 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
and he alone on the land. 17 And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his
48 And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary disciples asked of him the parable.
unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also?
walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them: Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it
49 but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it cannot defile him;
was a spirit, and cried out; 19 because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out
into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.
20 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him,
man. seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this
fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be
22 covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, given unto this generation.
railing, pride, foolishness: 13 And he left them, and again entering into the boat departed to the
23 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man. other side.
24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre 14 And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with
and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man them more than one loaf.
know it; and he could not be hid. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of
25 But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. 16 And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.
26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she 17 And OSwhy perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye,
besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither
27 And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet understand? have ye your heart hardened?
to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye
28 But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Master; even the dogs not remember?
under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 19 When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
gone out of thy daughter. 20 And when the seven among the four thousand, how many
30 And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up? And they say unto him,
the bed, and the demon gone out. Seven.
31 And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through 21 And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?
Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of 22 And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man,
Decapolis. and beseech him to touch him.
32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment 23 And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out
in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him. of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands
33 And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught?
fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees,
34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, walking.
Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 25 Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked
35 And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all things clearly.
and he spake plain. 26 And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into
36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he the village.
charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it. 27 And OSwhy went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of
37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done Caesarea Philippi: and on the way he asked his disciples, saying unto
all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to them, Who do men say that I am?
speak. 28 And they told him, saying, John the Immerser; and others, Eliyah;
but others, One of the prophets.
Chapter 8 29 And he asked them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth
1 In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had and saith unto him, Thou art Ha Mashiyach.
nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me 31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many
now three days, and have nothing to eat: things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the
3 and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
way; and some of them are come from far. 32 And he spake the saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to
4 And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill rebuke him.
these men with bread here in a desert place? 33 But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and
5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, saith, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou mindest not the things of
Seven. Elohim, but the things of men.
6 And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he 34 And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said
took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and
to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the take up his stake, and follow me.
multitude. 35 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall
7 And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he lose his life for my sake and the Evangel's shall save it.
commanded to set these also before them. 36 For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his
8 And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that life?
remained over, seven baskets. 37 For what should a man give in exchange for his life?
9 And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away. 38 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this
10 And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be
came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the 25 And when OSwhy saw that a multitude came running together,
holy angels. he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf
spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
Chapter 9 26 And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy
1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some here of became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.
them that stand by, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see 27 But OSwhy took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he
the kingdom of Elohim come with power. arose.
2 And after six days OSwhy taketh with him Peter, and James, and 28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him
John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by privately, How is it that we could not cast it out?
themselves: and he was transfigured before them; 29 And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by
3 and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller prayer.
on earth can whiten them. 30 And they went forth from thence, and passed through Galilee; and
4 And there appeared unto them Eliyah with Moses: and they were he would not that any man should know it.
talking with OSwhy. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is
5 And Peter answereth and saith to OSwhy, Rabbi, it is good for us delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when
to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one he is killed, after three days he shall rise again.
for Moses, and one for Eliyah. 32 But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
6 For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid. 33 And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he
7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way?
voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him. 34 But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on
8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save the way, who was the greatest.
OSwhy only with themselves. 35 And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If
9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.
that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when 36 And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and
the Son of man should have risen again from the dead. taking him in his arms, he said unto them,
10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the 37 Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name,
rising again from the dead should mean. receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him
11 And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that that sent me.
Eliyah must first come? 38 John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in
12 And he said unto them, Eliyah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.
things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer 39 But OSwhy said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall
many things and be set at nought? do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of
13 But I say unto you, that Eliyah is come, and they have also done me.
unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him. 40 For he that is not against us is for us.
14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye
about them, and scribes questioning with them. are Mashiyach's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his
15 And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly reward.
amazed, and running to him saluted him. 42 And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on
16 And he asked them, What question ye with them? me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged
17 And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit; 43 And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee
18 and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into
foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.
disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able. 44 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long 45 And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to
shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into
me. gehenna.
20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway 46 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
the spirit tare him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed 47 And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee
foaming. to enter into the kingdom of Elohim with one eye, rather than having
21 And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come two eyes to be cast into gehenna;
unto him? And he said, From a child. 48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
22 And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, 49 For every one shall be salted with fire.
to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye
and help us. season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.
23 And OSwhy said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible
to him that believeth. Chapter 10
24 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help 1 And he arose from thence and cometh into the borders of Judaea and
thou mine unbelief. beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again;
and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
2 And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a 30 but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and
man to put away his wife? trying him. brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with
3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
you? 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to 32 And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and OSwhy
put her away. was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that
5 But OSwhy said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell
you this commandment. them the things that were to happen unto him,
6 But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he 33 saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall
them. be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall
7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles:
cleave to his wife; 34 and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge
8 and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.
one flesh. 35 And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of
9 What therefore Elohim hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do
10 And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter. for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee.
11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and 36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
marry another, committeth adultery against her: 37 And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy
12 and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.
she committeth adultery. 38 But OSwhy said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye
13 And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be immersed with the
them: and the disciples rebuked them. immersion that I am immersed with?
14 But when OSwhy saw it, he was moved with indignation, and 39 And they said unto him, We are able. And OSwhy said unto
said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the immersion that I
not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of Elohim. am immersed withal shall ye be immersed:
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of 40 but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give;
Elohim as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared.
16 And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation
upon them. concerning James and John.
17 And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and 42 And OSwhy called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know
kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles master it over
may inherit eternal life? them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.
18 And OSwhy said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is 43 But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great
good save one, even Elohim. among you, shall be your minister;
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit 44 and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.
adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, 45 For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to
Honor thy father and mother. minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
20 And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed 46 And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his
from my youth. disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a
21 And OSwhy looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, blind beggar, was sitting by the way side.
One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the 47 And when he heard that it was OSwhy the Nazarene, he began
poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. to cry out, and say, OSwhy, thou son of David, have mercy on
22 But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: me.
for he was one that had great possessions. 48 And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried
23 And OSwhy looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of 49 And OSwhy stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the
Elohim! blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee.
24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But OSwhy 50 And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to
answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for OSwhy.
them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of Elohim! 51 And OSwhy answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I
25 It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that
man to enter into the kingdom of Elohim. I may receive my sight.
26 And they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who 52 And OSwhy said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee
can be saved? whole. And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the
27 OSwhy looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but way.
not with Hwhy: for all things are possible with Elohim.
28 Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed Chapter 11
thee. 1 And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and
29 OSwhy said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,
left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or
lands, for my sake, and for the evangel's sake,
2 and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against 28 and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things?
you: and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, or who gave thee this authority to do these things?
whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him. 29 And OSwhy said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and
3 And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Master answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither. 30 The immersion of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer
4 And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the me.
open street; and they loose him. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From
5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
loosing the colt? 32 But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all verily
6 And they said unto them even as OSwhy had said: and they let held John to be a prophet.
them go. 33 And they answered OSwhy and say, We know not. And
7 And they bring the colt unto OSwhy, and cast on him their OSwhy saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do
garments; and he sat upon him. these things.
8 And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches,
which they had cut from the fields. Chapter 12
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna; 1 And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of Hwhy: vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress,
10 Blessed is the kingdom that cometh, the kingdom of our father and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another
David, that country.
cometh in the name of Hwhy: Hosanna in the highest. 2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he
11 And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.
looked round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went 3 And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
out unto Bethany with the twelve. 4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded
12 And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he in the head, and handled shamefully.
hungered. 5 And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating
13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he some, and killing some.
might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found 6 He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying,
nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. They will reverence my son.
14 And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee 7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir;
henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it. come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and 8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the
began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple, vineyard.
and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of 9 What therefore will the master of the vineyard do? he will come and
them that sold the doves; destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
16 and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through 10 Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders
the temple. rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;
17 And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall 11 This was from Hwhy, And it is marvellous in our eyes?
be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a 12 And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude;
den of robbers. for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they
18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they left him, and went away.
might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was 13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the
astonished at his teaching. Herodians, that they might catch him in talk.
19 And every evening he went forth out of the city. 14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know
20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not
withered away from the roots. the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of Elohim: Is it
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy,
22 And OSwhy answering saith unto them, Have faith in Hwhy. said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I
23 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be may see it.
thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, 16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image
but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, 17 And OSwhy said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. are Caesar's, and unto Elohim the things that are Elohim's. And they
25 And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against marvelled greatly at him.
any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your 18 And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no
trespasses. resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven 19 Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave a
forgive your trespasses. wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his
27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the 20 There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left
elders; no seed;
21 and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; 3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter
and the third likewise: and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
22 and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when
23 In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven these things are all about to be accomplished?
had her to wife. 5 And OSwhy began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead
24 OSwhy said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye err, that ye you astray.
know not the scriptures, nor the power of Elohim? 6 Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and shall lead many
25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are astray.
given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven. 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled:
26 But as touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.
the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how Hwhy 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
spake unto him, saying, I am the Elohim of Abraham, and the Elohim there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines:
of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob? these things are the beginning of travail.
27 He is not the Elohim of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err. 9 But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to
28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before
and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto
commandment is the first of all? them.
29 OSwhy answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; Hwhy our 10 And the evangel must first be preached unto all the nations.
Elohim, Hwhy is one: 11 And when they lead you to judgment, and deliver you up, be not
30 and thou shalt love Hwhy thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but
31 The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is the Holy Spirit.
none other commandment greater than these. 12 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his
32 And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to
said that he is one; and there is none other but he: be put to death.
33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that
and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. 14 But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he
34 And when OSwhy saw that he answered discreetly, he said ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in
unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of Elohim. And no man Judaea flee unto the mountains:
after that durst ask him any question. 15 and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to
35 And OSwhy answered and said, as he taught in the temple, take anything out his house:
How say the scribes that Ha Mashiyach is the son of David? 16 and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, Hwhy said unto my Master, 17 But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in
Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of those days!
thy feet. 18 And pray ye that it be not in the winter.
37 David himself calleth him Master; and whence is he his son? And 19 For those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the
the common people heard him gladly. like from the beginning of the creation which Elohim created until
38 And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to now, and never shall be.
walk in long robes, and to have salutations in the marketplaces, 20 And except Hwhy had shortened the days, no flesh would have
39 and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts: been saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened
40 they that devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long the days.
prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation. 21 And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Ha Mashiyach;
41 And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the or, Lo, there; believe it not:
multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast 22 for there shall arise false Mashiyachs and false prophets, and shall
in much. show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the
42 And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which elect.
make a farthing. 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
43 And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened,
say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are and the moon shall not give her light,
casting into the treasury: 25 and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are
44 for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did in the heavens shall be shaken.
cast in all that she had, even all her living. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great
power and glory.
Chapter 13 27 And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together
1 And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to
him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of the uttermost part of heaven.
buildings! 28 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now
2 And OSwhy said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer
there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be is nigh;
thrown down.
29 even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye 18 And as they sat and were eating, OSwhy said, Verily I say unto
that he is nigh, even at the doors. you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eateth with me.
30 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all 19 They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I?
these things be accomplished. 20 And he said unto them, It is one of the twelve, he that dippeth with
31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass me in the dish.
away. 21 For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto
32 But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for
heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. that man if he had not been born.
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed,
34 It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body.
house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to
commanded also the porter to watch. them: and they all drank of it.
35 Watch therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is
cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the poured out for many.
morning; 25 Verily I say unto you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine,
36 lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of Elohim.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. 26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of
Olives.
Chapter 14 27 And OSwhy saith unto them, All ye shall be offended: for it is
1 Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered
bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might abroad.
take him with subtlety, and kill him: 28 Howbeit, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.
2 for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of 29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not
the people. I.
3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he 30 And OSwhy saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that thou to-
sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice.
ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and 31 But he spake exceedingly vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will
poured it over his head. not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.
4 But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, 32 And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and
To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? he saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray.
5 For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred 33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to
shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.
6 But OSwhy said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath 34 And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto
wrought a good work on me. death: abide ye here, and watch.
7 For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can 35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed
do them good: but me ye have not always. that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
8 She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body 36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee;
beforehand for the burying. remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.
9 And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the Evangel shall be 37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter,
preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour?
hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 38 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
10 And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto is willing, but the flesh is weak.
the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them. 39 And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words.
11 And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him 40 And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were
money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.
them. 41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now,
12 And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the and take your rest: it is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of
passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
make ready that thou mayest eat the passover? 42 Arise, let us be going: behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
13 And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go into 43 And straightway, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the
the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the
follow him; chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
14 and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of the house, 44 Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying,
The Teacher saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away
passover with my disciples? safely.
15 And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and 45 And when he was come, straightway he came to him, and saith,
ready: and there make ready for us. Rabbi; and kissed him.
16 And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as 46 And they laid hands on him, and took him.
he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 47 But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote
17 And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve. the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.
48 And OSwhy answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things.
against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? 4 And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold
49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but how many things they accuse thee of.
this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled. 5 But OSwhy no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate
50 And they all left him, and fled. marvelled.
51 And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth 6 Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom
cast about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him; they asked of him.
52 but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked. 7 And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had
53 And they led OSwhy away to the high priest: and there come made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed
together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.murder.
54 And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of 8 And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was
the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming wont to do unto them.
himself in the light of the fire. 9 And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the
55 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against King of the Jews?
OSwhy to put him to death; and found it not. 10 For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him
56 For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed up.
not together. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather
57 And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, release Barabbas unto them.
saying, 12 And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I
58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. 13 And they cried out again, impale him.
59 And not even so did their witness agree together. 14 And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they
60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked OSwhy, cried out exceedingly, impale him.
saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness 15 And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them
against thee? Barabbas, and delivered OSwhy, when he had scourged him, to
61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest be impaled.
asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou Ha Mashiyach, the Son of the 16 And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the
Blessed? Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
62 And OSwhy said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting 17 And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they
at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. put it on him;
63 And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need 18 and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
have we of witnesses? 19 And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all bowing their knees worshipped him.
condemned him to be worthy of death. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple,
65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to impale him.
him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him 21 And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from
with blows of their hands. the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that
66 And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh one of the he might bear his stake.
maids of the high priest; 22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being
67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and saith, interpreted, The place of a skull.
Thou also wast with the Nazarene, even OSwhy. 23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it
68 But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou not.
sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 24 And they impale him, and part his garments among them, casting
69 And the maid saw him, and began again to say to them that stood lots upon them, what each should take.
by, This is one of them. 25 And it was the third hour, and they impaled him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE
70 But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood
by said to Peter, of a truth thou art one of them; for thou art a KING OF THE JEWS.
Galilaean. 27 And with him they impale two robbers; one on his right hand, and
71 But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom one on his left.
ye speak. 28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was reckoned
72 And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to with transgressors.
mind the word, how that OSwhy said unto him, Before the cock 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and
crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three
he wept. days,
30 save thyself, and come down from the stake.
Chapter 15 31 In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among
1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot
scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound save.
OSwhy, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 32 Let Ha Mashiyach, the King of Israel, now come down from the
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he stake, that we may see and believe. And they that were impaled with
answering saith unto him, Thou sayest. him reproached him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the 11 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of
whole land until the ninth hour. her, disbelieved.
34 And at the ninth hour OSwhy cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, 12 And after these things he was manifested in another form unto two
lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My Elohim, my of them, as they walked, on their way into the country.
Elohim, why hast thou forsaken me? 13 And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither believed they
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, them.
he calleth Eliyah. 14 And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as
36 And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and
and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Eliyah hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him
cometh to take him down. after he was risen.
37 And OSwhy uttered a loud voice, and gave up the spirit. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the evangel to the whole creation.
bottom. 16 He that believeth and is immersed shall be saved; but he that
39 And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
he so gave up the spirit, he said, Truly this man was the Son of 17 And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name
Hwhy. shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
40 And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom 18 they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it
were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they
and of Joses, and Salome; shall recover.
41 who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto 19 So then the Master OSwhy, after he had spoken unto them, was
him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem. received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of Elohim.
42 And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, 20 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Master working
that is, the day before the sabbath, with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amein.
43 there came Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of honorable estate,
who also himself was looking for the kingdom of Elohim; and he
boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of OSwhy.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him
the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
45 And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to
Joseph.
46 And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the
linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock;
and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where
he was laid.
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1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come
and anoint him.
2 And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb
when the sun was risen.
3 And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the
stone from the door of the tomb?
4 and looking up, they see that the stone is rolled back: for it was
exceeding great.
5 And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right
side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
6 And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: ye seek OSwhy, the
Nazarene, who hath been impaled: he is risen; he is not here: behold,
the place where they laid him!
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee:
there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
8 And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and
astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one;
for they were afraid.
9 Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven
demons.
10 She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned
and wept.
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24 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid
The Evangel According to Luke herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath Hwhy done unto me in the days wherein he looked
Chapter 1 upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from Elohim
concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
2 even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning wer 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the
eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
3 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things 28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly
accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent favored, Hwhy is with thee.
Theophilus; 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind
4 that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein what manner of salutation this might be.
thou wast instructed. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found
5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest favor with Elohim.
named Zacharias, of the course of Abiyah: and he had a wife of the 31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son,
daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. and shalt call his name OSwhy.
6 And they were both righteous before Elohim, walking in all the 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and
commandments and ordinances of Hwhy blameless. Hwhy Elohim shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they 33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his
both were now well stricken in years. kingdom there shall be no end.
8 Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before 34 And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not
Elohim in the order of his course, a man?
9 according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall
the temple of Hwhy and burn incense. come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called
hour of incense. the Son of Hwhy.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of Hwhy standing on the 36 And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a
right side of altar of incense. son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called
12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon barren.
him. 37 For no word from Elohim shall be void of power.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy 38 And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of Hwhy; be it unto me
supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
and thou shalt call his name John. 39 And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his haste, into a city of Judah;
birth. 40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of Hwhy, and he shall drink no 41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary,
wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy
from his mother's womb. Spirit;
16 And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto Hwhy their 42 and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed art
Elohim. thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
17 And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Eliyah, to 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Master should
turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to come unto me?
walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for Hwhy a people 44 For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears,
prepared for him. the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I 45 And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of
am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. the things which have been spoken to her from Hwhy.
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in 46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify Hwhy,
the presence of Elohim; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in Elohim my Saviour.
bring thee these good tidings. 48 For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For
20 And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my 49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his
words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. name.
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled 50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that
while he tarried in the temple. fear him.
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they 51 He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud
perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued in the imagination of their heart.
making signs unto them, and remained dumb. 52 He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, of low degree.
he departed unto his house. 53 The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath
sent empty away.
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54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember 5 to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with
mercy child.
55 (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for 6 And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that
ever. she should be delivered.
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in
her house. swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no
57 Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and room for them in the inn.
she brought forth a son. 8 And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field,
58 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that Hwhy had and keeping watch by night over their flock.
magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her. 9 And an angel of Hwhy stood by them, and the glory of Hwhy
59 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name 10 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you
of the father. good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:
60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called 11 for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who
John. is Mashiyach the Master.
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called 12 And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in
by this name. swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.
62 And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is host praising Elohim, and saying,
John. And they marvelled all. 14 Glory to Hwhy in the highest, And on earth peace among men in
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, whom he is well pleased.
and he spake, blessing Elohim. 15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into
65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto
sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which Hwhy
66 And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What hath made known unto us.
then shall this child be? For the hand of Hwhy was with him. 16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and the babe lying in the manger.
prophesied, saying, 17 And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying
68 Blessed be Hwhy, the Elohim of Israel; For he hath visited and which was spoken to them about this child.
wrought redemption for his people, 18 And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his them by the shepherds.
servant David 19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
70 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising Elohim for all
of old), the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto
71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; them.
72 To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy 21 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name
covenant; was called OSwhy, which was so called by the angel before he
73 The oath which he spake unto Abraham our father, was conceived in the womb.
74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our 22 And when the days of their purification according to the law of
enemies Should serve him without fear, Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present
75 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days. him to the Master
76 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: 23 (as it is written in the law of Hwhy, Every male that openeth the
For thou shalt go before the face of Hwhy to make ready his ways; womb shall be called holy to Hwhy),
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of
their sins, Hwhy, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
78 Because of the tender mercy of our Elohim, Whereby the dayspring 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was
from on high shall visit us, Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the
79 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
To guide our feet into the way of peace. 26 And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the not see death, before he had seen Hwhy's Mashiyach.
deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents
brought in the child OSwhy, that they might do concerning him
Chapter 2 after the custom of the law,
1 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from 28 then he received him into his arms, and blessed Elohim, and said,
Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. 29 Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Master, According to thy word,
2 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of in peace;
Syria. 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
3 And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, 32 A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people
into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because Israel.
he was of the house and family of David;
33 And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which 5 Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be
were spoken concerning him; brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough
34 and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, ways smooth;
this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of Elohim.
sign which is spoken against; 7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be immersed of
35 yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to
out of many hearts may be revealed. come?
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say
the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you,
husband seven years from her virginity, that Elohim is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
37 and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), 9 And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree
who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into
supplications night and day. the fire.
38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto Elohim, and 10 And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of 11 And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let
Jerusalem. him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do
39 And when they had accomplished all things that were according to likewise.
the law of Hwhy, they returned into Galilee, to their own city 12 And there came also publicans to be immersed, and they said unto
Nazareth. him, Teacher, what must we do?
40 And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the 13 And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed
grace of Hwhy was upon him. you.
41 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the 14 And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do?
passover. And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.
of the feast; 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in
43 and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were Ha Mashiyach;
boy OSwhy tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed immerse you with
not; water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose
44 but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall immerse you in the Holy
and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance: Spirit and in fire:
45 and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking 17 whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor,
for him. and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up
46 And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, with unquenchable fire.
sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking 18 With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings
them questions: unto the people;
47 and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his 19 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his
answers. brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
48 And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said 20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father 21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were immersed, that,
and I sought thee sorrowing. OSwhy also having been immersed, and praying, the heaven was
49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not opened,
that I must be in my Father's house? 22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon
50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in
51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was thee I am well pleased.
subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 23 And OSwhy himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty
52 And OSwhy advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of
Hwhy and men. Heli,
24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of
Chapter 3 Jannai, the son of Joseph,
1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son
Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, of Esli, the son of Naggai,
and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son
and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, of Josech, the son of Joda,
2 in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of Hwhy 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the
came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
3 And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of
the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins; Elmadam, the son of Er,
4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The 29 the son of OSwhy, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son
voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of of Matthat, the son of Levi,
Hwhy, Make his paths straight. 30 the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of
Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of 21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been
Nathan, the son of David, fulfilled in your ears.
32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace
Salmon, the son of Nahshon, which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's
33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son son?
of Perez, the son of Judah, 23 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable,
34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at
Terah, the son of Nahor, Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his
the son of Shelah, own country.
36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son 25 But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in
of Noah, the son of Lamech, the days of Eliyah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six
37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son months, when there came a great famine over all the land;
of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 26 and unto none of them was Eliyah sent, but only to Zarephath, in
38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
Elohim. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the
prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the
Chapter 4 Syrian.
1 And OSwhy, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and 28 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard
was led in the Spirit in the wilderness these things;
2 during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing 29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him
in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might
3 And the devil said unto him, if thou art the Son of Elohim, command throw him down headlong.
this stone that it become bread. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way.
4 And OSwhy answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by 31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was
bread alone, but by every word of Hwhy. teaching them on the sabbath day:
5 And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a 32 and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with
moment of time. authority.
6 And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and 33 And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an
the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
whomsoever I will I give it. 34 Ah! what have we to do with thee, OSwhy thou Nazarene? art
7 If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of
8 And OSwhy answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt Elohim.
worship Hwhy thy Elohim, and him only shalt thou serve. 35 And OSwhy rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out
9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he
temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of Elohim, cast thyself came out of him, having done him no hurt.
down from hence: 36 And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with
10 for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he
guard thee: commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
11 and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash 37 And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the
thy foot against a stone. region round about.
12 And OSwhy answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not 38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of
make trial of Hwhy thy Elohim. Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and
13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed they besought him for her.
from him for a season. 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and
14 And OSwhy returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.
a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about. 40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers
15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he of them, and healed them.
entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, 41 And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying,
and stood up to read. Thou art the Son of Elohim. And rebuking them, he suffered them not
17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. to speak, because they knew that he was Ha Mashiyach.
And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written, 42 And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place:
18 The Spirit of Hwhy is upon me, Because he anointed me to and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would
preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release have stayed him, that he should not go from them.
to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty 43 But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the
them that are bruised, kingdom of Elohim to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of Hwhy. 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat
down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Chapter 5 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon
1 Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying Elohim.
the word of Elohim, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; 26 And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified Elohim; and
2 and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-
gone out of them, and were washing their nets. day.
3 And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked 27 And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named
him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.
multitudes out of the boat. 28 And he forsook all, and rose up and followed him.
4 And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a
deep, and let down your nets for a draught. great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat
5 And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took with them.
nothing: but at thy word I will let down the nets. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his
6 And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and
fishes; and their nets were breaking; sinners?
7 and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they 31 And OSwhy answering said unto them, They that are in health
should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.
boats, so that they began to sink. 32 I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
8 But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at OSwhy's knees, 33 And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make
saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Master. supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine
9 For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of the eat and drink.
fishes which they had taken; 34 And OSwhy said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-
10 and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
partners with Simon. And OSwhy said unto Simon, Fear not; from 35 But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken
henceforth thou shalt catch men. away from them, then will they fast in those days.
11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and 36 And he spake also a parable unto them: No man rendeth a piece
followed him. from a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will
12 And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the
man full of leprosy: and when he saw OSwhy, he fell on his face, old.
and besought him, saying, Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me 37 And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the new
clean. wine will burst the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will
13 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be perish.
thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins.
14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go thy way, and show 39 And no man having drunk old wine desireth new; for he saith, The
thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses old is good.
commanded, for a testimony unto them. Chapter 6
15 But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him: and
1 Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the
great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their
grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing
infirmities.
them in their hands.
16 But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.
2 But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful
17 And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching;
to do on the sabbath day?
and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were
3 And OSwhy answering them said, Have ye not read even this,
come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and
what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with
the power of Hwhy was with him to heal.
him;
18 And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they
4 how he entered into the house of Elohim, and took and ate the
sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not
19 And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the
lawful to eat save for the priests alone?
multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the
5 And he said unto them, The Son of man is master of the sabbath.
tiles with his couch into the midst before OSwhy.
6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the
20 And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is
was withered.
this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but Elohim
7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would
alone?
heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.
22 But OSwhy perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto
8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand
them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and
23 Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise
stood forth.
and walk?
9 And OSwhy said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to
to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?
forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee,
10 And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch
Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house.
forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.
11 But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another 40 The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is
what they might do to OSwhy. perfected shall be as his teacher.
12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the 41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but
mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to Elohim. considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
13 And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from 42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the
them twelve, whom also he named apostles: mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam
14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of
James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
15 and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and that is in thy brother's eye.
Simon who was called the Zealot, 43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a
16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.
traitor; 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not
17 and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth
from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth
who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth
18 and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. speaketh.
19 And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth 46 And why call ye me, Master, Master, and do not the things which I
from him, and healed them all. say?
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye 47 Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth
poor: for yours is the kingdom of Elohim. them, I will show you to whom he is like:
21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are 48 he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and
ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream
22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been
separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out well builded.
your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house
23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake,
in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your
consolation. Chapter 7
25 Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto 1 After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he
you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. entered into Capernaum.
26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick
same manner did their fathers to the false prophets. and at the point of death.
27 But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them 3 And when he heard concerning OSwhy, he sent unto him elders
that hate you, of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.
28 bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. 4 And they, when they came to OSwhy, besought him earnestly,
29 To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;
from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also. 5 for he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue.
30 Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy 6 And OSwhy went with them. And when he was now not far from
goods ask them not again. the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Master,
31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come
likewise. under my roof:
32 And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even 7 wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say
sinners love those that love them. the word, and my servant shall be healed.
33 And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? 8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself
for even sinners do the same. soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another,
34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. 9 And when OSwhy heard these things, he marvelled at him, and
35 But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never turned and said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I
despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. 10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant
36 Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. whole.
37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and 11 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called
ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released: Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.
38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, 12 Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was
shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she
with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again. was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
39 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the 13 And when the Master saw her, he had compassion on her, and said
blind? shall they not both fall into a pit? unto her, Weep not.
14 And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. 40 And OSwhy answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat
And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on.
15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave 41 A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred
him to his mother. shillings, and the other fifty.
16 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified Elohim, saying, A great 42 When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which
prophet is arisen among us: and, Elohim hath visited his people. of them therefore will love him most?
17 And this report went forth concerning him in the whole of Judaea, 43 Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the
and all the region round about. most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
18 And the disciples of John told him of all these things. 44 And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this
19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my
Master, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with
20 And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the her hair.
Immerser hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or 45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not
look we for another? ceased to kiss my feet.
21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my
and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. feet with ointment.
22 And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven;
which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth
walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised little.
up, the poor have good tidings preached to them. 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves,
me. Who is this that even forgiveth sins?
24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say 50 And he said unto the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in
unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the peace.
wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
25 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Chapter 8
Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in 1 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through
kings' courts. cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the
26 But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and kingdom of Elohim, and with him the twelve,
much more than a prophet. 2 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities:
27 This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had
before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. gone out,
28 I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and
greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of Elohim is many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.
greater than he. 4 And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city
29 And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:
Elohim, being immersed with the immersion of John. 5 The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by
30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the
counsel of Elohim, being not immersed of him. heaven devoured it.
31 Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what 6 And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away,
are they like? because it had no moisture.
32 They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one 7 And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and
to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we choked it.
wailed, and ye did not weep. 8 And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit
33 For John the Immerser is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to
and ye say, He hath a demon. hear, let him hear.
34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the
35 And wisdom is justified of all her children. kingdom of Elohim: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may
36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. not see, and hearing they may not understand.
And he entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of Elohim.
37 And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she 12 And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh
knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may
an alabaster cruse of ointment, not believe and be saved.
38 and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet 13 And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive
with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe,
his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. and in time of temptation fall away.
39 Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within 14 And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have
himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and
who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
a sinner.
15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and 37 And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about
good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with great fear:
with patience. and he entered into a boat, and returned.
16 And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, 38 But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that
or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying,
in may see the light. 39 Return to thy house, and declare how great things Elohim hath
17 For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole
secret, that shall not be known and come to light. city how great things OSwhy had done for him.
18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall 40 And as OSwhy returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they
be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away were all waiting for him.
even that which he thinketh he hath. 41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of
19 And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not the synagogue: and he fell down at OSwhy's feet, and besought
come at him for the crowd. him to come into his house;
20 And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she
desiring to see thee. was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him.
21 But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had
are these that hear the word of Elohim, and do it. spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any,
22 Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a 44 came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and
boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over immediately the issue of her blood stanched.
unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth. 45 And OSwhy said, Who is it that touched me? And when all
23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the
wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in multitudes press thee and crush thee.
jeopardy. 46 But OSwhy said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that
24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we power had gone forth from me.
perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came
water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all
25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed
marvelled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he immediately.
commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him? 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go
26 And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over in peace.
against Galilee. 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the
27 And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the
man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had Teacher.
worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs. 50 But OSwhy hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe,
28 And when he saw OSwhy, he cried out, and fell down before and she shall be made whole.
him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, 51 And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter
OSwhy, thou Son of the Most High Elohim? I beseech thee, in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the
torment me not. maiden and her mother.
29 For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the 52 And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for
man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, she is not dead, but sleepeth.
and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
he was driven of the demon into the deserts. 54 But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise.
30 And OSwhy asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; 55 And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he
for many demons were entered into him. commanded that something be given her to eat.
31 And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart 56 And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man
into the abyss. what had been done.
32 Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the
mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to Chapter 9
enter into them. And he gave them leave. 1 And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and
33 And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were 2 And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of Elohim, and to heal
drowned. the sick.
34 And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff,
and told it in the city and in the country. nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.
35 And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to 4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.
OSwhy, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone 5 And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake
out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of OSwhy: off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
and they were afraid. 6 And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the
36 And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with evangel, and healing everywhere.
demons was made whole.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much 32 Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but
perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that
from the dead; stood with him.
8 and by some, that Eliyah had appeared; and by others, that one of 33 And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto
the old prophets was risen again. OSwhy, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three
9 And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Eliyah: not
such things? And he sought to see him. knowing what he said.
10 And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what 34 And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and
things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
called Bethsaida. 35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my
11 But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed chosen: hear ye him.
them, and spake to them of the kingdom of Elohim, and them that had 36 And when the voice came, OSwhy was found alone. And they
need of healing he cured. held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things
12 And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said which they had seen.
unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages 37 And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down
and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are from the mountain, a great multitude met him.
here in a desert place. 38 And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I
13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:
have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go 39 and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it
and buy food for all this people. teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him,
14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his bruising him sorely.
disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each. 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 41 And OSwhy answered and said, O faithless and perverse
16 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring
heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set hither thy son.
before the multitude. 42 And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and
17 And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which tare him grievously. But OSwhy rebuked the unclean spirit, and
remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets. healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
18 And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were 43 And they were all astonished at the majesty of Elohim. But while all
with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his
I am? disciples,
19 And they answering said, John the Immerser; but others say, 44 Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be
Eliyah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. delivered up into the hands of men.
20 And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from
answering said, Ha Mashiyach of Elohim. them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him
21 But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man; about this saying.
22 saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of 46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the
the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third greatest.
day be raised up. 47 But when OSwhy saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a
23 And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny little child, and set him by his side,
himself, and take up his stake daily, and follow me. 48 and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my
24 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him
lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.
25 For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or 49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out
forfeit his own self? demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him with us.
shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, 50 But OSwhy said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not
and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. against you is for you.
27 But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, 51 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he
who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Elohim. 52 and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered
28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he
mountain to pray. were going to Jerusalem.
29 And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,
and his raiment became white and dazzling. Master, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and
30 And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and consume them?
Eliyah; 55 But he turned, and rebuked them.
31 who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was 56 And they went to another village.
about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 57 And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will
follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58 And OSwhy said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them
of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
his head. 22 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one
59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Master, suffer knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save
me first to go and bury my father. the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him.
60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but 23 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes
go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of Elohim. which see the things that ye see:
61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Master; but first suffer me 24 for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the
to bid farewell to them that are at my house. things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which
62 But OSwhy said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the ye hear, and heard them not.
plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of Elohim. 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him,
saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Chapter 10 26 And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest
1 Now after these things the Master appointed seventy others, and sent thou?
them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love Hwhy thy Elohim with all
himself was about to come. thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all
2 And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Master of the harvest, that he 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou
send forth laborers into his harvest. shalt live.
3 Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto OSwhy, And who is
wolves. my neighbor?
4 Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way. 30 OSwhy made answer and said, A certain man was going down
5 And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both
house. stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if 31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when
not, it shall turn to you again. he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
7 And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as 32 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and
they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to saw him, passed by on the other side.
house. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and
8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
things as are set before you: 34 and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil
9 and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an
Elohim is come nigh unto you. inn, and took care of him.
10 But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go 35 And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the
out into the streets thereof and say, host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest
11 Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee.
against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of Elohim is 36 Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that
come nigh. fell among the robbers?
12 I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than 37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And OSwhy said
for that city. unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the 38 Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village:
mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Master's feet,
ashes. and heard his word.
14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, 40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to
than for you. him, and said, Master, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me
15 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
shalt be brought down unto Hades. 41 But the Master answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou
16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth art anxious and troubled about many things:
me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. 42 but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which
17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Master, even the shall not be taken away from her.
demons are subject unto us in thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from Chapter 11
heaven. 1 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when
19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Master, teach us to
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in pray, even as John also taught his disciples.
any wise hurt you. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy
20 Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; name. Thy kingdom come.
but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank 4 And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that
thee, O Father, Master of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.
5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a
unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; greater than Solomon is here.
6 for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing 32 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this
to set before him; generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching
7 and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give 33 No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither
thee? under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see
8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his the light.
friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as 34 The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy
many as he needeth. whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall of darkness.
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 35 Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; 36 If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining
11 And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he doth give thee light.
give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? 37 Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? went in, and sat down to meat.
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first
children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy bathed himself before dinner.
Spirit to them that ask him? 39 And the Master said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the
14 And he was casting out a demon that was dumb. And it came to outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of
pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the extortion and wickedness.
multitudes marvelled. 40 Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside
15 But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons also?
casteth he out demons. 41 But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all
16 And others, trying him, sought of him a sign from heaven. things are clean unto you.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom 42 But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided herb, and pass over justice and the love of Elohim: but these ought ye
against a house falleth. to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom 43 Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the
stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast 44 Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the
them out? therefore shall they be your judges. men that walk over them know it not.
20 But if I by the finger of Hwhy cast out demons, then is the 45 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in
kingdom of Elohim come upon you. saying this thou reproachest us also.
21 When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods 46 And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with
are in peace: burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the
22 but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome burdens with one of your fingers.
him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and 47 Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your
divideth his spoils. fathers killed them.
23 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with 48 So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for
me scattereth. they killed them, and ye build their tombs.
24 The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through 49 Therefore also said the wisdom of Elohim, I will send unto them
waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and
back unto my house whence I came out. persecute;
25 And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished. 50 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the
26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that 51 from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished
man becometh worse than the first. between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be
27 And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out required of this generation.
of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the 52 Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye
womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck. entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye
28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of hindered.
Elohim, and keep it. 53 And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the
29 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him
began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a to speak of many things;
sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. 54 laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
30 For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also
the Son of man be to this generation. Chapter 12
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men 1 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were
of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he
began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of 28 But if Elohim doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is,
the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe
2 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, you, O ye of little faith?
that shall not be known. 29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither
3 Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in be ye of doubtful mind.
the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your
shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, 31 Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.
and after that have no more that they can do. 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you
5 But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath the kingdom.
killed hath power to cast into gehenna; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 33 Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where
forgotten in the sight of Elohim. no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.
7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
more value than many sparrows. 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
8 And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him 36 and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their master, when
shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of Elohim: he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and
9 but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.
presence of the angels of Elohim. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the master when he cometh
10 And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself,
shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.
Spirit it shall not be forgiven. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and
11 And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, find them so blessed are those servants.
and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or 39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what
what ye shall say: hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left
12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to his house to be broken through.
say. 40 Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man
13 And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother cometh.
divide the inheritance with me. 41 And Peter said, Master, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even
14 But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over unto all?
you? 42 And the Master said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward,
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all whom his master shall set over his household, to give them their
covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the portion of food in due season?
things which he possesseth. 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his master when he cometh shall find
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain so doing.
rich man brought forth plentifully: 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
17 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I 45 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My master delayeth his
have not where to bestow my fruits? coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods. 46 the master of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder,
many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.
20 But Elohim said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul 47 And that servant, who knew his master's will, and made not ready,
required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
shall they be? 48 but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him
Hwhy. shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will
22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not they ask the more.
anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye 49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is
shall put on. already kindled?
23 For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment. 50 But I have a immersion to be immersed with; and how am I
24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no straitened till it be accomplished!
store-chamber nor barn; and Elohim feedeth them: of how much more 51 Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay;
value are ye than the birds! but rather division:
25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the 52 for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three
measure of his life? against two, and two against three.
26 If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye 53 They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father;
anxious concerning the rest? mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her
spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not mother in law.
arrayed like one of these.
54 And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of Elohim?
the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it 21 It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three
cometh to pass. measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
55 And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a 22 And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and
scorching heat; and it cometh to pass. journeying on unto Jerusalem.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and 23 And one said unto him, Master, are they few that are saved? And
the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time? he said unto them,
57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 24 Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall
58 For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to
the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door,
officer shall cast thee into prison. saying, Master, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I
59 I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou know you not whence ye are;
have paid the very last mite. 26 then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence,
and thou didst teach in our streets;
Chapter 13 27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from
1 Now there were some present at that very season who told him of the me, all ye workers of iniquity.
Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 28 There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye
2 And he answered and said unto them, Think ye that these Galilaeans shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the
were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered kingdom of Elohim, and yourselves cast forth without.
these things? 29 And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north
3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of Elohim.
perish. 30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed shall be last.
them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell 31 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get
in Jerusalem? thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.
5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 32 And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out
6 And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I
vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. am perfected.
7 And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come 33 Nevertheless I must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the
seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
also cumber the ground? 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them
8 And he answering saith unto him, Master, let it alone this year also, till that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children
I shall dig about it, and dung it: together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings,
9 and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. and ye would not!
10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day. 35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and I say unto you, Ye
11 And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the
and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up. name of Hwhy.
12 And when OSwhy saw her, he called her, and said to her,
Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. Chapter 14
13 And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made 1 And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers
straight, and glorified Elohim. of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching
14 And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation him.
because OSwhy had healed on the sabbath, answered and said 2 And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy.
to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in 3 And OSwhy answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees,
them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?
sabbath. 4 But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let
15 But the Master answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not him go.
each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen
and lead him away to watering? into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom 6 And they could not answer again unto these things.
Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from 7 And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he
this bond on the day of the sabbath? marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
17 And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in
and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden
by him. of him,
18 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of Elohim like? and 9 and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this
whereunto shall I liken it? man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest
19 It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast place.
into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that
the heaven lodged in the branches thereof. when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend,
go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit Chapter 15
at meat with thee. 1 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear
11 For everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that him.
humbleth himself shall be exalted. 2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man
12 And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy 3 And he spake unto them this parable, saying,
kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of
a recompense be made thee. them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go
13 But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, after that which is lost, until he find it?
the blind: 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
14 and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not wherewith to 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his
recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my
of the just. sheep which was lost.
15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, 7 I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one
he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous
Elohim. persons, who need no repentance.
16 But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he 8 Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece,
bade many: doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until
17 and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that she find it?
were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I
unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I had lost.
pray thee have me excused. 10 Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove Elohim over one sinner that repenteth.
them; I pray thee have me excused. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot 12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
come. portion of thy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them
21 And the servant came, and told his master these things. Then the his living.
master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and
into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance
maimed and blind and lame. with riotous living.
22 And the servant said, Master, what thou didst command is done, 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that
and yet there is room. country; and he began to be in want.
23 And the master said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and 15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that
hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
24 For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine
taste of my supper. did eat: and no man gave unto him.
25 Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said 17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of
unto them, my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with
26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and hunger!
mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have
his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:
27 Whosoever doth not bear his own stake, and come after me, cannot 19 I am no more worthy to be called your son: make me as one of thy
be my disciple. hired servants.
28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down 20 And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off,
and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and
29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, fell on his neck, and kissed him.
all that behold begin to mock him, 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.
31 Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe,
sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 23 and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an 24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is
ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. found. And they began to be merry.
33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh
hath, he cannot be my disciple. to the house, he heard music and dancing.
34 Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, 26 And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these
wherewith shall it be seasoned? things might be.
35 It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: men cast it out. He 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath
that hath ears to hear, let him hear. killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
28 But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, 19 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple
and entreated him. and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
29 But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I 20 and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of
serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and sores,
yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my 21 and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's
friends: table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores.
30 but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried
harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf. away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also
31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is died, and was buried.
mine is thine. 23 And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth
32 But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and
send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool
Chapter 16 my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.
1 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime
who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but
wasting his goods. now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.
2 And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed,
render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that
steward. none may cross over from thence to us.
3 And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my 27 And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send
master taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to him to my father's house;
dig; to beg I am ashamed. 28 for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also
4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, come into this place of torment.
they may receive me into their houses. 29 But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them
5 And calling to him each one of his master's debtors, he said to the hear them.
first, How much owest thou unto my master? 30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the
6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take dead, they will repent.
thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. 31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and
write fourscore. Chapter 17
8 And his master commended the unrighteous steward because he had 1 And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of
done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!
wiser than the sons of the light. 2 It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he
9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of
mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive these little ones to stumble.
you into the eternal tabernacles. 3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he
10 He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that repent, forgive him.
is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. 4 And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
who will commit to your trust the true riches? 5 And the apostles said unto the Master, Increase our faith.
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will 6 And the Master said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye
give you that which is your own? would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. 7 But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep,
Ye cannot serve Hwhy and mammon. that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come
14 And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these straightway and sit down to meat;
things; and they scoffed at him. 8 and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup,
15 And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and
sight of men; but Elohim knoweth your hearts: for that which is afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of Elohim. 9 Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were
16 The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the commanded?
evangel of the kingdom of Elohim is preached, and every man 10 Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are
entereth violently into it. commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle that which it was our duty to do.
of the law to fall. 11 And it came to pass, as they were on their way to Jerusalem, that
18 Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that
husband committeth adultery. were lepers, who stood afar off:
13 and they lifted up their voices, saying, OSwhy, Master, have 2 saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not Elohim, and
mercy on us. regarded not man:
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and show 3 and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him,
yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
were cleansed. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself,
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, Though I fear not Elohim, nor regard man;
with a loud voice glorifying Elohim; 5 yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear
16 and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he wasme out by her continual coming.
a Samaritan. 6 And the Master said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith.
17 And OSwhy answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but 7 And shall not Elohim avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night,
where are the nine? and yet he is longsuffering over them?
18 Were there none found that returned to give glory to Elohim, save 8 I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when
this stranger? the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
19 And he said unto him, Arise, and go thy way: thy faith hath made 9 And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in
thee whole. themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:
20 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of Elohim 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and
cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of Elohim cometh the other a publican.
not with observation: 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, Elohim, I thank
21 neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,
Elohim is within you. or even as this publican.
22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall 12 I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.
desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see
13 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his
it. eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, Elohim, be thou
23 And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor merciful to me a sinner.
follow after them: 14 I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather
24 for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the
than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled;
heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son ofbut he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
man be in his day. 15 And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should
25 But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
generation. 16 But OSwhy called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little
26 And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be alsochildren to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth
in the days of the Son of man. the kingdom of Elohim.
27 They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, 17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of
until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, andElohim as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
destroyed them all. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I
28 Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they do to inherit eternal life?
drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 19 And OSwhy said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is
29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and good, save one, even Elohim.
brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not
30 after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and
revealed. mother.
31 In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the
21 And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.
house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in
22 And when OSwhy heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou
the field likewise not return back. lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and
32 Remember Lot's wife. thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
33 Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever23 But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful;
shall lose his life shall preserve it. for he was very rich.
34 I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the
24 And OSwhy seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have
one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. riches enter into the kingdom of Elohim!
35 There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be 25 For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than
taken, and the other shall be left. for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of Elohim.
26 And they that heard it said, Then who can be saved?
36 There shall be two men in the field; the one shall be taken, and the
other shall be left. 27 But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible
37 And they answering say unto him, Where, Master? And he said with Elohim.
28 And Peter said, Lo, we have left our own, and followed thee.
unto them, Where the body is, thither will the eagles also be gathered
together. 29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that
hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the
Chapter 18 kingdom of Elohim's sake,
1 And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always 30 who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to
to pray, and not to faint; come eternal life.
31 And he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we 16 And the first came before him, saying, Master, thy pound hath
go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the made ten pounds more.
prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man. 17 And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou
32 For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon: 18 And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Master, hath made five
33 and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day he shall rise pounds.
again. 19 And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.
34 And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid 20 And another came, saying, Master, behold, here is thy pound,
from them, and they perceived not the things that were said. which I kept laid up in a napkin:
35 And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind 21 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up
man sat by the way side begging: that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst
36 and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. not sow.
37 And they told him that OSwhy of Nazareth passeth by. 22 He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou
38 And he cried, saying, OSwhy, thou son of David, have mercy on wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up
me. that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
39 And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his 23 then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at
peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, my coming should have required it with interest?
have mercy on me. 24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the
40 And OSwhy stood, and commanded him to be brought unto pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
him: and when he was come near, he asked him, 25 And they said unto him, Master, he hath ten pounds.
41 What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Master, that 26 I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but
I may receive my sight. from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away
42 And OSwhy said unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath from him.
made thee whole. 27 But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over
43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Elohim: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto 28 And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to
Elohim. Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and
Chapter 19 Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the
1 And he entered and was passing through Jericho. disciples,
2 And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief 30 saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which as
publican, and he was rich. ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose
3 And he sought to see OSwhy who he was; and could not for the him, and bring him.
crowd, because he was little of stature. 31 And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say,
4 And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see The Master hath need of him.
him: for he was to pass that way. 32 And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said
5 And when OSwhy came to the place, he looked up, and said unto unto them.
him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto
at thy house. them, Why loose ye the colt?
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 34 And they said, The Master hath need of him.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to 35 And they brought him to OSwhy: and they threw their garments
lodge with a man that is a sinner. upon the colt, and set OSwhy thereon.
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Master, Behold, Master, the 36 And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.
half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted 37 And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount
aught of any man, I restore fourfold. of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and
9 And OSwhy said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this praise Elohim with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they
house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. had seen;
10 For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. 38 saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of Hwhy:
11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that 39 And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him,
the kingdom of Elohim was immediately to appear. Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to 40 And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their
receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. peace, the stones will cry out.
13 And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and 41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,
said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come. 42 saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
saying, We will not that this man reign over us. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast
15 And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on
received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto every side,
whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might
know what they had gained by trading.
44 and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and 21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest
they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but of a
knewest not the time of thy visitation. truth teachest the way of Elohim:
45 And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
sold, 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
46 saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of 24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And
prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers. they said, Caesar's.
47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and 25 And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are
the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: Caesar's, and unto Elohim the things that are Elohim's.
48 and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung 26 And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people:
upon him, listening. and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
27 And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that
Chapter 20 there is no resurrection;
1 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the 28 and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a
people in the temple, and preaching the evangel, there came upon man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother
him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders; should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
2 and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest 29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and
thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? died childless;
3 And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; 30 and the second:
and tell me: 31 and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children,
4 The immersion of John, was it from heaven, or from men? and died.
5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From 32 Afterward the woman also died.
heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him? 33 In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for
6 But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they the seven had her to wife.
are persuaded that John was a prophet. 34 And OSwhy said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and
7 And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. are given in marriage:
8 And OSwhy said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I 35 but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the
do these things. resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
9 And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a 36 for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the
vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country angels; and are sons of Elohim, being sons of the resurrection.
for a long time. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place
10 And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that concerning the Bush, when he calleth Hwhy the Elohim of
they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen Abraham, and the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob.
beat him, and sent him away empty. 38 Now he is not the Elohim of the dead, but of the living: for all live
11 And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and unto him.
handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 39 And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well
12 And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him said.
forth. 40 For they durst not any more ask him any question.
13 And the master of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my 41 And he said unto them, How say they that Ha Mashiyach is David's
beloved son; it may be they will reverence him. son?
14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with 42 For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, Hwhy said unto
another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance my Master, Sit thou on my right hand,
may be ours. 43 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
15 And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What 44 David therefore calleth him Master, and how is he his son?
therefore will the master of the vineyard do unto them? 45 And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,
16 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the 46 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love
vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, Elohim salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues,
forbid. and chief places at feasts;
17 But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, 47 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:
The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head these shall receive greater condemnation.
of the corner?
18 Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but Chapter 21
on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. 1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts
19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in into the treasury.
that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he 2 And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
spake this parable against them. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more
20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned than they all:
themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, 4 for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her
so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor. want did cast in all the living that she had.
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly
stones and offerings, he said,
6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass
there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be away.
thrown down. 34 But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged
7 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day
things be? and what shall be the sign when these things are about to come on you suddenly as a snare:
come to pass? 35 for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the
8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall earth.
come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go ye 36 But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may
not after them. prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to
9 And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these stand before the Son of man.
things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately. 37 And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he
10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet.
kingdom against kingdom; 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple,
11 and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines to hear him.
and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from
heaven. Chapter 22
12 But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and 1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the
shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, Passover.
bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him
13 It shall turn out unto you for a testimony. to death; for they feared the people.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to 3 And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, being of the
answer: number of the twelve.
15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries 4 And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and
shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay. captains, how he might deliver him unto them.
16 But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and 5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to 6 And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in
death. the absence of the multitude.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. 7 And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover must
18 And not a hair of your head shall perish. be sacrificed.
19 In your patience ye shall win your souls. 8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the
20 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know passover, that we may eat.
that her desolation is at hand. 9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we make ready?
21 Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let 10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city,
them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into
in the country enter therein. the house whereinto he goeth.
22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written 11 And ye shall say unto the master of the house, The Teacher saith
may be fulfilled. unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover
23 Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in with my disciples?
those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath 12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make
unto this people. ready.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led 13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made
captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of ready the passover.
the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the apostles with
25 And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the him.
earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and 15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this
the billows; passover with you before I suffer:
26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are 16 for I say unto you, I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom
coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. of Elohim.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with 17 And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said,
power and great glory. Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
28 But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up 18 for I say unto you, I shall not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the
your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh. vine, until the kingdom of Elohim shall come.
29 And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the 19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and
trees: gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do
30 when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves in remembrance of me.
that the summer is now nigh. 20 And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new
31 Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know covenant in my blood, even that which is poured out for you.
ye that the kingdom of Elohim is nigh. 21 But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all table.
things be accomplished. 22 For the Son of man indeed goeth, as it hath been determined: but
woe unto that man through whom he is betrayed!
23 And they began to question among themselves, which of them it 51 But OSwhy answered and said, Suffer ye them thus far. And he
was that should do this thing. touched his ear, and healed him.
24 And there arose also a contention among them, which of them was 52 And OSwhy said unto the chief priests, and captains of the
accounted to be greatest. temple, and elders, that were come against him, Are ye come out, as
25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have mastership against a robber, with swords and staves?
over them; and they that have authority over them are called 53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your
Benefactors. hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him 54 And they seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the
become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off.
27 For which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had
not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them.
serveth. 56 And a certain maid seeing him as he sat in the light of the fire, and
28 But ye are they that have continued with me in my temptations; looking stedfastly upon him, said, This man also was with him.
29 and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed 57 But he denied, saying, Woman, I know him not.
unto me, 58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou also art one
30 that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.
sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 59 And after the space of about one hour another confidently affirmed,
31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift saying, Of a truth this man also was with him; for he is a Galilaean.
you as wheat: 60 But Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately,
32 but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren. 61 And the Master turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter
33 And he said unto him, Master, with thee I am ready to go both to remembered the word of the Master, how that he said unto him,
prison and to death. Before the cock crow this day thou shalt deny me thrice.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until 62 And he went out, and wept bitterly.
thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. 63 And the men that held OSwhy mocked him, and beat him.
35 And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and 64 And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is
wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing. he that struck thee?
36 And he said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take 65 And many other things spake they against him, reviling him.
it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, 66 And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people
and buy a sword. was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led
37 For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, him away into their council, saying,
And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth 67 If thou art Ha Mashiyach, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you,
me hath fulfilment. ye will not believe:
38 And they said, Master, behold, here are two swords. And he said 68 and if I ask you, ye will not answer.
unto them, It is enough. 69 But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right
39 And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of hand of the power of Elohim.
Olives; and the disciples also followed him. 70 And they all said, Art thou then the Son of Elohim? And he said
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye unto them, Ye say that I am.
enter not into temptation. 71 And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we
41 And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled ourselves have heard from his own mouth.
down and prayed,
42 saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: Chapter 23
nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 1 And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before
43 And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening Pilate.
him. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting
44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that
became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. he himself is Mashiyach a king.
45 And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, 3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he
and found them sleeping for sorrow, answered him and said, Thou sayest.
46 and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not 4 And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault
into temptation. in this man.
47 While he yet spake, behold, a multitude, and he that was called 5 But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people,
Judas, one of the twelve, went before them; and he drew near unto teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto
OSwhy to kiss him. this place.
48 But OSwhy said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man 6 But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a
with a kiss? Galilaean.
49 And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they 7 And when he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him
said, Master, shall we smite with the sword? unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days.
50 And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and 8 Now when Herod saw OSwhy, he was exceeding glad: for he was
struck off his right ear. of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning
him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.
9 And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 39 And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying,
10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing Art not thou Ha Mashiyach? save thyself and us.
him. 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even
11 And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, fear Elohim, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate. 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds:
12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
for before they were at enmity between themselves. 42 And he said, OSwhy, remember me when thou comest in thy
13 And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the kingdom.
people, 43 And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be
14 and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that with me in Paradise.
perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, 44 And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the
found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse whole land until the ninth hour,
him: 45 the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the
15 no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, midst.
nothing worthy of death hath been done by him. 46 And OSwhy, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy
16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the
17 Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner. spirit.
18 But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and 47 And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified Elohim,
release unto us Barabbas: -- saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
19 one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, 48 And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they
was cast into prison. beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts.
20 And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release OSwhy; 49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him
21 but they shouted, saying, impale, impale him. from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man 50 And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good
done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise and righteous man
him and release him. 51 (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), a man of
23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was looking for the kingdom of
impaled. And their voices prevailed. Elohim:
24 And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done. 52 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of OSwhy.
25 And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in
into prison, whom they asked for; but OSwhy he delivered up to a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain.
their will. 54 And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
26 And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of 55 And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed
Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the stake, to bear it after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.
after OSwhy. 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the
27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
women who bewailed and lamented him.
28 But OSwhy turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, Chapter 24
weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the
29 For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
never gave suck. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Master
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the OSwhy.
hills, Cover us. 4 And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold,
31 For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:
the dry? 5 and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth,
32 And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
to death. 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when
33 And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there he was yet in Galilee,
they impaled him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the 7 saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of
other on the left. sinful men, and be impaled, and the third day rise again.
34 And OSwhy said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what 8 And they remembered his words,
they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots. 9 and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven,
35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, and to all the rest.
saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is Ha Mashiyach 10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother
of Elohim, his chosen. of James: and the other women with them told these things unto the
36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him apostles.
vinegar, 11 And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they
37 and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself. disbelieved them.
38 And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING
OF THE JEWS.
12 But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto
in, he seeth the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his them, Have ye here anything to eat?
home, wondering at that which was come to pass. 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
13 And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village 43 And he took it, and ate before them.
named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem. 44 And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto
14 And they communed with each other of all these things which had you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled,
happened. which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the
15 And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned psalms, concerning me.
together, that OSwhy himself drew near, and went with them. 45 Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the
16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. scriptures;
17 And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye 46 and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that Ha Mashiyach should
have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad. suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;
18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in
thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
come to pass there in these days? 48 Ye are witnesses of these things.
19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The 49 And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but
things concerning OSwhy the Nazarene, who was a prophet tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.
mighty in deed and word before Elohim and all the people: 50 And he led them out until they were over against Bethany: and he
20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
condemned to death, and impaled him. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them,
21 But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and and was carried up into heaven.
besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
pass. 53 and were continually in the temple, blessing Elohim.
22 Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been
early at the tomb;
23 and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had
also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
24 And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it
even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
25 And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe
in all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Behooved it not Ha Mashiyach to suffer these things, and to enter
into his glory?
27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted
to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and
he made as though he would go further.
29 And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward
evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with
them.
30 And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he
took the bread and blessed; and breaking it he gave to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished
out of their sight.
32 And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us,
while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the
scriptures?
33 And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and
found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
34 saying, The Master is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
35 And they rehearsed the things that happened in the way, and how
he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.
36 And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of
them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they
beheld a spirit.
38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do
questionings arise in your heart?
39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see;
for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.
40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
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31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel,
The Evangel According to John for this cause came I immersing in water.
32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending
Chapter 1 as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to immerse in water, he
the Word was Hwhy. said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit
2 The same was in the beginning with Elohim. descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that immerse in
3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything the Holy Spirit.
made that hath been made. 34 And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Elohim.
5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended 35 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;
it not. 36 and he looked upon OSwhy as he walked, and saith, Behold,
6 There came a man, sent from Hwhy, whose name was John. the Lamb of Elohim!
7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed
that all might believe through him. OSwhy.
8 He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. 38 And OSwhy turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto
9 There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say,
coming into the world. being interpreted, Teacher), where abideth thou?
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the 39 He saith unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore
world knew him not. and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was
11 He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him about the tenth hour.
not. 40 One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
children of Hwhy, even to them that believe on his name: 41 He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the found Ha Mashiyach (which is, being interpreted, Mashiyach).
will of man, but of Hwhy. 42 He brought him unto OSwhy. OSwhy looked upon him, and
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas
his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace (which is by interpretation, Peter).
and truth. 43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he
15 John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of findeth Philip: and OSwhy saith unto him, Follow me.
whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
was before me. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of
16 For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace. whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, OSwhy of
17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
through OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of
18 No man hath seen Hwhy at any time; the only begotten Son, who Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 47 OSwhy saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold,
19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? 48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? OSwhy
20 And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not Ha answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou
Mashiyach. wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Eliyah? And he saith, I 49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of Elohim; thou
am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. art King of Israel.
22 They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an 50 OSwhy answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I
answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make greater things than these.
straight the way of Hwhy, as said Isaiah the prophet. 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see
24 And they had been sent from the Pharisees. the heaven opened, and the angels of Elohim ascending and
25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then immerse thou, if descending upon the Son of man.
thou art not Ha Mashiyach, neither Eliyah, neither the prophet? Chapter 2
26 John answered them, saying, I immerse in water: in the midst of
you standeth one whom ye know not, 1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the
27 even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not mother of OSwhy was there:
worthy to unloose. 2 and OSwhy also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage.
28 These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John 3 And when the wine failed, the mother of OSwhy saith unto him,
was immersing. They have no wine.
29 On the morrow he seeth OSwhy coming unto him, and saith, 4 And OSwhy saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee?
Behold, the Lamb of Elohim, that taketh away the sin of the world! mine hour is not yet come.
30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do
before me: for he was before me. it.
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6 Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' 8 The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but
manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece. knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one
7 OSwhy saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they that is born of the Spirit.
filled them up to the brim. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the 10 OSwhy answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of
feast. And they bare it. Israel, and understandest not these things?
9 And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and
and knew not whence it was (but the servants that had drawn the bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our
water knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom, witness.
10 and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and 12 If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if
when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse: thou hast kept I tell you heavenly things?
the good wine until now. 13 And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out
11 This beginning of his signs did OSwhy in Cana of Galilee, and of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.
manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his the Son of man be lifted up;
brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days. 15 that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and OSwhy went up 16 For Elohim so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
to Jerusalem. that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal
14 And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and life.
doves, and the changers of money sitting: 17 For Elohim sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but
15 and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, that the world should be saved through him.
both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' 18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath
money, and overthrew their tables; been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of
16 and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; the only begotten Son of Elohim.
make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. 19 And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and
17 His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
shall eat me up. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the
18 The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign light, lest his works should be reproved.
showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 21 But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may
19 OSwhy answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and be made manifest, that they have been wrought in Hwhy.
in three days I will raise it up. 22 After these things came OSwhy and his disciples into the land
20 The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and immersed.
building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? 23 And John also was immersing in Enon near to Salim, because there
21 But he spake of the temple of his body. was much water there: and they came, and were immersed.
22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples 24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
remembered that he spake this; and they believed the scripture, and 25 There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples
the word which OSwhy had said. with a Jew about purifying.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, 26 And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with
many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold,
24 But OSwhy did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all the same immerse, and all men come to him.
men, 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have
25 and because he needed not that any one should bear witness been given him from heaven.
concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not Ha Mashiyach,
but, that I am sent before him.
Chapter 3 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because
the Jews: of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
2 the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
that thou art a teacher come from Hwhy; for no one can do these 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of
signs that thou doest, except Elohim be with him. the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven
3 OSwhy answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto is above all.
thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of 32 What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no
Elohim. man receiveth his witness.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? 33 He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that
can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Elohim is true.
5 OSwhy answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be 34 For he whom Elohim hath sent speaketh the words of Elohim: for
born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
Elohim! 35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the 36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth
Spirit is spirit. not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of Elohim abideth on him.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
Chapter 4 30 They went out of the city, and were coming to him.
1 When therefore the Master knew that the Pharisees had heard that 31 In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
OSwhy was making and immersing more disciples than John 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.
2 (although OSwhy himself immersed not, but his disciples), 33 The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought
3 he left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. him aught to eat?
4 And he must needs pass through Samaria. 34 OSwhy saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that
5 So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel sent me, and to accomplish his work.
of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph: 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the
6 and Jacob's well was there. OSwhy therefore, being wearied with harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. fields, that they are white already unto harvest.
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: OSwhy saith 36 He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life
unto her, Give me to drink. eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
8 For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food. 37 For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
9 The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have
being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For labored, and ye are entered into their labor.
Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) 39 And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because
10 OSwhy answered and said unto unto her, If thou knewest the of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that
gift of Elohim, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou ever I did.
wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living 40 So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to
water. abide with them: and he abode there two days.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and 41 And many more believed because of his word;
the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water? 42 and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is
drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle? indeed the Saviour of the world.
13 OSwhy answered and said unto her, Every one that drinketh of 43 And after the two days he went forth from thence into Galilee.
this water shall thirst again: 44 For OSwhy himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his
14 but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never own country.
thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of 45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having
water springing up unto eternal life. seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also
15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, went unto the feast.
neither come all the way hither to draw. 46 He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the
16 OSwhy saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick
17 The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. at Capernaum.
OSwhy saith unto her, Thou saidst well, I have no husband: 47 When he heard that OSwhy was come out of Judaea into
18 for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come
thy husband: this hast thou said truly. down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 48 OSwhy therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and
20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in wonders, ye will in no wise believe.
Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
21 OSwhy saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, 50 OSwhy saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man
when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the believed the word that OSwhy spake unto him, and he went his
Father. way.
22 Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that
know; for salvation is from the Jews. his son lived.
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall 52 So he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. They
worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to said therefore unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left
be his worshippers. him.
24 Elohim is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit 53 So the father knew that it was at that hour in which OSwhy said
and truth. unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Mashiyach cometh (he that 54 This is again the second sign that OSwhy did, having come out
is called Mashiyach): when he is come, he will declare unto us all of Judaea into Galilee.
things. Chapter 5
26 OSwhy saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and OSwhy went
27 And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was
up to Jerusalem.
speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or,
2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in
Why speakest thou with her?
Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.
28 So the woman left her waterpot, and went away into the city, and
3 In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered,
saith to the people,
waiting for the moving of the water.
29 Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be
4 for an angel of the Master went down at certain seasons into the pool,
Ha Mashiyach?
and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the
waters stepped in was made whole, with whatsoever disease he was 30 I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is
holden. righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that
5 And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in sent me.
his infirmity. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
6 When OSwhy saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a 32 It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness
long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made which he witnesseth of me is true.
whole? 33 Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.
7 The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is 34 But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit I say these
troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another things, that ye may be saved.
steppeth down before me. 35 He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to
8 OSwhy saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk. rejoice for a season in his light.
9 And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and 36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John; for the
walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day. works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works
10 So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed. 37 And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have
11 But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him ye
12 They asked him, Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up thy believe not.
bed, and walk? 39 Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have
13 But he that was healed knew not who it was; for OSwhy had eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
conveyed himself away, a multitude being in the place. 40 and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.
14 Afterward OSwhy findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, 41 I receive not glory from men.
Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of Elohim in yourselves.
thee. 43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another
15 The man went away, and told the Jews that it was OSwhy who shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
had made him whole. 44 How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the
16 And for this cause the Jews persecuted OSwhy, because he did glory that cometh from the only Elohim ye seek not?
these things on the sabbath. 45 Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that
17 But OSwhy answered them, My Father worketh even until now, accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope.
and I work. 46 For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me.
18 For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called Elohim his
own Father, making himself equal with Elohim. Chapter 6
19 OSwhy therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I 1 After these things OSwhy went away to the other side of the sea
say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs
doeth in like manner. which he did on them that were sick.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that 3 And OSwhy went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his
himself doeth: and greater works than these will he show him, that ye disciples.
may marvel. 4 Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
21 For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the 5 OSwhy therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great
Son also giveth life to whom he will. multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy
22 For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all bread, that these may eat?
judgment unto the Son; 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
23 that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings' worth of bread is not
honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him. sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into 9 There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but
judgment, but hath passed out of death into life. what are these among so many?
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when 10 OSwhy said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much
the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of Elohim; and they that hear grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five
shall live. thousand.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son 11 OSwhy therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he
also to have life in himself: distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as
27 and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a much as they would.
son of man. 12 And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.
tombs shall hear his voice, 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken
29 and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection that had eaten.
of judgment.
14 When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, 42 And they said, Is not this OSwhy, the son of Joseph, whose
This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world. father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down
15 OSwhy therefore perceiving that they were about to come and out of heaven?
take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain 43 OSwhy answered and said unto them, Murmur not among
himself alone. yourselves.
16 And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea; 44 No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him:
17 and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto and I will raise him up in the last day.
Capernaum. And it was now dark, and OSwhy had not yet come 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of Hwhy.
to them. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh
18 And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew. unto me.
19 When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from Elohim,
furlongs, they behold OSwhy walking on the sea, and drawing he hath seen the Father.
nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid. 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.
20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 48 I am the bread of life.
21 They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going. 50 This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man
22 On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea may eat thereof, and not die.
saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man
OSwhy entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will
disciples went away alone give is my flesh, for the life of the world.
23 (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where 52 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this
they ate the bread after the Master had given thanks): man give us his flesh to eat?
24 when the multitude therefore saw that OSwhy was not there, 53 OSwhy therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye
Capernaum, seeking OSwhy. have not life in yourselves.
25 And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said 54 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and
unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? I will raise him up at the last day.
26 OSwhy answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I
loaves, and were filled. in him.
27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he
abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.
him the Father, even Elohim, hath sealed. 58 This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the
28 They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever.
the works of Elohim? 59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
29 OSwhy answered and said unto them, This is the work of 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when the heard this, said, This is a
Elohim, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. hard saying; who can hear it?
30 They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that 61 But OSwhy knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at
we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou? this, said unto them, Doth this cause you to stumble?
31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He 62 What then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where he
gave them bread out of heaven to eat. was before?
32 OSwhy therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It 63 It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words
was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father that I have spoken unto you are spirit, are are life.
giveth you the true bread out of heaven. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For OSwhy knew
33 For the bread of Elohim is that which cometh down out of heaven, from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was
and giveth life unto the world. that should betray him.
34 They said therefore unto him, Master, evermore give us this bread. 65 And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can
35 OSwhy said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.
me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 66 Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more
36 But I said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet believe not. with him.
37 All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him 67 OSwhy said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away?
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 68 Simon Peter answered him, Master, to whom shall we go? thou
38 For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the hast the words of eternal life.
will of him that sent me. 69 And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of
39 And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath Elohim.
given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 70 OSwhy answered them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and
40 For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the one of you is a devil?
Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise 71 Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that
him up at the last day. should betray him, being one of the twelve.
41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I
am the bread which came down out of heaven.
Chapter 7 31 But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When Ha
1 And after these things OSwhy walked in Galilee: for he would not Mashiyach shall come, will he do more signs than those which this
walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him. man hath done?
2 Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand. 32 The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers
Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which thou to take him.
doest. 33 OSwhy therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go
4 For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be unto him that sent me.
known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot
world. come.
5 For even his brethren did not believe on him. 35 The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man
6 OSwhy therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but go that we shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion among
your time is always ready. the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, 36 What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find
that its works are evil. me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
8 Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time 37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, OSwhy stood
is not yet fulfilled. and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
9 And having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him
10 But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he shall flow rivers of living water.
also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret. 39 But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were
11 The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given; because OSwhy was
12 And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning not yet glorified.
him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth 40 Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words,
the multitude astray. said, This is of a truth the prophet.
13 Yet no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 41 Others said, This is Ha Mashiyach. But some said, What, doth Ha
14 But when it was now the midst of the feast OSwhy went up into Mashiyach come out of Galilee?
the temple, and taught. 42 Hath not the scripture said that Ha Mashiyach cometh of the seed
15 The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
letters, having never learned? 43 So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
16 OSwhy therefore answered them and said, My teaching is not 44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on
mine, but his that sent me. him.
17 If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, 45 The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and
whether it is of Elohim, or whether I speak from myself. they said unto them, Why did ye not bring him?
18 He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that 46 The officers answered, Never man so spake.
seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no 47 The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray?
unrighteousness is in him. 48 Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law? 49 But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.
Why seek ye to kill me? 50 Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one
20 The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill of them),
thee? 51 Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and
21 OSwhy answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all know what he doeth?
marvel because thereof. 52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search,
22 Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. 53 And they went every man unto his own house:
23 If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Chapter 8
Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a
1 but OSwhy went unto the mount of Olives.
man every whit whole on the sabbath?
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the
24 Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
25 Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they
3 And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery;
seek to kill?
and having set her in the midst,
26 And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it
4 they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery,
be that the rulers indeed know that this is Ha Mashiyach?
in the very act.
27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Ha Mashiyach
5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then
cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.
sayest thou of her?
28 OSwhy therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye
6 And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse
both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself,
him. But OSwhy stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the
but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
ground.
29 I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.
7 But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said
30 They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on
unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone
him, because his hour was not yet come.
at her.
8 And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. 38 I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do
9 And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the things which ye heard from your father.
the eldest, even unto the last: and OSwhy was left alone, and the 39 They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham.
woman, where she was, in the midst. OSwhy saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would
10 And OSwhy lifted up himself, and said unto her, Woman, where do the works of Abraham.
are they? did no man condemn thee? 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which
11 And she said, No man, Master. And OSwhy said, Neither do I I heard from Elohim: this did not Abraham.
condemn thee: go thy way; from henceforth sin no more. 41 Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not
12 Again therefore OSwhy spake unto them, saying, I am the light born of fornication; we have one Father, even Elohim.
of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but 42 OSwhy said unto them, If Elohim were your Father, ye would
shall have the light of life. love me: for I came forth and am come from Elohim; for neither have I
13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of come of myself, but he sent me.
thyself; thy witness is not true. 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot
14 OSwhy answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of hear my word.
myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your
go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go. will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in
15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
16 Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
the Father that sent me. 45 But because I say the truth, ye believe me not.
17 Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true. 46 Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not
18 I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me believe me?
beareth witness of me. 47 He that is of Elohim heareth the words of Elohim: for this cause ye
19 They said therefore unto him, Where is thy Father? OSwhy hear them not, because ye are not of Elohim.
answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father: if ye knew me, ye 48 The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou
would know my Father also. art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
20 These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: 49 OSwhy answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father,
and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come. and ye dishonor me.
21 He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and ye shall seek 50 But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and
me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, ye cannot come. judgeth.
22 The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never
go, ye cannot come? see death.
23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye 52 The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon.
are of this world; I am not of this world. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my
24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye word, he shall never taste of death.
believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the
25 They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? OSwhy said unto prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?
them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the 54 OSwhy answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my
beginning. Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your Elohim;
26 I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit 55 and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I
he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep
speak I unto the world. his word.
27 They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and
28 OSwhy therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, was glad.
then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but 57 The Jews therefore said unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old,
as the Father taught me, I speak these things. and hast thou seen Abraham?
29 And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do 58 OSwhy said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before
always the things that are pleasing to him. Abraham was born, I am.
30 As he spake these things, many believed on him. 59 They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but OSwhy hid
31 OSwhy therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye himself, and went out of the temple.
abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples;
32 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Chapter 9
33 They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never 1 And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.
yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or
free? his parents, that he should be born blind?
34 OSwhy answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one 3 OSwhy answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but
that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin. that the works of Elohim should be made manifest in him.
35 And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son 4 We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night
abideth for ever. cometh, when no man can work.
36 If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 5 When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of
my word hath not free course in you. the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,
7 and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by 36 He answered and said, And who is he, Master, that I may believe
interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came on him?
seeing. 37 OSwhy said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that
8 The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he speaketh with thee.
was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 38 And he said, Master, I believe. And he worshipped him.
9 Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am 39 And OSwhy said, For judgment came I into this world, that they
he. that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.
10 They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened? 40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and
11 He answered, The man that is called OSwhy made clay, and said unto him, Are we also blind?
anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I 41 OSwhy said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin:
went away and washed, and I received sight. but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
12 And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
13 They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. Chapter 10
14 Now it was the sabbath on the day when OSwhy made the clay, 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the
and opened his eyes. fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief
15 Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his and a robber.
sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
washed, and I see. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he
16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from Elohim, calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man 4 When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the
that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them. sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
17 They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they
him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. know not the voice of strangers.
18 The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had 6 This parable spake OSwhy unto them: but they understood not
been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of what things they were which he spake unto them.
him that had received his sight, 7 OSwhy therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto
19 and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born you, I am the door of the sheep.
blind? How then doth he now see? 8 All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did
20 His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and not hear them.
that he was born blind: 9 I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall
21 but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we go in and go out, and shall find pasture.
know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself. 10 The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I
22 These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him to 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for
be Mashiyach, he should be put out of the synagogue. the sheep.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. 12 He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are
24 So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth,
him, Give glory to Elohim: we know that this man is a sinner. and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them:
25 He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one 13 he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know
26 They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? How opened he me,
thine eyes? 15 even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay
27 He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; down my life for the sheep.
wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must
disciples? bring, and they shall hear my voice: and they shall become one flock,
28 And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are one shepherd.
disciples of Moses. 17 Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that
29 We know that Elohim hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, I may take it again.
we know not whence he is. 18 No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine eyes. commandment received I from my Father.
31 We know that Elohim heareth not sinners: but if any man be a 19 There arose a division again among the Jews because of these
worshipper of Hwhy, and do his will, him he heareth. words.
32 Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the 20 And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye
eyes of a man born blind. him?
33 If this man were not from Hwhy, he could do nothing. 21 Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a
34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 22 And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:
35 OSwhy heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he 23 it was winter; and OSwhy was walking in the temple in
said, Dost thou believe on the Son of Elohim? Solomon's porch.
24 The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How 13 Now OSwhy had spoken of his death: but they thought that he
long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art Ha Mashiyach, tell us spake of taking rest in sleep.
plainly. 14 Then OSwhy therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
25 OSwhy answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye
works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me. may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep. 16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and 17 So when OSwhy came, he found that he had been in the tomb
no one shall snatch them out of my hand. four days already.
29 My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console
30 I and the Father are one. them concerning their brother.
31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 20 Martha therefore, when she heard that OSwhy was coming,
32 OSwhy answered them, Many good works have I showed you went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.
from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 21 Martha therefore said unto OSwhy, Master, if thou hadst been
33 The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but here, my brother had not died.
for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself 22 And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of Elohim,
Hwhy. Elohim will give thee.
34 OSwhy answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye 23 OSwhy saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
are elohim? 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the
35 If he called them elohim, unto whom the word of Elohim came (and resurrection at the last day.
the scripture cannot be broken), 25 OSwhy said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
36 say ye of him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;
Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of Elohim? 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. thou this?
38 But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Master: I have believed that thou art Ha
ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Mashiyach, the Son of Elohim, even he that cometh into the world.
Father. 28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her
39 They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand. sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is her, and calleth thee.
40 And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where 29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.
John was at the first immersing; and there be abode. 30 (Now OSwhy was not yet come into the village, but was still in
41 And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: the place where Martha met him.)
but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. 31 The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling
42 And many believed on him there. her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out,
followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep
Chapter 11 there.
1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of 32 Mary therefore, when she came where OSwhy was, and saw
Mary and her sister Martha. him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Master, if thou hadst been
2 And it was that Mary who anointed the Master with ointment, and here, my brother had not died.
wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 33 When OSwhy therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also
3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Master, behold, he whom weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was
thou lovest is sick. troubled,
4 But when OSwhy heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto 34 and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Master,
death, but for the glory of Elohim, that the Son of Elohim may be come and see.
glorified thereby. 35 OSwhy wept.
5 Now OSwhy loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 36 The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!
6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two 37 But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of
days in the place where he was. him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?
7 Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. 38 OSwhy therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb.
8 The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 39 OSwhy saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him
9 OSwhy answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man that was dead, saith unto him, Master, by this time the body
walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this decayeth; for he hath been dead four days.
world. 40 OSwhy saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of Elohim?
in him. 41 So they took away the stone. And OSwhy lifted up his eyes, and
11 These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.
Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the
12 The disciples therefore said unto him, Master, if he is fallen asleep, multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that
he will recover. thou didst send me.
43 And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, 13 took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him,
come forth. and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave- Hwhy, even the King of Israel.
clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. OSwhy saith 14 And OSwhy, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is
unto them, Loose him, and let him go. written,
45 Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that 15 Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an
which he did, believed on him. ass's colt.
46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when
things which OSwhy had done. OSwhy was glorified, then remembered they that these things
47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs. 17 The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus
48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.
Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. 18 For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they
49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, heard that he had done this sign.
said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye
50 nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.
should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 20 Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to
51 Now this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he worship at the feast:
prophesied that OSwhy should die for the nation; 21 these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see OSwhy.
into one the children of Elohim that are scattered abroad. 22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and Philip, and
53 So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to they tell OSwhy.
death. 23 And OSwhy answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the
54 OSwhy therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but Son of man should be glorified.
departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the
called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples. earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much
55 Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to fruit.
Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify 25 He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this
themselves. world shall keep it unto life eternal.
56 They sought therefore for OSwhy, and spake one with another, 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
the feast? 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me
57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they 28 Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of
might take him. heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
29 The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had
Chapter 12 thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.
1 OSwhy therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, 30 OSwhy answered and said, This voice hath not come for my
where Lazarus was, whom OSwhy raised from the dead. sake, but for your sakes.
2 So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus 31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world
was one of them that sat at meat with him. be cast out.
3 Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, 32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.
and anointed the feet of OSwhy, and wiped his feet with her hair: 33 But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. 34 The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the
4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith, law that Ha Mashiyach abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The
5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
to the poor? 35 OSwhy therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light
6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you
was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein. not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he
7 OSwhy therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my goeth.
burying. 36 While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become
8 For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always. sons of light. These things spake OSwhy, and he departed and
9 The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there: hid himself from them.
and they came, not for OSwhy's sake only, but that they might see 37 But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they
Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. believed not on him:
10 But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he
to death; spake, Hwhy, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the
11 because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and arm of Hwhy been revealed?
believed on OSwhy. 39 For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,
12 On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, when
they heard that OSwhy was coming to Jerusalem,
40 He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, a servant is not greater than his
should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should master; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
turn, And I should heal them. 17 If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.
41 These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake 18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the
of him. scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel
42 Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because against me.
of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of 19 From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is
the synagogue: come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
43 for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send
Elohim. receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
44 And OSwhy cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth 21 When OSwhy had thus said, he was troubled in the spirit, and
not on me, but on him that sent me. testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall
45 And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. betray me.
46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me 22 The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
may not abide in the darkness. 23 There was at the table reclining in OSwhy's bosom one of his
47 And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him disciples, whom OSwhy loved.
not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoneth to him, and saith unto him, Tell us
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that who it is of whom he speaketh.
judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the 25 He leaning back, as he was, on OSwhy's breast saith unto him,
last day. Master, who is it?
49 For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath 26 OSwhy therefore answereth, He it is, for whom I shall dip the
given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should sop, and give it him. So when he had dipped the sop, he taketh and
speak. giveth it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
50 And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things 27 And after the sop, then entered Satan into him. OSwhy
therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I therefore saith unto him, What thou doest, do quickly.
speak. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto
him.
Chapter 13 29 For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that OSwhy
1 Now before the feast of the passover, OSwhy knowing that his said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that
hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his he should give something to the poor.
Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them 30 He then having received the sop went out straightway: and it was
unto the end. night.
2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of 31 When therefore he was gone out, OSwhy saith, Now is the Son
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, of man glorified, and Elohim is glorified in him;
3 OSwhy, knowing that the Father had given all the things into his 32 and Elohim shall glorify him in himself, and straightway shall he
hands, and that he came forth from Hwhy, and goeth unto Elohim, glorify him.
4 riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and
towel, and girded himself. as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say
5 Then he poureth water into the basin, and began to wash the unto you.
disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was 34 A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another;
girded. even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
6 So he cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Master, dost thou 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love
wash my feet? one to another.
7 OSwhy answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not 36 Simon Peter saith unto him, Master, whither goest thou? OSwhy
now; but thou shalt understand hereafter. answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow now; but thou shalt
8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. OSwhy follow afterwards.
answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 37 Peter saith unto him, Master, why cannot I follow thee even now? I
9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Master, not my feet only, but also my will lay down my life for thee.
hands and my head. 38 OSwhy answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily,
10 OSwhy saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not save to wash verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied
his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. me thrice.
11 For he knew him that should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are
not all clean. Chapter 14
12 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat 1 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in Elohim, believe also in me.
down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 2 In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would
13 Ye call me, Teacher, and, Master: and ye say well; for so I am. have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
14 If I then, the Master and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive
also ought to wash one another's feet. you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
15 For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have 4 And whither I go, ye know the way.
done to you. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Master, we know not whither thou goest; how
know we the way?
6 OSwhy saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no 3 Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto
one cometh unto the Father, but by me. you.
7 If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.
8 Philip saith unto him, Master, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in
9 OSwhy saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do
dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the nothing.
Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father? 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered;
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are
words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father burned.
abiding in me doeth his works. 7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will,
11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else and it shall be done unto you.
believe me for the very works' sake. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that be my disciples.
I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; 9 Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in
because I go unto the Father. my love.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I
Father may be glorified in the Son. have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
14 If ye shall ask anything in my name, that will I do. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you,
15 If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments. and that your joy may be made full.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, 12 This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have
that he may be with you for ever, loved you.
17 even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth his friends.
with you, and shall be in you. 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
18 I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you. 15 No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what
19 Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye his master doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I
behold me: because I live, ye shall live also. heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.
20 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I 16 Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye
in you. should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I 17 These things I command you, that ye may love one another.
will love him, and will manifest myself unto him. 18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it
22 Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Master, what is come to pass hated you.
that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because
23 OSwhy answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the
keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto world hateth you.
him, and make our abode with him. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if
ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
25 These things have I spoken unto you, while yet abiding with you. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake,
26 But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send because they know not him that sent me.
in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but
remembrance all that I said unto you. now they have no excuse for their sin.
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they
fearful. had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and
28 Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye my Father.
loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written
the Father is greater than I. in their law, They hated me without a cause.
29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from
come to pass, ye may believe. the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father,
30 I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world he shall bear witness of me:
cometh: and he hath nothing in me; 27 and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the
31 but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the beginning.
Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
Chapter 16
Chapter 15 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. stumble.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that
branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit. whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto Elohim.
3 And these things will they do, because they have not known the 29 His disciples say, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no
Father, nor me. dark saying.
4 But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is 30 Now know we that thou knowest all things, and needest not that
come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth
said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you. from Hwhy.
5 But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, 31 OSwhy answered them, Do ye now believe?
Whither goest thou? 32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered,
6 But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not
your heart. alone, because the Father is with me.
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; 33 These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have
will send him unto you. overcome the world.
8 And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and
of righteousness, and of judgment: Chapter 17
9 of sin, because they believe not on me; 1 These things spake OSwhy; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he
10 of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the son may
more; glorify thee:
11 of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged. 2 even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them hast given him, he should give eternal life.
now. 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you Elohim, and him whom thou didst send, even OSwhy Ha
into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things Mashiyach.
soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto 4 I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou
you the things that are to come. hast given me to do.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it 5 And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory
unto you. which I had with thee before the world was.
15 All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, 6 I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the
that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you. world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have
16 A little while, and ye behold me no more; and again a little while, kept thy word.
and ye shall see me. 7 Now they know that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are
17 Some of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this from thee:
that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a 8 for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they
little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and
18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We they believed that thou didst send me.
know not what he saith. 9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast
19 OSwhy perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he given me; for they are thine:
said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that 10 and all things that are mine are thine, and thine are mine: and I am
I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, glorified in them.
and ye shall see me? 11 And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast
world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be given me, that they may be one, even as we are.
turned into joy. 12 While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast
21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the
come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world. 13 But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that
22 And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and they may have my joy made full in themselves.
your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you. 14 I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because
23 And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that
my name. thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall 16 They are not of the world even as I am not of the world.
receive, that your joy may be made full. 17 Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth.
25 These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour 18 As thou didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into the
cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but world.
shall tell you plainly of the Father. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may
26 In that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I be sanctified in truth.
will pray the Father for you; 20 Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on
27 for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and me through their word;
have believed that I came forth from the Father. 21 that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in
28 I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou
leave the world, and go unto the Father. didst send me.
22 And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto them; 20 OSwhy answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I ever
that they may be one, even as we are one; taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that together; and in secret spake I nothing.
the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even 21 Why askest thou me? Ask them that have heard me, what I spake
as thou lovedst me. unto them: behold, these know the things which I said.
24 Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me 22 And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck
where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given OSwhy with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 23 OSwhy answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the
25 O righteous Father, the world knew thee not, but I knew thee; and evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
these knew that thou didst send me; 24 Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
26 and I made known unto them thy name, and will make it known; 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said
that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in therefore unto him, Art thou also one of his disciples? He denied, and
them. said, I am not.
26 One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him
Chapter 18 whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with
1 When OSwhy had spoken these words, he went forth with his him?
disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he 27 Peter therefore denied again: and straightway the cock crew.
entered, himself and his disciples. 28 They lead OSwhy therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium:
2 Now Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place: for OSwhy and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the
oft-times resorted thither with his disciples. Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.
3 Judas then, having received the band of soldiers, and officers from 29 Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation
the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and bring ye against this man?
torches and weapons. 30 They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer,
4 OSwhy therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon we should not have delivered him up unto thee.
him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye? 31 Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge
5 They answered him, OSwhy of Nazareth. OSwhy saith unto him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for
them, I am he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with us to put any man to death:
them. 32 that the word of OSwhy might be fulfilled, which he spake,
6 When therefore he said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and signifying by what manner of death he should die.
fell to the ground. 33 Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called
7 Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye? And they said, OSwhy, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
OSwhy of Nazareth. 34 OSwhy answered, Sayest thou this of thyself, or did others tell it
8 OSwhy answered, I told you that I am he; if therefore ye seek me, thee concerning me?
let these go their way: 35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief
9 that the word might be fulfilled which he spake, Of those whom thou priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
hast given me I lost not one. 36 OSwhy answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my
10 Simon Peter therefore having a sword drew it, and struck the high kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I
priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant's name was should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from
Malchus. hence.
11 OSwhy therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? OSwhy
sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been
12 So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear
seized OSwhy and bound him, witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
13 and led him to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he
who was high priest that year. went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in
14 Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was him.
expedient that one man should die for the people. 39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the
15 And Simon Peter followed OSwhy, and so did another disciple. passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the
Now that disciple was known unto the high priest, and entered in with Jews?
OSwhy into the court of the high priest; 40 They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas.
16 but Peter was standing at the door without. So the other disciple, Now Barabbas was a robber.)
who was known unto the high priest, went out and spake unto her
that kept the door, and brought in Peter. Chapter 19
17 The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also 1 Then Pilate therefore took OSwhy, and scourged him.
one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and
18 Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having arrayed him in a purple garment;
made a fire of coals; for it was cold; and they were warming 3 and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they
themselves: and Peter also was with them, standing and warming struck him with their hands.
himself. 4 And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him
19 The high priest therefore asked OSwhy of his disciples, and of out to you, that ye may know that I find no crime in him.
his teaching.
5 OSwhy therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the 30 When OSwhy therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is
purple garment. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold, the man! finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried 31 The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies
out, saying, impale him, impale him! Pilate saith unto them, Take him should not remain on the stake upon the sabbath (for the day of that
yourselves, and impale him: for I find no crime in him. sabbath was a high day), asked of Pilate that their legs might be
7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to broken, and that they might be taken away.
die, because he made himself the Son of Hwhy. 32 The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of
8 When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid; the other that was impaled with him:
9 and he entered into the Praetorium again, and saith unto OSwhy, 33 but when they came to OSwhy, and saw that he was dead
Whence art thou? But OSwhy gave him no answer. already, they brake not his legs:
10 Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? 34 howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and
Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power straightway there came out blood and water.
to impale thee? 35 And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true:
11 OSwhy answered him, Thou wouldest have no power against and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe.
me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered 36 For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled,
me unto thee hath greater sin. A bone of him shall not be broken.
12 Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, 37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom
saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every they pierced.
one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. 38 And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of
13 When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought OSwhy OSwhy, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he
out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The might take away the body of OSwhy: and Pilate gave him leave.
Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. He came therefore, and took away his body.
14 Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth 39 And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by
hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King! night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
15 They therefore cried out, Away with him, away with him, impale him! 40 So they took the body of OSwhy, and bound it in linen cloths
Pilate saith unto them, Shall I impale your King? The chief priests with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
answered, We have no king but Caesar. 41 Now in the place where he was impaled there was a garden; and in
16 Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be impaled. the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid.
17 They took OSwhy therefore: and he went out, bearing the stake 42 There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh
for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called at hand) they laid OSwhy.
in Hebrew, Golgotha:
18 where they impaled him, and with him two others, on either side Chapter 20
one, and OSwhy in the midst. 1 Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while
19 And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the stake. And there was it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from
written, OSwhy OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. the tomb.
20 This title therefore read many of the Jews, for the place where 2 She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other
OSwhy was impaled was nigh to the city; and it was written in disciple whom OSwhy loved, and saith unto them, They have
Hebrew, and in Latin, and in Greek. taken away the Master out of the tomb, and we know not where they
21 The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The have laid him.
King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 3 Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went
22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. toward the tomb.
23 The soldiers therefore, when they had impaled OSwhy, took his 4 And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and
garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the came first to the tomb;
coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 5 and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet
24 They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots entered he not in.
for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which 6 Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into
saith, They parted my garments among them, And upon my vesture the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying,
did they cast lots. 7 and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen
25 These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
the stake of OSwhy his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the 8 Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to
wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. the tomb, and he saw, and believed.
26 When OSwhy therefore saw his mother, and the disciple 9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise from the
standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold dead.
thy son! 10 So the disciples went away again unto their own home.
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that 11 But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she
hour the disciple took her unto his own home. wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
28 After this OSwhy, knowing that all things are now finished, that 12 and she beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and
the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst. one at the feet, where the body of OSwhy had lain.
29 There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge 13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto
full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth. them, Because they have taken away my Master, and I know not
where they have laid him.
14 When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth 6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and
OSwhy standing, and knew not that it was OSwhy. ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw
15 OSwhy saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom it for the multitude of fishes.
seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, 7 That disciple therefore whom OSwhy loved saith unto Peter, It is
Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, the Master. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Master, he girt
and I will take him away. his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea.
16 OSwhy saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far
him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is to say, Teacher. from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full
17 OSwhy saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended of fishes.
unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend 9 So when they got out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there,
unto my Father and your Father, and my Elohim and your Elohim. and fish laid thereon, and bread.
18 Mary Magdalene cometh and telleth the disciples, I have seen the 10 OSwhy saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now
Master; and that he had said these things unto her. taken.
19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the 11 Simon Peter therefore went up, and drew the net to land, full of
week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so
fear of the Jews, OSwhy came and stood in the midst, and saith many, the net was not rent.
unto them, Peace be unto you. 12 OSwhy saith unto them, Come and break your fast. And none of
20 And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his the disciples durst inquire of him, Who art thou? knowing that it was
side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Master. the Master.
21 OSwhy therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the 13 OSwhy cometh, and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and the
Father hath sent me, even so send I you. fish likewise.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto 14 This is now the third time that OSwhy was manifested to the
them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit: disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
23 whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose 15 So when they had broken their fast, OSwhy saith to Simon
soever sins ye retain, they are retained. Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them unto him, Yea, Master; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto
when OSwhy came. him, Feed my lambs.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the 16 He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest
Master. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Master; thou knowest that I love
print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep.
26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou
with them. OSwhy cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time,
midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Master, thou knowest all
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my things; thou knowest that I love thee. OSwhy saith unto him, Feed
hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not my sheep.
faithless, but believing. 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst
28 Thomas answered and said unto him, My Master and my Elohim. thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be
29 OSwhy saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee,
believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
30 Many other signs therefore did OSwhy in the presence of the 19 Now this he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should
disciples, which are not written in this book: glorify Elohim. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him,
31 but these are written, that ye may believe that OSwhy is Ha Follow me.
Mashiyach, the Son of Elohim; and that believing ye may have life in 20 Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom OSwhy loved
his name. following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said,
Master, who is he that betrayeth thee?
Chapter 21 21 Peter therefore seeing him saith to OSwhy, Master, and what
1 After these things OSwhy manifested himself again to the shall this man do?
disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he manifested himself on this 22 OSwhy saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is
wise. that to thee? Follow thou me.
2 There was together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and 23 This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two disciple should not die: yet OSwhy said not unto him, that he
other of his disciples. should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We thee?
also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and 24 This is the disciple that beareth witness of these things, and wrote
that night they took nothing. these things: and we know that his witness is true.
4 But when day was now breaking, OSwhy stood on the beach: yet 25 And there are also many other things which OSwhy did, the
the disciples knew not that it was OSwhy. which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the
5 OSwhy therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? world itself would not contain the books that should be written.
They answered him, No.
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22 beginning from the immersion of John, unto the day that he was
The Acts of the Apostles received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of
his resurrection.
Chapter 1 23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was
1 The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
OSwhy began both to do and to teach, 24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Hwhy, who knowest the hearts
2 until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,
commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas
had chosen: fell away, that he might go to his own place.
3 To whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many 26 And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he
proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking was numbered with the eleven apostles.
the things concerning the kingdom of Elohim: Chapter 2
4 and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to
depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, 1 And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together
which, said he, ye heard from me: in one place.
5 For John indeed immersed with water; but ye shall be immersed in 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a
the Holy Spirit not many days hence. mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
6 They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, 3 And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of
Master, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? fire; and it sat upon each one of them.
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with
which the Father hath set within His own authority. other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
8 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: 5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every
and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea nation under heaven.
and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 6 And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and
9 And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in
taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. his own language.
10 And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; these that speak Galilaeans?
11 who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into 8 And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were
heaven? this OSwhy, who was received up from you into heaven born?
shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven. 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in
12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off. 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about
13 And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and 11 Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the
Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the mighty works of Elohim.
son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 12 And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to
14 These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the another, What meaneth this?
women, and Mary the mother of OSwhy, and with his brethren. 13 But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.
15 And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and
said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together, about a spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that
hundred and twenty), dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my
16 Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which words.
the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is but the third
who was guide to them that took OSwhy. hour of the day.
17 For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this 16 but this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:
ministry. 17 And it shall be in the last days, saith Elohim, I will pour forth of my
18 (Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall
falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men
gushed out. shall dream dreams:
19 And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch 18 Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days
that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
of blood.) 19 And I will show wonders in the heaven above, And signs on the
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood,
take. Before the day of Hwhy come, That great and notable day.
21 Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that 21 And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of Hwhy
the Master OSwhy went in and went out among us, shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words: OSwhy of Nazareth, a man
approved of Elohim unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs
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which Elohim did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves
2 And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was
know; carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called
23 him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
foreknowledge of Elohim, ye by the hand of lawless men did impale
3 who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to
and slay: receive an alms.
24 whom Elohim raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.
it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from
25 For David saith concerning him, I beheld Hwhy always before my them.
face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 6 But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover I thee. In the name of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach of Nazareth, walk.
my flesh also shall dwell in hope: 7 And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou
immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength.
give thy Holy One to see corruption. 8 And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with
28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising Elohim.
full of gladness with thy countenance. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising Elohim:
29 Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he
10 and they took knowledge of him, that it was he that sat for alms at
both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day. the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and
30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that Elohim had sworn with
amazement at that which had happened unto him.
an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his
11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto
throne; them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
31 he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of Ha Mashiyach, that
12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of
neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us,
32 This OSwhy did Elohim raise up, whereof we all are witnesses. as though by our own power or righteousness we had made him to
33 Being therefore by the right hand of Elohim exalted, and having walk?
received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured
13 The Elohim of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the Elohim of
forth this, which ye see and hear. our fathers, hath glorified his Servant OSwhy; whom ye delivered
34 For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to
Hwhy said unto my Master, Sit thou on my right hand, release him.
35 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet. 14 But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that Elohim
murderer to be granted unto you,
hath made him both Master and Mashiyach, this OSwhy whom ye 15 and killed the Prince of life; whom Elohim raised from the dead;
impaled. whereof we are witnesses.
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and
16 And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong,
said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we
whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath
do? given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
38 And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be immersed every one17 And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also
of you in the name of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach unto the remission of your rulers.
your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 18 But the things which Elohim foreshowed by the mouth of all the
39 For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are
prophets, that his Mashiyach should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
afar off, even as many as Hwhy our Elohim shall call unto him. 19 Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted
40 And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying,
out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence
Save yourselves from this crooked generation. of Hwhy;
41 They then that received his word were immersed: and there were20 and that he may send Ha Mashiyach who hath been appointed for
added unto them in that day about three thousand souls. you, even OSwhy:
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' teaching and 21 whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all
fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers. things, whereof Elohim spake by the mouth of His holy prophets that
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were have been from of old.
done through the apostles. 22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall Hwhy Elohim raise up unto
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken
45 and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all,
in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.
according as any man had need. 23 And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that
46 And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with 24 Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after,
gladness and singleness of heart, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.
47 praising Elohim, and having favor with all the people. And Hwhy
25 Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which Elohim
added to them day by day those that were saved. made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall
all the families of the earth be blessed.
Chapter 3 26 Unto you first Elohim, having raised up his Servant, sent him to
1 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
prayer, being the ninth hour.
Chapter 4 26 The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were
1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the gathered together, Against Hwhy, and against his Anointed:
temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant OSwhy, whom
2 being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles
in OSwhy the resurrection from the dead. and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,
3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to
for it was now eventide. pass.
4 But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of 29 And now, Hwhy, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy
the men came to be about five thousand. servants to speak thy word with all boldness,
5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and 30 while thy stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and
scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant
6 and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and OSwhy.
Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest. 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they
7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
power, or in what name, have ye done this? and they spake the word of Elohim with boldness.
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul:
people, and elders, and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed
9 if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an was his own; but they had all things common.
impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; 33 And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the
10 be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the resurrection of the Master OSwhy: and great grace was upon
name of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach of Nazareth, whom ye impaled, them all.
whom Elohim raised from the dead, even in him doth this man stand 34 For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as
here before you whole. were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the
11 He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which prices of the things that were sold,
was made the head of the corner. 35 and laid them at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto
12 And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other each, according as any one had need.
name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be 36 And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which
saved. is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus
13 Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had by race,
perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they 37 having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the
marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with apostles' feet.
OSwhy. Chapter 5
14 And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they could
1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
say nothing against it.
possession,
15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council,
2 and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and
they conferred among themselves,
brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
16 saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the
miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell
Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
4 While it remained, did it not remain thine own? and after it was sold,
17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten
was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing
them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto Elohim.
18 And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the spirit:
teach in the name of OSwhy.
and great fear came upon all that heard it.
19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is
6 And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried
right in the sight of Elohim to hearken unto you rather than unto
him out and buried him.
Elohim, judge ye:
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not
20 for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
knowing what was done, came in.
21 And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go,
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so
finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people;
much. And she said, Yea, for so much.
for all men glorified Elohim for that which was done.
9 But Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to try
22 For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of
the Spirit of Hwhy? behold, the feet of them that have buried thy
healing was wrought.
husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.
23 And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all
10 And she fell down immediately at his feet, and gave up the spirit:
that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them.
and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her
24 And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to Elohim with one
out and buried her by her husband.
accord, and said, O Master, thou that didst make the heaven and the
11 And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all that
earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
heard these things.
25 who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David thy servant,
12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders
didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain
wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in
things?
Solomon's porch.
13 But of the rest durst no man join himself to them: howbeit the 38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them
people magnified them; alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown:
14 and believers were the more added to the Master, multitudes both 39 but if it is of Hwhy, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest
of them and women; haply ye be found even to be fighting against Hwhy.
15 insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and 40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles
laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the
his shadow might overshadow some one of them. name of OSwhy, and let them go.
16 And there also came together the multitudes from the cities round 41 They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing
about Jerusalem, bring sick folk, and them that were vexed with that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. 42 And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach
17 But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is and to preach OSwhy as Ha Mashiyach.
the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
18 and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward. Chapter 6
19 But an angel of Hwhy by night opened the prison doors, and 1 Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying,
brought them out, and said, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews,
20 Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
words of this Life. 2 And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and
21 And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of Elohim, and serve
daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were tables.
with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the 3 Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good
children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought. report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over
22 But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they this business.
returned, and told, 4 But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the
23 saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the word.
keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen,
man within. a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus,
24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of
these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto Antioch;
this would grow. 6 whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they
25 And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put laid their hands upon them.
in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people. 7 And the word of Elohim increased; and the number of the disciples
26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, but multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the
without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be priests were obedient to the faith.
stoned. 8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and
27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. signs among the people.
And the high priest asked them, 9 But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called the
28 saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the
behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
bring this man's blood upon us. 10 And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by
29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey which he spake.
Hwhy rather than men. 11 Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak
30 The Elohim of our fathers raised up OSwhy, whom ye slew, blasphemous words against Moses, and against Elohim.
hanging him on a tree. 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and
31 Him did Elohim exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,
Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins. 13 and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to
32 And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, speak words against this holy place, and the law:
whom Elohim hath given to them that obey him. 14 for we have heard him say, that this OSwhy of Nazareth shall
33 But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses
slay them. delivered unto us.
34 But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, 15 And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his
a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to face as it had been the face of an angel.
put the men forth a little while.
Chapter 7
35 And he said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves
as touching these men, what ye are about to do. 1 And the high priest said, Are these things so?
36 For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be 2 And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The Elohim of glory
somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia,
themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were before he dwelt in Haran,
dispersed, and came to nought. 3 and said unto him, Get thee out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and
37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the come into the land which I shall show thee.
enrolment, and drew away some of the people after him: he also
perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: 31 And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew
and from thence, when his father was dead, Elohim removed him into near to behold, there came a voice of Hwhy,
this land, wherein ye now dwell: 32 I am the Elohim of thy fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, and of Isaac,
5 and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, 33 And Hwhy said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the
and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6 And Elohim spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a 34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and
strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and
them ill, four hundred years. now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
7 And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and
Elohim: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this a judge? him hath Elohim sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with
place. the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham 36 This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in
begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. 37 This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet
9 And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into shall Hwhy your Elohim raise up unto you from among your
Egypt: and Elohim was with him, brethren, like unto me.
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and 38 This is he that was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel
wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor that spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who
over Egypt and all his house. received living oracles to give unto us:
11 Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great 39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from
affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth 40 saying unto Aaron, Make us elohim that shall go before us: for as
our fathers the first time. for this Moses, who led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not
13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; what is become of him.
and Joseph's race became manifest unto Pharaoh. 41 And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto
14 And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. 42 But Elohim turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven;
15 And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain
fathers; beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of
16 and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Israel?
Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in 43 And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of the elohim
Shechem. Rephan, The figures which ye made to worship them: And I will carry
17 But as the time of the promise drew nigh which Elohim vouchsafed you away beyond Babylon.
unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness,
18 till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it
19 The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that according to the figure that he had seen.
they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live. 45 Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with OSwhy
20 At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he when they entered on the possession of the nations, that Elohim
was nourished three months in his father's house. thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
21 and when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and 46 who found favor in the sight of Elohim, and asked to find a
nourished him for her own son. habitation for the Elohim of Jacob.
22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and 47 But Solomon built him a house.
he was mighty in his words and works. 48 Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as
23 But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to saith the prophet,
visit his brethren the children of Israel. 49 The heaven is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet:
24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and What manner of house will ye build me? saith Hwhy: Or what is the
avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian: place of my rest?
25 and he supposed that his brethren understood that Elohim by his 50 Did not my hand make all these things?
hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not. 51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always
26 And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why 52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they
do ye wrong one to another? killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One;
27 But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers;
made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 53 ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it
28 Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday? not.
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land 54 Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and
of Midian, where he begat two sons. they gnashed on him with their teeth.
30 And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel of Hwhy appeared 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up stedfastly into
to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. heaven, and saw the glory of Hwhy, and OSwhy standing on
the right hand of Elohim,
56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray Hwhy, if
standing on the right hand of Elohim. perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.
57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and 23 For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of
rushed upon him with one accord; iniquity.
58 and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses 24 And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to Hwhy, that
laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Master, and saying, 25 They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of
Master OSwhy, receive my spirit. Hwhy, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the evangel to many
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Hwhy, lay not villages of the Samaritans.
this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. 26 But an angel of Hwhy spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go
toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto
Chapter 8 Gaza: the same is desert.
1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day 27 And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of
a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was
and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;
and Samaria, except the apostles. 28 and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the
2 And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over prophet Isaiah.
him. 29 And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
3 But Saul laid waste the assembly, entering into every house, and chariot.
dragging men and women committed them to prison. 30 And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet,
4 They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
word. 31 And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he
5 And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
them Ha Mashiyach. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this,
6 And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his
were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:
did. 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who
7 For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.
crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom
lame, were healed. speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?
8 And there was much joy in that city. 35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture,
9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the preached unto him OSwhy.
city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that 36 And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and
himself was some great one: the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be
10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, immersed?
This man is that power of Elohim which is called Great. 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And
11 And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had he answered and said, I believe that OSwhy Ha Mashiyach is the
amazed them with his sorceries. Son of Elohim.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went
the kingdom of Elohim and the name of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed
they were immersed, both men and women. him.
13 And Simon also himself believed: and being immersed, he 39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of Hwhy
continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on
wrought, he was amazed. his way rejoicing.
14 Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria 40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached
had received the word of Elohim, they sent unto them Peter and the evangel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
John:
15 who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might Chapter 9
receive the Holy Spirit: 1 But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the
16 for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been disciples of the Master, went unto the high priest,
immersed into the name of the Master OSwhy. 2 and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he
17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might
Spirit. bring them bound to Jerusalem.
18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' 3 And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto
hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of
19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my heaven:
hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. 4 and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul,
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou Saul, why persecutest thou me?
hast thought to obtain the gift of Elohim with money. 5 And he said, Who art thou, Master? And he said, I am OSwhy
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right whom thou persecutest:
before Elohim.
6 but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou 31 So the assembly throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria
must do. had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of Hwhy and in
7 And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
voice, but beholding no man. 32 And it came to pass, as Peter went throughout all parts, he came
8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he down also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda.
saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into 33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his
Damascus. bed eight years; for he was palsied.
9 And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. 34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, OSwhy Ha Mashiyach
10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; healeth thee: arise and make thy bed. And straightway he arose.
and the Master said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, 35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned
Behold, I am here, Master. to the Master.
11 And the Master said unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by
called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and
a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth; almsdeeds which she did.
12 and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his 37 And it came to pass in those days, that she fell sick, and died: and
hands on him, that he might receive his sight. when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber.
13 But Ananias answered, Master, I have heard from many of this 38 And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that
man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem: Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to
14 and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call come on unto us.
upon thy name. 39 And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they
15 But the Master said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him
unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made,
children of Israel: while she was with them.
16 for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's 40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and
sake. turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes;
17 And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Master, even OSwhy, who 41 And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints
appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that and widows, he presented her alive.
thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on
18 And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he the Master.
received his sight; and he arose and was immersed; 43 And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppa with one
19 and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days Simon a tanner.
with the disciples that were at Damascus.
20 And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed OSwhy, that Chapter 10
he is the Son of Elohim. 1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a
21 And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in centurion of the band called the Italian band,
Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had 2 a devout man, and one that feared Elohim with all his house, who
come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the gave much alms to the people, and prayed to Elohim always.
chief priests. 3 He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day,
22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews an angel of Elohim coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is Ha Mashiyach. 4 And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What
23 And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together is it, Master? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are
to kill him: gone up for a memorial before Elohim.
24 but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates 5 And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed
also day and night that they might kill him: Peter:
25 but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the 6 he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.
wall, lowering him in a basket. 7 And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two
26 And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited
the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he on him continually;
was a disciple. 8 and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and 9 Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh
declared unto them how he had seen the Master in the way, and that unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the
he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly sixth hour:
in the name of OSwhy. 10 and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made
28 And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem, ready, he fell into a trance;
29 preaching boldly in the name of the Master: and he spake and 11 and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel
disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him. descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon
30 And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to the earth:
Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. 12 wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things
of the earth and birds of the heaven.
13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
14 But Peter said, Not so, Master; for I have never eaten anything that 38 even OSwhy of Nazareth, how Elohim anointed him with the
is common and unclean. Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing
15 And a voice came unto him again the second time, What Elohim all that were oppressed of the devil; for Elohim was with him.
hath cleansed, make not thou common. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country
16 And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom also they slew, hanging him on
up into heaven. a tree.
17 Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision 40 Him Elohim raised up the third day, and gave him to be made
which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by manifest,
Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the 41 not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of
gate, Elohim, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the
18 and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, dead.
were lodging there. 42 And he charged us to preach unto the people, and to testify that this
19 And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, is he who is ordained of Elohim to be the Judge of the living and the
Behold, three men seek thee. dead.
20 But arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: 43 To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every
for I have sent them. one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins.
21 And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them
ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? that heard the word.
22 And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that 45 And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many
feareth Elohim, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured
warned of Elohim by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
to hear words from thee. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify Elohim. Then
23 So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose answered Peter,
and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa 47 Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be immersed,
accompanied him. who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
24 And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was 48 And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of
waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. Then prayed they him to tarry certain
friends. days.
25 And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him,
and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. Chapter 11
26 But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. 1 Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the
27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come Gentiles also had received the word of Elohim.
together: 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the
28 and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful circumcision contended with him,
thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of 3 saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with
another nation; and yet unto me hath Elohim showed that I should not them.
call any man common or unclean: 4 But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order,
29 wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I saying,
ask therefore with what intent ye sent for me. 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a
30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from
the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:
me in bright apparel, 6 upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw
31 and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things
remembrance in the sight of Elohim. and birds of the heaven.
32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call unto thee Simon, who is 7 And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the 8 But I said, Not so, Master: for nothing common or unclean hath ever
sea side. entered into my mouth.
33 Forthwith therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou 9 But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What Elohim
art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of hath cleansed, make not thou common.
Elohim, to hear all things that have been commanded thee of 10 And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
Hwhy. 11 And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which
34 And Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.
Elohim is no respecter of persons: 12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And
35 but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the
is acceptable to him. man's house:
36 The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good 13 and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house,
tidings of peace by OSwhy Ha Mashiyach (He is Master of all.) -- and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is
37 that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Peter;
Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the immersion which John 14 who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved,
preached; thou and all thy house.
15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us 8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals.
at the beginning. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee,
16 And I remembered the word of the Master, how he said, John and follow me.
indeed immersed with water; but ye shall be immersed in the Holy 9 And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which
Spirit. was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
17 If then Elohim gave unto them the like gift as he did also unto us, 10 And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came
when we believed on the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, who was unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of
I, that I could withstand Elohim? its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street;
18 And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and and straightway the angel departed from him.
glorified Elohim, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath Elohim 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a
granted repentance unto life. truth, that Hwhy hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of
19 They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the
arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Jews.
Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews. 12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of
20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many
when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, were gathered together and were praying.
preaching the Master OSwhy. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to
21 And the hand of Hwhy was with them: and a great number that answer, named Rhoda.
believed turned unto the Master. 14 And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy,
22 And the report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.
which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as 15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed
Antioch: that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
23 who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of Elohim, was 16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they
glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would saw him, and were amazed.
cleave unto the Master: 17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace,
24 for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and declared unto them how Hwhy had brought him forth out of the
much people was added unto the Master. prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the
25 And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul; brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
26 and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the
came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together soldiers, what was become of Peter.
with the assembly, and taught much people, and that the disciples 19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he
were called Messianics first in Antioch. examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to
27 Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried
Antioch. there.
28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by 20 Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and
the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: whichthey came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the
came to pass in the days of Claudius. king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their
29 And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to country was fed from the king's country.
send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea: 21 And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat
30 which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of on the throne, and made an oration unto them.
Barnabas and Saul. 22 And the people shouted, saying, The voice of an elohim, and not of
a man.
Chapter 12 23 And immediately an angel of Hwhy smote him, because he gave
1 Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict not Elohim the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the
certain of the assembly. spirit.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 24 But the word of Hwhy grew and multiplied.
3 And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had
Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread. fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was
4 And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him Mark.
to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the
Passover to bring him forth to the people. Chapter 13
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the assembly that was there, prophets
of the assembly unto Elohim for him. and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and
6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the
was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and tetrarch, and Saul.
guards before the door kept the prison. 2 And as they ministered to Hwhy, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said,
7 And behold, an angel of Hwhy stood by him, and a light shined in Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called
the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise them.
up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them,
they sent them away.
4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; 27 For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they
and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every
5 And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of Elohim sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their 28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of
attendant. Pilate that he should be slain.
6 And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they 29 And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they
found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
Bar-OSwhy; 30 But Elohim raised him from the dead:
7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. 31 and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from
The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
word of Elohim. 32 And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the
8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) fathers,
withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith. 33 that Elohim hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he
9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened raised up OSwhy; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou
his eyes on him, art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
10 and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no
enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give
ways of Hwhy? you the holy and sure blessings of David.
11 And now, behold, the hand of Hwhy is upon thee, and thou shalt 35 Because he saith also in another psalm, Thou wilt not give Thy Holy
be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell One to see corruption.
on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to 36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of
lead him by the hand. Elohim, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being 37 but he whom Elohim raised up saw no corruption.
astonished at the teaching of Hwhy. 38 Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is
13 Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to proclaimed unto you remission of sins:
Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to 39 and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from
Jerusalem. which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
14 But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; 40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the
and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. prophets:
15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; For I work a work in
synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of your days, A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it
exhortation for the people, say on. unto you.
16 And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of 42 And as they went out, they besought that these words might be
Israel, and ye that fear Elohim, hearken: spoken to them the next sabbath.
17 The Elohim of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the 43 Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the
people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to
led he them forth out of it. them, urged them to continue in the grace of Elohim.
18 And for about the time of forty years as a nursing-father bare he 44 And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together
them in the wilderness. to hear the word of Hwhy.
19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with
he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and
fifty years: blasphemed.
20 and after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the 46 And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was
prophet. necessary that the word of Elohim should first be spoken to you.
21 And afterward they asked for a king: and Elohim gave unto them Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of
Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
forty years. 47 For so hath Hwhy commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the
to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of uttermost part of the earth.
Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will. 48 And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the
23 Of this man's seed hath Elohim according to promise brought unto word of Hwhy: and as many as were ordained to eternal life
Israel a Saviour, OSwhy; believed.
24 when John had first preached before his coming the immersion of 49 And the word of Hwhy was spread abroad throughout all the
repentance to all the people of Israel. region.
25 And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye 50 But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and
that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me the the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul
shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose. and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.
26 Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came
that fear Elohim, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth. unto Iconium.
52 And the disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.
Chapter 14 25 And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to
1 And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the Attalia;
synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of 26 and thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been
Jews and of Greeks believed. committed to the grace of Elohim for the work which they had fulfilled.
2 But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the 27 And when they were come, and had gathered the assembly
Gentiles, and made them evil affected against the brethren. together, they rehearsed all things that Elohim had done with them,
3 Long time therefore they tarried there speaking boldly in Hwhy, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and 28 And they tarried no little time with the disciples.
wonders to be done by their hands. Chapter 15
4 But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews,
1 And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren,
and part with the apostles.
saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye
5 And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the
cannot be saved.
Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,
2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and
6 they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra
questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and
and Derbe, and the region round about:
Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto
7 and there they preached the evangel.
the apostles and elders about this question.
8 And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple
3 They therefore, being brought on their way by the assembly, passed
from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the
9 The same heard Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes upon him, and
Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the
10 said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up
assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all
and walked.
things that Elohim had done with them.
11 And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up
5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed,
their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The elohim are come
saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep
down to us in the likeness of men.
the law of Moses.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he
6 And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider
was the chief speaker.
of this matter.
13 And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought
7 And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said
oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with
unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago Elohim made
the multitudes.
choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the
14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent
word of the evangel, and believe.
their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out
8 And Elohim, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them
15 and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like
the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn
9 and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their
from these vain things unto a living Elohim, who made the heaven
hearts by faith.
and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
10 Now therefore why make ye trial of Elohim, that ye should put a
16 who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in
yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we
their own ways.
were able to bear?
17 And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and
11 But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the
gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts
Master OSwhy, in like manner as they.
with food and gladness.
12 And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto
18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from
Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders Elohim had
doing sacrifice unto them.
wrought among the Gentiles through them.
19 But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having
13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying,
persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of
Brethren, hearken unto me:
the city, supposing that he was dead.
14 Symeon hath rehearsed how first Elohim visited the Gentiles, to
20 But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered
take out of them a people for his name.
into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to
15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Derbe.
16 After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle
21 And when they had preached the evangel to that city, and had
of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I
made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to
will set it up:
Antioch,
17 That the residue of men may seek after Hwhy, And all the
22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in
Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith Hwhy, who doeth all
the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the
these things.
kingdom of Elohim.
18 Saith the Master, who maketh these things known from of old.
23 And when they had appointed for them elders in every assembly,
19 Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from
and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to Hwhy, on
among the Gentiles turn to Elohim;
whom they had believed.
20 but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of
24 And they passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.
idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from
blood.
21 For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that 6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been
preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath. forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;
22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole 7 and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go
assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to into Bithynia; and the Spirit of OSwhy suffered them not;
Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, 8 and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
and Silas, chief men among the brethren: 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of
23 and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into
unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Macedonia, and help us.
Cilicia, greeting: 10 And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth
24 Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us into Macedonia, concluding that Elohim had called us to preach the
have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we evangel to them.
gave no commandment; 11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to
25 it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 12 and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of
26 men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Master the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain
OSwhy Mashiyach. days.
27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall 13 And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river
tell you the same things by word of mouth. side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no down, and spake unto the women that were come together.
greater burden than these necessary things: 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of
29 that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and Thyatira, one that worshipped Elohim, heard us: whose heart Hwhy
from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.
yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well. 15 And when she was immersed, and her household, she besought
30 So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to Hwhy, come into
having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle. my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation. 16 And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a
32 And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her
brethren with many words, and confirmed them. masters much gain by soothsaying.
33 And after they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in 17 The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men
peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth. are servants of the Most High Elohim, who proclaim unto you the way
34 But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there. of salvation.
35 But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled,
the word of Hwhy, with many others also. turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of OSwhy
36 And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now Ha Mashiyach to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of 19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone,
Hwhy, and see how they fare. they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the
37 And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was marketplace before the rulers,
called Mark. 20 and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said,
38 But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 21 and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to
39 And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder observe, being Romans.
one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed 22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the
away unto Cyprus; magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat
40 but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the them with rods.
brethren to the grace of Hwhy. 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the assemblies. into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner
Chapter 16 prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
1 And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain 25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns
disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that unto Elohim, and the prisoners were listening to them;
believed; but his father was a Greek. 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations
2 The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were
and Iconium. opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and 27 And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison
circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing
they all knew that his father was a Greek. that the prisoners had escaped.
4 And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we
the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and are all here.
elders that were at Jerusalem. 29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell
5 So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in down before Paul and Silas,
number daily. 30 and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Master OSwhy, and thou shalt be 15 But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and
saved, thou and thy house. receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy that they should
32 And they spake the word of Hwhy unto him, with all that were in come to him with all speed, they departed.
his house. 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their within him as he beheld the city full of idols.
stripes; and was immersed, he and all his, immediately. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout
34 And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him.
and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in Elohim. 18 And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say?
Let those men go. others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange elohim: because he
36 And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates preached OSwhy and the resurrection.
have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace. 19 And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus,
37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by
uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; thee?
and do they now cast us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know
themselves and bring us out. therefore what these things mean.
38 And the sergeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and 21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent
they feared when they heard that they were Romans; their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)
39 and they came and besought them; and when they had brought 22 And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, Ye men of
them out, they asked them to go away from the city. Athens, in all things, I perceive that ye are very religious.
40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of 23 For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I
Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN ELOHIM.
and departed. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you.
24 The Elohim that made the world and all things therein, he, being
Chapter 17 Master of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they hands;
came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 25 neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed
2 and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all
sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, things;
3 opening and alleging that it behooved Ha Mashiyach to suffer, and to 26 and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of
rise again from the dead; and that this OSwhy, whom, said he, I the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the
proclaim unto you, is Ha Mashiyach. bounds of their habitation;
4 And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and 27 that they should seek Elohim, if haply they might feel after him and
Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief find him, though he is not far from each one of us:
women not a few. 28 for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of
5 But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar;
29 Being then the offspring of Elohim, we ought not to think that the
and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to likeness of Elohim is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art
the people. and device of man.
6 And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain 30 The times of ignorance therefore Elohim overlooked; but now he
brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:
the world upside down are come hither also; 31 inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the
7 whom Jason hath received: and these all act contrary to the decrees world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof
of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one OSwhy. he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from
8 And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they the dead.
heard these things. 32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some
9 And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.
them go. 33 Thus Paul went out from among them.
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night 34 But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also
unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and
synagogue of the Jews. others with them.
11 Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that
they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Chapter 18
Scriptures daily, whether these things were so. 1 After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.
12 Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of 2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race,
honorable estate, and of men, not a few. lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto
Elohim was proclaimed of Paul at Beroea also, they came thither them;
likewise, stirring up and troubling the multitudes. 3 and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they
14 And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.
the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.
4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Chapter 19
Jews and Greeks. 1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having
5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found
constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that OSwhy was certain disciples:
Ha Mashiyach. 2 and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye
6 And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear
his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; whether the Holy Spirit was given.
I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 3 And he said, Into what then were ye immersed? And they said, Into
7 And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man John's immersion.
named Titus Justus, one that worshipped Elohim, whose house 4 And Paul said, John immersed with the immersion of repentance,
joined hard to the synagogue. saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should
8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Master with come after him, that is, on OSwhy.
all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were 5 And when they heard this, they were immersed into the name of the
immersed. Master OSwhy.
9 And the Master said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came
but speak and hold not thy peace: on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
10 for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to harm thee: for I 7 And they were in all about twelve men.
have much people in this city. 8 And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of
11 And he dwelt there a year and six months, teaching the word of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning
Elohim among them. the kingdom of Elohim.
12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord 9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the
rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat, Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the
13 saying, This man persuadeth men to worship Elohim contrary to the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
law. 10 And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that
14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Master, both Jews and Greeks.
Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O ye 11 And Elohim wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: 12 insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body
15 but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.
look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters. 13 But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to
16 And he drove them from the judgment-seat. name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Master
17 And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and OSwhy, saying, I adjure you by OSwhy whom Paul preacheth.
beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who
these things. did this.
18 And Paul, having tarried after this yet many days, took his leave of 15 And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, OSwhy I know,
the brethren, and sailed thence for Syria, and with him Priscilla and and Paul I know, but who are ye?
Aquila: having shorn his head in Cenchreae; for he had a vow. 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and
19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled
entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. out of that house naked and wounded.
20 And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not; 17 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at
21 but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Master
if Hwhy will, he set sail from Ephesus. OSwhy was magnified.
22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the 18 Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and
assembly, and went down to Antioch. declaring their deeds.
23 And having spent some time there, he departed, and went through 19 And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their
the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted
disciples. the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an 20 So mightily grew the word of Hwhy and prevailed.
eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. 21 Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit,
25 This man had been instructed in the way of Hwhy; and being when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to
fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
OSwhy, knowing only the immersion of John: 22 And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto
26 and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto 23 And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
him the way of Elohim more accurately. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver
27 And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;
encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when 25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation,
he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace; and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth.
28 for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, showing by 26 And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost
the scriptures that OSwhy was Ha Mashiyach. throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much
people, saying that they are no elohim, that are made with hands:
27 and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; 8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were
but also that the temple of the great elohim Diana be made of no gathered together.
account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence 9 And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus,
whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer,
28 And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and
saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesus. was taken up dead.
29 And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said,
accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Make ye no ado; for his life is in him.
Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel. 11 And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten,
30 And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he
disciples suffered him not. departed.
31 And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him 12 And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted.
and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre. 13 But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.
assembly was in confusion; and the more part knew not wherefore 14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to
they were come together. Mitylene.
33 And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting 15 And sailing from thence, we came the following day over against
him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after we
made a defense unto the people. came to Miletus.
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice 16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not
about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible
Ephesians. for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
35 And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders
men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of of the assembly.
the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image 18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye
which fell down from Jupiter? yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be manner I was with you all the time,
quiet, and to do nothing rash. 19 serving the Master with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and
37 For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
temples nor blasphemers of our elohim. 20 how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was
38 If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house,
matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are 21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward Elohim,
proconsuls: let them accuse one another. and faith toward our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach.
39 But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the 22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not
regular assembly. knowing the things that shall befall me there:
40 For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day's 23 save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that
riot, there being no cause for it: and as touching it we shall not be bonds and afflictions abide me.
able to give account of this concourse. 24 But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I
41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from
the Master OSwhy, to testify the evangel of the grace of Elohim.
Chapter 20 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about
1 And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more.
exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into 26 Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood
Macedonia. of all men.
2 And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them 27 For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of
much exhortation, he came into Greece. Elohim.
3 And when he had spent three months there, and a plot was laid 28 Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy
against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the assembly of Hwhy which
determined to return through Macedonia. he purchased with his own blood.
4 And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, the 29 I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among
son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; you, not sparing the flock;
and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and 30 and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking
Trophimus. perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas. 31 Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years
6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.
and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven 32 And now I commend you to Elohim, and to the word of his grace,
days. which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among
7 And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together all them that are sanctified.
to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the 33 I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight. 34 Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my
necessities, and to them that were with me.
35 In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to 20 And they, when they heard it, glorified Elohim; and they said unto
help the weak, and to remember the words of the Master OSwhy, him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the
that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law:
36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with 21 and they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest
them all. all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling
37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him, them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the
38 sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they customs.
should behold his face no more. And they brought him on his way 22 What is it therefore? They will certainly hear that thou art come.
unto the ship. 23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men that have a
vow on them;
Chapter 21 24 these take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges for
1 And when it came to pass that were parted from them and had set them, that they may shave their heads: and all shall know that there is
sail, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the next day unto no truth in the things whereof they have been informed concerning
Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: thee; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law.
2 and having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia, we went 25 But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving
aboard, and set sail. judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to
3 And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from
we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to fornication.
unlade her burden. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with
4 And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and them went into the temple, declaring the fulfilment of the days of
these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
Jerusalem. 27 And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from
5 And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude
departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and and laid hands on him,
children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and 28 crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men
kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place; and
farewell; moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath defiled
6 and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again. this holy place.
7 And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at 29 For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the
Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the
day. temple.
8 And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and 30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they
entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway
seven, we abode with him. the doors were shut.
9 Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied. 31 And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief
10 And as we tarried there some days, there came down from Judaea captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
a certain prophet, named Agabus. 32 And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon
11 And coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet them: and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left
and hands, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at off beating Paul.
Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him 33 Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and
into the hands of the Gentiles. commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he
12 And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place was, and what he had done.
besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 34 And some shouted one thing, some another, among the crowd: and
13 Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? when he could not know the certainty for the uproar, he commanded
for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for him to be brought into the castle.
the name of the Master OSwhy. 35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of
14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;
of Hwhy be done. 36 for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with
15 And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to him.
Jerusalem. 37 And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto
16 And there went with us also certain of the disciples from Caesarea, the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost
bringing with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with thou know Greek?
whom we should lodge. 38 Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to
17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the
gladly. Assassins?
18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the 39 But Paul said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean
elders were present. city: and I beseech thee, give me leave to speak unto the people.
19 And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the 40 And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs,
things which Elohim had wrought among the Gentiles through his beckoned with the hand unto the people; and when there was made a
ministry. great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying,
Chapter 22 25 And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the
1 Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a
you. Roman, and uncondemned?
2 And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew 26 And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and
language, they were the more quiet: and he saith, told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.
3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the 27 And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a
feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law Roman? And he said, Yea.
of our fathers, being zealous for Elohim, even as ye all are this day: 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this
4 and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born.
prisons both men and women. 29 They then that were about to examine him straightway departed
5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he
elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto 30 But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was
Jerusalem in bonds to be punished. accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief
6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down
Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great and set him before them.
light round about me. Chapter 23
7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul,
1 And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have
Saul, why persecutest thou me?
lived before Elohim in all good conscience until this day.
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Master? And he said unto me, I am
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to
OSwhy of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
smite him on the mouth.
9 And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard
3 Then said Paul unto him, Elohim shall smite thee, thou whited wall:
not the voice of him that spake to me.
and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest
10 And I said, What shall I do, Master? And the Master said unto me,
me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all
4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou Elohim's high priest?
things which are appointed for thee to do.
5 And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is
11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the
written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the
12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported
other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a
of by all the Jews that dwelt there,
Pharisee, a son of Pharisees: touching the hope and resurrection of
13 came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul,
the dead I am called in question.
receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.
7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the
14 And he said, The Elohim of our fathers hath appointed thee to know
Pharisees and Sadducees; and the assembly was divided.
his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel,
mouth.
nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
15 For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast
9 And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the
seen and heard.
Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be immersed, and wash
man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel? Let us not
away thy sins, calling on his name.
fight against Hwhy.
17 And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and
10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing
while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers
18 and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out
to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him
of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony
into the castle.
concerning me.
11 And the night following the Master stood by him, and said, Be of
19 And I said, Master, they themselves know that I imprisoned and
good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so
beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
must thou bear witness also at Rome.
20 and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was
12 And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound
standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that
themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor
slew him.
drink till they had killed Paul.
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence
13 And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
unto the Gentiles.
14 And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We
22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their
have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we
voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit
have killed Paul.
that he should live.
15 Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that
23 And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust
he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case
into the air,
more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.
24 the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle,
16 But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and
bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know
entered into the castle and told Paul.
for what cause they so shouted against him.
17 And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this
young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.
18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, 8 commanding his accusers to come before thee. from whom thou wilt
Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these
young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee. things whereof we accuse him.
19 And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked 9 And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things
him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me? were so.
20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul 10 And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul
tomorrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a
somewhat more exactly concerning him. judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defense:
21 Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of 11 Seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than
them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:
curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are 12 and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or
they ready, looking for the promise from thee. stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.
22 So the chief captain let the young man go, charging him, Tell no 13 Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse
man that thou hast signified these things to me. me.
23 And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready 14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the Way which they call a
two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen sect, so serve I the Elohim of our fathers, believing all things which
threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;
the night: 15 having hope toward Elohim, which these also themselves look for,
24 and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and unjust.
and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. 16 Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence
25 And he wrote a letter after this form: toward Elohim and men always.
26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting. 17 Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and
27 This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of offerings:
them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, 18 amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd,
having learned that he was a Roman. nor yet with tumult: but there were certain Jews from Asia--
28 And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I 19 who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation,
brought him down unto their council: if they had aught against me.
29 whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to 20 Or else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found
have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. when I stood before the council,
30 And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the 21 except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them,
man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question before
against him before thee. you this day.
31 So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought 22 But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way,
him by night to Antipatris. deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chief captain shall come
32 But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and down, I will determine your matter.
returned to the castle: 23 And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in
33 and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to charge, and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his
the governor, presented Paul also before him. friends to minister unto him.
34 And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and 24 But after certain days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a
when he understood that he was of Cilicia, Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in
35 I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: Mashiyach OSwhy.
and he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace. 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the
judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for
Chapter 24 this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto
1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain me.
elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the 26 He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore
governor against Paul. also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
2 And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius
Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by the providence Festus; and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in
evils are corrected for this nation, bonds.
3 we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all
thankfulness. Chapter 25
4 But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of 1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days
thy clemency a few words. went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him
insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a against Paul; and they besought him,
ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: 3 asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem;
6 who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid laying a plot to kill him on the way.
hold: and we would have judged him according to our law. 4 Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea,
7 But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.
away out of our hands,
5 Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down 27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not
with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse withal to signify the charges against him.
him.
6 And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten Chapter 26
days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the 1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself.
judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:
7 And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defense
Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by
grievous charges which they could not prove; the Jews:
8 while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, 3 especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which
nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all. are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
9 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and 4 My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the
said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the
things before me? Jews;
10 But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where 5 having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that
I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
very well knowest. 6 And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made
11 If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of of Elohim unto our fathers;
death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof 7 unto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving Elohim night
these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by
Caesar. the Jews, O king!
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, 8 Why is it judged incredible with you, if Elohim doth raise the dead?
Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go. 9 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to
13 Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice the name of OSwhy of Nazareth.
arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus. 10 And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the
14 And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and
the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix; when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the 11 And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to
elders of the Jews informed me, asking for sentence against him. make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I
16 To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to 12 Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and
face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the commission of the chief priests,
matter laid against him. 13 at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the
17 When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that
but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the journeyed with me.
man to be brought. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying
18 Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
charge of such evil things as I supposed; me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
19 but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of 15 And I said, Who art thou, Master? And the Master said, I am
one OSwhy, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. OSwhy whom thou persecutest.
20 And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, 16 But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared
asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things
these matters. wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear
21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the unto thee;
emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to 17 delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I
Caesar. send thee,
22 And Agrippa said unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man 18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and
myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him. from the power of Satan unto Elohim, that they may receive remission
23 So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in
great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the me.
chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of 19 Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly
Festus Paul was brought in. vision:
24 And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present 20 but declared both to them of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and
with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that
made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not they should repent and turn to Elohim, doing works worthy of
to live any longer. repentance.
25 But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as 21 For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to
he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him. kill me.
26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my master. Wherefore 22 Having therefore obtained the help that is from Elohim, I stand unto
I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the
Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write. prophets and Moses did say should come;
23 how that Ha Mashiyach must suffer, and how that he first by the 15 and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we
resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and gave way to it, and were driven.
to the Gentiles. 16 And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were
24 And as he thus made his defense, Festus saith with a loud voice, able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee mad. 17 and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the
25 But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they
words of truth and soberness. lowered the gear, and so were driven.
26 For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak 18 And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they
freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from began to throw the the freight overboard;
him; for this hath not been done in a corner. 19 and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of
27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou the ship.
believest. 20 And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and
28 And Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was
fain make me a Messianic. now taken away.
29 And Paul said, I would to Elohim, that whether with little or with 21 And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in
much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me,
such as I am, except these bonds. and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss
sat with them: of life among you, but only of the ship.
31 and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, 23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the Elohim whose I am,
This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. whom also I serve,
32 And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at 24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo,
liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. Elohim hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe Elohim, that it shall
Chapter 27 be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.
1 And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they 26 But we must be cast upon a certain island.
delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named 27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and
Julius, of the Augustan band. fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they
2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail unto were drawing near to some country:
the places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a 28 and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little
Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
3 And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, 29 And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground,
and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself. they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.
4 And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, 30 And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had
because the winds were contrary. lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay
5 And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and out anchors from the foreship,
Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; the ship, ye cannot be saved.
and he put us therein. 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with 33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take
difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and
sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone; continue fasting, having taken nothing.
8 and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place 34 Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your
called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
9 And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now 35 And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to
dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul Elohim in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat.
admonished them, 36 Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.
10 and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with 37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen
injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of souls.
our lives. 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing
11 But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of out the wheat into the sea.
the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul. 39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a
12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could
part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could drive the ship upon it.
reach Phoenix, and winter there; which is a haven of Crete, looking 40 And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same
northeast and south-east. time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had the wind, they made for the beach.
obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, 41 But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel
close in shore. aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the
14 But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
which is called Euraquilo:
42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them 21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea
should swim out, and escape. concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or
43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their speak any harm of thee.
purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast 22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning
themselves overboard, and get first to the land; this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.
44 and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the 23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his
ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land. lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying
the kingdom of Elohim, and persuading them concerning OSwhy,
Chapter 28 both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till
1 And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called evening.
Melita. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some
2 And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled disbelieved.
a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after
of the cold. that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Spirit through
3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers,
fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his 26 saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear,
hand. and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in
4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from no wise perceive:
his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, 27 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of
whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should
suffered to live. perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand
5 Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm. with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
6 But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of Elohim is sent
suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having
an elohim. much disputing among themselves.
7 Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the 30 And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and
chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and received all that went in unto him,
entertained us three days courteously. 31 preaching the kingdom of Elohim, and teaching the things
8 And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and concerning the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach with all boldness,
dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his none forbidding him.
hands on him healed him.
9 And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island
came, and were cured:
10 who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they
put on board such things as we needed.
11 And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had
wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
12 And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13 And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and
after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we
came to Puteoli;
14 where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them
seven days: and so we came to Rome.
15 And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet
us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom
when Paul saw, he thanked Elohim, and took courage.
16 And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by
himself with the soldier that guarded him.
17 And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those
that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together,
he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the
people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from
Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:
18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty,
because there was no cause of death in me.
19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal
unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.
20 For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with
me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
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25 for that they exchanged the truth of Elohim for a lie, and worshipped
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for
to the Romans ever. Amein.
26 For this cause Elohim gave them up unto vile passions: for their
women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:
Chapter 1
27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman,
1 Paul, a servant of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, called to be an apostle, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working
separated unto the evangel of Hwhy, unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their
2 which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures, error which was due.
3 concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to 28 And even as they refused to have Elohim in their knowledge,
the flesh, Elohim gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which
4 who was declared to be the Son of Hwhy with power, according to are not fitting;
the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; even 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness,
OSwhy Ha Mashiyach our Master, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity;
5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of whisperers,
faith among all the nations, for his name's sake; 30 backbiters, hateful to Hwhy, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors
6 among whom are ye also called to be OSwhy Ha Mashiyach's: of evil things, disobedient to parents,
7 To all that are in Rome, beloved of Hwhy, called to be saints: 31 without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection,
Grace to you and peace from Hwhy our Father and the Master unmerciful:
OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. 32 who, knowing the ordinance of Elohim, that they that practise such
8 First, I thank my Elohim through OSwhy Ha Mashiyach for you all, things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent
that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world. with them that practise them.
9 For Elohim is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the evangel of
his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my Chapter 2
prayers 1 Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that
10 making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered judgest: for wherein thou judges another, thou condemnest thyself;
by the will of Elohim to come unto you. for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, 2 And we know that the judgment of Elohim is according to truth against
to the end ye may be established; them that practise such things.
12 that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the 3 And reckonest thou this, O man, who judgest them that practise such
other's faith, both yours and mine. things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of
13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I Elohim?
purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and
have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles. longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of Elohim leadeth thee
14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to repentance?
to the foolish. 5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself
15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the evangel to you wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of
also that are in Rome. Elohim;
16 For I am not ashamed of the evangel: for it is the power of Hwhy 6 who will render to every man according to his works:
unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to 7 to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and
the Greek. incorruption, eternal life:
17 For therein is revealed a righteousness of Hwhy from faith unto 8 but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey
faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith. unrighteousness, shall be wrath and indignation,
18 For the wrath of Hwhy is revealed from heaven against all 9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of
unrighteousness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in the Jew first, and also of the Greek;
unrighteousness; 10 but glory and honor and peace to every man that worketh good, to
19 because that which is known of Elohim is manifest in them; for the Jew first, and also to the Greek:
Elohim manifested it unto them. 11 for there is no respect of persons with Elohim.
20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without
clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged
his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: by the law;
21 because that, knowing Elohim, they glorified him not as Hwhy, 13 for not the hearers of the law are just before Elohim, but the doers
neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their of the law shall be justified:
senseless heart was darkened. 14 (for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;
23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible Elohim for the likeness of 15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their
an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with
and creeping things. another accusing or else excusing them);
24 Wherefore Elohim gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto 16 in the day when Elohim shall judge the secrets of men, according to
uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among my evangel, by OSwhy Ha Mashiyach.
themselves:
Zikarown Say’fer 623 Romans Chapter 4
17 But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
and gloriest in Hwhy, 17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, 18 There is no fear of Hwhy before their eyes.
being instructed out of the law, 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to
19 and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and
them that are in darkness, all the world may be brought under the judgment of Elohim:
20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the 20 because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his
form of knowledge and of the truth; sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
21 thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? 21 But now apart from the law a righteousness of Hwhy hath been
thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou 22 even the righteousness of Hwhy through faith in OSwhy Ha
commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples? Mashiyach unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;
23 thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law 23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of Elohim;
dishonorest thou Elohim? 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in
24 For the name of Elohim is blasphemed among the Gentiles Mashiyach OSwhy:
because of you, even as it is written. 25 whom Elohim set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his
25 For circumcision indeed profiteth, if thou be a doer of the law: but if blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the
thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is become sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of Elohim;
uncircumcision. 26 for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season:
26 If therefore the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in
not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision? OSwhy.
27 and shall not the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the 27 Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law?
law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.
transgressor of the law? 28 We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the
28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that works of the law.
circumcision which is outward in the flesh: 29 Or is Elohim the Elohim of Jews only? is he not the Elohim of
29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of 30 if so be that Elohim is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by
Elohim. faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? Elohim
Chapter 3 forbid: nay, we establish the law.
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of
circumcision? Chapter 4
2 Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found
of Elohim. according to the flesh?
3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but
none effect the faithfulness of Elohim? not toward Elohim.
4 Elohim forbid: yea, let Elohim be found true, but every man a liar; as it 3 For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed Hwhy, and it
is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
prevail when thou comest into judgment. 4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but
5 But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of Hwhy, as of debt.
what shall we say? Is Elohim unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the
speak after the manner of men.) unrighteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
6 Elohim forbid: for then how shall Elohim judge the world? 6 Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom
7 But if the truth of Elohim through my lie abounded unto his glory, why Elohim reckoneth righteousness apart from works,
am I also still judged as a sinner? 7 saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose
8 and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm sins are covered.
that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose 8 Blessed is the man to whom, Hwhy will not reckon sin.
condemnation is just. 9 Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned
laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under for righteousness.
sin; 10 How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in
10 as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:
11 There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after 11 and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the
Elohim; righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in
12 They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; uncircumcision; that he might be the father of all them that believe,
There is none that doeth good, no, not, so much as one: though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have reckoned unto them;
used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips: 12 and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood; Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.
13 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed 13 for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when
that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of there is no law.
faith. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over
14 For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression,
promise is made of none effect: who is a figure of him that was to come.
15 for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there 15 But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift. For if by the
transgression. trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of
16 For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the Elohim, and the gift by the grace of the one man, OSwhy Ha
end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only Mashiyach, abound unto the many.
which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, 16 And not as through one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment
who is the father of us all came of one unto condemnation, but the free gift came of many
17 (as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before trespasses unto justification.
him whom he believed, even Hwhy, who giveth life to the dead, 17 For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one;
and calleth the things that are not, as though they were. much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the
18 Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even OSwhy Ha
become a father of many nations, according to that which had been Mashiyach.
spoken, So shall thy seed be. 18 So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men
19 And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free
now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the gift came unto all men to justification of life.
deadness of Sarah's womb; 19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made
20 yet, looking unto the promise of Elohim, he wavered not through sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be
unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to Elohim, made righteous.
21 and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able 20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but
also to perform. where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
22 Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness. 21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto righteousness unto eternal life through OSwhy Ha Mashiyach our
him; Master.
24 but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe
on him that raised OSwhy our Master from the dead, Chapter 6
25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may
justification. abound?
2 Elohim forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live
Chapter 5 therein?
1 Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with Elohim through 3 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were immersed into Mashiyach
our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach; OSwhy were immersed into his death?
2 through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace 4 We were buried therefore with him through immersion unto death:
wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of Elohim. that like as Mashiyach was raised from the dead through the glory of
3 And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
tribulation worketh stedfastness; 5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death,
4 and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope: we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection;
5 and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of Elohim hath been 6 knowing this, that our old man was impaled with him, that the body of
shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage
unto us. to sin;
6 For while we were yet weak, in due season Mashiyach died for the 7 for he that hath died is justified from sin.
unrighteous. 8 But if we died with Mashiyach, we believe that we shall also live with
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the him;
good man some one would even dare to die. 9 knowing that Mashiyach being raised from the dead dieth no more;
8 But Elohim commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we death no more hath dominion over him.
were yet sinners, Mashiyach died for us. 10 For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the life that he
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved liveth, he liveth unto Elohim.
from the wrath of Elohim through him. 11 Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive
10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to Elohim unto Elohim in Mashiyach OSwhy.
through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey
be saved by his life; the lusts thereof:
11 and not only so, but we also rejoice in Elohim through our Master 13 neither present your members unto sin as instruments of
OSwhy Mashiyach, through whom we have now received the unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto Elohim, as alive from
reconciliation. the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto
12 Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and Elohim.
death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law,
sinned:-- but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under 15 For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I
grace? Elohim forbid. practise; but what I hate, that I do.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto 16 But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is
obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto good.
death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
17 But thanks be to Elohim, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye 18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing:
became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not.
ye were delivered; 19 For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not,
18 and being made free from sin, ye became servants of that I practise.
righteousness. 20 But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your which dwelleth in me.
flesh: for as ye presented your members as servants to uncleanness 21 I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members as 22 For I delight in the law of Elohim after the inward man:
servants to righteousness unto sanctification. 23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of
20 For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is
righteousness. in my members.
21 What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now 24 Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of
ashamed? for the end of those things is death. this death?
22 But now being made free from sin and become servants to Elohim, 25 I thank Elohim through OSwhy Ha Mashiyach our Master. So
ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life. then I of myself with the mind, indeed, serve the law of Hwhy; but
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of Elohim is eternal with the flesh the law of sin.
life in Mashiyach OSwhy our Master.
Chapter 8
Chapter 7 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in
1 Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), Mashiyach OSwhy.
that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Mashiyach OSwhy made me free
2 For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband from the law of sin and of death.
while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,
of the husband. Elohim, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin,
3 So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, condemned sin in the flesh:
she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free 4 that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not
from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
another man. 5 For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
the body of Mashiyach; that ye should be joined to another, even to 6 For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and
him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto peace:
Elohim. 7 because the mind of the flesh is enmity against Hwhy; for it is not
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were subject to the law of Elohim, neither indeed can it be:
through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto 8 and they that are in the flesh cannot please Hwhy.
death. 9 But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of
6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that Hwhy dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of
wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and Mashiyach, he is none of his.
not in oldness of the letter. 10 And if Mashiyach is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Elohim forbid. Howbeit, I had spirit is life because of righteousness.
not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up OSwhy from the dead
except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet: dwelleth in you, he that raised up Mashiyach OSwhy from the
8 but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that
all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead. dwelleth in you.
9 And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment 12 So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the
came, sin revived, and I died; flesh:
10 and the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto 13 for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to
death: death the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
11 for sin, finding occasion, through the commandment beguiled me, 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of Hwhy, these are sons of
and through it slew me. Hwhy.
12 So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, 15 For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye
and good. received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
13 Did then that which is good become death unto me? Elohim forbid. 16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are
But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me children of Hwhy:
through that which is good; --that through the commandment sin 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of Hwhy, and joint-heirs with
might become exceeding sinful. Mashiyach; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. glorified with him.
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to
be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward. covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of Elohim, and
19 For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing the promises;
of the sons of Elohim. 5 whose are the fathers, and of whom is Mashiyach as concerning the
20 For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by flesh, who is over all, Hwhy blessed for ever. Amein.
reason of him who subjected it, in hope 6 But it is not as though the word of Elohim hath come to nought. For
21 that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:
corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of Elohim. 7 neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but,
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
together until now. 8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of Elohim;
23 And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our 9 For this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come,
adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. and Sarah shall have a son.
24 For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for 10 And not only so; but Rebecca also having conceived by one, even
who hopeth for that which he seeth? by our father Isaac--
25 But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience 11 for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything
wait for it. good or bad, that the purpose of Elohim according to election might
26 And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh 12 it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered; 13 Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.
27 and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with Elohim?
Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the Elohim forbid.
will of Hwhy. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
28 And we know that to them that love Hwhy all things work and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
together for good, even to them that are called according to his 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of
purpose. Hwhy that hath mercy.
29 For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I
the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name
brethren: might be published abroad in all the earth.
30 and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he 18 So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be
called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also hardeneth.
glorified. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who
31 What then shall we say to these things? If Elohim is for us, who is withstandeth his will?
against us? 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against Elohim? Shall
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me
shall he not also with him freely give us all things? thus?
33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of Hwhy's elect? It is 21 Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to
Hwhy that justifieth; make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
34 who is he that condemneth? It is Mashiyach OSwhy that died, 22 What if Elohim, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power
yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto
Elohim, who also maketh intercession for us. destruction:
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Mashiyach? shall tribulation, 23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels
or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
sword? 24 even us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from
36 Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We the Gentiles?
were accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 25 As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.
that loved us. 26 And it shall be, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living
principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, Elohim.
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to 27 And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of
separate us from the love of Elohim, which is in Mashiyach Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:
OSwhy our Master. 28 for Hwhy will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and
cutting it short.
Chapter 9 29 And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except Hwhy of Sabaoth had left
1 I say the truth in Mashiyach, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto
with me in the Holy Spirit, Gomorrah.
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart. 30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after
3 For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Mashiyach for my righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness
brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh: which is of faith:
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at 3 Hwhy, they have killed thy prophets, they have digged down thine
that law. altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by 4 But what saith the answer of Elohim unto him? I have left for myself
works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling; seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.
33 even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to
rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to the election of grace.
shame. 6 But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more
grace.
Chapter 10 7 What then? that which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to Elohim is for them, election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
that they may be saved. 8 according as it is written, Hwhy gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for Hwhy, but not that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this
according to knowledge. very day.
3 For being ignorant of Elohim's righteousness, and seeking to 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a
establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them:
righteousness of Elohim. 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou
4 For Mashiyach is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one down their back always.
that believeth. 11 I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? Elohim forbid: but
5 For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is by their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, to provoke them to
of the law shall live thereby. jealousy.
6 But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, 12 Now if their fall, is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches
Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Mashiyach down:) of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
7 or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (That is, to bring Mashiyach up 13 But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an
from the dead.) apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy 14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh,
heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach: and may save some of them.
9 because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth OSwhy as Master, 15 For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what
and shalt believe in thy heart that Elohim raised him from the dead, shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
thou shalt be saved: 16 And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so
10 for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the are the branches.
mouth confession is made unto salvation. 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with
to shame. them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree;
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same 18 glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that
Master is Master of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him: bearest the root, but the root thee.
13 for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of Hwhy shall be saved. 19 Thou wilt say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? grafted in.
and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and 20 Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by
how shall they hear without a preacher? thy faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
15 and how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is 21 for if Elohim spared not the natural branches, neither will he spare
written, How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of thee.
good things! 22 Behold then the goodness and severity of Hwhy: toward them
16 But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, that fell, severity; but toward thee, Elohim's goodness, if thou continue
Hwhy, who hath believed our report? in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
17 So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Hwhy. 23 And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted
18 But I say, Did they not hear? Yea, verily, Their sound went out into in: for Elohim is able to graft them in again.
all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world. 24 For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree,
19 But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much
to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their
understanding will I anger you. own olive tree?
20 And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought 25 For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye
me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me. be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen
21 But as to Israel he saith, All the day long did I spread out my hands Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;
unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. 26 and so all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written, There shall
come out of Zion the Deliverer; He shall turn away unrighteousness
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from Jacob:
1 I say then, Did Elohim cast off his people? Elohim forbid. For I also 27 And this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their
am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. sins.
2 Elohim did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not 28 As touching the evangel, they are enemies for your sake: but as
what the scripture saith of Eliyah? how he pleadeth with Elohim touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.
against Israel: 29 For the gifts and the calling of Elohim are not repented of.
30 For as ye in time past were disobedient to Elohim, but now have Chapter 13
obtained mercy by their disobedience, 1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no
31 even so have these also now been disobedient, that by the mercy power but of Hwhy; and the powers that be are ordained of Elohim.
shown to you they also may now obtain mercy. 2 Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of
32 For Elohim hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have Elohim: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.
mercy upon all. 3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and
Hwhy! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past thou shalt have praise from the same:
tracing out! 4 for he is a minister of Hwhy to thee for good. But if thou do that
34 For who hath known the mind of Hwhy? or who hath been his which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is
counsellor? a minister of Hwhy, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
35 or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him 5 Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the
again? wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
36 For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him be 6 For this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of Hwhy's
the glory for ever. Amein. service, attending continually upon this very thing.
Chapter 12 7 Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to
whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of Elohim, to
8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to Elohim,
neighbor hath fulfilled the law.
which is your spiritual service.
9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not murder, Thou
2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other
by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and
commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love
acceptable and perfect will of Elohim.
thy neighbor as thyself.
3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of
among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think;
the law.
but to think as to think soberly, according as Elohim hath dealt to
11 And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to
each man a measure of faith.
awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we
4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the
first believed.
members have not the same office:
12 The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast
5 so we, who are many, are one body in Mashiyach, and severally
off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
members one of another.
13 Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and
6 And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us,
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and
whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our
jealousy.
faith;
14 But put ye on the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, and make not
7 or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth,
provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
to his teaching;
8 or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with Chapter 14
liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with 1 But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of
cheerfulness. scruples.
9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that 2 One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.
which is good. 3 Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not
10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for Elohim hath received
honor preferring one another; him.
11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving Hwhy; 4 Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own master
12 rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for Hwhy
prayer; hath power to make him stand.
13 communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality. 5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth
14 Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.
15 Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto Hwhy: and he that
16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high eateth, eateth unto Hwhy, for he giveth Elohim thanks; and he that
things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your eateth not, unto Hwhy he eateth not, and giveth Elohim thanks.
own conceits. 7 For none of us liveth to himself, and none dieth to himself.
17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in 8 For whether we live, we live unto Hwhy; or whether we die, we die
the sight of all men. unto Hwhy: whether we live therefore, or die, we are Hwhy's.
18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. 9 For to this end Mashiyach died and lived again, that he might be
19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of Master of both the dead and the living.
Elohim: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will 10 But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost
recompense, saith Hwhy. thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the
20 But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: judgment-seat of Elohim.
for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith Hwhy, to me every knee shall 15 But I write the more boldly unto you in some measure, as putting
bow, And every tongue shall confess to Elohim. you again in remembrance, because of the grace that was given me
12 So then each one of us shall give account of himself to Elohim. of Elohim,
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this 16 that I should be a minister of Mashiyach OSwhy unto the
rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an Gentiles, ministering the evangel of Elohim, that the offering up of the
occasion of falling. Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy
14 I know, and am persuaded in the Master OSwhy, that nothing is Spirit.
unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be 17 I have therefore my glorifying in Mashiyach OSwhy in things
unclean, to him it is unclean. pertaining to Elohim.
15 For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no 18 For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which
longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Mashiyach Mashiyach wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by
died. word and deed,
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of
17 for the kingdom of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but Hwhy; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto
righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Illyricum, I have fully preached the evangel of Mashiyach;
18 For he that herein serveth Mashiyach is well-pleasing to Elohim, 20 yea, making it my aim so to preach the evangel, not where
and approved of men. Mashiyach was already named, that I might not build upon another
19 So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things man's foundation;
whereby we may edify one another. 21 but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came,
20 Overthrow not for meat's sake the work of Elohim. All things indeed And they who have not heard shall understand.
are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 22 Wherefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to
21 It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything you:
whereby thy brother stumbleth. 23 but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having
22 The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before Elohim. these many years a longing to come unto you,
Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth. 24 whensoever I go unto Spain (for I hope to see you in my journey,
23 But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first in some
of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin. measure I shall have been satisfied with your company)--
25 but now, I say, I go unto Jerusalem, ministering unto the saints.
Chapter 15 26 For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to
1 Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at
not to please ourselves. Jerusalem.
2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto 27 Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are.
edifying. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things,
3 For Mashiyach also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The they owe it to them also to minister unto them in carnal things.
reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me. 28 When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them
4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our this fruit, I will go on by you unto Spain.
learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures 29 And I know that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness
we might have hope. of the blessing of Mashiyach.
5 Now the Elohim of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the 30 Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Master OSwhy Ha
same mind one with another according to Mashiyach OSwhy: Mashiyach, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with
6 that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the Elohim and me in your prayers to Elohim for me;
Father of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. 31 that I may be delivered from them that are disobedient in Judaea,
7 Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Mashiyach also received and that my ministration which I have for Jerusalem may be
you, to the glory of Hwhy. acceptable to the saints;
8 For I say that Mashiyach hath been made a minister of the 32 that I may come unto you in joy through the will of Hwhy, and
circumcision for the truth of Hwhy, that he might confirm the together with you find rest.
promises given unto the fathers, 33 Now the Elohim of peace be with you all. Amein.
9 and that the Gentiles might glorify Elohim for his mercy; as it is
written, Therefore will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And Chapter 16
sing unto thy name. 1 I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the
10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. assembly that is at Cenchreae:
11 And again, Praise Hwhy, all ye Gentiles; And let all the peoples 2 that ye receive her in Hwhy, worthily of the saints, and that ye
praise him. assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she
12 And again, Isaiah saith, There shall be the root of Jesse, And he herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self.
that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope. 3 Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Mashiyach OSwhy,
13 Now the Elohim of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, 4 who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give
that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit. thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles:
14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye 5 and salute the assembly that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus my
yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to beloved, who is the first-fruits of Asia unto Mashiyach.
admonish one another. 6 Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you.
7 Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners,
who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in
Mashiyach before me.
8 Salute Ampliatus my beloved in Hwhy.
9 Salute Urbanus our fellow-worker in Mashiyach, and Stachys my
beloved.
10 Salute Apelles the approved in Mashiyach. Salute them that are of
the household of Aristobulus.
11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute them of the household of
Narcissus, that are in Hwhy.
12 Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in Hwhy. Salute
Persis the beloved, who labored much in Hwhy.
13 Salute Rufus the chosen in Hwhy, and his mother and mine.
14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the
brethren that are with them.
15 Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas,
and all the saints that are with them.
16 Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the assemblies of Hwhy
salute you.
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the
divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which
ye learned: and turn away from them.
18 For they that are such serve not our Master Mashiyach, but their
own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the
hearts of the innocent.
19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore
over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and
simple unto that which is evil.
20 And the Elohim of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with you.
21 Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you; and Lucius and Jason and
Sosipater, my kinsmen.
22 I Tertius, who write the epistle, salute you in the Master.
23 Gaius my host, and of the whole assembly, saluteth you. Erastus
the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother.
24 The grace of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with you all.
Amein.
25 Now to him that is able to establish you according to my evangel
and the preaching of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, according to the
revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through
times eternal,
26 but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the prophets,
according to the commandment of the eternal Elohim, is made known
unto all the nations unto obedience of faith:
27 to the only wise Hwhy, through OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, to
whom be the glory for ever. Amein.
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26 For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh,
The First Epistle of Paul the not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
Apostle to the Corinthians 27 but Elohim chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to
shame them that are wise; and Elohim chose the weak things of the
world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;
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28 and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised,
1 Paul, called to be an apostle of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach through the did Elohim choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might
will of Hwhy, and Sosthenes our brother, bring to nought the things that are:
2 unto the assembly of Elohim which is at Corinth, even them that are 29 that no flesh should glory before Elohim.
sanctified in Mashiyach OSwhy, called to be saints, with all that 30 But of him are ye in Mashiyach OSwhy, who was made unto us
call upon the name of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach in every wisdom from Hwhy, and righteousness and sanctification, and
place, their Master and ours: redemption:
3 Grace to you and peace from Hwhy our Father and the Master 31 that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in
OSwhy Mashiyach. Hwhy.
4 I thank my Elohim always concerning you, for the grace of Elohim
which was given you in Mashiyach OSwhy; Chapter 2
5 that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all 1 And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of
knowledge; speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of Elohim.
6 even as the testimony of Mashiyach was confirmed in you: 2 For I determined not to know anything among you, save OSwhy
7 so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Ha Mashiyach, and him impaled.
Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach; 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
8 who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in 4 And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of
the day of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
9 Elohim is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of 5 that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the
his Son OSwhy Ha Mashiyach our Master. power of Hwhy.
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Master 6 We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a
OSwhy Mashiyach, that ye all speak the same thing and that wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are
there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in coming to nought:
the same mind and in the same judgment. 7 but we speak Hwhy's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that
11 For it hath been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by hath been hidden, which Elohim foreordained before the worlds unto
them that are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions our glory:
among you. 8 which none of the rulers of this world hath known: for had they known
12 Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of it, they would not have impaled the Master of glory:
Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Mashiyach. 9 but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And
13 Is Mashiyach divided? was Paul impaled for you? or were ye which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things Elohim
immersed into the name of Paul? prepared for them that love him.
14 I thank Elohim that I immersed none of you, save Crispus and 10 But unto us Elohim revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit
Gaius; searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of Elohim.
15 lest any man should say that ye were immersed into my name. 11 For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of
16 And I immersed also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know the man, which is in him? even so the things of Elohim none knoweth,
not whether I immersed any other. save the Spirit of Elohim.
17 For Mashiyach sent me not to immerse, but to preach the evangel: 12 But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is
not in wisdom of words, lest the stake of Mashiyach should be made from Elohim; that we might know the things that were freely given to
void. us of Elohim.
18 For the word of the stake is to them that perish foolishness; but 13 Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom
unto us who are saved it is the power of Hwhy. teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the spiritual words.
discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought. 14 Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of Elohim:
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because
this world? hath not Elohim made foolish the wisdom of the world? they are spiritually judged.
21 For seeing that in the wisdom of Elohim the world through its 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, and he himself is judged of
wisdom knew not Elohim, it was Elohim's good pleasure through the no man.
foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe. 16 For who hath known the mind of Hwhy, that he should instruct
22 Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom: him? But we have the mind of Mashiyach.
23 but we preach Mashiyach impaled, unto Jews a stumblingblock,
and unto Gentiles foolishness; Chapter 3
24 but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Mashiyach 1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as
the power of Hwhy, and the wisdom of Hwhy. unto carnal, as unto babes in Mashiyach.
25 Because the foolishness of Elohim is wiser than men; and the 2 I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it:
weakness of Elohim is stronger than men. nay, not even now are ye able;
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3 for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and 7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not
strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men? receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou
4 For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye hadst not received it?
not men? 8 Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to
5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might
believed; and each as the Master gave to him. reign with you.
6 I planted, Apollos watered; but Elohim gave the increase. 9 For, I think, Elohim hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men
7 So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to
but Elohim that giveth the increase. angels and men.
8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall 10 We are fools for Mashiyach's sake, but ye are wise in Mashiyach;
receive his own reward according to his own labor. we are weak, but ye are strong; ye have glory, but we have dishonor.
9 For we are Hwhy's fellow-workers: ye are Hwhy's husbandry, 11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are
Hwhy's building. naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place;
10 According to the grace of Elohim which was given unto me, as a 12 and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless;
wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. being persecuted, we endure;
But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon. 13 being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world,
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is the offscouring of all things, even until now.
OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. 14 I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my
12 But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, beloved children.
wood, hay, stubble; 15 For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Mashiyach, yet have ye
13 each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare not many fathers; for in Mashiyach OSwhy I begat you through
it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each the evangel.
man's work of what sort it is. 16 I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.
14 If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall 17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved
receive a reward. and faithful child in Hwhy, who shall put you in remembrance of my
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he ways which are in Mashiyach, even as I teach everywhere in every
himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire. assembly.
16 Know ye not that ye are a temple of Hwhy, and that the Spirit of 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
Elohim dwelleth in you? 19 But I will come to you shortly, if Hwhy will; and I will know, not the
17 If any man destroyeth the temple of Elohim, him shall Elohim word of them that are puffed up, but the power.
destroy; for the temple of Elohim is holy, and such are ye. 20 For the kingdom of Elohim is not in word, but in power.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise 21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit
among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become of gentleness?
wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with Elohim. For it is Chapter 5
written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness: 1 It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such
20 and again, Hwhy knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that one of you hath
are vain. his father's wife.
21 Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours; 2 And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done
22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, this deed might be taken away from among you.
or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 3 For I verily, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already as
23 and ye are Mashiyach's; and Mashiyach is Hwhy's. though I were present judged him that hath so wrought this thing,
4 in the name of our Master OSwhy, ye being gathered together,
Chapter 4 and my spirit, with the power of our Master OSwhy,
1 Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Mashiyach, and 5 to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that
stewards of the mysteries of Hwhy. the spirit may be saved in the day of the Master OSwhy.
2 Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found 6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth
faithful. the whole lump?
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or 7 Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are
of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even
4 For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but Mashiyach:
he that judgeth me is Hwhy. 8 wherefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the
5 Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Master come, who leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of
will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make sincerity and truth.
manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have 9 I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators;
his praise from Elohim. 10 not at all meaning with the fornicators of this world, or with the
6 Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs
and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond go out of the world:
the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the 11 but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is
one against the other. named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a
reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to 4 The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and
eat. likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the
12 For what have I to do with judging them that are without? Do not ye wife.
judge them that are within? 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season,
13 But them that are without Elohim judgeth. Put away the wicked man that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again,
from among yourselves. that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.
6 But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Chapter 6 7 Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law hath his own gift from Hwhy, one after this manner, and another
before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? after that.
2 Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world 8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they
is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? abide even as I.
3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that 9 But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry
pertain to this life? than to burn.
4 If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to 10 But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Master, That
judge who are of no account in the assembly? the wife depart not from her husband
5 I say this to move you to shame. What, cannot there be found among 11 (but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be
you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren, reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.
6 but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers? 12 But to the rest say I, not the Master: If any brother hath an
7 Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not
with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be leave her.
defrauded? 13 And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is
8 Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.
brethren. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the
9 Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children
Hwhy? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor unclean; but now are they holy.
adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, 15 Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the
10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor sister is not under bondage in such cases: but Elohim hath called us
extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of Hwhy. in peace.
11 And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were 16 For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy
sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Master OSwhy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save
Ha Mashiyach, and in the Spirit of our Elohim. thy wife?
12 All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All 17 Only, as Hwhy hath distributed to each man, as Elohim hath
things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the assemblies.
any. 18 Was any man called being circumcised? Let him not become
13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but Elohim shall bring uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? Let him not
to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for be circumcised.
the Master; and the Master for the body: 19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the
14 and Elohim both raised the Master, and will raise up as through his keeping of the commandments of Hwhy.
power. 20 Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
15 Know ye not that your bodies are members of Mashiyach? shall I 21 Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if
then take away the members of Mashiyach, and make them members thou canst become free, use it rather.
of a harlot? Elohim forbid. 22 For he that was called in the Master being a bondservant, is
16 Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, Hwhy's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is
The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh. Mashiyach's bondservant.
17 But he that is joined unto the Master is one spirit. 23 Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but 24 Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with
he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. Hwhy.
19 Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of Hwhy: but I
in you, which ye have from Hwhy? and ye are not your own; give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of Hwhy to be
20 for ye were bought with a price: glorify Elohim therefore in your trustworthy.
body. 26 I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is
upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.
Chapter 7
27 Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed
1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not from a wife? Seek not a wife.
to touch a woman. 28 But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin
2 But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the
each woman have her own husband. flesh: and I would spare you.
3 Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both
wife unto the husband. those that have wives may be as though they had none;
30 and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that Chapter 9
rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though 1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen OSwhy our
they possessed not; Master? Are not ye my work in Hwhy?
31 and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the 2 If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of
fashion of this world passeth away. mine apostleship are ye in Hwhy.
32 But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is 3 My defence to them that examine me is this.
careful for the things of the Master, how he may please the Master: 4 Have we no right to eat and to drink?
33 but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he 5 Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the
may please his wife, rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Master, and Cephas?
34 and is divided. So also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?
is careful for the things of the Master, that she may be holy both in 7 What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a
body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and
the world, how she may please her husband. eateth not of the milk of the flock?
35 And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon 8 Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law
you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the also the same?
Master without distraction. 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox
36 But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that Elohim careth,
his virgin daughter, if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so 10 or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was
requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry. written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that
37 But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but thresheth, to thresh in hope of partaking.
hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin 11 If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall
daughter, shall do well. reap your carnal things?
38 So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage 12 If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more?
doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better. Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we
39 A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the may cause no hindrance to the evangel of Mashiyach.
husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in 13 Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat of the
Hwhy. things of the temple, and they that wait upon the altar have their
40 But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I portion with the altar?
think that I also have the Spirit of Hwhy. 14 Even so did the Master ordain that they that proclaim the evangel
Chapter 8 should live of the evangel.
15 But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things
1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have
that it may be so done in my case; for it were good for me rather to
knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
die, than that any man should make my glorifying void.
2 If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as
16 For if I preach the evangel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity
he ought to know;
is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the evangel.
3 but if any man loveth Elohim, the same is known by him.
17 For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine
4 Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know
own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.
that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no Elohim but
18 What then is my reward? That, when I preach the evangel, I may
one.
make the evangel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right
5 For though there be that are called elohim, whether in heaven or on
in the evangel.
earth; as there are elohim many, and masters many;
19 For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage
6 yet to us there is one Elohim, the Father, of whom are all things, and
to all, that I might gain the more.
we unto him; and one Master, OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, through
20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them
whom are all things, and we through him.
that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the
7 Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used
law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their
21 to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law
conscience being weak is defiled.
to Hwhy, but under law to Mashiyach, that I might gain them that
8 But food will not commend us to Elohim: neither, if we eat not, are we
are without law.
the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a
become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
stumblingblock to the weak.
23 And I do all things for the evangel's sake, that I may be a joint
10 For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an
partaker thereof.
idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to
24 Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth
eat things sacrificed to idols?
the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.
11 For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for
25 And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in
whose sake Mashiyach died.
all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an
12 And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their
incorruptible.
conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Mashiyach.
26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the
13 Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh
air:
for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
27 but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for
after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected. which I give thanks?
31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to
Chapter 10 the glory of Hwhy.
1 For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all 32 Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to
under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; the assembly of Elohim:
2 and were all immersed unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 33 even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own
3 and did all eat the same spiritual food; profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
4 and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual
rock that followed them: and the rock was Mashiyach. Chapter 11
5 Howbeit with most of them Elohim was not well pleased: for they were 1 Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Mashiyach.
overthrown in the wilderness. 2 Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
after evil things, as they also lusted. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Mashiyach;
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Mashiyach is
people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Elohim.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered,
in one day three and twenty thousand. dishonoreth his head.
9 Neither let us make trial of the Master, as some of them made trial, 5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled
and perished by the serpents. dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by shaven.
the destroyer. 6 For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame
11 Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.
they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the 7 For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he
ages are come. is the image and glory of Hwhy: but the woman is the glory of the
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. man.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but 8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:
Elohim is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye 9 for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the
are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, man:
that ye may be able to endure it. 10 for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her
14 Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. head, because of the angels.
15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 11 Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the without the woman, in Hwhy.
blood of Mashiyach? The bread which we break, is it not a 12 For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman;
communion of the body of Mashiyach? but all things are of Elohim.
17 seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we are 13 Judge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto Elohim
all partake of the one bread. unveiled?
18 Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they that eat the sacrifices 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair,
communion with the altar? it is a dishonor to him?
19 What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that 15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is
an idol is anything? given her for a covering.
20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice 16 But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such
to demons, and not to Hwhy: and I would not that ye should have custom, neither the assemblies of Elohim.
communion with demons. 17 But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come
21 Ye cannot drink the cup of Hwhy, and the cup of demons: ye together not for the better but for the worse.
cannot partake of the table of Hwhy, and of the table of demons. 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the assembly, I hear that
22 Or do we provoke Hwhy to jealousy? are we stronger than he? divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.
23 All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are 19 For there must be also factions among you, that they that are
lawful; but not all things edify. approved may be made manifest among you.
24 Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor's good. 20 When therefore ye assemble yourselves together, it is not possible
25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for to eat the Master's supper:
conscience' sake, 21 for in your eating each one taketh before other his own supper; and
26 for the earth is Hwhy's, and the fulness thereof. one is hungry, and another is drunken.
27 If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are 22 What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the
disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question assembly of Elohim, and put them to shame that have not? What
for conscience' sake. shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.
28 But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat 23 For I received of the Master that which also I delivered unto you,
not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth that the Master OSwhy in the night in which he was betrayed took
is Hwhy's, and the fulness thereof: bread;
29 conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for why is my 24 and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my
liberty judged by another conscience? body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the 20 But now they are many members, but one body.
new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or
remembrance of me. again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the 22 Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be
Master's death till he come. more feeble are necessary:
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the 23 and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable,
Master in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts
blood of the Master. have more abundant comeliness;
28 But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and 24 whereas our comely parts have no need: but Elohim tempered the
drink of the cup. body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked;
29 For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto 25 that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members
himself, if he discern not the body. should have the same care one for another.
30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few 26 And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it;
sleep. or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
31 But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged. 27 Now ye are the body of Mashiyach, and severally members thereof.
32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of Hwhy, that we 28 And Elohim hath set some in the assembly, first apostles, secondly
may not be condemned with the world. prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait one for governments, divers kinds of tongues.
another. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers
34 If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together of miracles?
be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I 30 have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all
come. interpret?
31 But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most
Chapter 12 excellent way show I unto you.
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you
ignorant. Chapter 13
2 Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were led away unto those 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I
dumb idols, howsoever ye might led. am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
3 Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all
of Hwhy saith, OSwhy is anathema; and no man can say, knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but
OSwhy is Master, but in the Holy Spirit. have not love, I am nothing.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 3 And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to
5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Master. be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.
6 And there are diversities of workings, but the same Elohim, who 4 Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not
worketh all things in all. itself, is not puffed up,
7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. 5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked,
8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to taketh not account of evil;
another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 6 rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;
9 to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in 7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
the one Spirit; things.
10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and 8 Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be
to another discernings of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether
and to another the interpretation of tongues: there be knowledge, it shall be done away.
11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
one severally even as he will. 10 but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be
12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the done away.
members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as
Mashiyach. a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.
13 For in one Spirit were we all immersed into one body, whether Jews 12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I
or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully
Spirit. known.
14 For the body is not one member, but many. 13 But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the these is love.
body; it is not therefore not of the body.
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the Chapter 14
body; it is not therefore not of the body. 1 Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the may prophesy.
whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 2 For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto
18 But now hath Elohim set the members each one of them in the Elohim; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh
body, even as it pleased him. mysteries.
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and 27 If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most
exhortation, and consolation. three, and that in turn; and let one interpret:
4 He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth 28 but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the assembly;
edifieth the assembly. and let him speak to himself, and to Elohim.
5 Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye 29 And let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others
should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that discern.
speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the assembly may 30 But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep
receive edifying. silence.
6 But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what 31 For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may
shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or be exhorted;
of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? 32 and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets;
7 Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they 33 for Elohim is not an Elohim of confusion, but of peace. As in all the
give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is assemblies of the saints,
piped or harped? 34 let the women keep silence in the assemblies: for it is not permitted
8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the
for war? law.
9 So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to understood, 35 And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands
how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the assembly.
air. 36 What? was it from you that the word of Elohim went forth? or came
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no it unto you alone?
kind is without signification. 37 If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take
11 If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the
speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto commandment of Hwhy.
me. 38 But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
12 So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may 39 Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid
abound unto the edifying of the assembly. not to speak with tongues.
13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in a tongue pray that he may 40 But let all things be done decently and in order.
interpret.
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is Chapter 15
unfruitful. 1 Now I make known unto you brethren, the evangel which I preached
15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,
understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached
understanding also. unto you, except ye believed in vain.
16 Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that
the unlearned say the Amein at thy giving of thanks, seeing he Mashiyach died for our sins according to the scriptures;
knoweth not what thou sayest? 4 and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day
17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. according to the scriptures;
18 I thank Elohim, I speak with tongues more than you all: 5 and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;
19 howbeit in the assembly I had rather speak five words with my 6 then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom
understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;
words in a tongue. 7 then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;
20 Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in 8 and last of all, as to the child untimely born, he appeared to me also.
mind be men. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an
21 In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of Elohim.
strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they 10 But by the grace of Hwhy I am what I am: and his grace which
hear me, saith Hwhy. was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of Elohim which was
the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, with me.
but to them that believe. 11 Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
23 If therefore the whole assembly be assembled together and all 12 Now if Mashiyach is preached that he hath been raised from the
speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the
will they not say that ye are mad? dead?
24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Mashiyach
he is reproved by all, he is judged by all; been raised:
25 the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down 14 and if Mashiyach hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain,
on his face and worship Elohim, declaring that Elohim is among you your faith also is vain.
indeed. 15 Yea, we are found false witnesses of Elohim; because we
26 What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a witnessed of Elohim that he raised up Mashiyach: whom he raised
psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.
interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 16 For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Mashiyach been raised:
17 and if Mashiyach hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the
in your sins. heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
18 Then they also that are fallen asleep in Mashiyach have perished. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear
19 If we have only hoped in Mashiyach in this life, we are of all men the image of the heavenly.
most pitiable. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
20 But now hath Mashiyach been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of kingdom of Hwhy; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
them that are asleep. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection be changed,
of the dead. 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Mashiyach shall all be made alive. trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and
23 But each in his own order: Mashiyach the firstfruits; then they that we shall be changed.
are Mashiyach's, at his coming. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must
24 Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to put on immortality.
Elohim, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all 54 But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this
authority and power. mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet. saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
26 The last enemy that shall be abolished is death. 55 O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?
27 For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he 56 The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:
saith, All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted 57 but thanks be to Elohim, who giveth us the victory through our
who did subject all things unto him. Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach.
28 And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the 58 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable,
Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto always abounding in the work of the Master, forasmuch as ye know
him, that Elohim may be all in all. that your labor is not vain in Hwhy.
29 Else what shall they do that are immersed for the dead? If the dead
are not raised at all, why then are they immersed for them? Chapter 16
30 Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour? 1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the
31 I protest by that glorifying in you, brethren, which I have in assemblies of Galatia, so also do ye.
Mashiyach OSwhy our Master, I die daily. 2 Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store,
32 If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.
doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for 3 And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send
to-morrow we die. with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:
33 Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals. 4 and if it be meet for me to go also, they shall go with me.
34 Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no 5 But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through
knowledge of Hwhy: I speak this to move you to shame. Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia;
35 But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what 6 but with you it may be that I shall abide, or even winter, that ye may
manner of body do they come? set me forward on my journey whithersoever I go.
36 Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened 7 For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a
except it die: while with you, if Hwhy permit.
37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, 8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind; 9 for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many
38 but Elohim giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each adversaries.
seed a body of its own. 10 Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, and worketh the work of Hwhy, as I also do:
another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of 11 let no man therefore despise him. But set him forward on his
fishes. journey in peace, that he may come unto me: for I expect him with the
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory brethren.
of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 12 But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and unto you with the brethren: and it was not all his will to come now; but
another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in he will come when he shall have opportunity.
glory. 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is 14 Let all that ye do be done in love.
raised in incorruption: 15 Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas,
43 it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to
is raised in power: minister unto the saints),
44 it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a 16 that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that
natural body, there is also a spiritual body. helpeth in the work and laboreth.
45 So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The 17 And I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and
last Adam became a life-giving spirit. Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they supplied.
46 Howbeit that is not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; 18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours: acknowledge ye therefore
then that which is spiritual. them that are such.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is of heaven.
19 The assemblies of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you
much in Hwhy, with the assembly that is in their house.
20 All the brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss.
21 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
22 If any man loveth not the Master, let him be anathema. Maranatha.
23 The grace of the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with you.
24 My love be with you all in Mashiyach OSwhy. Amein.
22 who also sealed us, and gave us the earnest of the Spirit in our
The Second Epistle of Paul the hearts.
Apostle to the Corinthians 23 But I call Elohim for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I
forbare to come unto Corinth.
24 Not that we have mastership over your faith, but are helpers of your
Chapter 1
joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
1 Paul, an apostle of Mashiyach OSwhy through the will of Hwhy,
and Timothy our brother, unto the assembly of Elohim which is at Chapter 2
Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia: 1 But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you
2 Grace to you and peace from Hwhy our Father and the Master with sorrow.
OSwhy Mashiyach. 2 For if I make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad but he
3 Blessed be the Elohim and Father of our Master OSwhy Ha that is made sorry by me?
Mashiyach, the Father of mercies and Elohim of all comfort; 3 And I wrote this very thing, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow
4 who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all,
them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we that my joy is the joy of you all.
ourselves are comforted of Elohim. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with
5 For as the sufferings of Mashiyach abound unto us, even so our many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know
comfort also aboundeth through Mashiyach. the love that I have more abundantly unto you.
6 But whether we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or 5 But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but
whether we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which worketh in the in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.
patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: 6 Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the
7 and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of many;
the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort. 7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest
8 For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch
affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down sorrow.
exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of 8 Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.
life: 9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you,
9 yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, whether ye are obedient in all things.
that we should not trust in ourselves, but in Elohim who raiseth the 10 But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have
dead: forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it
10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom in the presence of Mashiyach;
we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us; 11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not
11 ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for ignorant of his devices.
the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by 12 Now when I came to Troas for the evangel of Mashiyach, and when
many persons on our behalf. a door was opened unto me in Hwhy,
12 For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in 13 I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother:
holiness and sincerity of Hwhy, not in fleshly wisdom but in the but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.
grace of Hwhy, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more 14 But thanks be unto Elohim, who always leadeth us in triumph in
abundantly to you-ward. Mashiyach, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his
13 For we write no other things unto you, than what ye read or even knowledge in every place.
acknowledge, and I hope ye will acknowledge unto the end: 15 For we are a sweet savor of Mashiyach unto Elohim, in them that
14 as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, are saved, and in them that perish;
even as ye also are ours, in the day of our Master OSwhy. 16 to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from
15 And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
might have a second benefit; 17 For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of Elohim: but as
16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to of sincerity, but as of Hwhy, in the sight of Elohim, speak we in
come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Mashiyach.
Judaea.
17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the Chapter 3
things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me 1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do
there should be the yea yea and the nay nay? some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?
18 But as Elohim is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay. 2 Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;
19 For the Son of Elohim, OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, who was 3 being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Mashiyach, ministered
preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living Elohim; not
was not yea and nay, but in him is yea. in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.
20 For how many soever be the promises of Hwhy, in him is the 4 And such confidence have we through Mashiyach toward Elohim:
yea: wherefore also through him is the Amein, unto the glory of 5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from
Elohim through us. ourselves; but our sufficiency is from Elohim;
21 Now he that establisheth us with you in Mashiyach, and anointed 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of
us, is Hwhy; the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
7 But if the ministration of death, written, and engraven on stones, 15 For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied
came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the
upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which glory was glory of Elohim.
passing away: 16 Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying,
8 how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory? yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
9 For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth 17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more
the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
10 For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things
glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth. which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but
11 For if that which passeth away was with glory, much more that the things which are not seen are eternal.
which remaineth is in glory.
12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, Chapter 5
13 and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the 1 For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved,
children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which we have a building from Hwhy, a house not made with hands,
was passing away: eternal, in the heavens.
14 but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading 2 For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our
of the old covenant the same veil remaineth, it not being revealed to habitation which is from heaven:
them that it is done away in Mashiyach. 3 if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
15 But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their 4 For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened;
heart. not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed
16 But whensoever it shall turn to Hwhy, the veil is taken away. upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.
17 Now Hwhy is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of Hwhy is, there 5 Now he that wrought us for this very thing is Hwhy, who gave unto
is liberty. us the earnest of the Spirit.
18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of 6 Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we
Hwhy, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, are at home in the body, we are absent from the Master
even as from the Spirit of Hwhy. 7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight);
8 we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent
Chapter 4 from the body, and to be at home with the Master.
1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, 9 Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be
we faint not: well-pleasing unto him.
2 but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in 10 For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of
craftiness, nor handling the word of Elohim deceitfully; but by the Mashiyach; that each one may receive the things done in the body,
manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
conscience in the sight of Elohim. 11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Master, we persuade men, but we
3 And even if our evangel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: are made manifest unto Hwhy; and I hope that we are made
4 in whom the elohim of this world hath blinded the minds of the manifest also in your consciences.
unbelieving, that the light of the evangel of the glory of Mashiyach, 12 We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as
who is the image of Elohim, should not dawn upon them. giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Mashiyach OSwhy as Master, wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.
and ourselves as your servants for OSwhy's sake. 13 For whether we are beside ourselves, it is unto Hwhy; or whether
6 Seeing it is Elohim, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who we are of sober mind, it is unto you.
shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of 14 For the love of Mashiyach constraineth us; because we thus judge,
Elohim in the face of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. that one died for all, therefore all died;
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding 15 and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto
greatness of the power may be of Elohim, and not from ourselves; themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.
8 we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not 16 Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though
unto despair; we have known Mashiyach after the flesh, yet now we know him so
9 pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed; no more.
10 always bearing about in the body the dying of OSwhy, that the 17 Wherefore if any man is in Mashiyach, he is a new creature: the old
life also of OSwhy may be manifested in our body. things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
11 For we who live are always delivered unto death for OSwhy's 18 But all things are of Elohim, who reconciled us to himself through
sake, that the life also of OSwhy may be manifested in our mortal Mashiyach, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;
flesh. 19 to wit, that Hwhy was in Mashiyach reconciling the world unto
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you. himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having
13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and 20 We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Mashiyach, as though
therefore also we speak; Elohim were entreating by us: we beseech you on behalf of
14 knowing that he that raised up the Master OSwhy shall raise up Mashiyach, be ye reconciled to Elohim.
us also with OSwhy, and shall present us with you. 21 Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we
might become the righteousness of Hwhy in him.
Chapter 6 8 For though I made you sorry with my epistle, I do not regret it: though
1 And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the I did regret it (for I see that that epistle made you sorry, though but for
grace of Elohim in vain a season),
2 (for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a 9 I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made
day of salvation did I strengthen thee: behold, now is the acceptable sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry according to Hwhy,
time; behold, now is the day of salvation): that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing.
3 giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be 10 For sorrow by Hwhy worketh repentance unto salvation, a
not blamed; repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world
4 but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of Hwhy, in worketh death.
much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 11 For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry according
5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in to Hwhy, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of
fastings; yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing,
6 in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved
Spirit, in love unfeigned, yourselves to be pure in the matter.
7 in the word of truth, in the power of Hwhy; by the armor of 12 So although I wrote unto you, I wrote not for his cause that did the
righteousness on the right hand and on the left, wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest
8 by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of Elohim.
and yet true; 13 Therefore we have been comforted: And in our comfort we joyed
9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been
chastened, and not killed; refreshed by you all.
10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; 14 For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not put
as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. to shame; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so our glorying
11 Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged. also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own 15 And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he
affections. remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye
13 Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be received him.
ye also enlarged. 16 I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.
14 Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have Chapter 8
righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with
1 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of Elohim
darkness?
which hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;
15 And what concord hath Mashiyach with Belial? or what portion hath
2 how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and
a believer with an unbeliever?
their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
16 And what agreement hath a temple of Hwhy with idols? for we
3 For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their
are a temple of the living Elohim; even as Elohim said, I will dwell in
power, they gave of their own accord,
them, and walk in them; and I will be their Elohim, and they shall be
4 beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the
my people.
fellowship in the ministering to the saints:
17 Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate,
5 and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to
saith Hwhy, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
the Master, and to us through the will of Hwhy.
18 And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and
6 Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning
daughters, saith Hwhy Almighty.
before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.
Chapter 7 7 But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and
1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that ye
from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of abound in this grace also.
Hwhy. 8 I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the
2 Open your hearts to us: we wronged no man, we corrupted no man, earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
we took advantage of no man. 9 For ye know the grace of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, that,
3 I say it not to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye
hearts to die together and live together. through his poverty might become rich.
4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on 10 And herein I give my judgment: for this is expedient for you, who
your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also
affliction. to will.
5 For even when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no relief, 11 But now complete the doing also; that as there was the readiness to
but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.
were fears. 12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man
6 Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, even Elohim, comforted us hath, not according as he hath not.
by the coming of Titus; 13 For I say not this that others may be eased and ye distressed;
7 and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was 14 but by equality: your abundance being a supply at this present time
comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your for their want, that their abundance also may become a supply for
zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more. your want; that there may be equality:
15 as it is written, He that gathered much had nothing over; and he 14 while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long
that gathered little had no lack. after you by reason of the exceeding grace of Elohim in you.
16 But thanks be to Elohim, who putteth the same earnest care for you 15 Thanks be to Elohim for his unspeakable gift.
into the heart of Titus.
17 For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very Chapter 10
earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord. 1 Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of
18 And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Mashiyach, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being
evangel is spread through all the assemblies; absent am of good courage toward you:
19 and not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to 2 yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with
travel with us in the matter of this grace, which is ministered by us to the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count
the glory of the Master, and to show our readiness: of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
20 Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of this 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh
bounty which is ministered by us: 4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before
21 for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of Elohim to the casting down of strongholds),
Hwhy, but also in the sight of men. 5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted
22 and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many against the knowledge of Elohim, and bringing every thought into
times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by captivity to the obedience of Mashiyach;
reason of the great confidence which he hath in you. 6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your
23 Whether any inquire about Titus, he is my partner and my fellow- obedience shall be made full.
worker to you-ward, or our brethren, they are the messengers of the 7 Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in
assemblies, they are the glory of Mashiyach. himself that he is Mashiyach's, let him consider this again with
24 Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the assemblies the proof himself, that, even as he is Mashiyach's, so also are we.
of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf. 8 For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our
authority (which the Master gave for building you up, and not for
Chapter 9 casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:
1 For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me 9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
to write to you: 10 For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily
2 for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of presence is weak, and his speech of no account.
Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your 11 Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters
zeal hath stirred up very many of them. when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.
3 But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not 12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of
be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring
prepared: themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with
4 lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find themselves, are without understanding.
you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in 13 But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the
this confidence. measure of the province which Elohim apportioned to us as a
5 I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they measure, to reach even unto you.
would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your 14 For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not
aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the evangel of
bounty, and not of extortion. Mashiyach:
6 But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and 15 not glorying beyond our measure, that is, in other men's labors; but
he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you
7 Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not according to our province unto further abundance,
grudgingly, or of necessity: for Elohim loveth a cheerful giver. 16 so as to preach the evangel even unto the parts beyond you, and
8 And Elohim is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, not to glory in another's province in regard of things ready to our
having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every hand.
good work: 17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in Hwhy.
9 as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom
His righteousness abideth for ever. Hwhy commendeth.
10 And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall
supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of Chapter 11
your righteousness: 1 Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye
11 ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality, which worketh do bear with me.
through us thanksgiving to Elohim. 2 For I am jealous over you with a jealousy of Hwhy: for I espoused
12 For the ministration of this service not only filleth up the measure of you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to
the wants of the saints, but aboundeth also through many Mashiyach.
thanksgivings unto Elohim; 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his
13 seeing that through the proving of you by this ministration they craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the
glorify Elohim for the obedience of your confession unto the evangel purity that is toward Mashiyach.
of Mashiyach, and for the liberality of your contribution unto them and 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another OSwhy, whom we did not
unto all; preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a
different evangel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with 33 and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and
him. escaped his hands.
5 For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
6 But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; nay, in Chapter 12
every way have we made this manifest unto you in all things. 1 I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to
7 Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, visions and revelations of Hwhy.
because I preached to you the evangel of Elohim for nought? 2 I know a man in Mashiyach, fourteen years ago (whether in the body,
8 I robbed other assemblies, taking wages of them that I might minister I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; Elohim knoweth),
unto you; such a one caught up even to the third heaven.
9 and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden 3 And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body,
on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, I know not; Elohim knoweth),
supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself 4 how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable
from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
10 As the truth of Mashiyach is in me, no man shall stop me of this 5 On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not
glorying in the regions of Achaia. glory, save in my weaknesses.
11 Wherefore? because I love you not? Elohim knoweth. 6 For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak
12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that
that desire an occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found which he seeth me to be, or heareth from me.
even as we. 7 And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I
13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the
themselves into apostles of Mashiyach. flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted
14 And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of overmuch.
light. 8 Concerning this thing I besought the Master thrice, that it might depart
15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves from me.
as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
works. power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
16 I say again, let no man think me foolish; but if ye do, yet as foolish glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Mashiyach may rest upon
receive me, that I also may glory a little. me.
17 That which I speak, I speak not after Hwhy, but as in foolishness, 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities,
in this confidence of glorying. in persecutions, in distresses, for Mashiyach's sake: for when I am
18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. weak, then am I strong.
19 For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves. 11 I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been
20 For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest
devoureth you, if he taketh you captive, if he exalteth himself, if he apostles, though I am nothing.
smiteth you on the face. 12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all
21 I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works.
Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also. 13 For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the
22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they assemblies, except it be that I myself was not a burden to you?
the seed of Abraham? so am I. forgive me this wrong.
23 Are they ministers of Mashiyach? (I speak as one beside himself) I 14 Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will
more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children
stripes above measure, in deaths oft. ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
24 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. 15 And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love
25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep; 16 But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught
26 in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils you with guile.
from my countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in 17 Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent
perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false unto you?
brethren; 18 I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any
27 in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in advantage of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in
fastings often, in cold and nakedness. the same steps?
28 Besides those things that are without, there is that which presseth 19 Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In
upon me daily, anxiety for all the assemblies. the sight of Elohim speak we in Mashiyach. But all things, beloved,
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is caused to stumble, and I are for your edifying.
burn not? 20 For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not
30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would
weakness. not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths,
31 The Elohim and Father of the Master OSwhy, he who is blessed factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
for evermore knoweth that I lie not. 21 lest again when I come my Elohim should humble me before you,
32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of and I should mourn for many of them that have sinned heretofore,
the Damascenes in order to take me:
and repented not of the uncleanness and fornication and
lasciviousness which they committed.
Chapter 13
1 This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two
witnesses or three shall every word established.
2 I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand, as when I was
present the second time, so now, being absent, to them that have
sinned heretofore, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not
spare;
3 seeing that ye seek a proof of Mashiyach that speaketh in me; who to
you-ward is not weak, but is powerful in you:
4 for he was impaled through weakness, yet he liveth through the
power of Hwhy. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with
him through the power of Hwhy toward you.
5 Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own
selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that OSwhy Ha
Mashiyach is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.
6 But I hope that ye shall know that we are not reprobate.
7 Now we pray to Elohim that ye do no evil; not that we may appear
approved, but that ye may do that which is honorable, though we be
as reprobate.
8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
9 For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also
pray for, even your perfecting.
10 For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when
present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Master
gave me for building up, and not for casting down.
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the
same mind; live in peace: and the Elohim of love and peace shall be
with you.
12 Salute one another with a holy kiss.
13 All the saints salute you.
14 The grace of the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, and the love of
Elohim, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
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2 And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the evangel which
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of
to the Galatians repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.
3 But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled
to be circumcised:
Chapter 1
4 and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Mashiyach OSwhy,
OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, and Hwhy the Father, who raised him that they might bring us into bondage:
from the dead), 5 to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour;
2 and all the brethren that are with me, unto the assemblies of Galatia: that the truth of the evangel might continue with you.
3 Grace to you and peace from Hwhy the Father, and our Master 6 But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they
OSwhy Mashiyach, were, it maketh no matter to me: Hwhy accepteth not man's
4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this person)-- they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:
present evil world, according to the will of our Elohim and Father: 7 but contrariwise, when they saw that I had been intrusted with the
5 to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amein. evangel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter with the evangel of the
6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in circumcision
the grace of Mashiyach unto a different evangel; 8 (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision
7 which is not another evangel only there are some that trouble you, wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);
and would pervert the evangel of Mashiyach. 9 and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to
evangel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go
anathema. unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;
9 As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth 10 only they would that we should remember the poor; which very
unto you any evangel other than that which ye received, let him be thing I was also zealous to do.
anathema. 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face,
10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of Elohim? or am I because he stood condemned.
striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a12 For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles;
servant of Mashiyach. but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing
11 For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the evangel which them that were of the circumcision.
was preached by me, that it is not after man. 13 And the rest of the Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch
12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.
to me through revelation of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. 14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth
13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' of the evangel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a
religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how
Elohim, and made havoc of it: compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
14 and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age 15 We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the 16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but
traditions of my fathers. through faith in OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, even we believed on
15 But when it was the good pleasure of Elohim, who separated me, Mashiyach OSwhy, that we might be justified by faith in
even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, Mashiyach, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of
16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the the law shall no flesh be justified.
Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood: 17 But if, while we sought to be justified in Mashiyach, we ourselves
17 neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before also were found sinners, is Mashiyach a minister of sin? Elohim
me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto forbid.
Damascus. 18 For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and a transgressor.
tarried with him fifteen days. 19 For I through the law died unto the law, that I might live unto
19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Master's Hwhy.
brother. 20 I have been impaled with Mashiyach; and it is no longer I that live,
20 Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before but Mashiyach living in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I
Elohim, I lie not. live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of Elohim, who loved me, and
21 Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia. gave himself up for me.
22 And I was still unknown by face unto the assemblies of Judaea 21 I do not make void the grace of Elohim: for if righteousness is
which were in Mashiyach: through the law, then Mashiyach died for nought.
23 but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth
the faith of which he once made havoc; Chapter 3
24 and they glorified Elohim in me. 1 O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes
OSwhy Mashiyach was openly set forth impaled?
Chapter 2
2 This only would I learn from you. Received ye the Spirit by the works
1 Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
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3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now perfected in Chapter 4
the flesh? 1 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a
4 Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain. bondservant though he is master of all;
5 He therefore that supplieth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles 2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the
among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of father.
faith? 3 So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the
6 Even as Abraham believed Hwhy, and it was reckoned unto him for rudiments of the world:
righteousness. 4 but when the fulness of the time came, Elohim sent forth his Son,
7 Know therefore that they that are of faith, the same are sons of born of a woman, born under the law,
Abraham. 5 that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that Elohim would justify the Gentiles by receive the adoption of sons.
faith, preached the evangel beforehand unto Abraham, saying, In 6 And because ye are sons, Elohim sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
thee shall all the nations be blessed. our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
9 So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham. 7 So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it an heir of Hwhy through Mashiyach.
is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all things that 8 Howbeit at that time, not knowing Hwhy, ye were in bondage to
are written in the book of the law, to do them. them that by nature are no elohim:
11 Now that no man is justified by the law before Elohim, is evident: 9 but now that ye have come to know Hwhy, or rather to be known
for, The righteous shall live by faith; by Hwhy, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly
12 and the law is not of faith; but, He that doeth them shall live in them. rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?
13 Mashiyach redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become 10 Ye observe days, and months, and seasons, and years.
a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a 11 I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon
tree: you in vain.
14 that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in 12 I beseech you, brethren, become as I am, for I also am become as
Mashiyach OSwhy; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit ye are. Ye did me no wrong:
through faith. 13 but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the
15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it be but a evangel unto you the first time:
man's covenant, yet when it hath been confirmed, no one maketh it 14 and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not,
void, or addeth thereto. nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of Hwhy, even as
16 Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He Mashiyach OSwhy.
saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, 15 Where then is that gratulation of yourselves? for I bear you witness,
which is Mashiyach. that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes and given them
17 Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by Elohim, the to me.
law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not 16 So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?
disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect. 17 They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut
18 For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise: but you out, that ye may seek them.
Elohim hath granted it to Abraham by promise. 18 But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times,
19 What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till and not only when I am present with you.
the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; and it 19 My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Mashiyach be
was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator. formed in you--
20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one; but Elohim is one. 20 but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my
21 Is the law then against the promises of Elohim? Elohim forbid: for if tone; for I am perplexed about you.
there had been a law given which could make alive, verily 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
righteousness would have been of the law. 22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid,
22 But the scriptures shut up all things under sin, that the promise by and one by the freewoman.
faith in OSwhy Ha Mashiyach might be given to them that believe. 23 Howbeit the son by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the son
23 But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up by the freewoman is born through promise.
unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Which things contain an allegory: for these women are two
24 So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Mashiyach, that covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage,
we might be justified by faith. which is Hagar.
25 But now faith that is come, we are no longer under a tutor. 25 Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to the
26 For ye are all sons of Hwhy, through faith, in Mashiyach Jerusalem that now is: for she is in bondage with her children.
OSwhy. 26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.
27 For as many of you as were immersed into Mashiyach did put on 27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; Break forth
Mashiyach. and cry, thou that travailest not: For more are the children of the
28 There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor desolate than of her that hath the husband.
free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
Mashiyach OSwhy. 29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that
29 And if ye are Mashiyach's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs was born after the Spirit, so also it is now.
according to promise.
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30 Howbeit what saith the scripture? Cast out the handmaid and her Chapter 6
son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the 1 Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are
freewoman. spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to
31 Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
freewoman. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Mashiyach.
Chapter 5 3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he
deceiveth himself.
1 For freedom did Mashiyach set us free: stand fast therefore, and be
4 But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his
not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision,
5 For each man shall bear his own burden.
Mashiyach will profit you nothing.
6 But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that
3 Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he
teacheth in all good things.
is a debtor to do the whole law.
7 Be not deceived; Hwhy is not mocked: for whatsoever a man
4 Ye are severed from Mashiyach, ye would be justified by the law; ye
soweth, that shall he also reap.
are fallen away from grace.
8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap
5 For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap
6 For in Mashiyach OSwhy neither circumcision availeth anything,
eternal life.
nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
9 And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall
7 Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the
reap, if we faint not.
truth?
10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good
8 This persuasion came not of him that calleth you.
toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household
9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
of the faith.
10 I have confidence to you-ward in Hwhy, that ye will be none
11 See with how large letters I write unto you with mine own hand.
otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment,
12 As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel
whosoever he be.
you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the
11 But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still
stake of Mashiyach.
persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the stake been done
13 For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the
away.
law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in
12 I would that they that unsettle you would even go beyond
your flesh.
circumcision.
14 But far be it from me to glory, save in the stake of our Master
13 For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your
OSwhy Mashiyach, through which the world hath been impaled
freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants
unto me, and I unto the world.
one to another.
15 For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new
14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt
creature.
love thy neighbor as thyself.
16 And as many as shall walk by this rule, peace be upon them, and
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not
mercy, and upon the Israel of Elohim.
consumed one of another.
17 Henceforth, let no man trouble me; for I bear branded on my body
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the
the marks of OSwhy.
flesh.
18 The grace of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with your
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the
spirit, brethren. Amein.
flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do
the things that ye would.
18 But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these:
fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions,
divisions, parties,
21 envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I
forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such
things shall not inherit the kingdom of Hwhy.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
24 And they that are of Mashiyach OSwhy have impaled the flesh
with the passions and the lusts thereof.
25 If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.
26 Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying
one another.
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The Epistle of Paul the Apostle Chapter 2

1 And you did he make alive, when ye were dead through your
to the Ephesians trespasses and sins,
2 wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world,
Chapter 1 according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now
1 Paul, an apostle of Mashiyach OSwhy through the will of Hwhy, worketh in the sons of disobedience;
to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Mashiyach 3 among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the
OSwhy: desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of
2 Grace to you and peace from Hwhy our Father and the Master wrath, even as the rest:--
OSwhy Mashiyach. 4 but Elohim, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved
3 Blessed be the Elohim and Father of our Master OSwhy Ha us,
Mashiyach, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive
heavenly places in Mashiyach: together with Mashiyach (by grace have ye been saved),
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that 6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the
we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: heavenly places, in Mashiyach OSwhy:
5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through OSwhy Ha 7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his
Mashiyach unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, grace in kindness toward us in Mashiyach OSwhy:
6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us 8 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of
in the Beloved: yourselves, it is the gift of Hwhy;
7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness 9 not of works, that no man should glory.
of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Mashiyach OSwhy for
8 which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, good works, which Elohim afore prepared that we should walk in
9 making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good them.
pleasure which he purposed in him 11 Wherefore remember, that once ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who
10 unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in the
in Mashiyach, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the flesh, made by hands;
earth; in him, I say, 12 that ye were at that time separate from Mashiyach, alienated from
11 in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the
according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the promise, having no hope and without Hwhy in the world.
counsel of his will; 13 But now in Mashiyach OSwhy ye that once were far off are
12 to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who made nigh in the blood of Mashiyach.
had before hoped in Mashiyach: 14 For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the
13 in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the evangel of middle wall of partition,
your salvation,-- in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with 15 having abolished in the flesh the enmity, even the law of
the Holy Spirit of promise, commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create in
14 which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of himself of the two one new man, so making peace;
Elohim's own possession, unto the praise of his glory. 16 and might reconcile them both in one body unto Elohim through the
15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Master stake, having slain the enmity thereby:
OSwhy which is among you, and the love which ye show toward 17 and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and
all the saints, peace to them that were nigh:
16 cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my 18 for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the
prayers; Father.
17 that the Elohim of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, the Father 19 So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-
of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the citizens with the saints, and of the household of Elohim,
knowledge of him; 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
18 having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what Mashiyach OSwhy himself being the chief corner stone;
is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his 21 in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a
inheritance in the saints, holy temple in Hwhy;
19 and what the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who 22 in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of Elohim in
believe, according to that working of the strength of his might the Spirit.
20 which he wrought in Mashiyach, when he raised him from the dead, Chapter 3
and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Mashiyach OSwhy in behalf
21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and
of you Gentiles,--
every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that
2 if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of Elohim
which is to come:
which was given me to you-ward;
22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to
3 how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I
be head over all things to the assembly,
wrote before in few words,
23 which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
4 whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the
mystery of Mashiyach;
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5 which in other generation was not made known unto the sons of men, 13 till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of
as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Son of Elohim, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the
the Spirit; stature of the fulness of Mashiyach:
6 to wit, that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the 14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried
body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Mashiyach OSwhy about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness,
through the evangel, after the wiles of error;
7 whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of 15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him,
Elohim which was given me according to the working of his power. who is the head, even Mashiyach;
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace 16 from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that
given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of which every joint supplieth, according to the working in due measure
Mashiyach; of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the
9 and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery building up of itself in love.
which for ages hath been hid in Elohim who created all things; 17 This I say therefore, and testify in Hwhy, that ye no longer walk
10 to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,
heavenly places might be made known through the assembly the 18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of
manifold wisdom of Elohim, Elohim, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the
11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Mashiyach hardening of their heart;
OSwhy our Master: 19 who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to
12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our work all uncleanness with greediness.
faith in him. 20 But ye did not so learn Mashiyach;
13 Wherefore I ask that ye may not faint at my tribulations for you, 21 if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is
which are your glory. in OSwhy:
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, 22 that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye23 and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; 24 and put on the new man, that after Hwhy hath been created in
17 that Mashiyach may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end righteousness and holiness of truth.
that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 25 Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with
18 may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
and length and height and depth, 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
19 and to know the love of Mashiyach which passeth knowledge, that 27 neither give place to the devil.
ye may be filled unto all the fulness of Elohim. 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to
we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, give to him that hath need.
21 unto him be the glory in the assembly and in Mashiyach OSwhy 29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is
unto all generations for ever and ever. Amein. good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them
that hear.
Chapter 4 30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of Elohim, in whom ye were sealed
1 I therefore, the prisoner in Hwhy, beseech you to walk worthily of unto the day of redemption.
the calling wherewith ye were called, 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be
2 with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one put away from you, with all malice:
another in love; 32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other,
3 giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. even as Elohim also in Mashiyach forgave you.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one
hope of your calling; Chapter 5
5 one Master, one faith, one immersion, 1 Be ye therefore imitators of Elohim, as beloved children;
6 one Elohim and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in 2 and walk in love, even as Mashiyach also loved you, and gave
all. himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to Elohim for an odor of a
7 But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the sweet smell.
measure of the gift of Mashiyach. 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity be named among you, as becometh saints;
captive, And gave gifts unto men. 4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but
9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the rather giving of thanks.
lower parts of the earth? 5 For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person,
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the
heavens, that he might fill all things.) kingdom of Mashiyach and Hwhy.
11 And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, 6 Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these
evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; things cometh the wrath of Elohim upon the sons of disobedience.
12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them;
the building up of the body of Mashiyach: 8 For ye were once darkness, but are now light in Hwhy: walk as
children of light
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9 (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and 8 knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall
truth), he receive again from Hwhy, whether he be bond or free.
10 proving what is well-pleasing unto the Master; 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear
11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in
rather even reprove them; heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.
12 for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even 10 Finally, be strong in Hwhy, and in the strength of his might.
to speak of. 11 Put on the whole armor of Elohim, that ye may be able to stand
13 But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the against the wiles of the devil.
light: for everything that is made manifest is light. 12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this
dead, and Mashiyach shall shine upon thee. darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly
15 Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; places.
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 13 Wherefore take up the whole armor of Elohim, that ye may be able
17 Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
Hwhy is. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put
18 And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the on the breastplate of righteousness,
Spirit; 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the evangel of
19 speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, peace;
singing and making melody with your heart to Hwhy; 16 withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to
20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Master quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
OSwhy Mashiyach to Elohim, even the Father; 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which
21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Hwhy. is the word of Hwhy:
22 Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the 18 with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit,
Master. and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, and Mashiyach also is the the saints,
head of the assembly, being himself the saviour of the body. 19 And on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening
24 But as the assembly is subject to Mashiyach, so let the wives also my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the evangel,
be to their husbands in everything. 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Mashiyach also loved the boldly, as I ought to speak.
assembly, and gave himself up for it; 21 But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, the
26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water beloved brother and faithful minister in Hwhy, shall make known to
with the word, you all things:
27 that he might present the assembly to himself a glorious assembly, 22 whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.
and without blemish. 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from Hwhy the
28 Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own Father and the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach.
bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself: 24 Grace be with all them that love our Master OSwhy Ha
29 for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth Mashiyach with a love incorruptible.
it, even as Mashiyach also the assembly;
30 because we are members of his body.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
32 This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Mashiyach and of the
assembly.
33 Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even
as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.
Chapter 6
1 Children, obey your parents in Hwhy: for this is right.
2 Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with
promise),
3 that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them
in the chastening and admonition of Hwhy.
5 Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your
masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto
Mashiyach;
6 not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of
Mashiyach, doing the will of Elohim from the heart;
7 with good will doing service, as unto Hwhy, and not unto men:
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26 that your glorying may abound in Mashiyach OSwhy in me
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle through my presence with you again.
to the Philippians 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the evangel of Mashiyach:
that, whether I come and see you and be absent, I may hear of your
state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith
Chapter 1
of the evangel;
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Mashiyach OSwhy, to all the saints 28 and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an
in Mashiyach OSwhy that are at Philippi, with the bishops and evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from
deacons: Hwhy;
2 Grace to you and peace from Hwhy our Father and the Master 29 because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Mashiyach, not
OSwhy Mashiyach. only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:
3 I thank my Elohim upon all my remembrance of you, 30 having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in
4 always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my me.
supplication with joy,
5 for your fellowship in furtherance of the evangel from the first day until Chapter 2
now; 1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Mashiyach, if any consolation
6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and
you will perfect it until the day of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach: compassions,
7 even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, 2 make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love,
because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and being of one accord, of one mind;
in the defence and confirmation of the evangel, ye all are partakers 3 doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of
with me of grace. mind each counting other better than himself;
8 For Elohim is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender 4 not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the
mercies of Mashiyach OSwhy. things of others.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in 5 Have this mind in you, which was also in Mashiyach OSwhy:
knowledge and all discernment; 6 who, existing in the form of Hwhy, counted not the being on an
10 so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be equality with Hwhy a thing to be grasped,
sincere and void of offence unto the day of Mashiyach; 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the
11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through likeness of men;
OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, unto the glory and praise of Hwhy. 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming
12 Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things which obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the stake.
happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the 9 Wherefore also Elohim highly exalted him, and gave unto him the
evangel; name which is above every name;
13 so that my bonds became manifest in Mashiyach throughout the 10 that in the name of OSwhy every knee should bow, of things in
whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest; heaven and things on earth and things under the earth,
14 and that most of the brethren in Hwhy, being confident through 11 and that every tongue should confess that OSwhy Ha
my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of Elohim Mashiyach is Master, to the glory of Hwhy the Father.
without fear. 12 So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my
15 Some indeed preach Mashiyach even of envy and strife; and some presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your
also of good will: own salvation with fear and trembling;
16 the one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the 13 for it is Elohim who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his
evangel; good pleasure.
17 but the other proclaim Mashiyach of faction, not sincerely, thinking 14 Do all things without murmurings and questionings:
to raise up affliction for me in my bonds. 15 that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of Hwhy
18 What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
Mashiyach is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
19 For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your 16 holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the
supplication and the supply of the Spirit of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, day of Mashiyach, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall 17 Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith,
I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also I joy, and rejoice with you all:
Mashiyach shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by 18 and in the same manner do ye also joy, and rejoice with me.
death. 19 But I hope in the Master OSwhy to send Timothy shortly unto
21 For to me to live is Mashiyach, and to die is gain. you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
22 But if to live in the flesh, --if this shall bring fruit from my work, then 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will care truly for your state.
what I shall choose I know not. 21 For they all seek their own, not the things of OSwhy Ha
23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and Mashiyach.
be with Mashiyach; for it is very far better: 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child serveth a father, so he
24 yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. served with me in furtherance of the evangel.
25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and 23 Him therefore I hope to send forthwith, so soon as I shall see how it
abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith; will go with me:
24 but I trust in Hwhy that I myself also shall come shortly.
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25 But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother 21 who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be
and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby
minister to my need; he is able even to subject all things unto himself.
26 since he longed after you all, and was sore troubled, because ye
had heard that he was sick: Chapter 4
27 for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but Elohim had mercy on 1 Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown,
him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow so stand fast in Hwhy, my beloved.
upon sorrow. 2 I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in
28 I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when ye see him Hwhy.
again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 3 Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they
29 Receive him therefore in Hwhy with all joy; and hold such in labored with me in the evangel, with Clement also, and the rest of my
honor: fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
30 because for the work of Mashiyach he came nigh unto death, 4 Rejoice in Hwhy always: again I will say, Rejoice.
hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service 5 Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Master is at hand.
toward me. 6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto Elohim.
Chapter 3 7 And the peace of Elohim, which passeth all understanding, shall
1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in Hwhy. To write the same things to guard your hearts and your thoughts in Mashiyach OSwhy.
you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
concision: whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if
3 for we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of Hwhy, and there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
glory in Mashiyach OSwhy, and have no confidence in the flesh: 9 The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in
4 though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh: if any other me, these things do: and the Elohim of peace shall be with you.
man thinketh to have confidence in the flesh, I yet more: 10 But I rejoice in Hwhy greatly, that now at length ye have revived
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of your thought for me; wherein ye did indeed take thought, but ye
Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; lacked opportunity.
6 as touching zeal, persecuting the assembly; as touching the 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in
righteousness which is in the law, found blameless. whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
7 Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for 12 I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in
Mashiyach. everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled
8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.
knowledge of Mashiyach OSwhy my Master: for whom I suffered 13 I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain 14 Howbeit ye did well that ye had fellowship with my affliction.
Mashiyach, 15 And ye yourselves also know, ye Philippians, that in the beginning
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even of the evangel, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly had
that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Mashiyach, fellowship with me in the matter of giving and receiving but ye only;
the righteousness which is from Hwhy by faith: 16 for even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my need.
10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the 17 Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to
fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death; your account.
11 if by any means I may attain unto the resurrection from the dead. 18 But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from
12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I Epaphroditus the things that came from you, and odor of a sweet
press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to Elohim.
hold on by Mashiyach OSwhy. 19 And my Elohim shall supply every need of yours according to his
13 Brethren, I could not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, riches in glory in Mashiyach OSwhy.
forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the 20 Now unto our Elohim and Father be the glory for ever and ever.
things which are before, Amein.
14 I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of 21 Salute every saint in Mashiyach OSwhy. The brethren that are
Elohim in Mashiyach OSwhy. with me salute you.
15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in 22 All the saints salute you, especially they that are of Caesar's
anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall Elohim reveal unto household.
you: 23 The grace of the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with your
16 only, whereunto we have attained, by that same rule let us walk. spirit.
17 Brethren, be ye imitators together of me, and mark them that so
walk even as ye have us for an ensample.
18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even
weeping, that they are the enemies of the stake of Mashiyach:
19 whose end is perdition, whose elohim is the belly, and whose glory
is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
20 For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour,
the Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach:
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26 even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations:
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle but now hath it been manifested to his saints,
to the Colossians 27 to whom Elohim was pleased to make known what is the riches of
the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Mashiyach in
you, the hope of glory:
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28 whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every
1 Paul, an apostle of Mashiyach OSwhy through the will of Hwhy, man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in
and Timothy our brother, Mashiyach;
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Mashiyach that are at Colossae: 29 whereunto I labor also, striving according to his working, which
Grace to you and peace from Hwhy our Father. worketh in me mightily.
3 We give thanks to Elohim the Father of our Master OSwhy Ha
Mashiyach, praying always for you, Chapter 2
4 having heard of your faith in Mashiyach OSwhy, and of the love 1 For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them
which ye have toward all the saints, at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof 2 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love,
ye heard before in the word of the truth of the evangel, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they
6 which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit may know the mystery of Elohim, even Mashiyach,
and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and 3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
knew the grace of Elohim in truth; 4 This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of
7 even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a speech.
faithful minister of Mashiyach on our behalf, 5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit,
8 who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to Mashiyach.
pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the 6 As therefore ye received Mashiyach OSwhy the Master, so walk
knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, in him,
10 to walk worthily of Hwhy unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every 7 rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as
good work, and increasing in the knowledge of Elohim; ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, 8 Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you
unto all patience and longsuffering with joy; through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of after the rudiments of the world, and not after Mashiyach:
the inheritance of the saints in light; 9 for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the likeness of Elohim physically,
13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us 10 and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and
into the kingdom of the Son of his love; power:
14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins: 11 in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made
15 who is the image of the invisible Elohim, the firstborn of all creation; with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the
16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the circumcision of Mashiyach;
earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or 12 having been buried with him in immersion, wherein ye were also
dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created raised with him through faith in the working of Elohim, who raised him
through him, and unto him; from the dead.
17 and he is before all things, and in him all things consist. 13 And you, being dead through your trespasses and the
18 And he is the head of the body, the assembly: who is the beginning, uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together
the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;
preeminence. 14 having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against
19 For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out that way,
fulness dwell; nailing it to the stake;
20 and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made 15 having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show
peace through the blood of his stake; through him, I say, whether of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
things upon the earth, or things in the heavens. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of
21 And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:
your evil works, 17 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is
22 yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to Mashiyach's.
present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him: 18 Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and
23 if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen,
moved away from the hope of the evangel which ye heard, which was vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a 19 and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being
minister. supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part with the increase of Elohim.
that which is lacking of the afflictions of Mashiyach in my flesh for his 20 If ye died with Mashiyach from the rudiments of the world, why, as
body's sake, which is the assembly; though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,
25 whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of 21 Handle not, nor taste, nor touch
Elohim which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of Elohim,
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22 (all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and 3 withal praying for us also, that Elohim may open unto us a door for
doctrines of men? the word, to speak the mystery of Mashiyach, for which I am also in
23 Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and bonds;
humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the 4 that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
indulgence of the flesh. 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye
Chapter 3 may know how ye ought to answer each one.
1 If then ye were raised together with Mashiyach, seek the things that 7 All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved
are above, where Mashiyach is, seated on the right hand of Elohim. brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in Hwhy:
2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are 8 whom I have sent you for this very purpose, that ye may know our
upon the earth. state, and that he may comfort your hearts;
3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Mashiyach in Elohim. 9 together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one
4 When Mashiyach, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye of you. They shall make known unto you all things that are done here.
also with him be manifested in glory. 10 Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of
5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: Barnabas (touching whom ye received commandments; if he come
fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, unto you, receive him),
which is idolatry; 11 and OSwhy that is called Justus, who are of the circumcision:
6 for which things' sake cometh the wrath of Elohim upon the sons of these only are my fellow-workers unto the kingdom of Elohim, men
disobedience: that have been a comfort unto me.
7 wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things; 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Mashiyach OSwhy,
8 but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand
shameful speaking out of your mouth: perfect and fully assured in all the will of Elohim.
9 lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his 13 For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for
doings, them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.
10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto 14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.
knowledge after the image of him that created him: 15 Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the
11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and assembly that is in their house.
uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but 16 And when this epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be
Mashiyach is all, and in all. read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that ye also read
12 Put on therefore, as Elohim's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of the epistle from Laodicea.
compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast
13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a received in Hwhy, that thou fulfil it.
complaint against any; even as Hwhy forgave you, so also do ye: 18 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my
14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of bonds. Grace be with you.
perfectness.
15 And let the peace of Mashiyach rule in your hearts, to the which
also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Mashiyach dwell in you richly; in all wisdom
teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto Hwhy.
17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the
Master OSwhy, giving thanks to Elohim the Father through him.
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in Hwhy.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in
Hwhy.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to
the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of
heart, fearing Hwhy:
23 whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto Hwhy, and not unto
men;
24 knowing that from Hwhy ye shall receive the recompense of the
inheritance: ye serve the Master Mashiyach.
25 For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he
hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
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1 Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal;
knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
2 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
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13 And for this cause we also thank Elohim without ceasing, that,
The First Epistle of Paul to the when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of
Thessalonians Elohim, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the
word of Hwhy, which also worketh in you that believe.
14 For ye, brethren, became imitators of the assemblies of Elohim
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which are in Judaea in Mashiyach OSwhy: for ye also suffered the
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the assembly of the same things of your own countrymen, even as they did of the Jews;
Thessalonians in Hwhy the Father and the Master OSwhy Ha 15 who both killed the Master OSwhy and the prophets, and drove
Mashiyach: Grace to you and peace, from Hwhy our Father, and out us, and pleased not Hwhy, and are contrary to all men;
the Master OSwhy Mashiyach. 16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill
2 We give thanks to Hwhy always for you all, making mention of you up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the
in our prayers; uttermost.
3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and 17 But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in
patience of hope in our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, before our presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your
Elohim and Father; face with great desire:
4 knowing, brethren beloved of Hwhy, your election, 18 because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again;
5 how that our evangel came not unto you in word only, but also in and Satan hindered us.
power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye,
know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your before our Master OSwhy at his coming?
sake. 20 For ye are our glory and our joy.
6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Master, having received
the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit; Chapter 3
7 so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and 1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be
in Achaia. left behind at Athens alone;
8 For from you hath sounded forth the word of Hwhy, not only in 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and Elohim's minister in the evangel of
Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward Elohim is Mashiyach, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your
gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything. faith;
9 For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in 3 that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that
we had unto you; and how ye turned unto Elohim from idols, to serve hereunto we are appointed.
a living and true Elohim, 4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we
10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
dead, even OSwhy, who delivereth us from the wrath to come. 5 For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might
know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and
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our labor should be in vain.
1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath 6 But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us
not been found vain: glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good
2 but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see
at Philippi, we waxed bold in our Elohim to speak unto you the you;
evangel of Elohim in much conflict. 7 for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our
3 For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: distress and affliction through your faith:
4 but even as we have been approved of Elohim to be intrusted with the 8 for now we live, if ye stand fast in Hwhy.
evangel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but Elohim who proveth 9 For what thanksgiving can we render again unto Elohim for you, for
our hearts. all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our Elohim;
5 For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and
know, nor a cloak of covetousness, Hwhy is witness; may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
6 nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we 11 Now may our Elohim and Father himself, and our Master
might have claimed authority as apostles of Mashiyach. OSwhy, direct our way unto you:
7 But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth 12 and the Master make you to increase and abound in love one
her own children: toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you;
8 even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to 13 to the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in holiness
impart unto you, not the evangel of Elohim only, but also our own before our Elohim and Father, at the coming of our Master OSwhy
souls, because ye were become very dear to us. with all his saints.
9 For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and
day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the Chapter 4
evangel of Elohim. 1 Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Master
10 Ye are witnesses, and Elohim also, how holily and righteously and OSwhy, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to
unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe: please Hwhy, even as ye do walk, --that ye abound more and
11 as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his more.
own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying, 2 For ye know what charge we gave you through the Master
12 to the end that ye should walk worthily of Elohim, who calleth you OSwhy.
into his own kingdom and glory.
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3 For this is the will of Elohim, even your sanctification, that ye abstain 14 And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage
from fornication; the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.
4 that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel 15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow
in sanctification and honor, after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.
5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not Elohim; 16 Rejoice always;
6 that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because 17 pray without ceasing;
Hwhy is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you 18 in everything give thanks: for this is the will of Hwhy in
and testified. Mashiyach OSwhy to you-ward.
7 For Elohim called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. 19 Quench not the Spirit;
8 Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but Elohim, who giveth 20 despise not prophesyings;
his Holy Spirit unto you. 21 prove all things; hold fast that which is good;
9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write 22 abstain from every form of evil.
unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of Hwhy to love one another; 23 And the Elohim of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your
10 for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the
But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more; coming of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach.
11 and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.
work with your hands, even as we charged you; 25 Brethren, pray for us.
12 that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and 26 Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.
may have need of nothing. 27 I adjure you by the Master that this epistle be read unto all the
13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that brethren.
fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. 28 The grace of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with you.
14 For if we believe that OSwhy died and rose again, even so them
also that are fallen asleep in OSwhy will Elohim bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of Hwhy, that we that are
alive, that are left unto the coming of the Master, shall in no wise
precede them that are fallen asleep.
16 For the Master himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of Hwhy: and
the dead in Mashiyach shall rise first;
17 then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be
caught up in the clouds, to meet the Master in the air: and so shall we
ever be with Hwhy.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need
that aught be written unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of Hwhy so cometh as a
thief in the night.
3 When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction
cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall
in no wise escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake
you as a thief:
5 for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the
night, nor of darkness;
6 so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night: and they that are drunken are
drunken in the night.
8 But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the
breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For Elohim appointed us not into wrath, but unto the obtaining of
salvation through our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach,
10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live
together with him.
11 Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as
also ye do.
12 But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you,
and are over you in Hwhy, and admonish you;
13 and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake.
Be at peace among yourselves.
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10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because
The Second Epistle of Paul the they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Apostle to the Thessalonians 11 And for this cause Elohim sendeth them a working of error, that
they should believe a lie:
12 that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had
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pleasure in unrighteousness.
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the assembly of the 13 But we are bound to give thanks to Elohim always for you, brethren
Thessalonians in Hwhy our Father and the Master OSwhy Ha beloved of Hwhy, for that Elohim chose you from the beginning
Mashiyach; unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
2 Grace to you and peace from Hwhy the Father and the Master 14 whereunto he called you through our evangel, to the obtaining of
OSwhy Mashiyach. the glory of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach.
3 We are bound to give thanks to Elohim always to you, brethren, even 15 So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were
as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.
each one of you all toward one another aboundeth; 16 Now our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach himself, and Elohim our
4 so that we ourselves glory in you in the assemblies of Elohim for your Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope
patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which through grace,
ye endure; 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and
5 which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of Elohim; to the word.
end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of Elohim, for
which ye also suffer: Chapter 3
6 if so be that it is righteous thing with Hwhy to recompense affliction 1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of Hwhy may run and
to them that afflict you, be glorified, even as also it is with you;
7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the 2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for all
Master OSwhy from heaven with the angels of his power in have not faith.
flaming fire, 3 But the Master is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from
8 rendering vengeance to them that know not Hwhy, and to them the evil one.
that obey not the evangel of our Master OSwhy: 4 And we have confidence in Hwhy touching you, that ye both do
9 who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of and will do the things which we command.
the Master and from the glory of his might, 5 And the Master direct your hearts into the love of Elohim, and into the
10 when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled patience of Mashiyach.
at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Master
believed) in that day. OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, that ye withdraw yourselves from every
11 To which end we also pray always for you, that our Elohim may brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they
count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness received of us.
and every work of faith, with power; 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not
12 that the name of our Master OSwhy may be glorified in you, and ourselves disorderly among you;
ye in him, according to the grace of our Elohim and the Master 8 neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor
OSwhy Ha Mashiyach. and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of
you:
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9 not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves and
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Master ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.
OSwhy Mashiyach, and our gathering together unto him; 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any
2 to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be will not work, neither let him eat.
troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that 11 For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not
the day of Hwhy is just at hand; at all, but are busybodies.
3 let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Master
away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, OSwhy Mashiyach, that with quietness they work, and eat their
4 he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called Elohim own bread.
or that is worshipped; so that he as Hwhy sitteth in the temple of 13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.
Elohim, setting himself forth as Hwhy. 14 And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man,
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be
things? ashamed.
6 And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be 15 And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
revealed in his own season. 16 Now the Master of peace himself give you peace at all times in all
7 For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one ways. The Master be with you all.
that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way. 17 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in
8 And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Master every epistle: so I write.
OSwhy shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to 18 The grace of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with you all.
nought by the manifestation of his coming;
9 even he, whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all
power and signs and lying wonders,
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4 who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of
The First Epistle of Paul the the truth.
Apostle to Timothy 5 For there is one Elohim, one mediator also between Hwhy and
men, himself man, Mashiyach OSwhy,
6 who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its
Chapter 1
own times;
1 Paul, an apostle of Mashiyach OSwhy according to the 7 whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the
commandment of Hwhy our Saviour, and Mashiyach OSwhy truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
our hope; 8 I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy
2 unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from hands, without wrath and disputing.
Hwhy the Father and Mashiyach OSwhy our Master. 9 In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with
3 As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls
Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a or costly raiment;
different doctrine, 10 but (which becometh women professing righteousness (fear of
4 neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which Hwhy)) through good works.
minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of Hwhy which is 11 Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.
in faith; so do I now. 12 But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a
5 But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good man, but to be in quietness.
conscience and faith unfeigned: 13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve;
6 from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain 14 and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath
talking; fallen into transgression:
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither 15 but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in
what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the Chapter 3
lawless and unruly, for the unrighteous and sinners, for the unholy 1 Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he
and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for desireth a good work.
manslayers, 2 The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one
10 for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to
menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other teach;
thing contrary to the sound doctrine; 3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
11 according to the evangel of the glory of the blessed Elohim, which 4 one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection
was committed to my trust. with all gravity;
12 I thank him that enabled me, even Mashiyach OSwhy our 5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he
Master, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service; take care of the assembly of Hwhy?)
13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: 6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the
howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief; devil.
14 and the grace of our Master abounded exceedingly with faith and 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without;
love which is in Mashiyach OSwhy. lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Mashiyach
8 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given
OSwhy came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief: to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
16 howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
OSwhy Ha Mashiyach show forth all his longsuffering, for an 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons,
ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal if they be blameless.
life. 11 Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate,
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only Hwhy, be faithful in all things.
honor and glory forever and ever. Amein. 12 Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their
18 This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the own houses well.
prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war 13 For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a
the good warfare; good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Mashiyach
19 holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust OSwhy.
from them made shipwreck concerning the faith: 14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
20 of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto 15 but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave
Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme. themselves in the house of Hwhy, which is the assembly of the
living Elohim, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Chapter 2
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of righteousness; He
1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, (Hwhy) who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit,
intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the
2 for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil world, Received up in glory.
and quiet life in all righteousness and gravity.
3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of Elohim our Saviour;
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Chapter 4 13 And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to
1 But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking
from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of things which they ought not.
demons, 14 I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule
2 through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
conscience as with a hot iron; 15 for already some are turned aside after Satan.
3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which 16 If any woman that believeth hath widows, let her relieve them, and
Elohim created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe let not the assembly be burdened; that it mat relieve them that are
and know the truth. widows indeed.
4 For every creature of Hwhy is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor,
it be received with thanksgiving: especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
5 for it is sanctified through the word of Hwhy and prayer. 18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he
6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.
minister of Mashiyach OSwhy, nourished in the words of the faith, 19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of
and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now: two or three witnesses.
7 but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto 20 Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in
righteousness: fear.
8 for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but righteousness is 21 I charge thee in the sight of Elohim, and Mashiyach OSwhy, and
profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice,
that which is to come. doing nothing by partiality.
9 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation. 22 Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's
10 For to this end we labor and strive, because we have our hope set sins: keep thyself pure.
on the living Elohim, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them 23 Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy
that believe. stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
11 These things command and teach. 24 Some men's sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them some men also they follow after.
that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity. 25 In like manner also there are good works that are evident; and such
13 Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. as are otherwise cannot be hid.
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by Chapter 6
prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
1 Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters
15 Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy
worthy of all honor, that the name of Elohim and the doctrine be not
progress may be manifest unto all.
blasphemed.
16 Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things;
2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them,
for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather,
Chapter 5 because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved.
1 Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as These things teach and exhort.
brethren: 3 If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound
2 the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity. words, even the words of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, and
3 Honor widows that are widows indeed. to the doctrine which is according to righteousness;
4 But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to 4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and
show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil
this is acceptable in the sight of Elohim. surmisings,
5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on 5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth,
Elohim, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. supposing that righteousness is a way of gain.
6 But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth. 6 But righteousness with contentment is great gain:
7 These things also command, that they may be without reproach. 7 for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry
8 But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, anything out;
he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever. 8 but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.
9 Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare
been the wife of one man, and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction
10 well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if and perdition.
she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints' 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some
feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced
every good work. themselves through with many sorrows.
11 But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton 11 But thou, O man of Elohim, flee these things; and follow after
against Mashiyach, they desire to marry; righteousness, holiness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal,
whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in
the sight of many witnesses.
13 I charge thee in the sight of Elohim, who giveth life to all things, and
of Mashiyach OSwhy, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the
good confession;
14 that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach,
until the appearing of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach:
15 which in its own times he shall show, who is the blessed and only
Potentate, the King of kings, and Master of masters;
16 who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom
no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power eternal.
Amein.
17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not
highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but
on Elohim, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be
ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time
to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.
20 O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away
from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is
falsely so called;
21 which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be
with you.
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6 The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the
The Second Epistle of Paul the fruits.
Apostle to Timothy 7 Consider what I say; for the Master shall give thee understanding in
all things.
8 Remember OSwhy Ha Mashiyach, risen from the dead, of the
Chapter 1
seed of David, according to my evangel:
1 Paul, an apostle of Mashiyach OSwhy through the will of Hwhy, 9 wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of
according to the promise of the life which is in Mashiyach OSwhy, Elohim is not bound.
2 to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from Hwhy the 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may
Father and Mashiyach OSwhy our Master. obtain the salvation which is in Mashiyach OSwhy with eternal
3 I thank Elohim, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure glory.
conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my 11 Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with
supplications, night and day him:
4 longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with 12 if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he
joy; also will deny us:
5 having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which 13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am 14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the
persuaded, in thee also. sight of the Master, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to
6 For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of the subverting of them that hear.
Elohim, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands. 15 Give diligence to present thyself approved unto Elohim, a workman
7 For Elohim gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
and discipline. 16 But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in
8 Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Master, nor of me unrighteousness,
his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the evangel according to the 17 and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: or whom is Hymenaeus
power of Hwhy; an Philetus;
9 who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our 18 men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the
works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
us in Mashiyach OSwhy before times eternal, 19 Howbeit the firm foundation of Elohim standeth, having this seal,
10 but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Hwhy knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth
Mashiyach OSwhy, who abolished death, and brought life and the name of Hwhy depart from unrighteousness.
immortality to light through the evangel, 20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of
11 whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some
teacher. unto dishonor.
12 For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel
for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master's use, prepared unto every
able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day. good work.
13 Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in 22 after righteousness, faith, love, pace, with them that call on the
faith and love which is in Mashiyach OSwhy. Master out of a pure heart.
14 That good thing which was committed unto thee guard through the 23 But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they
Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us. gender strifes.
15 This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of 24 And Hwhy's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all,
whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. apt to teach, forbearing,
16 The Master grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft 25 in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if
refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; peradventure Elohim may give them repentance unto the knowledge
17 but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me of the truth,
18 (the Master grant unto him to find mercy of Hwhy in that day); 26 and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil,
and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou knowest very having been taken captive by him unto his will.
well.
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.
1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in 2 For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty,
Mashiyach OSwhy. railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many 3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control,
witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to fierce, no lovers of good,
teach others also. 4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers
3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Mashiyach OSwhy. of Hwhy;
4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that 5 holding a form of righteousness, but having denied the power
he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. therefore. From these also turn away.
5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowded, except he 6 For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly
have contended lawfully. women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,
7 ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also 18 The Master will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me
withstand the truth. Men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory forever and ever.
faith. Amein.
9 But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
all men, as theirs also came to be. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.
10 But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, 21 Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and
longsuffering, love, patience, Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
11 persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at 22 The Master be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all
the Master delivered me.
12 Yea, and all that would live piously in Mashiyach OSwhy shall
suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving
and being deceived.
14 But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been
assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.
15 And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which
are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in
Mashiyach OSwhy.
16 Every scripture inspired of Hwhy is also profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.
17 That the man of Elohim may be complete, furnished completely
unto every good work.
Chapter 4
1 I charge thee in the sight of Elohim, and of Mashiyach OSwhy,
who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his
kingdom:
2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine;
but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their
own lusts;
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto
fables.
5 But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an
evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept
the faith:
8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which
the Master, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not
to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
9 Give diligence to come shortly unto me:
10 for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to
Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is
useful to me for ministering.
12 But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.
13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring when thou comest,
and the books, especially the parchments.
14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: Hwhy will render to
him according to his works:
15 of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words.
16 At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it
not be laid to their account.
17 But the Master stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me
the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles
might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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9 Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be
The Epistle of Paul to Titus well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;
10 not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the
Chapter 1 doctrine of Hwhy our Saviour in all things.
1 Paul, a servant of Hwhy, and an apostle of OSwhy Ha 11 For the grace of Elohim hath appeared, bringing salvation to all
Mashiyach, according to the faith of Hwhy's elect, and the men,
knowledge of the truth which is according to righteousness, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying unrighteousness and
2 in hope of eternal life, which Elohim, who cannot lie, promised before worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in
times eternal; this present world;
3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great
wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of Hwhy Elohim and our Saviour OSwhy Ha Mashiyach;
our Saviour; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
4 to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of
Hwhy the Father and Mashiyach OSwhy our Saviour. good works.
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the 15 These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let
things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave no man despise thee.
thee charge; Chapter 3
6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that
believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. 1 Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be
7 For the bishop must be blameless, as Hwhy's steward; not self- obedient, to be ready unto every good work,
willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy2 to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing
lucre; all meekness toward all men.
3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers
8 but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy,
self-controlled; lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one
another.
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he
may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the 4 But when the kindness of Hwhy our Saviour, and his love toward
gainsayers. man, appeared,
10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, 5 not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but
specially they of the circumcision, according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of
11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
6 which he poured out upon us richly, through OSwhy Ha
houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are Mashiyach our Saviour;
always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons. 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to
13 This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that the hope of eternal life.
they may be sound in the faith, 8 Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed Hwhy
turn away from the truth. may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and
15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and profitable unto men:
9 but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and
unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience
are defiled. fightings about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
16 They profess that they know Hwhy; but by their works they deny 10 A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;
him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work 11 knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self-
reprobate. condemned.
12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to
Chapter 2 come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined to winter.
1 But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine: 13 Set forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey
2 that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
love, in patience: 14 And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary
3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers uses, that they be not unfruitful.
nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; 15 All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith.
4 that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love Grace be with you all.
their children,
5 to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in
subjection to their own husbands, that the word of Elohim be not
blasphemed:
6 the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:
7 in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy
doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity,
8 sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the
contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
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The Epistle of Paul to Philemon

Chapter 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Mashiyach OSwhy, and Timothy our brother, to
Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to
the assembly in thy house:
3 Grace to you and peace from Hwhy our Father and the Master
OSwhy Mashiyach.
4 I thank my Elohim always, making mention of thee in my prayers,
5 hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Master
OSwhy, and toward all the saints;
6 that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the
knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Mashiyach.
7 For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the
saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Mashiyach to enjoin thee
that which is befitting,
9 yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the
aged, and now a prisoner also of Mashiyach OSwhy:
10 I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds,
Onesimus,
11 who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and
to me:
12 whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very
heart:
13 whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might
minister unto me in the bonds of the evangel:
14 but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should
not be as of necessity, but of free will.
15 For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that
thou shouldest have him for ever;
16 no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved,
specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in
Hwhy.
17 If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself.
18 But if he hath wronged the at all, or oweth thee aught, put that to
mine account;
19 I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it: that I say not unto
thee that thou owest to me even thine own self besides.
20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in Hwhy: refresh my heart in
Hwhy.
21 Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing
that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.
22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your
prayers I shall be granted unto you.
23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Mashiyach OSwhy, saluteth
thee;
24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers.
25 The grace of our Master OSwhy Ha Mashiyach be with your
spirit. Amein.
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glory and honor, that by the grace of Hwhy he should taste of
The Epistle to the Hebrews death for every man.
10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are
Chapter 1 all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of
1 Elohim, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by their salvation perfect through sufferings.
divers portions and in divers manners, 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of
2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds; 12 saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the
3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his congregation will I sing thy praise.
substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the
he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the children whom Hwhy hath given me.
Majesty on high; 14 Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also
4 having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he
inherited a more excellent name than they. might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the
5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, devil;
This day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, 15 and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their
And he shall be to me a Son? lifetime subject to bondage.
6 And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, 16 For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the
And let all the angels of Hwhy worship him. seed of Abraham.
7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his 17 Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his
ministers a flame a fire: brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in
8 but of the Son he saith, Thy throne, O Elohim, is for ever and ever; things pertaining to Elohim, to make propitiation for the sins of the
And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. people.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore Elohim, 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to
thy Elohim, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy strengthen them that are tempted.
fellows. Chapter 3
10 And, Thou, Hwhy, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the
earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands: 1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider
11 They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even OSwhy;
doth a garment; 2 who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all
12 And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they his house.
shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail. 3 For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so
13 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house.
right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet? 4 For every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the Hwhy.
sake of them that shall inherit salvation? 5 And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a
testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;
Chapter 2 6 but Mashiyach as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we
1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. 7 Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his
2 For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every voice,
transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of
reward; the trial in the wilderness,
3 how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having 9 Where your fathers tried me by proving me, And saw my works forty
at the first been spoken through the Master, was confirmed unto us years.
by them that heard; 10 Wherefore I was displeased with this generation, And said, They do
4 Elohim also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, always err in their heart: But they did not know my ways;
and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to 11 As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.
his own will. 12 Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an
5 For not unto angels did he subject the world to come, whereof we evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living Elohim:
speak. 13 but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called To-day;
6 But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin:
mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 14 for we are become partakers of Mashiyach, if we hold fast the
7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:
with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands: 15 while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your
8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he hearts, as in the provocation.
subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. 16 For who, when they heard, did provoke? nay, did not all they that
But now we see not yet all things subjected to him. came out of Egypt by Moses?
9 But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, 17 And with whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with them
even OSwhy, because of the suffering of death crowned with that sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
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18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but 7 Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and
to them that were disobedient? supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to
19 And we see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief. save him from death, and having been heard for his righteous fear,
8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he
Chapter 4 suffered;
1 Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into 9 and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey
his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. him the author of eternal salvation;
2 For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also 10 named of Elohim a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation,
united by faith with them that heard. seeing ye are become dull of hearing.
3 For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath 12 For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have
said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first
although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. principles of the oracles of Elohim; and are become such as have
4 For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And need of milk, and not of solid food.
Elohim rested on the seventh day from all his works; 13 For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the
5 and in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest. word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and 14 But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of
they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.
because of disobedience,
7 he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a Chapter 6
time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall 1 Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Mashiyach, let
hear his voice, Harden not your hearts. us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of
8 For if OSwhy had given them rest, he would not have spoken repentance from dead works, and of faith toward Hwhy,
afterward of another day. 2 of the teaching of immersions, and of laying on of hands, and of
9 There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of Elohim. resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
10 For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his 3 And this will we do, if Elohim permit.
works, as Elohim did from his. 4 For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the
11 Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
fall after the same example of disobedience. 5 and tasted the good word of Hwhy, and the powers of the age to
12 For the word of Elohim is living, and active, and sharper than any come,
two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, 6 and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto
of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and repentance; seeing they impale to themselves the Son of Elohim
intents of the heart. afresh, and put him to an open shame.
13 And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all 7 For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and
things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled,
have to do. receiveth blessing from Elohim:
14 Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the 8 but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a
heavens, OSwhy the Son of Elohim, let us hold fast our curse; whose end is to be burned.
confession. 9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that
15 For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the accompany salvation, though we thus speak:
feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted 10 for Elohim is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which
like as we are, yet without sin. ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and
16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, still do minister.
that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of 11 And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence
need. unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and
Chapter 5 patience inherit the promises.
1 For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for 13 For when Elohim made promise to Abraham, since he could swear
men in things pertaining to Elohim, that he may offer both gifts and by none greater, he sware by himself,
sacrifices for sins: 14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will
2 who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself multiply thee.
also is compassed with infirmity; 15 And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
3 and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, 16 For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the
to offer for sins. oath is final for confirmation.
4 And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of 17 Wherein Elohim, being minded to show more abundantly unto the
Elohim, even as was Aaron. heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with
5 So Mashiyach also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but an oath;
he that spake unto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for Hwhy
thee: to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for
6 as he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever After the refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
order of Melchizedek.
19 which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and 25 Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw
stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil; near unto Elohim through him, seeing he ever liveth to make
20 whither as a forerunner OSwhy entered for us, having become a intercession for them.
high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 26 For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled,
separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Chapter 7 27 who needeth not daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices,
1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of Elohim Most High, who first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people: for this he
met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed did once for all, when he offered up himself.
him, 28 For the law appointeth men high priests, having infirmity; but the
2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by word of the oath, which was after the law, appointeth a Son, perfected
interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, for evermore.
which is King of peace;
3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither Chapter 8
beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of 1 Now in the things which we are saying the chief point is this: We have
Elohim), abideth a priest continually. such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of
4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the the Majesty in the heavens,
patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils. 2 a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which Hwhy
5 And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office pitched, not man.
have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, 3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices:
that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of wherefore it is necessary that this high priest also have somewhat to
Abraham: offer.
6 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of 4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there
Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises. are those who offer the gifts according to the law;
7 But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better. 5 who serve that which is a copy and shadow of the heavenly things,
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is even as Moses is warned of Elohim when he is about to make the
witnessed that he liveth. tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to
9 And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, the pattern that was showed thee in the mount.
hath paid tithes; 6 But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much
10 for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him. as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been
11 Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for enacted upon better promises.
under it hath the people received the law), what further need was 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then would no place have
there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, been sought for a second.
and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron? 8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a Hwhy, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
change also of the law. and with the house of Judah;
13 For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day
from which no man hath given attendance at the altar. that I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of
14 For it is evident that our Master hath sprung out of Judah; as to Egypt; For they continued not in my covenant, And I regarded them
which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests. not, saith Hwhy.
15 And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, After those days, saith Hwhy; I will put my laws into their mind, And
16 who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, on their heart also will I write them: And I will be to them an Elohim,
but after the power of an endless life: And they shall be to me a people:
17 for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of 11 And they shall not teach every man his fellow-citizen, And every
Melchizedek. man his brother, saying, Know Hwhy: For all shall know me, From
18 For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of the least to the greatest of them.
its weakness and unprofitableness 12 For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember
19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a no more.
better hope, through which we draw nigh unto Elohim. 13 In that he saith, A new covenant he hath made the first old. But that
20 And inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away.
21 (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he
with an oath by him that saith of him, Hwhy sware and will not Chapter 9
repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever); 1 Now even a first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and its
22 by so much also hath OSwhy become the surety of a better sanctuary, a sanctuary of this world.
covenant. 2 For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, wherein were the
23 And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the
that by death they are hindered from continuing: Holy place.
24 but he, because he abideth for ever, hath his priesthood 3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of
unchangeable. holies;
4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid 28 so Mashiyach also, having been once offered to bear the sins of
round about with gold, wherein was a golden pot holding the manna, many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait
and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; for him, unto salvation.
5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of
which things we cannot now speak severally. Chapter 10
6 Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in 1 For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very
continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services; image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year,
7 but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.
blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people: 2 Else would they not have ceased to be offered? because the
8 the Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more
yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; consciousness of sins.
9 which is a figure for the time present; according to which are offered 3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance made of sins year by
both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, year.
make the worshipper perfect, 4 For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away
10 being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal sins.
ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and
11 But Mashiyach having come a high priest of the good things to offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me;
come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made 6 In whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hadst no pleasure:
with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of me)
12 nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own To do thy will, O Elohim.
blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained 8 Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and
eternal redemption. sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein
13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer (the which are offered according to the law),
sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of 9 then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the
the flesh: first, that he may establish the second.
14 how much more shall the blood of Mashiyach, who through the 10 By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the
eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto Elohim, cleanse body of OSwhy Ha Mashiyach once for all.
your conscience from dead works to serve the living Elohim? 11 And every priest indeed standeth day by day ministering and
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the which can never take
death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions away sins:
that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may 12 but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat
receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. down on the right hand of Elohim;
16 For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of 13 henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his
him that made it. feet.
17 For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are
never avail while he that made it liveth. sanctified.
18 Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without 15 And the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath
blood. said,
19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses unto all 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days,
the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and saith Hwhy: I will put my laws on their heart, And upon their mind
the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both also will I write them; then saith he,
the book itself and all the people, 17 And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
20 saying, This is the blood of the covenant which Hwhy 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
commanded to you-ward. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by
21 Moreover the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry he the blood of OSwhy,
sprinkled in like manner with the blood. 20 by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way,
22 And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission. 21 and having a great priest over the house of Elohim;
23 It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the 22 let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our
heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body
themselves with better sacrifices than these. washed with pure water,
24 For Mashiyach entered not into a holy place made with hands, like 23 let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is
in pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the faithful that promised:
face of Elohim for us: 24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good
25 nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth works;
into the holy place year by year with blood not his own; 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some
26 else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the
but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put day drawing nigh.
away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of
27 And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins,
this cometh judgment;
27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of 11 By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when
fire which shall devour the adversaries. she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:
28 A man that hath set at nought Moses law dieth without compassion 12 wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, so
on the word of two or three witnesses: many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is
29 of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, by the sea-shore, innumerable.
who hath trodden under foot the Son of Elohim, and hath counted the 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having
blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing, seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that
and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
30 For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will 14 For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking
recompense, saith Hwhy. And again, Hwhy shall judge his after a country of their own.
people. 15 And if indeed they had been mindful of that country from which they
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living Elohim. went out, they would have had opportunity to return.
32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore
enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings; Hwhy is not ashamed of them, to be called their Elohim; for he hath
33 partly, being made a gazingstock both by reproaches and prepared for them a city.
afflictions; and partly, becoming partakers with them that were so 17 By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had
used. gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;
34 For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took 18 even he to whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called:
joyfully the spoiling of you possessions, knowing that ye have for 19 accounting that Elohim is able to raise up, even from the dead; from
yourselves a better possession and an abiding one. whence he did also in a figure receive him back.
35 Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to
recompense of reward. come.
36 For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of Elohim, 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of
ye may receive the promise. Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
37 For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not 22 By faith Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the
tarry. departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment
38 But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my concerning his bones.
soul hath no pleasure in him. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his
39 But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them parents, because they saw he was a goodly child; and they were not
that have faith unto the saving of the soul. afraid of the king's commandment.
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the
Chapter 11 son of Pharaoh's daughter;
1 Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not 25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of Elohim,
seen. than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
2 For therein the elders had witness borne to them. 26 accounting the reproach of Mashiyach greater riches than the
3 By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.
of Hwhy, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he
which appear. endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
4 By faith Abel offered unto Elohim a more excellent sacrifice than 28 By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that
Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
righteous, Elohim bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through 29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the
it he being dead yet speaketh. Egyptians assaying to do were swallowed up.
5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and he 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been
was not found, because Elohim translated him: for he hath had compassed about for seven days.
witness borne to him that before his translation he had been well- 31 By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were
pleasing unto Elohim: disobedient, having received the spies with peace.
6 And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he 32 And what shall I more say? for the time will fail me if I tell of Gideon,
that cometh to Elohim must believe that he is, and that he is a Barak, Samson, Jephthah; of David and Samuel and the prophets:
rewarder of them that seek after him. 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,
7 By faith Noah, being warned of Hwhy concerning things not seen obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
as yet, moved with righteous fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from
house; through which he condemned the world, and became heir of weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight
the righteousness which is according to faith. armies of aliens.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place 35 Women received their dead by a resurrection: and others were
which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not tortured, not accepting their deliverance; that they might obtain a
knowing whither he went. better resurrection:
9 By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land 36 and others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of
not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with bonds and imprisonment:
him of the same promise: 37 they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted,
10 for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder they were slain with the sword: they went about in sheepskins, in
and maker is Elohim. goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated
38 (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and 23 to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are
mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth. enrolled in heaven, and to Hwhy the Judge of all, and to the spirits
39 And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, of just men made perfect,
received not the promise, 24 and to OSwhy the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood
40 Elohim having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart of sprinkling that speaketh better than that of Abel.
from us they should not be made perfect. 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not
when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall
Chapter 12 not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:
1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a 26 whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised,
cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but
easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before also the heaven.
us, 27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those
2 looking unto OSwhy the author and perfecter of our faith, who for things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those
the joy that was set before him endured the stake, despising shame, things which are not shaken may remain.
and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of Elohim. 28 Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have
3 For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to Elohim with
against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls. reverence and awe:
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin: 29 for our Elohim is a consuming fire.
5 and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as
with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of Hwhy, Nor Chapter 13
faint when thou art reproved of him; 1 Let love of the brethren continue.
6 For whom Hwhy loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son 2 Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have
whom he receiveth. entertained angels unawares.
7 It is for chastening that ye endure; Elohim dealeth with you as with 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are
sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not? illtreated, as being yourselves also in the body.
8 But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made 4 Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled:
partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. for fornicators and adulterers Elohim will judge.
9 Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye
gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in
the Father of spirits, and live? any wise forsake thee.
10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to 6 So that with good courage we say, Hwhy is my helper; I will not
them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. fear: What shall man do unto me?
11 All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but 7 Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you
grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have the word of Elohim; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their
been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness. faith.
12 Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees; 8 OSwhy Ha Mashiyach is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and
13 and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not for ever.
turned out of the way, but rather be healed. 9 Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good
14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein they
no man shall see the Master: that occupied themselves were not profited.
15 looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace 10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the
of Elohim; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and tabernacle.
thereby the many be defiled; 11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holy
16 lest there be any fornication, or profane person, as Esau, who for place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned without the
one mess of meat sold his own birthright. camp.
17 For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the 12 Wherefore OSwhy also, that he might sanctify the people
blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind through his own blood, suffered without the gate.
in his father, though he sought is diligently with tears. 13 Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his
18 For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that reproach.
burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 14 For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after the city
19 and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice which is to come.
they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto 15 Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to Elohim
them; continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his
20 for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast name.
touch the mountain, it shall be stoned; 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such
21 and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, I exceedingly sacrifices Elohim is well pleased.
fear and quake: 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they
22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that
Elohim, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable
for you.
18 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience,
desiring to live honorably in all things.
19 And I exhort you the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be
restored to you the sooner.
20 Now the Elohim of peace, who brought again from the dead the
great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant,
even our Master OSwhy,
21 make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us
that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through OSwhy Ha
Mashiyach; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amein.
22 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I
have written unto you in few words.
23 Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with
whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They
of Italy salute you.
25 Grace be with you all. Amein.
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2 For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine
The General Epistle of James clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;
3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit
Chapter 1 thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou
1 James, a servant of Hwhy and of the Master OSwhy Ha there, or sit under my footstool;
Mashiyach, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. 4 Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges
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