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A NEW TRANSLATION
PHILADELPHIA
THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA
5677-1917
Copyright 1917,
By The Jewish Publication Society of America
All rights reserved
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PREFACE
The following is from the preface to the Jewish Publication Society's 1917
edition of the Hebrew Bible in English:
The sacred task of translating the Word of God, as revealed to Israel through
lawgiver, prophet, psalmist, and sage, began at an early date. According to an
ancient rabbinic interpretation, Joshua had the Torah engraved upon the stones of
the altar (Joshua 8:32) not in the original Hebrew alone, but in all the languages
of mankind, which were held to be seventy, in order that all men might become
acquainted with the words of the Scriptures. This statement, with its
universalistic tendency, is, of course, a reflex of later times, when the Hebrew
Scriptures had become a subject of curiosity and perhaps also of anxiety to the
pagan or semi-pagan world.
While this tradition contains an element of truth, it is certain that the primary
object of translating the Bible was to minister to a need nearer home. Upon the
establishment of the Second Commonwealth under Ezra and Nehemiah, it
became imperative to make the Torah of God 'distinct and giving sense' through
the means of interpretation (Nehemiah 8:8 and 13:24), that the Word of God
might be understood by all the people. The Rabbis perceived in this activity of
the first generation of the Sopherim the origin of the Aramaic translation known
as the Targum, first made orally and afterwards committed to writing, which was
necessitated by the fact that Israel had forgotten the sacred language, and spoke
the idiom current in a large part of western Asia. All this, however, is veiled in
obscurity, as is the whole inner history of the Jews during the Persian rule.
The historic necessity for translation was repeated with all the great changes in
Israel's career. It is enough to point to the Septuagint, or the Greek translation of
the Scriptures, the product of Israel's contact with the Hellenistic civilization
dominating the world at that time; to the Arabic translation by the Gaon Saadya,
when the great majority of the Jewish people came under the sceptre of
Mohammedan rulers; and to the German translation by Mendelssohn and his
school, at the dawn of a new epoch, which brought the Jews in Europe, most of
whom spoke a German dialect, into closer contact with their neighbours. These
translations are all historical products intimately connected with Israel's
wanderings among the nations and with the great events of mankind in general.
Ancient and continuous as this task of translation was, it would be a mistake to
think that there were no misgivings about it. At least it is certain that opinions
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were divided as to the desirability of such undertakings. While Philo and his
Alexandrian coreligionists looked upon the translation of the Seventy as a work
of inspired men, the Palestinian Rabbis subsequently considered the day on
which the Septuagint was completed as one of the most unfortunate in Israel's
history, seeing that the Torah could never be adequately translated. And there are
indications enough that the consequences of such translations were not all of a
desirable nature. However, in view of the eagerness with which they were
undertaken almost in every land and in every great epoch of the world's history, it
is evident that the people at large approved of such translations, thinking them to
be a heave-offering to the Lord of each newly acquired vernacular adopted in the
course of the ever-changing conditions of history, and in particular a tribute to
the beauty of Japheth dwelling in the spiritual tents of Israel.
The greatest change in the life of Israel during the last two generations was his
renewed acquaintance with English-speaking civilization. Out of a handful of
immigrants from Central Europe and the East who saw the shores of the New
World, or even of England and her colonies, we have grown under Providence
both in numbers and in importance, so that we constitute now the greatest section
of Israel living in a single country outside of Russia. We are only following in the
footsteps of our great predecessors when, with the growth of our numbers, we
have applied ourselves to the sacred task of preparing a new translation of the
Bible into the English language, which, unless all signs fail, is to become the
current speech of the majority of the children of Israel.
The need of such a translation was felt long ago. Mention may here be made of
the work of Isaac Leeser in America, which was both preceded and followed by
two translations produced in England: the one by Dr. A. Benisch, the other by Dr.
Michael Friedlander. The most popular, however, among these translations was
that of Lesser, which was not only the accepted version in all the synagogues of
the United States, but was also reproduced in England. Its great merit consisted
in the fact that it incorporated all the improvements proposed by the
Mendelssohn School and their successors, whose combined efforts were included
and further developed in the so-called Zunz Bible, which enjoyed a certain
authority among German Jews for several generations. With the advance of time
and the progress made in almost all departments of Bible study, it was found that
Leeser's translation would bear improvement and recasting.
Steps leading to the preparation of a new translation into the English language
were taken by the Jewish Publication Society of America in 1892. It was
intended to secure, if possible, through the co-operation of scholars in the United
States and in Great Britain, a new translation of each book, and to place it in the
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hands of an Editorial Committee, who by correspondence with the translators
should harmonize the results of the work of the individual contributors. This
method was followed until 1901 under the general direction of Doctor Marcus
Jastrow, Editor-in-Chief, with Doctor Kaufman Kohler and Doctor Frederick de
Sola Mendes as the other members of the Editorial Committee.*
*There is given herewith a list of the translations prepared for the Society:
Genesis, Max Landsberg, Rochester, N. Y.
Exodus and Leviticus, L. N. Dembitz (deceased), Louisville, Ky.
Numbers, David Philipson, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Deuteronomy, F. de Sola Mendes, New York.
Joshua, Joseph H. Hertz, London, England.
Judges, Stephen S. Wise, New York.
II Samuel, Bernard Drachman, New York.
Jeremiah, Sabato Morais (deceased), Philadelphia, Pa.
Ezekiel, Henry W. Schneeberger, Baltimore, Md.
Joel, Oscar Cohen (deceased), Mobile, Ala.
Amos, H. Pereira Mendes, Now York.
Obadiah and Jonah, J. Voorsanger (deceased), San Francisco, California.
Micah, Maurice H. Harris, New York.
Nahum, L. Mayer (deceased), Pittsburgh, Pa.
Zephaniah, M. Schlesinger, Albany, N. Y.
Haggai, S. Mendelsohn, Wilmington, N. C.
Malachi, D. Davidson, New York.
Job, Marcus Jastrow (deceased), Philadelphia, Pa.
Ruth, Joseph Krauskopf, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ecclesiastes, Gustav Gottheil (deceased), New York.
Esther, William Rosenau, Baltimore, Md.
I and II Chronicles, M. Mielziner (deceased), Cincinnati, Ohio.)
It became apparent in 1901 that by this procedure the publication of a
translation of the entire Hebrew Bible would be indefinitely delayed, and
accordingly the Book of Psalms, translated by Doctor Kohler and revised by his
colleagues, was given to the press and issued in 1903. The death of Doctor
Jastrow in that year required the formation of a new committee under the
chairmanship of Doctor Solomon Schechter. This committee, however, soon
found that the method adopted was too complex, and that it was impossible to
accomplish by correspondence the extensive work required.
In 1908 the Jewish Publication Society of America and the Central Conference
of American Rabbis reached an agreement to cooperate in bringing out the new
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translation upon a revised plan of having the entire work done by a Board of
Editors instead of endeavoring to harmonize the translations of individual
contributors. As a result of this understanding the present Board, composed of
Doctor Solomon Schechter, Doctor Cyrus Adler, and Doctor Joseph Jacobs,
representing the Jewish Publication Society of America, and Doctor Kaufman
Kohler, Doctor David Philipson, and Doctor Samuel Schulman, representing the
Central Conference of American Rabbis, was constituted, and by mutual
agreement Professor Max L. Margolis was chosen as the seventh member, he to
be the Editor-in-Chief of the work and Secretary to the Editorial Board, of which
Doctor Cyrus Adler was elected Chairman. Incidentally the selection thus made
resulted in an equal representation of the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America at New York, of the Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati, and of the
Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning at Philadelphia. For one year
Professor Israel Friedlaender acted as a member of the Board in the stead of
Doctor Schechter.
The method employed by the Board was as follows:
In preparing the manuscript for consideration by the Board of Editors,
Professor Margolis took into account the existing English versions, the standard
commentaries, ancient and modern, the translations already made for the Jewish
Publication Society of America, the divergent renderings from the Revised
Version prepared for the Jews of England, the marginal notes of the Revised
Version, and the changes of the American Committee of Revisers. Due weight
was given to the ancient versions as establishing a tradition of interpretation,
notably the Septuagint and the versions of Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion,
the Targums, the Peshitta, the Vulgate, and the Arabic version of Saadya.
Talmudic and midrashic allusions and all available Jewish commentators, both
the great medieval authorities, like Rashi, Kimhi, and Ibn Ezra, and the moderns
S. D. Luzzatto, Malbim, and Ehrlich, as well as all the important non-Jewish
commentators, were consulted. On this basis, a manuscript was prepared by the
Editor-in-Chief and a copy sent to every member of the Board of Editors. Sixteen
meetings, covering a period of seven years and occupying one hundred and sixty
working days, were held, at which the proposals in this manuscript and many
additional suggestions by the members of the Board were considered. Each point
was thoroughly discussed, and the view of the majority was incorporated into the
manuscript. When the Board was evenly divided, the Chairman cast the deciding
vote. From time to time subcommittees were at work upon points left open, and
their reports, submitted to the Board, were discussed and voted upon. The proof
of the entire work was sent to each member of the Board for revision, and the
new proposals which were made by one or another were in turn submitted to a
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vote by correspondence and to a final vote at the last meeting of the Board, held
in October-November, 1915.
The present translation is the first for which a group of men representative of
Jewish learning among English-speaking Jews assume joint responsibility, all
previous efforts in the English language having been the work of individual
translators. It has a character of its own. It aims to combine the spirit of Jewish
tradition with the results of biblical scholarship, ancient, medieval, and modern.
It gives to the Jewish world a translation of the Scriptures done by men imbued
with the Jewish consciousness, while the non-Jewish world, it is hoped, will
welcome a translation that presents many passages from the Jewish traditional
point of view.
The repeated efforts by Jews in the field of biblical translation show their
sentiment toward translations prepared by other denominations. The dominant
feature of this sentiment, apart from the thought that the christological
interpretations in non-Jewish translations are out of place in a Jewish Bible, is
and was that the Jew cannot afford to have his Bible translation prepared for him
by others. He cannot have it as a gift, even as he cannot borrow his soul from
others. If a new country and a new language metamorphose him into a new man,
the duty of this new man is to prepare a new garb and a new method of
expression for what is most sacred and most dear to him.
We are, it is hardly needful to say, deeply grateful for the works of our non-
Jewish predecessors, such as the Authorised Version with its admirable diction,
which can never be surpassed, as well as for the Revised Version with its ample
learning--but they are not ours. The Editors have not only used these famous
English versions, but they have gone back to the earlier translations of Wycliffe,
Tyndale, Coverdale, the Bishops' Bible, and the Douai Version, which is the
authorised English translation of the Vulgate used by the Roman Catholics; in a
word, upon doubtful points in style, all English versions have been drawn upon.
The renditions of parts of the Hebrew Scriptures by Lowth and others in the
eighteenth century and by Cheyne and Driver in our own days were likewise
consulted.
As to the text and order of the biblical books, the present translation follows
Jewish tradition, the Sacred Scriptures having come down in a definite compass
and in a definite text. They are separated into three divisions: Law (Torah,
Pentateuch), Prophets (Nebi'im), Writings (Ketubim). Each of these possesses a
different degree of holiness or authority. In the Prophets and the Writings the
order of the books varies in manuscripts or among Jewish authorities; but there is
absolute agreement as to the compass of these two divisions, and no book is
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transposed from the one into the other. Thus Ruth, Lamentations, and Daniel are
all placed in the division of Writings--not among the Prophets, as in non-Jewish
versions.
With every step by which each of the three parts was sealed, nothing to be
added or to be taken away, the text was likewise fixed and thenceforth made the
object of zealous watchfulness. Even with regard to the latest book of our
Scriptures, we read its text substantially in the form in which the great Rabbi
Akiba read it, he who said that the system by which the sacred text was guarded
constituted a fence about the Scriptures. In that system, at first oral and later
committed to writing, the letters were actually counted and lists made, to the end
that no alterations should creep in at the hands of careless scribes. The first to
collect the notes known as Masorah was Jacob ben Haim Ibn Adonijah, the editor
of the second Rabbinic Bible. In our own day many scholars have been
prominent in this field of labour, chief among whom are Wolf Heidenheim, S.
Frensdorff, S. Baer, and C. D. Ginsburg. We have followed Baer's texta and for
the parts not edited by him that of Ginsburg. Not only does the text known as the
masoretic represent the text current in the Synagogue with regard to consonants,
but also with regard to its signs standing for vowels and accents, both of which
embody the interpretation accepted by the Synagogue. While in the scrolls which
are read in the Synagogue the bare consonants are alone permitted, readers must
prepare themselves from copies allowed for private use, in ancient times written
and now printed, which contain the additional signs for vowels and accents. A
translation must naturally follow the guide of the latter. Moreover, the public
reader is bound in certain cases to substitute mentally other consonants in the
place of those found in the scrolls, in accordance with the marginal annotations in
the copies intended for private use. These variants are taken traditionally for
corrections, and the public reader who persists in ignoring them forfeits his
position. It is true that in the case of such variations the Jewish commentators of
the Middle Ages sought to elicit a meaning also from the textual reading, and
seem here and there tacitly to give it preference, but all this partakes of the nature
of private judgment, and does not affect the uniform practice of the public
readings in the Synagogue. While as a rule the margin (Kere) was followed, we
have occasionally adopted the consonants of the text (Ketib), as for instance in Ps
139:16, and 2Ch 24:27 34:9.
a
It should be noted that in the otherwise excellent edition of Baer the word has
been omitted by mistake in Pr 5:20. In Eze 9:9 the Board deviated from the Baer edition
and accepted the reading instead of . In Ps 62:4 the. vocalization of Ben Naphtali
was followed instead of that of Ben Asher usually adopted by Baer.
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A translation destined for the people can follow only one text, and that must be
the traditional. Nevertheless a translator is not a transcriber of the text. His
principal function is to make the Hebrew intelligible. Faithful though he must be
to the Hebrew idiom, he will nevertheless be forced by the genius of the English
language to use circumlocution, to add a word or two, to alter the sequence of
words, and the like. In general, our rule has been that, where the word or words
added are implied in the Hebrew construction, no device is used to mark the
addition; where, on the other hand, the addition is not at once to be inferred from
the original wording and yet seems necessary for the understanding, it has been
enclosed in brackets. Naturally opinion will differ as to what may be deemed an
addition warranted by the Hebrew construction and what may not, but as
intelligibility was the principal aim, the Editors have felt justified in making their
additions, sparingly it is true, but nevertheless as often as the occasion required.
We have thought it proper to limit the margin to the shortest compass,
confining it to such elucidation of and references to the literal meaning as are
absolutely necessary for making the translation intelligible. The Rabbis
enumerate eighteen instances in which the scribes consciously altered the text.
We have called attention to a change of this nature in Jud 18:30.
Personal pronouns referring to the Deity have been capitalized. As an aid to
clearness direct discourse has been indicated by quotation marks. In the
prophetical writings, where the speech of the prophet imperceptibly glides into
the words of the Deity, and in the legal portions of the Pentateuch, it has been
thought best to use quotation marks sparingly. Although the spelling of proper
names in the English Bible in many instances deviates somewhat from an
accurate representation of the Hebrew, it has nevertheless been deemed wise,
owing to the familiarity of Hebrew names in their usual English form, generally
to retain the current spelling.
In all externals this translation is especially adapted for use in synagogue and
school. The Keriat ha-Torah, or the reading of the section from the Five Books of
Moses, is the central feature of the Synagogue service. The Pentateuch is divided
into fifty-four sections; beginning with the Sabbath following the Feast of
Tabernacles, the readings on the Sabbaths of the year are taken in their order
from the Five Books of Moses. The reading consists either of the whole section
or of a selected portion. There was a variant custom according to which the
reading of the Torah extended over a period of three years instead of one year.
However, the one year cycle gradually superseded the three year cycle, and has
become the universal custom in the Synagogue.
The Pentateuchal readings are supplemented by readings from the Prophets
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known as Haftarot. Readings from the third portion of the Bible, though
customary at one time, have now largely fallen into disuse. The five small books
known as the Five Megillot are given a place in the Synagogue service in their
entirety. On the feast of Purim the book of Esther is read; the book of
Lamentations is read on Tish'ah be-Ab (Ninth of Ab), the fast-day observed in
commemoration of the destruction of Jerusalem; Song of Songs, Ruth, and
Ecclesiastes are read respectively on the Feast of Passover, the Feast of Weeks,
and the Feast of Tabernacles.
The sections of the Pentateuch as traditionally read on the Sabbath are
indicated, and a table gives all Scriptural readings, both on the Sabbath and on
feast days and fast days.
By the favor of a gracious Providence the present company of Editors was
permitted to finish the work which is now given to the public. The final meeting
in November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, was closed with a prayer of thanks to
God that the great task was completed and that the group which during seven
years had toiled together was intact. Since that day two of our number have been
called to the academy on high, Solomon Schechter and Joseph Jacobs, be their
memory for a blessing. We grieve that it was not granted these cherished
colleagues to live to see the final fruition of their labours; their wholehearted and
devoted service is herewith recorded in grateful appreciation. In all humility their
co-workers submit this version to the Jewish people in the confident hope that it
will aid them in the knowledge of the Word of God.
" September 27, 1916.
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TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL READINGS
PENTATEUCH PROPHETS
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PENTATEUCH PROPHETS
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THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS
Genesis Micah
Exodus Nahum
Leviticus Habakkuk
Numbers Zephaniah
Deuteronomy Haggai
Joshua Zechariah
Judges Malachi
I Samuel Psalms
II Samuel Proverbs
I Kings Job
II Kings Song of Songs
Isaiah Ruth
Jeremiah Lamentations
Ezekiel Ecclesiastes
The Twelve Esther
Hosea Daniel
Joel Ezra
Amos Nehemiah
Obadiah I Chronicles
Jonah II Chronicles
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THE LAW
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
GENESIS
earth. And it was so. 12And the earth
1 In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth. 2Now the brought forth grass, herb yielding seed
earth was unformed and void, and after its kind, and tree bearing fruit,
darkness was upon the face of the wherein is the seed thereof, after its
deep; and the spirit of God hovered kind; and God saw that it was good.
over the face of the waters. 3And God 13
And there was evening and there was
said: Let there be light. And there morning, a third day.
was light. 4And God saw the light, that 14
And God said: Let there be lights
it was good; and God divided the light in the firmament of the heaven to
from the darkness. 5And God called divide the day from the night; and let
the light Day, and the darkness He them be for signs, and for seasons, and
called Night. And there was evening for days and years; 15and let them be
and there was morning, one day. for lights in the firmament of the
6
And God said: Let there be a heaven to give light upon the earth.
firmament in the midst of the waters, And it was so. 16And God made the
and let it divide the waters from the two great lights: the greater light to
waters. 7And God made the rule the day, and the lesser light to rule
firmament, and divided the waters the night; and the stars. 17And God set
which were under the firmament from them in the firmament of the heaven to
the waters which were above the give light upon the earth, 18and to rule
firmament; and it was so. 8And God over the day and over the night, and to
called the firmament Heaven. And divide the light from the darkness; and
there was evening and there was God saw that it was good. 19And there
morning, a second day. was evening and there was morning, a
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And God said: Let the waters fourth day.
under the heaven be gathered together 20
And God said: Let the waters
unto one place, and let the dry land swarm with swarms of living
appear. And it was so. 10And God creatures, and let fowl fly above the
called the dry land Earth, and the earth in the open firmament of
gathering together of the waters called heaven. 21And God created the great
He Seas; and God saw that it was sea-monsters, and every living creature
good. 11And God said: Let the earth that creepeth, wherewith the waters
put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and swarmed, after its kind, and every
fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, winged fowl after its kind; and God
wherein is the seed thereof, upon the saw that it was good. 22And God
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GENESIS
blessed them, saying: Be fruitful, and living soul, [I have given] every green
multiply, and fill the waters in the herb for food. And it was so. 31And
seas, and let fowl multiply in the God saw every thing that He had
earth. 23And there was evening and made, and, behold, it was very good.
there was morning, a fifth day. And there was evening and there was
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And God said: Let the earth bring morning, the sixth day.
forth the living creature after its kind,
cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of 2 And the heaven and the earth
were finished, and all the host of
the earth after its kind. And it was so. them. 2And on the seventh day God
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And God made the beast of the earth finished His work which He had made;
after its kind, and the cattle after their and He rested on the seventh day from
kind, and every thing that creepeth all His work which He had made. 3And
upon the ground after its kind; and God blessed the seventh day, and
God saw that it was good. 26And God hallowed it; because that in it He
said: Let us make man in our image, rested from all His work which God in
after our likeness; and let them have creating had made.
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dominion over the fish of the sea, and These are the generations of the
over the fowl of the air, and over the heaven and of the earth when they
cattle, and over all the earth, and over were created, in the day that the LORD
every creeping thing that creepeth God made earth and heaven.
upon the earth. 27And God created 5
No shrub of the field was yet in the
man in His own image, in the image of earth, and no herb of the field had yet
God created He him; male and female sprung up; for the LORD God had not
created He them. 28And God blessed caused it to rain upon the earth, and
them; and God said unto them: Be there was not a man to till the ground;
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fruitful, and multiply, and replenish but there went up a mist from the
the earth, and subdue it; and have earth, and watered the whole face of
dominion over the fish of the sea, and the ground. 7Then the LORD God
over the fowl of the air, and over every formed man of the dust of the ground,
living thing that creepeth upon the and breathed into his nostrils the
earth. 29And God said: Behold, I breath of life; and man became a living
have given you every herb yielding soul. 8And the LORD God planted a
seed, which is upon the face of all the garden eastward, in Eden; and there
earth, and every tree, in which is the He put the man whom He had formed.
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fruit of a tree yielding seedto you it And out of the ground made the LORD
shall be for food; 30and to every beast God to grow every tree that is pleasant
of the earth, and to every fowl of the to the sight, and good for food; the tree
air, and to every thing that creepeth of life also in the midst of the garden,
upon the earth, wherein there is a and the tree of the knowledge of good
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GENESIS
and evil. 10And a river went out of was not found a help meet for him.
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Eden to water the garden; and from And the LORD God caused a deep
thence it was parted, and became four sleep to fall upon the man, and he
heads. 11The name of the first is slept; and He took one of his ribs, and
Pishon; that is it which compasseth the closed up the place with flesh instead
whole land of Havilah, where there is thereof. 22And the rib, which the LORD
gold; 12and the gold of that land is God had taken from the man, made He
good; there is bdellium and the onyx a woman, and brought her unto the
stone. 13And the name of the second man. 23And the man said: This is now
river is Gihon; the same is it that bone of my bones, and flesh of my
compasseth the whole land of Cush. flesh; she shall be called bWoman,
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And the name of the third river is because she was taken out of cMan.
a 24
Tigris; that is it which goeth toward Therefore shall a man leave his
the east of Asshur. And the fourth father and his mother, and shall cleave
river is the Euphrates. 15And the LORD unto his wife, and they shall be one
God took the man, and put him into flesh. 25And they were both naked, the
the garden of Eden to dress it and to man and his wife, and were not
keep it. 16And the LORD God ashamed.
commanded the man, saying: Of
every tree of the garden thou mayest 3 Now the serpent was more subtle
than any beast of the field which
freely eat; 17but of the tree of the the LORD God had made. And he said
knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt unto the woman: Yea, hath God said:
not eat of it; for in the day that thou Ye shall not eat of any tree of the
eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. garden? 2And the woman said unto
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And the LORD God said: It is not the serpent: Of the fruit of the trees of
good that the man should be alone; I the garden we may eat; 3but of the fruit
will make him a help meet for him. of the tree which is in the midst of the
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And out of the ground the LORD God garden, God hath said: Ye shall not eat
formed every beast of the field, and of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye
every fowl of the air; and brought die. 4And the serpent said unto the
them unto the man to see what he woman: Ye shall not surely die; 5for
would call them; and whatsoever the God doth know that in the day ye eat
man would call every living creature, thereof, then your eyes shall be
that was to be the name thereof. 20And opened, and ye shall be as God,
the man gave names to all cattle, and knowing good and evil. 6And when
to the fowl of the air, and to every the woman saw that the tree was good
beast of the field; but for Adam there
b
Heb. Issahah.
a c
Heb. Hiddekel. Heb. Ish.
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GENESIS
for food, and that it was a delight to and her seed; they shall bruise thy
the eyes, and that the tree was to be head, and thou shalt bruise their heel.
desired to make one wise, she took of 16
Unto the woman He said: I will
the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she greatly multiply thy pain and thy
gave also unto her husband with her, travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth
and he did eat. 7And the eyes of them children; and thy desire shall be to thy
both were opened, and they knew that husband, and he shall rule over thee.
they were naked; and they sewed fig- 17
And unto Adam He said: Because
leaves together, and made themselves thou hast hearkened unto the voice of
girdles. 8And they heard the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of
the LORD God walking in the garden which I commanded thee, saying:
toward the cool of the day; and the Thou shalt not eat of it; cursed is the
man and his wife hid themselves from ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou
the presence of the LORD God amongst eat of it all the days of thy life.
the trees of the garden. 9And the LORD 18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring
God called unto the man, and said unto forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the
him: Where art thou? 10And he said: herb of the field. 19In the sweat of thy
I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I face shalt thou eat bread, till thou
was afraid, because I was naked; and I return unto the ground; for out of it
hid myself. 11And He said: Who told wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and
thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou unto dust shalt thou return. 20And the
eaten of the tree, whereof I man called his wifes name aEve;
commanded thee that thou shouldest because she was the mother of all
not eat? 12And the man said: The living. 21And the LORD God made for
woman whom Thou gavest to be with Adam and for his wife garments of
me, she gave me of the tree, and I did skins, and clothed them.
eat. 13And the LORD God said unto the 22
And the LORD God said: Behold,
woman: What is this thou hast done? the man is become as one of us, to
And the woman said: The serpent know good and evil; and now, lest he
beguiled me, and I did eat. 14And the put forth his hand, and take also of the
LORD God said unto the serpent: tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.
Because thou hast done this, cursed 23
Therefore the LORD God sent him
art thou from among all cattle, and forth from the garden of Eden, to till
from among all beasts of the field; the ground from whence he was taken.
24
upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust So He drove out the man; and He
shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. placed at the east of the garden of
15
And I will put enmity between thee Eden the cherubim, and the flaming
and the woman, and between thy seed
a
Heb. Havvah, that is, Life.
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GENESIS
sword which turned every way, to to receive thy brothers blood from thy
keep the way to the tree of life. hand. 12When thou tillest the ground, it
8
GENESIS
opened. 12And the rain was upon the the ground, both man, and cattle, and
earth forty days and forty nights. creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven;
13
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and they were blotted out from the
and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the earth; and Noah only was left, and
sons of Noah, and Noahs wife, and they that were with him in the ark.
24
the three wives of his sons with them, And the waters prevailed upon the
into the ark; 14they, and every beast earth a hundred and fifty days.
after its kind, and all the cattle after
their kind, and every creeping thing 8 And God remembered Noah, and
every living thing, and all the
that creepeth upon the earth after its cattle that were with him in the ark;
kind, and every fowl after its kind, and God made a wind to pass over the
every bird of every sort. 15And they earth, and the waters assuaged; 2the
went in unto Noah into the ark, two fountains also of the deep and the
and two of all flesh wherein is the windows of heaven were stopped, and
breath of life. 16And they that went in, the rain from heaven was restrained.
3
went in male and female of all flesh, as And the waters returned from off the
God commanded him; and the LORD earth continually; and after the end of
shut him in. 17And the flood was forty a hundred and fifty days the waters
days upon the earth; and the waters decreased. 4And the ark rested in the
increased, and bore up the ark, and it seventh month, on the seventeenth day
was lifted up above the earth. 18And of the month, upon the mountains of
the waters prevailed, and increased Ararat. 5And the waters decreased
greatly upon the earth; and the ark continually until the tenth month; in
went upon the face of the waters. the tenth month, on the first day of the
19
And the waters prevailed month, were the tops of the mountains
exceedingly upon the earth; and all the seen.
6
high mountains that were under the And it came to pass at the end of
whole heaven were covered. 20Fifteen forty days, that Noah opened the
cubits upward did the waters prevail; window of the ark which he had made.
7
and the mountains were covered. And he sent forth a raven, and it went
21
And all flesh perished that moved forth to and fro, until the waters were
upon the earth, both fowl, and cattle, dried up from off the earth. 8And he
and beast, and every swarming thing sent forth a dove from him, to see if
that swarmeth upon the earth, and the waters were abated from off the
every man; 22all in whose nostrils was face of the ground. 9But the dove
the breath of the spirit of life, found no rest for the sole of her foot,
whatsoever was in the dry land, died. and she returned unto him to the ark,
23
And He blotted out every living for the waters were on the face of the
substance which was upon the face of whole earth; and he put forth his hand,
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GENESIS
and took her, and brought her in unto beast, and of every clean fowl, and
him into the ark. 10And he stayed yet offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
21
other seven days; and again he sent And the LORD smelled the sweet
forth the dove out of the ark. 11And the savour; and the LORD said in His heart:
dove came in to him at eventide; and I will not again curse the ground any
lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly more for mans sake; for the
plucked; so Noah knew that the waters imagination of mans heart is evil from
were abated from off the earth. 12And his youth; neither will I again smite
he stayed yet other seven days; and any more every thing living, as I have
sent forth the dove; and she returned done. 22While the earth remaineth,
not again unto him any more. seedtime and harvest, and cold and
13
And it came to pass in the six heat, and summer and winter, and day
hundred and first year, in the first and night shall not cease.
month, the first day of the month, the
waters were dried up from off the 9 And God blessed Noah and his
sons, and said unto them: Be
earth; and Noah removed the covering fruitful and multiply, and replenish the
of the ark, and looked, and behold, the earth. 2And the fear of you and the
face of the ground was dried. 14And in dread of you shall be upon every beast
the second month, on the seven and of the earth, and upon every fowl of
twentieth day of the month, was the the air, and upon all wherewith the
earth dry. ground teemeth, and upon all the
15
And God spoke unto Noah, fishes of the sea: into your hand are
saying: 16Go forth from the ark, thou, they delivered. 3Every moving thing
and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy that liveth shall be for food for you; as
sonswives with thee. 17Bring forth the green herb have I given you all.
4
with thee every living thing that is Only flesh with the life thereof, which
with thee of all flesh, both fowl, and is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
5
cattle, and every creeping thing that And surely your blood of your lives
creepeth upon the earth; that they may will I require; at the hand of every
swarm in the earth, and be fruitful, and beast will I require it; and at the hand
multiply upon the earth. 18And Noah of man, even at the hand of every
went forth, and his sons, and his wife, mans brother, will I require the life of
and his sonswives with him; 19every man. 6Whoso sheddeth mans blood,
beast, every creeping thing, and every by man shall his blood be shed; for in
fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the the image of God made He man. 7And
earth, after their families; went forth you, be ye fruitful, and multiply;
out of the ark. swarm in the earth, and multiply
20
And Noah builded an altar unto therein.
the LORD; and took of every clean
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8
And God spoke unto Noah, and to Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the
his sons with him, saying: 9As for Me, father of Canaan. 19These three were
behold, I establish My covenant with the sons of Noah, and of these was the
you, and with your seed after you; whole earth overspread.
10 20
and with every living creature that is And Noah the husbandman began,
with you, the fowl, the cattle, and and planted a vineyard. 21And he drank
every beast of the earth with you; of of the wine, and was drunken; and he
all that go out of the ark, even every was uncovered within his tent. 22And
beast of the earth. 11And I will Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the
establish My covenant with you; nakedness of his father, and told his
neither shall all flesh be cut off any two brethren without. 23And Shem and
more by the waters of the flood; Japheth took a garment, and laid it
neither shall there any more be a flood upon both their shoulders, and went
to destroy the earth. 12And God said: backward, and covered the nakedness
This is the token of the covenant of their father; and their faces were
which I make between Me and you backward, and they saw not their
and every living creature that is with fathers nakedness. 24And Noah awoke
you, for perpetual generations: 13I have from his wine, and knew what his
set My bow in the cloud, and it shall youngest son had done unto him.
25
be for a token of a covenant between And he said:
Me and the earth. 14And it shall come Cursed be Canaan; a servant of
to pass, when I bring clouds over the servants shall he be unto his
earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud, brethren.
15 26
that I will remember My covenant, And he said:
which is between Me and you and Blessed be the LORD, the God of
every living creature of all flesh; and Shem;
the waters shall no more become a And let Canaan be their servant.
flood to destroy all flesh. 16And the 27
God aenlarge Japheth, and he shall
bow shall be in the cloud; and I will dwell in the tents of Shem;
look upon it, that I may remember the And let Canaan be their servant.
28
everlasting covenant between God and And Noah lived after the flood
every living creature of all flesh that is three hundred and fifty years. 29And all
upon the earth. 17And God said unto the days of Noah were nine hundred
Noah: This is the token of the and fifty years; and he died.
covenant which I have established
between Me and all flesh that is upon
the earth.
18
10 Now these are the generations
of the sons of Noah: Shem,
And the sons of Noah, that went
forth from the ark, were Shem, and
a
Heb. Japhth.
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Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were the Sinite; 18and the Arvadite, and the
sons born after the flood. 2The sons of Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and
Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and afterward were the families of the
Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Canaanite spread abroad. 19And the
Meshech, and Tiras. 3And the sons of border of the Canaanite was from
Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar,
Togarmah. 4And the sons of Javan: unto Gaza; as thou goest toward
Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and
Dodanim. 5Of these were the isles of Zeboiim, unto Lasha. 20These are the
the nations divided in their lands, sons of Ham, after their families, after
every one after his tongue, after their their tongues, in their lands, in their
families, in their nations. nations.
6 21
And the sons of Ham: Cush, and And unto Shem, the father of all
Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. 7And the children of Eber, the elder brother
the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, of Japheth, to him also were children
and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; born. 22The sons of Shem: Elam, and
and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and
Dedan. 8And Cush begot Nimrod; he Aram. 23And the sons of Aram: Uz,
began to be a mighty one in the earth. and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 24And
9
He was a mighty hunter before the Arpachshad begot Shelah; and Shelah
LORD; wherefore it is said: Like begot Eber. 25And unto Eber were born
Nimrod a mighty hunter before the two sons; the name of the one was
LORD. 10And the beginning of his a
Peleg; for in his days was the earth
kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and divided; and his brothers name was
Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Joktan. 26And Joktan begot Almodad,
Shinar. 11Out of that land went forth and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and
Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Jerah; 27and Hadoram, and Uzal, and
Rehoboth-ir, and Calah, 12and Resen Diklah; 28and Obal, and Abimael, and
between Nineveh and Calahthe Sheba; 29and Ophir, and Havilah, and
same is the great city. 13And Mizraim Jobab; all these were the sons of
begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Joktan. 30And their dwelling was from
Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 14and Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar,
Pathrusim, and Casluhimwhence unto the mountain of the east. 31These
went forth the Philistinesand are the sons of Shem, after their
Caphtorim. families, after their tongues, in their
15
And Canaan begot Zidon his lands, after their nations.
firstborn, and Heth; 16and the Jebusite,
and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
17
and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and
a
That is, Division.
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GENESIS
32
These are the families of the sons scatter them abroad upon the face of
of Noah, after their generations, in all the earth.
their nations; and of these were the
10
nations divided in the earth after the These are the generations of Shem.
flood. Shem was a hundred years old, and
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GENESIS
soul may live because of thee. 14And land was not able to bear them, that
it came to pass, that, when Abram was they might dwell together; for their
come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld substance was great, so that they could
the woman that she was very fair. not dwell together. 7And there was a
15
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, strife between the herdmen of Abrams
and praised her to Pharaoh; and the cattle and the herdmen of Lots cattle.
woman was taken into Pharaohs And the Canaanite and the Perizzite
house. 16And he dealt well with Abram dwelt then in the land. 8And Abram
for her sake; and he had sheep, and said unto Lot: Let there be no strife, I
oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, pray thee, between me and thee, and
and maid-servants, and she-asses, and between my herdmen and thy
camels. 17And the LORD plagued herdmen; for we are brethren. 9Is not
Pharaoh and his house with great the whole land before thee? separate
plagues because of Sarai Abrams thyself, I pray thee, from me; if thou
wife. 18And Pharaoh called Abram, wilt take the left hand, then I will go to
and said: What is this that thou hast the right; or if thou take the right hand,
done unto me? why didst thou not tell then I will go to the left. 10And Lot
me that she was thy wife? 19Why lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the
saidst thou: She is my sister? so that I plain of the Jordan, that it was well
took her to be my wife; now therefore watered every where, before the LORD
behold thy wife, take her, and go thy destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like
way. 20And Pharaoh gave men charge the garden of the LORD, like the land of
concerning him; and they brought him Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar. 11So
on the way, and his wife, and all that Lot chose him all the plain of the
he had. Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; and
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GENESIS
seed for ever. 16And I will make thy Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and
seed as the dust of the earth; so that if the king of Belathe same is Zoar;
a man can number the dust of the and they set the battle in array against
earth, then shall thy seed also be them in the vale of Siddim; 9against
numbered. 17Arise, walk through the Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal
land in the length of it and in the king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of
breadth of it; for unto thee will I give Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar;
it. 18And Abram moved his tent, and four kings against the five. 10Now the
came and dwelt by the terebinths of vale of Siddim was full of slime pits;
Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah
there an altar unto the LORD. fled, and they fell there, and they that
remained fled to the mountain. 11And
14 And it came to pass in the
days of Amraphel king of they took all the goods of Sodom and
Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and
Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal went their way. 12And they took Lot,
king of Goiim, 2that they made war Abrams brothers son, who dwelt in
with Bera king of Sodom, and with Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13
Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king And there came one that had
of Admah, and Shemeber king of escaped, and told Abram the
Zeboiim, and the king of Belathe Hebrewnow he dwelt by the
same is Zoar. 3All these came as allies terebinths of Mamre the Amorite,
unto the vale of Siddimthe same is brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner;
the Salt Sea. 4Twelve years they and these were confederate with
served Chedorlaomer, and in the Abram. 14And when Abram heard that
thirteenth year they rebelled. 5And in his brother was taken captive, he led
the fourteenth year came forth his trained men, born in his
Chedorlaomer and the kings that were house, three hundred and eighteen, and
with him, and smote the Rephaim in pursued as far as Dan. 15And he
Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in divided himself against them by night,
Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh- he and his servants, and smote them,
kiriathaim, 6and the Horites in their and pursued them unto Hobah, which
mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by is on the left hand of Damascus. 16And
the wilderness. 7And they turned back, he brought back all the goods, and also
and came to En-mishpatthe same is brought back his brother Lot, and his
Kadeshand smote all the country of goods, and the women also, and the
the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, people. 17And the king of Sodom went
that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar. 8And out to meet him, after his return from
there went out the king of Sodom, and the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the
the king of Gomorrah, and the king of kings that were with him, at the vale of
16
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Shavehthe same is the Kings Vale. thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
18 5
And Melchizedek king of Salem And He brought him forth abroad,
brought forth bread and wine; and he and said: Look now toward heaven,
was priest of God the Most High. and count the stars, if thou be able to
19
And he blessed him, and said: count them; and He said unto him:
Blessed be Abram of God Most High, So shall thy seed be. 6And he
Maker of heaven and earth; 20and believed in the LORD; and He counted
blessed be God the Most High, who it to him for righteousness. 7And He
hath delivered thine enemies into thy said unto him: I am the LORD that
hand. And he gave him a tenth of all. brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees,
21
And the king of Sodom said unto to give thee this land to inherit it.
Abram: Give me the persons, and take 8
And he said: O Lord GOD, whereby
the goods to thyself. 22And Abram shall I know that I shall inherit it?
said to the king of Sodom: I have 9
And He said unto him: Take Me a
lifted up my hand unto the LORD, God heifer of three years old, and a she-
Most High, Maker of heaven and goat of three years old, and a ram of
earth, 23that I will not take a thread nor three years old, and a turtle-dove, and
a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, a young pigeon. 10And he took him all
lest thou shouldest say: I have made these, and divided them in the midst,
Abram rich; 24save only that which the and laid each half over against the
young men have eaten, and the portion other; but the birds divided he not.
11
of the men which went with me, Aner, And the birds of prey came down
Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their upon the carcasses, and Abram drove
portion. them away. 12And it came to pass, that,
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GENESIS
iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full. thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that
17
And it came to pass, that, when the which is good in thine eyes. And
sun went down, and there was thick Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she
darkness, behold a smoking furnace, fled from her face. 7And the angel of
and a flaming torch that passed the LORD found her by a fountain of
between these pieces. 18In that day the water in the wilderness, by the
LORD made a covenant with Abram, fountain in the way to Shur. 8And he
saying: Unto thy seed have I given said: Hagar, Sarais handmaid,
this land, from the river of Egypt unto whence camest thou? and whither
the great river, the river Euphrates; goest thou? And she said: I flee from
19
the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the the face of my mistress Sarai. 9And
Kadmonite, 20and the Hittite, and the the angel of the LORD said unto her:
Perizzite, and the Rephaim, 21and the Return to thy mistress, and submit
Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the thyself under her hands. 10And the
Girgashite, and the Jebusite. angel of the LORD said unto her: I will
a b
Heb. Ab hamon. That is, Princess.
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and thou shalt call his name aIsaac; and Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the
I will establish My covenant with him heat of the day; 2and he lifted up his
for an everlasting covenant for his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men
seed after him. 20And as for Ishmael, I stood over against him; and when he
have heard thee; behold, I have blessed saw them, he ran to meet them from
him, and will make him fruitful, and the tent door, and bowed down to the
will multiply him exceedingly; twelve earth, 3and said: My lord, if now I
princes shall he beget, and I will make have found favour in thy sight, pass
him a great nation. 21But My covenant not away, I pray thee, from thy
will I establish with Isaac, whom servant. 4Let now a little water be
Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set fetched, and wash your feet, and
time in the next year. 22And He left recline yourselves under the tree. 5And
off talking with him, and God went up I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay
from Abraham. 23And Abraham took ye your heart; after that ye shall pass
Ishmael his son, and all that were born on; forasmuch as ye are come to your
in his house, and all that were bought servant. And they said: So do, as
with his money, every male among the thou hast said. 6And Abraham
men of Abrahams house, and hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and
circumcised the flesh of their foreskin said: Make ready quickly three
in the selfsame day, as God had said measures of fine meal, knead it, and
unto him. 24And Abraham was ninety make cakes. 7And Abraham ran unto
years old and nine, when he was the herd, and fetched a calf tender and
circumcised in the flesh of his good, and gave it unto the servant; and
foreskin. 25And Ishmael his son was he hastened to dress it. 8And he took
thirteen years old, when he was curd, and milk, and the calf which he
circumcised in the flesh of his had dressed, and set it before them;
foreskin. 26In the selfsame day was and he stood by them under the tree,
Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his and they did eat. 9And they said unto
son. 27And all the men of his house, him: Where is Sarah thy wife? And
those born in the house, and those he said: Behold, in the tent. 10And He
bought with money of a foreigner, said: I will certainly return unto thee
were circumcised with him. when the season cometh round; and,
lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.
And Sarah heard in the tent door,
which was behind him.11Now
18 And the LORD appeared unto
him by the terebinths of Abraham and Sarah were old, and well
stricken in age; it had ceased to be
with Sarah after the manner of
a
From the Heb. Root meaning to women.12And Sarah laughed within
laugh.
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herself, saying: After I am waxed old Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the
shall I have pleasure, my lord being righteous with the wicked?
old also? 13And the LORD said unto 24
Peradventure there are fifty righteous
Abraham: Wherefore did Sarah laugh, within the city; wilt Thou indeed
saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, sweep away and not forgive the place
who am old? 14Is any thing too hard for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25
for the LORD. At the set time I will That be far from Thee to do after this
return unto thee, when the season manner, to slay the righteous with the
cometh round, and Sarah shall have a wicked, that so the righteous should be
son. 15Then Sarah denied, saying: I as the wicked; that be far from Thee;
laughed not; for she was afraid. And shall not the judge of all the earth do
He said: Nay; but thou didst laugh. justly? 26And the LORD said: If I find
16
And the men rose up from thence, in Sodom fifty righteous within the
and looked out toward Sodom; and city, then I will forgive all the place
Abraham went with them to bring for their sake. 27And Abraham
them on the way. 17And the LORD said: answered and said: Behold now, I
Shall I hide from Abraham that which have taken upon me to speak unto the
I am doing; 18seeing that Abraham Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
28
shall surely become a great and mighty Peradventure there shall lack five of
nation, and all the nations of the earth the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy
shall be blessed in him? 19For I have all the city for lack of five? And He
known him, to the end that he may said: I will not destroy it, if I find
command his children and his there forty and five. 29And he spoke
household after him, that they may unto Him yet again, and said:
keep the way of the LORD, to do Peradventure there shall be forty
righteousness and justice; to the end found there. And He said: I will not
that the LORD may bring upon do it for the fortys sake. 30And he
Abraham that which He hath spoken said: Oh, let not the Lord be angry,
of him. 20And the LORD said: Verily, and I will speak. Peradventure there
the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is shall thirty be found there. And He
great, and, verily, their sin is said: I will not do it, if I find thirty
exceeding grievous. 21I will go down there. 31And he said: Behold now, I
now, and see whether they have done have taken upon me to speak unto the
altogether according to the cry of it, Lord. Peradventure there shall be
which is come unto Me; and if not, I twenty found there. And He said: I
will know. 22And the men turned from will not destroy it for the twentys
thence, and went toward Sodom; but sake. 32And he said: Oh, let not the
Abraham stood yet before the LORD. Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but
23
And Abraham drew near, and said: this once. Peradventure ten shall be
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GENESIS
found there. And He said: I will not shadow of my roof. 9And they said:
destroy it for the tens sake. 33And the Stand back. And they said: This one
LORD went His way, as soon as He had fellow came in to sojourn, and he will
left off speaking to Abraham; and needs play the judge; now will we deal
Abraham returned unto his place. worse with thee, than with them. And
22
GENESIS
brought them forth abroad, that he the land of the Plain, and beheld, and,
said: Escape for thy life; look not lo, the smoke of the land went up as
behind thee, neither stay thou in all the the smoke of a furnace.
29
Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou And it came to pass, when God
be swept away. 18And Lot said unto destroyed the cities of the Plain, that
them: Oh, not so, my lord; 19behold God remembered Abraham, and sent
now, thy servant hath found grace in Lot out of the midst of the overthrow,
thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy when He overthrew the cities in which
mercy, which thou hast shown unto me Lot dwelt.
30
in saving my life; and I cannot escape And Lot went up out of Zoar, and
to the mountain, lest the evil overtake dwelt in the mountain, and his two
me, and I die. 20Behold now, this city daughters with him; for he feared to
is near to flee unto, and it is a little dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave,
one; oh, let me escape thitheris it he and his two daughters. 31And the
not a little one?and my soul shall first-born said unto the younger: Our
live. 21And he said unto him: See, I father is old, and there is not a man in
have accepted thee concerning this the earth to come in unto us after the
thing also, that I will not overthrow the manner of all the earth. 32Come, let us
city of which thou hast spoken. make our father drink wine, and we
22
Hasten thou, escape thither; for I will lie with him, that we may preserve
cannot do any thing till thou be come seed of our father. 33And they made
thither.Therefore the name of the their father drink wine that night. And
city was called aZoar. 23The sun was the first-born went in, and lay with her
risen upon the earth when Lot came father; and he knew not when she lay
unto Zoar. 24Then the LORD caused to down, nor when she arose. 34And it
rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah came to pass on the morrow, that the
brimstone and fire from the LORD out first-born said unto the younger:
of heaven; 25and He overthrow those Behold, I lay yesternight with my
cities, and all the Plain, and all the father. Let us make him drink wine
inhabitants of the cities, and that which this night also; and go thou in, and lie
grew upon the ground. 26But his wife with him, that we may preserve seed
looked back from behind him, and she of our father. 35And they made their
became a pillar of salt. 27And Abraham father drink wine that night also. And
got up early in the morning to the the younger arose, and lay with him;
place where he had stood before the and he knew not when she lay down,
LORD. 28And he looked out toward nor when she arose. 36Thus were both
Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the daughters of Lot with child by their
father. 37And the first-born bore a son,
and called his name Moabthe same
a
That is, Little, see verse 20.
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is the father of the Moabites unto this unto him: What hast thou done unto
day. 38And the younger, she also bore us? and wherein have I sinned against
a son, and called his name Ben- thee, that thou hast brought on me and
ammithe same is the father of the on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast
children of Ammon unto this day. done deeds unto me that ought not to
be done. 10And Abimelech said unto
20 And Abraham journeyed from
thence toward the land of the Abraham: What sawest thou, that
South, and dwelt between Kadesh and thou hast done this thing? 11And
Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. 2And Abraham said: Because I thought:
Abraham said of Sarah his wife: She Surely the fear of God is not in this
is my sister. And Abimelech king of place; and they will slay me for my
Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3But God wifes sake. 12And moreover she is
came to Abimelech in a dream of the indeed my sister, the daughter of my
night, and said to him: Behold, thou father, but not the daughter of my
shalt die, because of the woman whom mother; and so she became my wife.
13
thou hast taken; for she is a mans And it came to pass, when God
wife. 4Now Abimelech had not come caused me to wander from my fathers
near her; and he said: Lord, wilt Thou house, that I said unto her: This is thy
slay even a righteous nation? 5Said he kindness which thou shalt show unto
not himself unto me: She is my sister? me; at every place whither we shall
and she, even she herself said: He is come, say of me: He is my brother.
14
my brother. In the simplicity of my And Abimelech took sheep and oxen,
heart and the innocency of my hands and men-servants and women-
have I done this. 6And God said unto servants, and gave them unto
him in the dream: Yea, I know that in Abraham, and restored him Sarah his
the simplicity of thy heart thou hast wife. 15And Abimelech said: Behold,
done this, and I also withheld thee my land is before thee: dwell where it
from sinning against Me. Therefore pleaseth thee. 16And unto Sarah he
suffered I thee not to touch her. 7Now said: Behold, I have given thy brother
therefore restore the mans wife; for he a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it
is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, is for thee a covering of the eyes to all
and thou shalt live; and if thou restore that are with thee; and before all men
her not, know thou that thou shalt thou art righted. 17And Abraham
surely die, thou, and all that are thine. prayed unto God; and God healed
8
And Abimelech rose early in the Abimelech, and his wife, and his
morning, and called all his servants, maid-servants; and they bore children.
18
and told all these things in their ears; For the LORD had fast closed up all
and the men were sore afraid. 9Then the wombs of the house of Abimelech,
Abimelech called Abraham, and said because of Sarah Abrahams wife.
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21 And the LORD remembered
Sarah as He had said, and the
bondwoman will I make a nation,
because he is thy seed. 14And
LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken. Abraham arose up early in the
2
And Sarah conceived, and bore morning, and took bread and a bottle
Abraham a son in his old age, at the of water, and gave it unto Hagar,
set time of which God had spoken to putting it on her shoulder, and the
him. 3And Abraham called the name of child, and sent her away; and she
his son that was born unto him, whom departed, and strayed in the wilderness
Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4And of Beer-sheba. 15And the water in the
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac bottle was spent, and she cast the child
when he was eight days old, as God under one of the shrubs. 16And she
had commanded him. 5And Abraham went, and sat her down over against
was a hundred years old, when his son him a good way off, as it were a bow-
Isaac was born unto him. 6And Sarah shot; for she said: Let me not look
said: God hath made laughter for me; upon the death of the child. And she
every one that heareth will laugh on sat over against him, and lifted up her
account of me. 7And she said: Who voice, and wept. 17And God heard the
would have said unto Abraham, that voice of the lad; and the angel of God
Sarah should give children suck? for I called to Hagar out of heaven, and said
have borne him a son in his old age. unto her: What aileth thee, Hagar?
8
And the child grew, and was fear not; for God hath heard the voice
weaned. And Abraham made a great of the lad where he is. 18Arise, lift up
feast on the day that Isaac was the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand;
weaned. 9And Sarah saw the son of for I will make him a great nation.
19
Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had And God opened her eyes, and she
borne unto Abraham, making sport. saw a well of water; and she went, and
10
Wherefore she said unto Abraham: filled the bottle with water, and gave
Cast out this bondwoman and her son; the lad drink. 20And God was with the
for the son of this bondwoman shall lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the
not be heir with my son, even with wilderness, and became an archer.
Isaac. 11And the thing was very 21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of
grievous in Abrahams sight on Paran; and his mother took him a wife
account of his son. 12And God said out of the land of Egypt.
unto Abraham: Let it not be grievous 22
And it came to pass at that time,
in thy sight because of the lad, and that Abimelech and Phicol the captain
because of thy bondwoman; in all that of his host spoke unto Abraham,
Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her saying: God is with thee in all that
voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called thou doest. 23Now therefore swear unto
to thee. 13And also of the son of the me here by God that thou wilt not deal
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falsely with me, nor with my son, nor Abraham; and he said: Here am I.
with my sons son; but according to 2
And He said: Take now thy son,
the kindness that I have done unto thine only son, whom thou lovest,
thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the even Isaac, and get thee into the land
land wherein thou hast sojourned. of Moriah; and offer him there for a
24
And Abraham said: I will swear. burnt-offering upon one of the
25
And Abraham reproved Abimelech mountains which I will tell thee of.
3
because of the well of water, which And Abraham rose early in the
Abimelechs servants had violently morning, and saddled his ass, and took
taken away. 26And Abimelech said: I two of his young men with him, and
know not who hath done this thing; Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood
neither didst thou tell me, neither yet for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and
heard I of it, but to-day. 27And went unto the place of which God had
Abraham took sheep and oxen, and told him. 4On the third day Abraham
gave them unto Abimelech; and they lifted up his eyes, and saw the place
two made a covenant. 28And Abraham afar off. 5And Abraham said unto his
set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by young men: Abide ye here with the
themselves. 29And Abimelech said ass, and I and the lad will go yonder;
unto Abraham: What mean these and we will worship, and come back to
seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set you. 6And Abraham took the wood of
by themselves? 30And he said: the burnt-offering, and laid it upon
Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt Isaac his son; and he took in his hand
thou take of my hand, that it may be a the fire and the knife; and they went
witness unto me, that I have digged both of them together. 7And Isaac
this well. 31Wherefore that place was spoke unto Abraham his father, and
called Beer-sheba; because there they said: My father. And he said: Here
swore both of them. 32So they made a am I, my son. And he said: Behold
covenant at Beer-sheba; and the fire and the wood; but where is the
Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the lamb for a burnt-offering? 8And
captain of his host, and they returned Abraham said: God will aprovide
into the land of the Philistines. 33And Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering,
Abraham planted a tamarisk-tree in my son. So they went both of them
Beer-sheba, and called there on the together. 9And they came to the place
name of the LORD, the Everlasting which God had told him of; and
God. 34And Abraham sojourned in the Abraham built the altar there, and laid
land of the Philistines many days. the wood in order, and bound Isaac his
a
Heb jireh, that is, see for Himself.
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wood. 10And Abraham stretched forth sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-
his hand, and took the knife to slay his sheba.
son. 11And the angel of the LORD called 20
And it came to pass after these
unto him out of heaven, and said: things, that it was told Abraham,
Abraham, Abraham. And he said: saying: Behold, Milcah, she also hath
Here am I. 12And he said: Lay not borne children unto thy brother Nahor:
21
thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou Uz his first-born, and Buz his
any thing unto him; for now I know brother, and Kemuel the father of
that thou art a God-fearing man, seeing Aram; 22and Chesed, and Hazo, and
thou hast not withheld thy son, thine Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
only son, from Me. 13And Abraham 23
And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these
lifted up his eyes, and looked, and eight did Milcah bear to Nahor,
24
behold behind him a ram caught in the Abrahams brother. And his
thicket by his horns. And Abraham concubine, whose name was Reumah,
went and took the ram, and offered she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and
him up for a burnt-offering in the stead Tahash, and Maacah.
of his son. 14And Abraham called the
name of that place aAdonai-jireh; as it
is said to this day: In the mount where
the LORD is seen. 15And the angel of
23 And the life of Sarah was a
hundred and seven and twenty
years; these were the years of the life
the LORD called unto Abraham a of Sarah. 2And Sarah died in
second time out of heaven, 16and said: Kiriatharbathe same is Hebronin
By Myself have I sworn, saith the the land of Canaan; and Abraham
LORD, because thou hast done this came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep
thing, and hast not withheld thy son, for her. 3And Abraham rose up from
thine only son, 17that in blessing I will before his dead, and spoke unto the
bless thee, and in multiplying I will children of Heth, saying: 4I am a
multiply thy seed as the stars of the stranger and a sojourner with you: give
heaven, and as the sand which is upon me a possession of a burying-place
the seashore; and thy seed shall with you, that I may bury my dead out
possess the gate of his enemies; 18and of my sight. 5And the children of Heth
in thy seed shall all the nations of the answered Abraham, saying unto him:
earth be blessed; because thou hast 6
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty
hearkened to My voice. 19So Abraham prince among us; in the choice of our
returned unto his young men, and they sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us
rose up and went together to Beer- shall withhold from thee his sepulchre,
but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7
And Abraham rose up, and bowed
a down to the people of the land, even to
That is, The LORD seeth.
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the children of Heth. 8And he spoke Machpelah, which was before Mamre,
with them, saying: If it be your mind the field, and the cave which was
that I should bury my dead out of my therein, and all the trees that were in
sight, hear me, and entreat for me to the field, that were in all the border
Ephron the son of Zohar, 9that he may thereof round about, were made
give me the cave of Machpelah, which sure18unto Abraham for a possession
he hath, which is in the end of his in the presence of the children of Heth,
field; for the full price let him give it before all that went in at the gate of his
to me in the midst of you for a city. 19And after this, Abraham buried
possession of a burying-place. 10Now Sarah his wife in the cave of the field
Ephron was sitting in the midst of the of Machpelah before Mamrethe
children of Heth; and Ephron the same is Hebronin the land of
Hittite answered Abraham in the Canaan. 20And the field, and the cave
hearing of the children of Heth, even that is therein, were made sure unto
of all that went in at the gate of his Abraham for a possession of a
city, saying: 11Nay, my lord, hear me: burying-place by the children of Heth.
the field give I thee, and the cave that
is therein, I give it thee; in the
presence of the sons of my people give
24 And Abraham was old, well
stricken in age; and the LORD
had blessed Abraham in all things.
I it thee; bury thy dead. 12And 2
And Abraham said unto his servant,
Abraham bowed down before the the elder of his house, that ruled over
people of the land. 13And he spoke all that he had: Put, I pray thee, thy
unto Ephron in the hearing of the hand under my thigh. 3And I will make
people of the land, saying: But if thou thee swear by the LORD, the God of
wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give heaven and the God of the earth, that
the price of the field; take it of me, and thou shalt not take a wife for my son
I will bury my dead there. 14And of the daughters of the Canaanites,
Ephron answered Abraham, saying among whom I dwell. 4But thou shalt
unto him: 15My lord, hearken unto go unto my country, and to my
me: a piece of land worth four hundred kindred, and take a wife for my son,
shekels of silver, what is that betwixt even for Isaac. 5And the servant said
me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. unto him: Peradventure the woman
16
And Abraham hearkened unto will not be willing to follow me unto
Ephron; and Abraham weighed to this land; must I needs bring thy son
Ephron the silver, which he had named back unto the land from whence thou
in the hearing of the children of Heth, camest? 6And Abraham said unto
four hundred shekels of silver, current him: Beware thou that thou bring not
money with the merchant. 17So the my son back thither. 7The LORD, the
field of Ephron, which was in God of heaven, who took me from my
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fathers house, and from the land of shown kindness unto my master.
15
my nativity, and who spoke unto me, And it came to pass, before he had
and who swore unto me, saying: Unto done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah
thy seed will I give this land; He will came out, who was born to Bethuel the
send His angel before thee, and thou son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,
shalt take a wife for my son from Abrahams brother, with her pitcher
thence. 8And if the woman be not upon her shoulder. 16And the damsel
willing to follow thee, then thou shalt was very fair to look upon, a virgin,
be clear from this my oath; only thou neither had any man known her; and
shalt not bring my son back thither. she went down to the fountain, and
9
And the servant put his hand under filled her pitcher, and came up. 17And
the thigh of Abraham his master, and the servant ran to meet her, and said:
swore to him concerning this matter. Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little
10
And the servant took ten camels, of water of thy pitcher. 18And she said:
the camels of his master, and departed; Drink, my lord; and she hastened,
having all goodly things of his and let down her pitcher upon her
masters in his hand; and he arose, and hand, and gave him drink. 19And when
went to aAram-naharaim, unto the city she had done giving him drink, she
of Nahor. 11And he made the camels to said: I will draw for thy camels also,
kneel down without the city by the until they have done drinking. 20And
well of water at the time of evening, she hastened, and emptied her pitcher
the time that women go out to draw into the trough, and ran again unto the
water. 12And he said: O LORD, the God well to draw, and drew for all his
of my master Abraham, send me, I camels. 21And the man looked
pray Thee, good speed this day, and stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to
show kindness unto my master know whether the LORD had made his
Abraham. 13Behold, I stand by the journey prosperous or not. 22And it
fountain of water; and the daughters of came to pass, as the camels had done
the men of the city come out to draw drinking, that the man took a golden
water. 14So let it come to pass, that the ring of half a shekel weight, and two
damsel to whom I shall say: Let down bracelets for her hands of ten shekels
thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may weight of gold; 23and said: Whose
drink; and she shall say: Drink, and I daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee.
will give thy camels drink also; let the Is there room in thy fathers house for
same be she that Thou hast appointed us to lodge in? 24And she said unto
for Thy servant, even for Isaac; and him: I am the daughter of Bethuel the
thereby shall I know that Thou hast son of Milcah, whom she bore unto
Nahor. 25She said moreover unto him:
We have both straw and provender
a
That is, Mesopotamia.
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enough, and room to lodge in. 26And Sarah my masters wife bore a son to
the man bowed his head, and my master when she was old; and unto
prostrated himself before the LORD. him hath he given all that he hath.
27
And he said: Blessed be the LORD, 37
And my master made me swear,
the God of my master Abraham, who saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for
hath not forsaken His mercy and His my son of the daughters of the
truth toward my master; as for me, the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.
38
LORD hath led me in the way to the But thou shalt go unto my fathers
house of my masters brethren. 28And house, and to my kindred, and take a
the damsel ran, and told her mothers wife for my son. 39And I said unto my
house according to these words. 29And master: Peradventure the woman will
Rebekah had a brother, and his name not follow me. 40And he said unto me:
was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the The LORD, before whom I walk, will
man, unto the fountain. 30And it came send His angel with thee, and prosper
to pass, when he saw the ring, and the thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for
bracelets upon his sisters hands, and my son of my kindred, and of my
when he heard the words of Rebekah fathers house; 41then shalt thou be
his sister, saying: Thus spoke the man clear from my oath, when thou comest
unto me, that he came unto the man; to my kindred; and if they give her not
and, behold, he stood by the camels at to thee, thou shalt be clear from my
the fountain. 31And he said: Come in, oath. 42And I came this day unto the
thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore fountain, and said: O LORD, the God of
standest thou without? for I have my master Abraham, if now Thou do
cleared the house, and made room for prosper my way which I go: 43behold, I
the camels. 32And the man came into stand by the fountain of water; and let
the house, and he ungirded the camels; it come to pass, that the maiden that
and he gave straw and provender for cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall
the camels, and water to wash his feet say: Give me, I pray thee, a little water
and the feet of the men that were with from thy pitcher to drink; 44and she
him. 33And there was set food before shall say to me: Both drink thou, and I
him to eat; but he said: I will not eat, will also draw for thy camels; let the
until I have told mine errand. And he same be the woman whom the LORD
said: Speak on. 34And he said: I am hath appointed for my masters son.
Abrahams servant. 35And the LORD 45
And before I had done speaking to
hath blessed my master greatly; and he my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth
is become great; and He hath given with her pitcher on her shoulder; and
him flocks and herds, and silver and she went down unto the fountain, and
gold, and men-servants and maid- drew. And I said unto her: Let me
servants, and camels and asses. 36And drink, I pray thee. 46And she made
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haste, and let down her pitcher from damsel abide with us a few days, at the
her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I least ten; after that she shall go. 56And
will give thy camels drink also. So I he said unto them: Delay me not,
drank, and she made the camels drink seeing the LORD hath prospered my
also. 47And I asked her, and said: way; send me away that I may go to
Whose daughter art thou? And she my master. 57And they said: We will
said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahors call the damsel, and inquire at her
son, whom Milcah bore unto him. And mouth. 58And they called Rebekah,
I put the ring upon her nose, and the and said unto her: Wilt thou go with
bracelets upon her hands. 48And I this man? And she said: I will go.
59
bowed my head, and prostrated myself And they sent away Rebekah their
before the LORD, and blessed the LORD, sister, and her nurse, and Abrahams
the God of my master Abraham, who servant, and his men. 60And they
had led me in the right way to take my blessed Rebekah, and said unto her:
masters brothers daughter for his Our sister, be thou the mother of
son. 49And now if ye will deal kindly thousands of ten thousands, and let thy
and truly with my master, tell me; and seed possess the gate of those that hate
if not, tell me; that I may turn to the them. 61And Rebekah arose, and her
right hand, or to the left. 50Then damsels, and they rode upon the
Laban and Bethuel answered and said: camels, and followed the man. And the
The thing proceedeth from the LORD; servant took Rebekah, and went his
we cannot speak unto thee bad or way. 62And Isaac came from the way
good. 51Behold, Rebekah is before of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the
thee, take her, and go, and let her be land of the South. 63And Isaac went
thy masters sons wife, as the LORD out to meditate in the field at the
hath spoken. 52And it came to pass, eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and
that, when Abrahams servant heard saw, and, behold, there were camels
their words, he bowed himself down to coming. 64And Rebekah lifted up her
the earth unto the LORD. 53And the eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she
servant brought forth jewels of silver, alighted from the camel. 65And she
and jewels of gold, and raiment, and said unto the servant: What man is
gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to this that walketh in the field to meet
her brother and to her mother precious us? And the servant said: It is my
things. 54And they did eat and drink, master. And she took her veil, and
he and the men that were with him, covered herself. 66And the servant told
and tarried all night; and they rose up Isaac all the things that he had done.
in the morning, and he said: Send me 67
And Isaac brought her into his
away unto my master. 55And her mother Sarahs tent, and took
brother and her mother said: Let the Rebekah, and she became his wife;
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and he loved her. And Isaac was names of the sons of Ishmael, by their
comforted for his mother. names, according to their generations:
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And the one people shall be stronger and went his way. So Esau despised
than the other people; his birthright.
24
And the elder shall serve the
younger. 26 And there was a famine in the
land, beside the first famine
And when her days to be delivered that was in the days of Abraham. And
were fulfilled, behold, there were Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the
twins in her womb. 25And the first Philistines unto Gerar. 2And the LORD
came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy appeared unto him, and said: Go not
mantle; and they called his name Esau. down unto Egypt; dwell in the land
26
And after that came forth his brother, which I shall tell thee of. 3Sojourn in
and his hand had hold on Esaus heel; this land, and I will be with thee, and
and his name was called aJacob. And will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto
Isaac was threescore years old when thy seed, I will give all these lands,
she bore them. 27And the boys grew; and I will establish the oath which I
and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man swore unto Abraham thy father; 4and I
of the field; and Jacob was a quiet will multiply thy seed as the stars of
man, dwelling in tents. 28Now Isaac heaven, and will give unto thy seed all
loved Esau, because he did eat of his these lands; and by thy seed shall all
venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob. the nations of the earth bless
29
And Jacob sod pottage; and Esau themselves; 5because that Abraham
came in from the field, and he was hearkened to My voice, and kept My
faint. 30And Esau said to Jacob: Let charge, My commandments, My
me swallow, I pray thee, some of this statutes, and My laws. 6And Isaac
red, red pottage; for I am faint. dwelt in Gerar. 7And the men of the
Therefore was his name called bEdom. place asked him of his wife; and he
31
And Jacob said: Sell me first thy said: She is my sister; for he feared
birth right. 32And Esau said: Behold, to say: My wife; lest the men of the
I am at the point to die; and what profit place should kill me for Rebekah,
shall the birthright do to me? 33And because she is fair to look upon. 8And
Jacob said: Swear to me first; and he it came to pass, when he had been
swore unto him; and he sold his there a long time, that Abimelech king
birthright unto Jacob. 34And Jacob of the Philistines looked out at a
gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac
and he did eat and drink, and rose up, was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
9
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said:
Behold, of a surety she is thy wife;
and how saidst thou: She is my sister?
a
That is, One that takes by the heel, And Isaac said unto him: Because I
or, supplants. said: Lest I die because of her. 10And
b
That is, Red.
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Abimelech said: What is this thou name of the well aEsek; because they
hast done unto us? one of the people contended with him. 21And they
might easily have lain with thy wife, digged another well, and they strove
and thou wouldest have brought for that also. And he called the name
guiltiness upon us. 11And Abimelech of it bSitnah. 22And he removed from
charged all the people, saying: He that thence, and digged another well; and
toucheth this man or his wife shall for that they strove not. And he called
surely be put to death. 12And Isaac the name of it cRehoboth; and he said:
sowed in that land, and found in the For now the LORD hath made room for
same year a hundred-fold; and the us, and we shall be fruitful in the
LORD blessed him. 13And the man land. 23And he went up from thence to
waxed great, and grew more and more Beer-sheba. 24And the LORD appeared
until he became very great. 14And he unto him the same night, and said: I
had possessions of flocks, and am the God of Abraham thy father.
possessions of herds, and a great Fear not, for I am with thee, and will
household; and the Philistines envied bless thee, and multiply thy seed for
him. 15Now all the wells which his My servant Abrahams sake. 25And he
fathers servants had digged in the builded an altar there, and called upon
days of Abraham his father, the the name of the LORD, and pitched his
Philistines had stopped them, and tent there; and there Isaacs servants
filled them with earth. 16And digged a well. 26Then Abimelech went
Abimelech said unto Isaac: Go from to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his
us; for thou art much mightier than friend, and Phicol the captain of his
we. 17And Isaac departed thence, and host. 27And Isaac said unto them:
encamped in the valley of Gerar, and Wherefore are ye come unto me,
dwelt there. 18And Isaac digged again seeing ye hate me, and have sent me
the wells of water, which they had away from you? 28And they said: We
digged in the days of Abraham his saw plainly that the LORD was with
father; for the Philistines had stopped thee; and we said: Let there now be an
them after the death of Abraham; and oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and
he called their names after the names thee, and let us make a covenant with
by which his father had called them. thee; 29that thou wilt do us no hurt, as
19
And Isaacs servants digged in the we have not touched thee, and as we
valley, and found there a well of living have done unto thee nothing but good,
water. 20And the herdmen of Gerar and have sent thee away in peace; thou
strove with Isaacs herdmen, saying:
The water is ours. And he called the
a
That is, Contention.
b
That is, Enmity.
c
That is, Room.
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art now the blessed of the LORD. 7
Bring me venison, and make me
30
And he made them a feast, and they savoury food, that I may eat, and bless
did eat and drink. 31And they rose up thee before the LORD before my death.
8
betimes in the morning, and swore one Now therefore, my son, hearken to
to another; and Isaac sent them away, my voice according to that which I
and they departed from him in peace. command thee. 9Go now to the flock,
32
And it came to pass the same day, and fetch me from thence two good
that Isaacs servants came, and told kids of the goats; and I will make them
him concerning the well which they savoury food for thy father, such as he
had digged, and said unto him: We loveth; 10and thou shalt bring it to thy
have found water. 33And he called it father, that he may eat, so that he may
Shibah. Therefore the name of the city bless thee before his death. 11And
is Beer-sheba unto this day. Jacob said to Rebekah his mother:
34
And when Esau was forty years Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy
old, he took to wife Judith the man, and I am a smooth man. 12My
daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and father peradventure will feel me, and I
Basemath the daughter of Elon the shall seem to him as a mocker; and I
Hittite. 35And they were a bitterness of shall bring a curse upon me, and not a
spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah. blessing. 13And his mother said unto
him: Upon me be thy curse, my son;
27 And it came to pass, that when
Isaac was old, and his eyes only hearken to my voice, and go fetch
were dim, so that he could not see, he me them. 14And he went, and fetched,
called Esau his elder son, and said and brought them to his mother; and
unto him: My son; and he said unto his mother made savoury food, such as
him: Here am I. 2And he said: his father loved. 15And Rebekah took
Behold now, I am old, I know not the the choicest garments of Esau her
day of my death. 3Now therefore take, elder son, which were with her in the
I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver house, and put them upon Jacob her
and thy bow, and go out to the field, younger son. 16And she put the skins
and take me venison; 4and make me of the kids of the goats upon his hands,
savoury food, such as I love, and bring and upon the smooth of his neck.
17
it to me, that I may eat; that my soul And she gave the savoury food and
may bless thee before I die. 5And the bread, which she had prepared,
Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to into the hand of her son Jacob. 18And
Esau his son. And Esau went to the he came unto his father, and said: My
field to hunt for venison, and to bring father; and he said: Here am I; who
it. 6And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her art thou, my son? 19And Jacob said
son, saying: Behold, I heard thy father unto his father: I am Esau thy first-
speak unto Esau thy brother, saying: born; I have done according as thou
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badest me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and And let thy mothers sons bow
eat of my venison, that thy soul may down to thee.
bless me. 20And Isaac said unto his Cursed be every one that curseth
son: How is it that thou hast found it thee,
so quickly, my son? And he said: And blessed be every one that
Because the LORD thy God sent me blesseth thee.
good speed. 21And Isaac said unto 30
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac
Jacob: Come near, I pray thee, that I had made an end of blessing Jacob,
may feel thee, my son, whether thou and Jacob was yet scarce gone out
be my very son Esau or not. 22And from the presence of Isaac his father,
Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; that Esau his brother came in from his
and he felt him, and said: The voice is hunting. 31And he also made savoury
the voice of Jacob, but the hands are food, and brought it unto his father;
the hands of Esau. 23And he discerned and he said unto his father: Let my
him not, because his hands were hairy, father arise, and eat of his sons
as his brother Esaus hands; so he venison, that thy soul may bless me.
blessed him. 24And he said: Art thou 32
And Isaac his father said unto him:
my very son Esau? And he said: I Who art thou? And he said: I am thy
am. 25And he said: Bring it near to son, thy first-born, Esau. 33And Isaac
me, and I will eat of my sons venison, trembled very exceedingly, and said:
that my soul may bless thee. And he Who then is he that hath taken
brought it near to him, and he did eat; venison, and brought it me, and I have
and he brought him wine, and he eaten of all before thou camest, and
drank. 26And his father Isaac said unto have blessed him? yea, and he shall be
him: Come near now, and kiss me, blessed. 34When Esau heard the words
my son. 27And he came near, and of his father, he cried with an
kissed him. And he smelled the smell exceeding great and bitter cry, and said
of his raiment, and blessed him, and unto his father: Bless me, even me
said: also, O my father. 35And he said: Thy
See, the smell of my son brother came with guile, and hath
Is as the smell of a field which the taken away thy blessing. 36And he
LORD hath blessed. said: Is not he rightly named Jacob?
28
So God give thee of the dew of for he hath supplanted me these two
heaven, times: he took away my birthright;
And of the fat places of the earth, and, behold, now he hath taken away
And plenty of corn and wine. my blessing. And he said: Hast thou
29
Let peoples serve thee, not reserved a blessing for me? 37And
And nations bow down to thee. Isaac answered and said unto Esau:
Be lord over thy brethren, Behold, I have made him thy lord,
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and all his brethren have I given to from thence; why should I be bereaved
him for servants; and with corn and of you both in one day?
wine have I sustained him; and what 46
And Rebekah said to Isaac: I am
then shall I do for thee, my son? weary of my life because of the
38
And Esau said unto his father: Hast daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife
thou but one blessing, my father? bless of the daughters of Heth, such as these,
me, even me also, O my father. And of the daughters of the land, what good
Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. shall my life do me?
39
And Isaac his father answered and
said unto him: 28 And Isaac called Jacob, and
blessed him, and charged him,
Behold, of the fat places of the earth and said unto him: Thou shalt not take
shall be thy dwelling, a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
2
And of the dew of heaven from Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the
above; house of Bethuel thy mothers father;
40
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and take thee a wife from thence of the
And thou shalt serve thy brother; daughters of Laban thy mothers
And it shall come to pass when thou brother. 3And God Almighty bless
shalt break loose, thee, and make thee fruitful, and
That thou shalt shake his yoke from multiply thee, that thou mayest be a
off thy neck. congregation of peoples; 4and give
41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee,
blessing wherewith his father blessed and to thy seed with thee; that thou
him. And Esau said in his heart: Let mayest inherit the land of thy
the days of mourning for my father be sojournings, which God gave unto
at hand; then will I slay my brother Abraham. 5And Isaac sent away
Jacob. 42And the words of Esau her Jacob; and he went to Paddan-aram
elder son were told to Rebekah; and unto Laban, son of Bethuel the
she sent and called Jacob her younger Aramean, the brother of Rebekah,
son, and said unto him: Behold, thy Jacobs and Esaus mother. 6Now Esau
brother Esau, as touching thee, doth saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and
comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take
43
Now therefore, my son, hearken to him a wife from thence; and that as he
my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban blessed him he gave him a charge,
my brother to Haran; 44and tarry with saying: Thou shalt not take a wife of
him a few days, until thy brothers the daughters of Canaan; 7and that
fury turn away; 45until thy brothers Jacob hearkened to his father and his
anger turn away from thee, and he mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram;
8
forget that which thou hast done to and Esau saw that the daughters of
him; then I will send, and fetch thee Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
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9
so Esau went unto Ishmael, and took the gate of heaven. 18And Jacob rose
unto the wives that he had Mahalath up early in the morning, and took the
the daughter of Ishmael Abrahams stone that he had put under his head,
son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil
wife. upon the top of it. 19And he called the
name of that place aBeth-el, but the
10
And Jacob went out from Beer- name of the city was Luz at the first.
sheba, and went toward Haran. 11And
20
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying: If
he lighted upon the place, and tarried God will be with me, and will keep me
there all night, because the sun was in this way that I go, and will give me
set; and he took one of the stones of bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21
the place, and put it under his head, so that I come back to my fathers
and lay down in that place to sleep. house in peace, then shall the LORD be
12
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder my God, 22and this stone, which I have
set up on the earth, and the top of it set up for a pillar, shall be Gods
reached to heaven; and behold the house; and of all that Thou shalt give
angels of God ascending and me I will surely give the tenth unto
descending on it. 13And, behold, the Thee.
LORD stood beside him, and said: I am
the LORD, the God of Abraham thy 29 Then Jacob went on his
journey, and came to the land
father, and the God of Isaac. The land of the children of the east. 2And he
whereon thou liest, to thee will I give looked, and behold a well in the field,
it, and to thy seed. 14And thy seed shall and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying
be as the dust of the earth, and thou there by it.For out of that well they
shalt spread abroad to the west, and to watered the flocks. And the stone upon
the east, and to the north, and to the the wells mouth was great. 3And
south. And in thee and in thy seed thither were all the flocks gathered;
shall all the families of the earth be and they rolled the stone from the
blessed. 15And, behold, I am with thee, wells mouth, and watered the sheep,
and will keep thee whithersoever thou and put the stone back upon the wells
goest, and will bring thee back into mouth in its place. 4And Jacob said
this land; for I will not leave thee, until unto them: My brethren, whence are
I have done that which I have spoken ye? And they said: Of Haran are we.
to thee of. 16And Jacob awaked out of
5
And he said unto them: Know ye
his sleep, and he said: Surely the LORD Laban the son of Nahor? And they
is in this place; and I knew it not. said: We know him. 6And he said
17
And he was afraid, and said: How unto them: Is it well with him? And
full of awe is this place! this is none
other than the house of God, and this is a
That is, The house of God.
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they said: It is well; and, behold, the name of the younger was Rachel.
17
Rachel his daughter cometh with the And Leahs eyes were weak; but
sheep. 7And he said: Lo, it is yet high Rachel was of beautiful form and fair
day, neither is it time that the cattle to look upon. 18And Jacob loved
should be gathered together; water ye Rachel; and he said: I will serve thee
the sheep, and go and feed them. seven years for Rachel thy younger
8
And they said: We cannot, until all daughter. 19And Laban said: It is
the flocks be gathered together, and better that I give her to thee, than that I
they roll the stone from the wells should give her to another man; abide
mouth; then we water the sheep. with me. 20And Jacob served seven
9
While he was yet speaking with them, years for Rachel; and they seemed
Rachel came with her fathers sheep; unto him but a few days, for the love
for she tended them. 10And it came to he had to her. 21And Jacob said unto
pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the Laban: Give me my wife, for my days
daughter of Laban his mothers are filled, that I may go in unto her.
22
brother, and the sheep of Laban his And Laban gathered together all the
mothers brother, that Jacob went near, men of the place, and made a feast.
23
and rolled the stone from the wells And it came to pass in the evening,
mouth, and watered the flock of Laban that he took Leah his daughter, and
his mothers brother. 11And Jacob brought her to him; and he went in
kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, unto her. 24And Laban gave Zilpah his
and wept. 12And Jacob told Rachel that handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a
he was her fathers brother, and that he handmaid. 25And it came to pass in the
was Rebekahs son; and she ran and morning that, behold, it was Leah; and
told her father. 13And it came to pass, he said to Laban: What is this thou
when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob hast done unto me? did not I serve
his sisters son, that he ran to meet with thee for Rachel? wherefore then
him, and embraced him, and kissed hast thou beguiled me? 26And Laban
him, and brought him to his house. said: It is not so done in our place, to
And he told Laban all these things. give the younger before the first-born.
14
And Laban said to him: Surely thou 27
Fulfil the week of this one, and we
art my bone and my flesh. And he will give thee the other also for the
abode with him the space of a month. service which thou shalt serve with me
15
And Laban said unto Jacob: yet seven other years. 28And Jacob did
Because thou art my brother, so, and fulfilled her week; and he gave
shouldest thou therefore serve me for him Rachel his daughter to wife. 29And
nought? tell me, what shall thy wages Laban gave to Rachel his daughter
be? 16Now Laban had two daughters: Bilhah his handmaid to be her
the name of the elder was Leah, and handmaid. 30And he went in also unto
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Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than thee the fruit of the womb? 3And she
Leah, and served with him yet seven said: Behold my maid Bilhah, go in
other years. unto her; that she may bear upon my
31
And the LORD saw that Leah was knees, and I also may be builded up
hated, and he opened her womb; but through her. 4And she gave him
Rachel was barren. 32And Leah Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and
conceived, and bore a son, and she Jacob went in unto her. 5And Bilhah
called his name Reuben; for she said: conceived, and bore Jacob a son. 6And
Because the LORD ahath looked upon Rachel said: God hath gjudged me,
my affliction; for now my husband and hath also heard my voice, and hath
will love me. 33And she conceived given me a son. Therefore called she
again, and bore a son; and said: his name Dan. 7And Bilhah Rachels
Because the LORD bhath heard that I handmaid conceived again, and bore
am hated, He hath therefore given me Jacob a second son. 8And Rachel said:
this son also. And she called his name With mighty wrestlings have I
c
Simeon. 34And she conceived again, h
wrestled with my sister, and have
and bore a son; and said: Now this prevailed. And she called his name
time will my husband be djoined unto Naphtali. 9When Leah saw that she
me, because I have borne him three had left off bearing, she took Zilpah
sons. Therefore was his name called her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to
Levi. 35And she conceived again, and wife. 10And Zilpah Leahs handmaid
bore a son; and she said: This time bore Jacob a son. 11And Leah said:
will I epraise the LORD. Therefore she Fortune is come! And she called his
called his name fJudah; and she left off name iGad. 12And Zilpah Leahs
bearing. handmaid bore Jacob a second son.
13
And Leah said: Happy am I! for the
30 And when Rachel saw that she
bore Jacob no children, Rachel daughters will call me happy. And she
envied her sister; and she said unto called his name jAsher. 14And Reuben
Jacob: Give me children, or else I went in the days of wheat harvest, and
die. 2And Jacobs anger was kindled found mandrakes in the field, and
against Rachel; and he said: Am I in brought them unto his mother Leah.
Gods stead, who hath withheld from Then Rachel said to Leah: Give me, I
pray thee, of thy sons mandrakes.
15
And she said unto her: Is it a small
a
Heb. raah beonji.
b
Heb. shama.
c g
Heb. Shimeon. Heb. dan, he judged.
d h
From the Heb. root lavah. Heb. niphtal, he wrestled.
e i
From the Heb. hodah. That is, Fortune.
f j
Heb. Jehudah. That is, Happy.
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matter that thou hast taken away my Laban: Send me away, that I may go
husband? and wouldest thou take away unto mine own place, and to my
my sons mandrakes also? And country. 26Give me my wives and my
Rachel said: Therefore he shall lie children for whom I have served thee,
with thee to-night for thy sons and let me go; for thou knowest my
mandrakes. 16And Jacob came from service wherewith I have served thee.
the field in the evening, and Leah went 27
And Laban said unto him: If now I
out to meet him, and said: Thou must have found favour in thine eyesI
come in unto me; for I have surely have observed the signs, and the LORD
hired thee with my sons mandrakes. hath blessed me for thy sake. 28And
And he lay with her that night. 17And he said: Appoint me thy wages, and I
God hearkened unto Leah, and she will give it. 29And he said unto him:
conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son. Thou knowest how I have served
18
And Leah said: God hath given me thee, and how thy cattle have fared
my ahire, because I gave my handmaid with me. 30For it was little which thou
to my husband. And she called his hadst before I came, and it hath
name Issachar. 19And Leah conceived increased abundantly; and the LORD
again, and bore a sixth son to Jacob. hath blessed thee whithersoever I
20
And Leah said: God hath endowed turned. And now when shall I provide
me with a good dowry; now will my for mine own house also? 31And he
husband bdwell with me, because I said: What shall I give thee? And
have borne him six sons. And she Jacob said: Thou shalt not give me
called his name Zebulun. 21And aught; if thou wilt do this thing for me,
afterwards she bore a daughter, and I will again feed thy flock and keep it.
called her name Dinah. 22And God 32
I will pass through all thy flock to-
remembered Rachel, and God day, removing from thence every
hearkened to her, and opened her speckled and spotted one, and every
womb. 23And she conceived, and bore dark one among the sheep, and the
a son, and said: God chath taken away spotted and speckled among the goats;
my reproach. 24And she called his and of such shall be my hire. 33So shall
name Joseph, saying: The LORD dadd my righteousness witness against me
to me another son. hereafter, when thou shalt come to
25
And it came to pass, when Rachel look over my hire that is before thee:
had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto every one that is not speckled and
spotted among the goats, and dark
among the sheep, that if found with me
a
Heb. sachar. shall be counted stolen. 34And Laban
b
Heb. sabal, he dwelt. said: Behold, would it might be
c
Heb. asaph. according to thy word. 35And he
d
Heb. joseph.
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removed that day the he-goats that Labans sons, saying: Jacob hath
were streaked and spotted, and all the taken away all that was our fathers;
she-goats that were speckled and and of that which was our fathers hath
spotted, every one that had white in it, he gotten all this wealth. 2And Jacob
and all the dark ones among the sheep, beheld the countenance of Laban, and,
and gave them into the hand of his behold, it was not toward him as
sons. 36And he set three daysjourney beforetime. 3And the LORD said unto
betwixt himself and Jacob. And Jacob Jacob: Return unto the land of thy
fed the rest of Labans flocks. 37And fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will
Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, be with thee. 4And Jacob sent and
and of the almond and of the plane- called Rachel and Leah to the field
tree; and peeled white streaks in them, unto his flock, 5and said unto them: I
making the white appear which was in see your fathers countenance, that it is
the rods. 38And he set the rods which not toward me as beforetime; but the
he had peeled over against the flocks God of my father hath been with me.
6
in the gutters in the watering-troughs And ye know that with all my power I
where the flocks came to drink; and have served your father. 7And your
they conceived when they came to father hath mocked me, and changed
drink. 39And the flocks conceived at my wages ten times; but God suffered
the sight of the rods, and the flocks him not to hurt me. 8If he said thus:
brought forth streaked, speckled, and The speckled shall be thy wages; then
spotted. 40And Jacob separated the all the flock bore speckled; and if he
lambshe also set the faces of the said thus: The streaked shall be thy
flocks toward the streaked and all the wages; then bore all the flock streaked.
9
dark in the flock of Laban and put Thus God hath taken away the cattle
his own droves apart, and put them not of your father, and given them to me.
unto Labans flock. 41And it came to 10
And it came to pass at the time that
pass, whensoever the stronger of the the flock conceived, that I lifted up
flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and,
rods before the eyes of the flock in the behold, the he-goats which leaped
gutters, that they might conceive upon the flock were streaked,
among the rods; 42but when the flock speckled, and grizzled. 11And the angel
were feeble, he put them not in; so the of God said unto me in the dream:
feebler were Labans, and the stronger Jacob; and I said: Here am I. 12And he
Jacobs. 43And the man increased said: Lift up now thine eyes, and see,
exceedingly, and had large flocks, and all the he-goats which leap upon the
maid-servants and men-servants, and flock are streaked, speckled, and
camels and asses. grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban
doeth unto thee. 13I am the God of
31 And he heard the words of
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Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a said unto him: Take heed to thyself
pillar, where thou didst vow a vow that thou speak not to Jacob either
unto Me. Now arise, get thee out from good or bad. 25And Laban came up
this land, and return unto the land of with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his
thy nativity. 14And Rachel and Leah tent in the mountain; and Laban with
answered and said unto him: Is there his brethren pitched in the mountain of
yet any portion or inheritance for us in Gilead. 26And Laban said to Jacob:
our fathers house? 15Are we not What hast thou done, that thou hast
accounted by him strangers? for he outwitted me, and carried away my
hath sold us, and hath also quite daughters as though captives of the
devoured our price. 16For all the riches sword? 27Wherefore didst thou flee
which God hath taken away from our secretly, and outwit me; and didst not
father, that is ours and our childrens. tell me, that I might have sent thee
Now then, whatsoever God hath said away with mirth and with songs, with
unto thee, do. 17Then Jacob rose up, tabret and with harp; 28and didst not
and set his sons and his wives upon the suffer me to kiss my sons and my
camels; 18and he carried away all his daughters? now hast thou done
cattle, and all his substance which he foolishly. 29It is in the power of my
had gathered, the cattle of his getting, hand to do you hurt; but the God of
which he had gathered in Paddan- your father spoke unto me yesternight,
aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the saying: Take heed to thyself that thou
land of Canaan. 19Now Laban was speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
30
gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel And now that thou art surely gone,
stole the teraphim that were her because thou sore longest after thy
fathers. 20And Jacob outwitted Laban fathers house, wherefore hast thou
the Aramean, in that he told him not stolen my gods? 31And Jacob
that he fled. 21So he fled with all that answered and said to Laban: Because
he had; and he rose up, and passed I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou
over athe River, and set his face toward shouldest take thy daughters from me
the mountain of Gilead. by force. 32With whomsoever thou
22
And it was told Laban on the third findest thy gods, he shall not live;
day that Jacob was fled. 23And he took before our brethren discern thou what
his brethren with him, and pursued is thine with me, and take it to thee.
after him seven daysjourney; and he For Jacob knew not that Rachel had
overtook him in the mountain of stolen them. 33And Laban went into
Gilead. 24And God came to Laban the Jacobs tent, and into Leahs tent, and
Aramean in a dream of the night, and into the tent of the two maid-servants;
but he found them not. And he went
out of Leahs tent, and entered into
a
That is the Euphrates.
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Rachels tent. 34Now Rachel had taken labour of my hands, and gave
the teraphim, and put them in the judgment yesternight. 43And Laban
saddle of the camel, and sat upon answered and said unto Jacob: The
them. And Laban felt about all the daughters are my daughters, and the
tent, but found them not. 35And she children are my children, and the
said to her father: Let not my lord be flocks are my flocks, and all that thou
angry that I cannot rise up before thee; seest is mine; and what can I do this
for the manner of women is upon me. day for these my daughters, or for their
And he searched, but found not the children whom they have borne?
teraphim. 36And Jacob was wroth, and 44
And now come, let us make a
strove with Laban. And Jacob covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a
answered and said to Laban: What is witness between me and thee. 45And
my trespass? what is my sin, that thou Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a
hast hotly pursued after me? pillar. 46And Jacob said unto his
37
Whereas thou hast felt about all my brethren: Gather stones; and they
stuff, what hast thou found of all thy took stones, and made a heap. And
household stuff? Set it here before my they did eat there by the heap. 47And
brethren and thy brethren, that they Laban called it aJegar-sahadutha; but
may judge betwixt us two. 38These Jacob called it bGaleed. 48And Laban
twenty years have I been with thee; thy said: This heap is witness between me
ewes and thy she-goats have not cast and thee this day. Therefore was the
their young, and the rams of thy flocks name of it called Galeed; 49and
have I not eaten. 39That which was torn c
Mizpah, for he said: The LORD watch
of beasts I brought not unto thee; I between me and thee, when we are
bore the loss of it; of my hand didst absent one from another. 50If thou shalt
thou require it, whether stolen by day afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt
or stolen by night. 40Thus I was: in the take wives beside my daughters, no
day the drought consumed me, and the man being with us; see, God is witness
frost by night; and my sleep fled from betwixt me and thee. 51And Laban
mine eyes. 41These twenty years have I said to Jacob: Behold this heap, and
been in thy house: I served thee behold the pillar, which I have set up
fourteen years for thy two daughters, betwixt me and thee. 52This heap be
and six years for thy flock; and thou witness, and the pillar be witness, that
hast changed my wages ten times.
42
Except the God of my father, the
a
God of Abraham, and the Fear of That is, The heap of witness in
Isaac, had been on my side, surely now Aramaic.
b
hadst thou sent me away empty. God That is, The heap of witness in
hath seen mine affliction and the Hebrew.
c
That is, The watch-post.
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I will not pass over this heap to thee, with him. 8Then Jacob was greatly
and that thou shalt not pass over this afraid and was distressed. And he
heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. divided the people that was with him,
53
The God of Abraham, and the God of and the flocks, and the herds, and the
Nahor, the God of their father, judge camels, into two camps. 9And he said:
betwixt us. And Jacob swore by the If Esau come to the one camp, and
Fear of his father Isaac. 54And Jacob smite it, then the camp which is left
offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and shall escape. 10And Jacob said: O
called his brethren to eat bread; and God of my father Abraham, and God
they did eat bread, and tarried all night of my father Isaac, O LORD, who saidst
in the mountain. unto me: Return unto thy country, and
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27
The sons of Jacob came upon the terror of God was upon the cities that
slain, and spoiled the city, because were round about them, and they did
they had defiled their sister. 28They not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 6So
took their flocks and their herds and Jacob came to Luz, which is in the
their asses, and that which was in the land of Canaanthe same is Beth-el
city and that which was in the field; he and all the people that were with
29
and all their wealth, and all their little him. 7And he built there an altar, and
ones and their wives, took they captive called the place aEl-beth-el, because
and spoiled, even all that was in the there God was revealed unto him,
house. 30And Jacob said to Simeon and when he fled from the face of his
Levi: Ye have troubled me, to make brother. 8And Deborah Rebekahs
me odious unto the inhabitants of the nurse died, and she was buried below
land, even unto the Canaanites and the Beth-el under the oak; and the name of
Perizzites; and, I being few in number, it was called bAllon-bacuth.
9
they will gather themselves together And God appeared unto Jacob
against me and smite me; and I shall again, when he came from Paddan-
be destroyed, I and my house. 31And aram, and blessed him. 10And God said
they said: Should one deal with our unto him: Thy name is Jacob: thy
sister as with a harlot? name shall not be called any more
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12
And his brethren went to feed their Joseph was come unto his brethren,
fathers flock in Shechem. 13And Israel that they stripped Joseph of his coat,
said unto Joseph: Do not thy brethren the coat of many colours that was on
feed the flock in Shechem? come, and him; 24and they took him, and cast him
I will send thee unto them. And he into the pitand the pit was empty,
said to him: Here am I. 14And he said there was no water in it. 25And they sat
to him: Go now, see whether it is well down to eat bread; and they lifted up
with thy brethren, and well with the their eyes and looked, and, behold, a
flock; and bring me back word. So he caravan of Ishmaelites came from
sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and Gilead, with their camels bearing
he came to Shechem. 15And a certain spicery and balm and ladanum, going
man found him, and, behold, he was to carry it down to Egypt. 26And Judah
wandering in the field. And the man said unto his brethren: What profit is
asked him, saying: What seekest it if we slay our brother and conceal
thou? 16And he said: I seek my his blood? 27Come, and let us sell him
brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand
they are feeding the flock. 17And the be upon him; for he is our brother, our
man said: They are departed hence; flesh. And his brethren hearkened
for I heard them say: Let us go to unto him. 28And there passed by
Dothan. And Joseph went after his Midianites, merchantmen; and they
brethren, and found them in Dothan. drew and lifted up Joseph out of the
18
And they saw him afar off, and pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites
before he came near unto them, they for twenty shekels of silver. And they
conspired against him to slay him. brought Joseph into Egypt. 29And
19
And they said one to another: Reuben returned unto the pit; and,
Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20Come behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and
now therefore, and let us slay him, and he rent his clothes. 30And he returned
cast him into one of the pits, and we unto his brethren, and said: The child
will say: An evil beast hath devoured is not; and as for me, whither shall I
him; and we shall see what will go? 31And they took Josephs coat,
become of his dreams. 21And Reuben and killed a he-goat, and dipped the
heard it, and delivered him out of their coat in the blood; 32and they sent the
hand; and said: Let us not take his coat of many colours, and they brought
life. 22And Reuben said unto them: it to their father; and said: This have
Shed no blood; cast him into this pit we found. Know now whether it is thy
that is in the wilderness, but lay no sons coat or not. 33And he knew it,
hand upon himthat he might deliver and said: It is my sons coat; an evil
him out of their hand, to restore him to beast hath devoured him; Joseph is
his father. 23And it came to pass, when without doubt torn in pieces. 34And
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Jacob rent his garments, and put ground, lest he should give seed to his
sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned brother. 10And the thing which he did
for his son many days. 35And all his was evil in the sight of the LORD; and
sons and all his daughters rose up to He slew him also. 11Then said Judah to
comfort him; but he refused to be Tamar his daughter-in-law: Remain a
comforted; and he said: Nay, but I widow in thy fathers house, till
will go down to the grave to my son Shelah my son be grown up; for he
mourning. And his father wept for said: Lest he also die, like his
him. 36And the aMidianites sold him brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of in her fathers house. 12And in process
Pharaohs, the captain of the guard. of time Shuas daughter, the wife of
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and he ministered unto them; and they and make mention of me unto
continued a season in ward. 5And they Pharaoh, and bring me out of this
dreamed a dream both of them, each house. 15For indeed I was stolen away
man his dream, in one night, each man out of the land of the Hebrews; and
according to the interpretation of his here also have I done nothing that they
dream, the butler and the baker of the should put me into the dungeon.
16
king of Egypt, who were bound in the When the chief baker saw that the
prison. 6And Joseph came in unto them interpretation was good, he said unto
in the morning, and saw them, and, Joseph: I also saw in my dream, and,
behold, they were sad. 7And he asked behold, three baskets of white bread
Pharaohs officers that were with him were on my head; 17and in the
in the ward of his masters house, uppermost basket there was of all
saying: Wherefore look ye so sad to- manner of baked food for Pharaoh;
day? 8And they said unto him: We and the birds did eat them out of the
have dreamed a dream, and there is basket upon my head. 18And Joseph
none that can interpret it. And Joseph answered and said: This is the
said unto them: Do not interpretations interpretation thereof: the three baskets
belong to God? tell it me, I pray you. are three days; 19within yet three days
9
And the chief butler told his dream to shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off
Joseph, and said to him: In my dream, thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and
behold, a vine was before me; 10and in the birds shall eat thy flesh from off
the vine were three branches; and as it thee. 20And it came to pass the third
was budding, its blossoms shot forth, day, which was Pharaohs birthday,
and the clusters thereof brought forth that he made a feast unto all his
ripe grapes, 11and Pharaohs cup was servants; and he lifted up the head of
in my hand; and I took the grapes, and the chief butler and the head of the
pressed them into Pharaohs cup, and I chief baker among his servants. 21And
gave the cup into Pharaohs hand. he restored the chief butler back unto
12
And Joseph said unto him: This is his butlership; and he gave the cup into
the interpretation of it: the three Pharaohs hand. 22But he hanged the
branches are three days; 13within yet chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted
three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy to them. 23Yet did not the chief butler
head, and restore thee unto thine remember Joseph, but forgot him.
office; and thou shalt give Pharaohs
cup into his hand, after the former
manner when thou wast his butler.
14
But have me in thy remembrance 41 And it came to pass at the end
of two full years, that Pharaoh
when it shall be well with thee, and
show kindness, I pray thee, unto me,
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dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the young man, a Hebrew, servant to the
a
river. 2And, behold, there came up out captain of the guard; and we told him,
of the river seven kine, well-favoured and he interpreted to us our dreams; to
and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the each man according to his dream he
reed-grass. 3And, behold, seven other did interpret. 13And it came to pass, as
kine came up after them out of the he interpreted to us, so it was: I was
river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; restored unto mine office, and he was
and stood by the other kine upon the hanged. 14Then Pharaoh sent and
brink of the river. 4And the ill- called Joseph, and they brought him
favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat hastily out of the dungeon. And he
up the seven well-favoured and fat shaved himself, and changed his
kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5And he slept raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
and dreamed a second time: and, 15
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: I
behold, seven ears of corn came up have dreamed a dream, and there is
upon one stalk, rank and good. 6And, none that can interpret it; and I have
behold, seven ears, thin and blasted heard say of thee, that when thou
with the east wind, sprung up after hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.
them. 7And the thin ears swallowed up 16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh,
the seven rank and full ears. And saying: It is not in me; God will give
Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a Pharaoh an answer of peace. 17And
dream. 8And it came to pass in the Pharaoh spoke unto Joseph: In my
morning that his spirit was troubled; dream, behold, I stood upon the brink
and he sent and called for all the of the river. 18And, behold, there came
magicians of Egypt, and all the wise up out of the river seven kine, fat-
men thereof; and Pharaoh told them fleshed and well-favoured; and they
his dream; but there was none that fed in the reedgrass. 19And, behold,
could interpret them unto Pharaoh. seven other kine came up after them,
9
Then spoke the chief butler unto poor and very ill-favoured and lean-
Pharaoh, saying: I make mention of fleshed, such as I never saw in all the
my faults this day: 10Pharaoh was land of Egypt for badness. 20And the
wroth with his servants, and put me in lean and ill-favoured kine did eat up
the ward of the house of the captain of the first seven fat kine. 21And when
the guard, me and the chief baker. they had eaten them up, it could not be
11
And we dreamed a dream in one known that they had eaten them; but
night, I and he; we dreamed each man they were still ill-favoured as at the
according to the interpretation of his beginning. So I awoke. 22And I saw in
dream. 12And there was with us there a my dream, and, behold, seven ears
came up upon one stalk, full and good.
23
And, behold, seven ears, withered,
a
That is, the Nile.
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thin, and blasted with the east wind, plenty. 35And let them gather all the
sprung up after them. 24And the thin food of these good years that come,
ears swallowed up the seven good and lay up corn under the hand of
ears. And I told it unto the magicians; Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let
but there was none that could declare it them keep it. 36And the food shall be
to me. 25And Joseph said unto for a store to the land against the seven
Pharaoh: The dream of Pharaoh is years of famine, which shall be in the
one; what God is about to do He hath land of Egypt; that the land perish not
declared unto Pharaoh. 26The seven through the famine. 37And the thing
good kine are seven years; and the was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and
seven good ears are seven years: the in the eyes of all his servants. 38And
dream is one. 27And the seven lean and Pharaoh said unto his servants: Can
ill-favoured kine that came up after we find such a one as this, a man in
them are seven years, and also the whom the spirit of God is? 39And
seven empty ears blasted with the east Pharaoh said unto Joseph: Forasmuch
wind; they shall be seven years of as God hath shown thee all this, there
famine. 28That is the thing which I is none so discreet and wise as thou.
40
spoke unto Pharaoh: what God is Thou shalt be over my house, and
about to do He hath shown unto according unto thy word shall all my
Pharaoh. 29Behold, there come seven people be ruled; only in the throne will
years of great plenty throughout all the I be greater than thou. 41And Pharaoh
land of Egypt. 30And there shall arise said unto Joseph: See, I have set thee
after them seven years of famine; and over all the land of Egypt. 42And
all the plenty shall be forgotten in the Pharaoh took off his signet ring from
land of Egypt; and the famine shall his hand, and put it upon Josephs
consume the land; 31and the plenty hand, and arrayed him in vestures of
shall not be known in the land by fine linen, and put a gold chain about
reason of that famine which followeth; his neck. 43And he made him to ride in
for it shall be very grievous. 32And for the second chariot which he had; and
that the dream was doubled unto they cried before him: Abrech; and
Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing he set him over all the land of Egypt.
is established by God, and God will 44
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: I am
shortly bring it to pass. 33Now Pharaoh, and without thee shall no
therefore let Pharaoh look out a man man lift up his hand or his foot in all
discreet and wise, and set him over the the land of Egypt. 45And Pharaoh
land of Egypt. 34Let Pharaoh do this, called Josephs name Zaphenath-
and let him appoint overseers over the paneah; and he gave him to wife
land, and take up the fifth part of the Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera
land of Egypt in the seven years of priest of On. And Joseph went out
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over the land of Egypt. 46And Joseph unto all the Egyptians: Go unto
was thirty years old when he stood Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
56
before Pharaoh king of Egypt.And And the famine was over all the face
Joseph went out from the presence of of the earth; and Joseph opened all the
Pharaoh, and went throughout all the storehouses, and sold unto the
land of Egypt. 47And in the seven years Egyptians; and the famine was sore in
of plenty the earth brought forth in the land of Egypt. 57And all countries
heaps. 48And he gathered up all the came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn;
food of the seven years which were in because the famine was sore in all the
the land of Egypt, and laid up the food earth.
in the cities; the food of the field,
which was round about every city, laid 42 Now Jacob saw that there was
corn in Egypt, and Jacob said
he up in the same. 49And Joseph laid unto his sons: Why do ye look one
up corn as the sand of the sea, very upon another? 2And he said: Behold,
much, until they left off numbering; I have heard that there is corn in
for it was without number. 50And unto Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy
Joseph were born two sons before the for us from thence; that we may live,
year of famine came, whom Asenath and not die. 3And Josephs ten
the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On brethren went down to buy corn from
bore unto him. 51And Joseph called the Egypt. 4But Benjamin, Josephs
name of the first-born aManasseh: for brother, Jacob sent not with his
God hath made me forget all my toil, brethren; for he said: Lest
and all my fathers house. 52And the peradventure harm befall him. 5And
name of the second called he the sons of Israel came to buy among
b
Ephraim: for God hath made me those that came; for the famine was in
fruitful in the land of my affliction. the land of Caanan. 6And Joseph was
53
And the seven years of plenty, that the governor over the land; he it was
was in the land of Egypt, came to an that sold to all the people of the land.
end. 54And the seven years of famine And Josephs brethren came, and
began to come, according as Joseph bowed down to him with their faces to
had said; and there was famine in all the earth. 7And Joseph saw his
lands; but in all the land of Egypt there brethren, and he knew them, but made
was bread. 55And when all the land of himself strange unto them, and spoke
Egypt was famished, the people cried roughly with them; and he said unto
to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said them: Whence come ye? And they
said: From the land of Canaan to buy
food. 8And Joseph knew his brethren,
a
That is, Making to forget. but they knew him not. 9And Joseph
b
From a Hebrew word signifying to remembered the dreams which he
be fruitful,
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dreamed of them, and said unto them: distress come upon us. 22And Reuben
Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of answered them, saying: Spoke I not
the land ye are come. 10And they said unto you, saying: Do not sin against
unto him: Nay, my lord, but to buy the child; and ye would not hear?
food are thy servants come. 11We are therefore also, behold, his blood is
all one mans sons; we are upright required. 23And they knew not that
men, thy servants are no spies. 12And Joseph understood them; for the
he said unto them: Nay, but to see the interpreter was between them. 24And
nakedness of the land ye are come. he turned himself about from them,
13
And they said: We thy servants are and wept; and he returned to them, and
twelve brethren, the sons of one man spoke to them, and took Simeon from
in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the among them, and bound him before
youngest is this day with our father, their eyes. 25Then Joseph commanded
and one is not. 14And Joseph said unto to fill their vessels with corn, and to
them: That is it that I spoke unto you, restore every mans money into his
saying: Ye are spies. 15Hereby ye shall sack, and to give them provision for
be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall the way; and thus was it done unto
not go forth hence, except your them. 26And they laded their asses with
youngest brother come hither. 16Send their corn, and departed thence. 27And
one of you, and let him fetch your as one of them opened his sack to give
brother, and ye shall be bound, that his ass provender in the lodging-place,
your words may be proved, whether he espied his money; and, behold, it
there be truth in you; or else, as was in the mouth of his sack. 28And he
Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies. said unto his brethren: My money is
17
And he put them all together into restored; and, lo, it is even in my
ward three days. 18And Joseph said sack. And their heart failed them, and
unto them the third day. This do, and they turned trembling one to another,
live; for I fear God: 19if ye be upright saying: What is this that God hath
men, let one of your brethren be bound done unto us? 29And they came unto
in your prison-house; but go ye, carry Jacob their father unto the land of
corn for the famine of your houses; Canaan, and told him all that had
20
and bring your youngest brother unto befallen them, saying: 30The man, the
me; so shall your words be verified, lord of the land, spoke roughly with
and ye shall not die. And they did so. us, and took us for spies of the
21
And they said one to another: We country. 31And we said unto him: We
are verily guilty concerning our are upright men; we are no spies. 32We
brother, in that we saw the distress of are twelve brethren, sons of our father;
his soul, when he besought us, and we one is not, and the youngest is this day
would not hear; therefore is this with our father in the land of Canaan.
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33
And the man, the lord of the land, not see my face, except your brother
said unto us: Hereby shall I know that be with you. 4If thou wilt send our
ye are upright men: leave one of your brother with us, we will go down and
brethren with me, and take corn for the buy thee food; 5but if thou wilt not
famine of your houses, and go your send him, we will not go down, for the
way. 34And bring your youngest man said unto us: Ye shall not see my
brother unto me; then shall I know that face, except your brother be with you.
ye are no spies, but that ye are upright 6
And Israel said: Wherefore dealt ye
men; so will I deliver you your so ill with me, as to tell the man
brother, and ye shall traffic in the whether ye had yet a brother? 7And
land. 35And it came to pass as they they said: The man asked straitly
emptied their sacks, that, behold, every concerning ourselves, and concerning
mans bundle of money was in his our kindred, saying: Is your father yet
sack; and when they and their father alive? have ye another brother? and we
saw their bundles of money, they were told him according to the tenor of
afraid. 36And Jacob their father said these words; could we in any wise
unto them: Me have ye bereaved of know that he would say: Bring your
my children: Joseph is not, and brother down? 8And Judah said unto
Simeon is not, and ye will take Israel his father: Send the lad with
Benjamin away; upon me are all these me, and we will arise and go, that we
things come. 37And Reuben spoke may live, and not die, both we, and
unto his father, saying: Thou shalt thou, and also our little ones. 9I will be
slay my two sons, if I bring him not to surety for him; of my hand shalt thou
thee; deliver him into my hand, and I require him; if I bring him not unto
will bring him back to thee. 38And he thee, and set him before thee, then let
said: My son shall not go down with me bear the blame for ever. 10For
you; for his brother is dead, and he except we had lingered, surely we had
only is left; if harm befall him by the now returned a second time. 11And
way in which ye go, then will ye bring their father Israel said unto them: If it
down my gray hairs with sorrow to the be so now, do this: take of the choice
grave. fruits of the land in your vessels, and
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arise, go again unto the man; 14and sacks. 23And he said: Peace be to
God Almighty give you mercy before you, fear not; your God, and the God
the man, that he may release unto you of your father, hath given you treasure
your other brother and Benjamin. And in your sacks; I had your money. And
as for me, if I be bereaved of my he brought Simeon out unto them.
24
children, I am bereaved. And the man brought the men into
15
And the men took that present, and Josephs house, and gave them water,
they took double money in their hand, and they washed their feet; and he
and Benjamin; and rose up, and went gave their asses provender. 25And they
down to Egypt, and stood before made ready the present against
Joseph. 16And when Joseph saw Josephs coming at noon; for they
Benjamin with them, he said to the heard that they should eat bread there.
steward of his house: Bring the men 26
And when Joseph came home, they
into the house, and kill the beasts, and brought him the present which was in
prepare the meat; for the men shall their hand into the house, and bowed
dine with me at noon. 17And the man down to him to the earth. 27And he
did as Joseph bade; and the man asked them of their welfare, and said:
brought the men into Josephs house. Is your father well, the old man of
18
And the men were afraid, because whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?
they were brought into Josephs house; 28
And they said: Thy servant our
and they said: Because of the money father is well, he is yet alive. And
that was returned in our sacks at the they bowed the head, and made
first time are we brought in; that he obeisance. 29And he lifted up his eyes,
may seek occasion against us, and fall and saw Benjamin his brother, his
upon us, and take us for bondmen, and mothers son, and said: Is this your
our asses. 19And they came near to the youngest brother of whom ye spoke
steward of Josephs house, and they unto me? And he said: God be
spoke unto him at the door of the gracious unto thee, my son. 30And
house, 20and said: Oh my lord, we Joseph made haste; for his heart
came indeed down at the first time to yearned toward his brother; and he
buy food. 21And it came to pass, when sought where to weep; and he entered
we came to the lodging-place, that we into his chamber, and wept there.
31
opened our sacks, and, behold, every And he washed his face, and came
mans money was in the mouth of his out; and he refrained himself, and said:
sack, our money in full weight; and we Set on bread. 32And they set on for
have brought it back in our hand. him by himself, and for them by
22
And other money have we brought themselves, and for the Egyptians, that
down in our hand to buy food. We did eat with him, by themselves;
know not who put our money in our because the Egyptians might not eat
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bread with the Hebrews; for that is an thee out of the land of Canaan; how
abomination unto the Egyptians. 33And then should we steal out of thy lords
they sat before him, the firstborn house silver or gold? 9With
according to his birthright, and the whomsoever of thy servants it be
youngest according to his youth; and found, let him die, and we also will be
the men marvelled one with another. my lords bondmen. 10And he said:
34
And portions were taken unto them Now also let it be according unto your
from before him; but Benjamins words: he with whom it is found shall
portion was five times so much as any be my bondman; and ye shall be
of theirs. And they drank, and were blameless. 11Then they hastened, and
merry with him. took down every man his sack to the
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bring down my gray hairs with sorrow
to the grave. 30Now therefore when I
18
Then Judah came near unto him, come to thy servant my father, and the
and said: Oh my lord, let thy servant, lad is not with us; seeing that his soul
I pray thee, speak a word in my lords is bound up with the lads soul; 31it
ears, and let not thine anger burn will come to pass, when he seeth that
against thy servant; for thou art even the lad is not with us, that he will die;
as Pharaoh. 19My lord asked his and thy servants will bring down the
servants, saying: Have ye a father, or a gray hairs of thy servant our father
brother? 20And we said unto my lord: with sorrow to the grave. 32For thy
We have a father, an old man, and a servant became surety for the lad unto
child of his old age, a little one; and my father, saying: If I bring him not
his brother is dead, and he alone is left unto thee, then shall I bear the blame
of his mother, and his father loveth to my father for ever. 33Now therefore,
him. 21And thou saidst unto thy let thy servant, I pray thee, abide
servants: Bring him down unto me, instead of the lad a bondman to my
that I may set mine eyes upon him. lord; and let the lad go up with his
22
And we said unto my lord: The lad brethren. 34For how shall I go up to my
cannot leave his father; for if he should father, if the lad be not with me? lest I
leave his father, his father would die. look upon the evil that shall come on
23
And thou saidst unto thy servants: my father.
Except your youngest brother come
down with you, ye shall see my face
no more. 24And it came to pass when
45 Then Joseph could not refrain
himself before all them that
stood by him; and he cried: Cause
we came up unto thy servant my every man to go out from me. And
father, we told him the words of my there stood no man with him, while
lord. 25And our father said: Go again, Joseph made himself known unto his
buy us a little food. 26And we said: We brethren. 2And he wept aloud; and the
cannot go down; if our youngest Egyptians heard, and the house of
brother be with us, then will we go Pharaoh heard. 3And Joseph said unto
down; for we may not see the mans his brethren: I am Joseph; doth my
face, except our youngest brother be father yet live? And his brethren
with us. 27And thy servant my father could not answer him; for they were
said unto us: Ye know that my wife affrighted at his presence. 4And Joseph
bore me two sons; 28and the one went said unto his brethren: Come near to
out from me, and I said: Surely he is me, I pray you. And they came near.
torn in pieces; and I have not seen him And he said: I am Joseph your
since; 29and if ye take this one also brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
5
from me, and harm befall him, ye will And now be not grieved, nor angry
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16
with yourselves, that ye sold me And the report thereof was heard
hither; for God did send me before you in Pharaohs house, saying: Josephs
to preserve life. 6For these two years brethren are come; and it pleased
hath the famine been in the land; and Pharaoh well, and his servants. 17And
there are yet five years, in which there Pharaoh said unto Joseph: Say unto
shall be neither plowing nor harvest. thy brethren: This do ye: lade your
7
And God sent me before you to give beasts, and go, get you unto the land of
you a remnant on the earth, and to save Canaan; 18and take your father and
you alive for a great deliverance. 8So your households, and come unto me;
now it was not you that sent me hither, and I will give you the good of the
but God; and He hath made me a land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat
father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his of the land. 19Now thou art
house, and ruler over all the land of commanded, this do ye: take you
Egypt. 9Hasten ye, and go up to my wagons out of the land of Egypt for
father, and say unto him: Thus saith your little ones, and for your wives,
thy son Joseph: God hath made me and bring your father, and come.
20
lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, Also regard not your stuff; for the
tarry not. 10And thou shalt dwell in the good things of all the land of Egypt are
land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near yours. 21And the sons of Israel did so;
unto me, thou, and thy children, and and Joseph gave them wagons,
thy childrens children, and thy flocks, according to the commandment of
and thy herds, and all that thou hast; Pharaoh, and gave them provision for
11
and there will I sustain thee; for there the way. 22To all of them he gave each
are yet five years of famine; lest thou man changes of raiment; but to
come to poverty, thou, and thy Benjamin he gave three hundred
household, and all that thou hast. shekels of silver, and five changes of
12
And, behold, your eyes see, and the raiment. 23And to his father he sent in
eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is like manner ten asses laden with the
my mouth that speaketh unto you. good things of Egypt, and ten she-
13
And ye shall tell my father of all my asses laden with corn and bread and
glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have victual for his father by the way. 24So
seen; and ye shall hasten and bring he sent his brethren away, and they
down my father hither. 14And he fell departed; and he said unto them: See
upon his brother Benjamins neck, and that ye fall not out by the way. 25And
wept; and Benjamin wept upon his they went up out of Egypt, and came
neck. 15And he kissed all his brethren, into the land of Canaan unto Jacob
and wept upon them; and after that his their father. 26And they told him,
brethren talked with him. saying: Joseph is yet alive, and he is
ruler over all the land of Egypt. And
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his heart fainted, for he believed them Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and
not. 27And they told him all the words Hezron, and Carmi. 10And the sons of
of Joseph, which he had said unto Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad,
them; and when he saw the wagons and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the
which Joseph had sent to carry him, son of a Canaanitish woman. 11And the
the spirit of Jacob their father revived. sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and
28
And Israel said: It is enough; Joseph Merari. 12And the sons of Judah: Er,
my son is yet alive; I will go and see and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and
him before I die. Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the
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were fourteen. 23And the sons of Dan: keepers of cattle from our youth even
Hushim. 24And the sons of Naphtali: until now, both we, and our fathers;
Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and that ye may dwell in the land of
Shillem. 25These are the sons of Goshen; for every shepherd is an
Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel abomination unto the Egyptians.
his daughter, and these she bore unto
Jacob; all the souls were seven. 26All 47 Then Joseph went in and told
Pharaoh, and said: My father
the souls belonging to Jacob that came and my brethren, and their flocks, and
into Egypt, that came out of his loins, their herds, and all that they have, are
besides Jacobs sonswives, all the come out of the land of Canaan; and,
souls were threescore and six. 27And behold, they are in the land of
the sons of Joseph, who were born to Goshen. 2And from among his
him in Egypt, were two souls; all the brethren he took five men, and
souls of the house of Jacob, that came presented them unto Pharaoh. 3And
into Egypt, were threescore and ten. Pharaoh said unto his brethren: What
28
And he sent Judah before him unto is your occupation? And they said
Joseph, to show the way before him unto Pharaoh: Thy servants are
unto Goshen; and they came into the shepherds, both we, and our fathers.
land of Goshen. 29And Joseph made 4
And they said unto Pharaoh: To
ready his chariot, and went up to meet sojourn in the land are we come; for
Israel his father, to Goshen; and he there is no pasture for thy
presented himself unto him, and fell on servantsflocks; for the famine is sore
his neck, and wept on his neck a good in the land of Canaan. Now therefore,
while. 30And Israel said unto Joseph: we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in
Now let me die, since I have seen thy the land of Goshen. 5And Pharaoh
face, that thou art yet alive. 31And spoke unto Joseph, saying: Thy father
Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto and thy brethren are come unto thee;
his fathers house: I will go up, and 6
the land of Egypt is before thee; in the
tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him: best of the land make thy father and
My brethren, and my fathers house, thy brethren to dwell; in the land of
who were in the land of Canaan, are Goshen let them dwell. And if thou
come unto me; 32and the men are knowest any able men among them,
shepherds, for they have been keepers then make them rulers over my cattle.
7
of cattle; and they have brought their And Joseph brought in Jacob his
flocks, and their herds, and all that father, and set him before Pharaoh.
they have. 33And it shall come to pass, And Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8And
when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall Pharaoh said unto Jacob: How many
say: What is your occupation? 34that ye are the days of the years of thy life?
shall say: Thy servants have been 9
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh: The
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days of the years of my sojournings for the herds, and for the asses; and he
are a hundred and thirty years; few and fed them with bread in exchange for
evil have been the days of the years of all their cattle for that year. 18And
my life, and they have not attained when that year was ended, they came
unto the days of the years of the life of unto him the second year, and said
my fathers in the days of their unto him: We will not hide from my
sojournings. 10And Jacob blessed lord, how that our money is all spent;
Pharaoh, and went out from the and the herds of cattle are my lords;
presence of Pharaoh. 11And Joseph there is nought left in the sight of my
placed his father and his brethren, and lord, but our bodies, and our lands.
19
gave them a possession in the land of Wherefore should we die before
Egypt, in the best of the land, in the thine eyes, both we and our land? buy
land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had us and our land for bread, and we and
commanded. 12And Joseph sustained our land will be bondmen unto
his father, and his brethren, and all his Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we
fathers household, with bread, may live, and not die, and that the land
according to the want of their little be not desolate. 20So Joseph bought
ones. all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for
13
And there was no bread in all the the Egyptians sold every man his field,
land; for the famine was very sore, so because the famine was sore upon
that the land of Egypt and the land of them; and the land became Pharaohs.
21
Canaan languished by reason of the And as for the people, he removed
famine. 14And Joseph gathered up all them city by city, from one end of the
the money that was found in the land border of Egypt even to the other end
of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, thereof. 22Only the land of the priests
for the corn which they bought; and bought he not, for the priests had a
Joseph brought the money into portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their
Pharaohs house. 15And when the portion which Pharaoh gave them;
money was all spent in the land of wherefore they sold not their land.
23
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all Then Joseph said unto the people:
the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and Behold, I have bought you this day
said: Give us bread; for why should and your land for Pharaoh. Lo, here is
we die in thy presence? for our money seed for you, and ye shall sow the
faileth. 16And Joseph said: Give your land. 24And it shall come to pass at the
cattle, and I will give you [bread] for ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth
your cattle, if money fail. 17And they unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be
brought their cattle unto Joseph. And your own, for seed of the field, and for
Joseph gave them bread in exchange your food, and for them of your
for the horses, and for the flocks, and households, and for food for your little
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ones. 25And they said: Thou hast himself, and sat upon the bed. 3And
saved our lives. Let us find favour in Jacob said unto Joseph: God
the sight of my lord, and we will be Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in
Pharaohs bondmen. 26And Joseph the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4
made it a statute concerning the land and said unto me: Behold, I will make
of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I
should have the fifth; only the land of will make of thee a company of
the priests alone became not peoples; and will give this land to thy
Pharaohs. 27And Israel dwelt in the seed after thee for an everlasting
land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; possession. 5And now thy two sons,
and they got them possessions therein, who were born unto thee in the land of
and were fruitful, and multiplied Egypt before I came unto thee into
exceedingly. Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and
Manasseh, even as Reuben and
28
And Jacob lived in the land of Simeon, shall be mine. 6And thy issue,
Egypt seventeen years; so the days of that thou begettest after them, shall be
Jacob, the years of his life, were a thine; they shall be called after the
hundred forty and seven years. 29And name of their brethren in their
the time drew near that Israel must die; inheritance. 7And as for me, when I
and he called his son Joseph, and said came from Paddan, Rachel died unto
unto him: If now I have found favour me in the land of Canaan in the way,
in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand when there was still some way to come
under my thigh, and deal kindly and unto Ephrath; and I buried her there in
truly with me; bury me not, I pray the way to Ephraththe same is Beth-
thee, in Egypt. 30But when I sleep with lehem. 8And Israel beheld Josephs
my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of sons, and said: Who are these? 9And
Egypt, and bury me in their burying- Joseph said unto his father: They are
place. And he said: I will do as thou my sons, whom God hath given me
hast said. 31And he said: Swear unto here. And he said: Bring them, I pray
me. And he swore unto him. And thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
10
Israel bowed down upon the beds Now the eyes of Israel were dim for
head. age, so that he could not see. And he
brought them near unto him; and he
48 And it came to pass after these
things, that one said to Joseph: kissed them, and embraced them.
11
And Israel said unto Joseph: I had
Behold, thy father is sick. And he
took with him his two sons, Manasseh not thought to see thy face; and, lo,
and Ephraim. 2And one told Jacob, and God hath let me see thy seed also.
12
said: Behold, thy son Joseph cometh And Joseph brought them out from
unto thee. And Israel strengthened between his knees; and he fell down
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on his face to the earth. 13And Joseph Manasseh. And he set Ephraim before
took them both, Ephraim in his right Manasseh. 21And Israel said unto
hand toward Israels left hand, and Joseph: Behold, I die; but God will be
Manasseh in his left hand toward with you, and bring you back unto the
Israels right hand, and brought them land of your fathers. 22Moreover I have
near unto him. 14And Israel stretched given to thee one aportion above thy
out his right hand, and laid it upon brethren, which I took out of the hand
Ephraims head, who was the younger, of the Amorite with my sword and
and his left hand upon Manassehs with my bow.
head, guiding his hands wittingly; for
Manasseh was the first-born. 15And he
blessed Joseph, and said: The God 49 And Jacob called unto his
sons, and said: Gather
before whom my fathers Abraham and yourselves together, that I may tell you
Isaac did walk, the God who hath been that which shall befall you in the end
my shepherd all my life long unto this of days.
day, 16the angel who hath redeemed 2
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye
me from all evil, bless the lads; and let sons of Jacob;
my name be named in them, and the And hearken unto Israel your father.
3
name of my fathers Abraham and Reuben, thou art my first-born,
Isaac; and let them grow into a My might, and the first-fruits of my
multitude in the midst of the earth. strength;
17
And when Joseph saw that his father The excellency of dignity, and the
was laying his right hand upon the excellency of power.
4
head of Ephraim, it displeased him, Unstable as water, have not thou
and he held up his fathers hand, to the excellency;
remove it from Ephraims head unto Because thou wentest up to thy
Manassehs head. 18And Joseph said fathers bed;
unto his father: Not so, my father, for Then defiledst thou ithe went up
this is the first-born; put thy right hand to my couch.
upon his head. 19And his father
refused, and said: I know it, my son, I 5
Simeon and Levi are brethren;
know it; he also shall become a Weapons of violence their kinship.
6
people, and he also shall be great; Let my soul not come into their
howbeit his younger brother shall be council;
greater than he, and his seed shall Unto their assembly let my glory not
become a multitude of nations. 20And be not united;
he blessed them that day, saying: By For in their anger they slew men,
thee shall Israel bless, saying: God
make thee as Ephraim and as
a
Heb. schechem, shoulder.
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And in their self-will they houghed And he shall be a shore for ships,
oxen. And his flank shall be upon Zidon.
7
Cursed be their anger, for it was
14
fierce, Issachar is a large-boned ass,
And their wrath, for it was cruel; Couching down between the sheep-
I will divide them in Jacob, folds.
15
And scatter them in Israel For he saw a resting-place that it
was good,
8
Judah, thee shall thy brethren And the land that it was pleasant;
praise; And he bowed his shoulder to bear,
Thy hand shall be on the neck of And became a servant under task-
thine enemies; work
Thy fathers sons shall bow down
16
before thee. Dan shall judge his people,
9
Judah is a lions whelp; As one of the tribes of Israel.
17
From the prey, my son, thou art Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
gone up. A horned snake in the path,
He stooped down, he couched as a That biteth the horses heels,
lion, So that his rider falleth backward.
18
And as a lioness; who shall rouse I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord.
him up?
10 19
The sceptre shall not depart from Gad, aa troop bshall troop upon
Judah, him;
Nor the rulers staff from between But he shall troop upon their heel.
his feet,
20
As long as men come to Shiloh; As for Asher, his bread shall be
And unto him shall the obedience of fat,
the peoples be. And he shall yield royal dainties.
11
Binding his foal unto the vine,
21
And his asss colt unto the choice Naphtali is a hind let loose:
vine; He giveth goodly words.
He washeth his garments in wine,
22
And his vesture in the blood of Joseph is a fruitful vine,
grapes; A fruitful vine by a fountain;
12
His eyes shall be red with wine, Its branches run over the wall.
And his teeth white with milk.
13
Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of
a
the sea, Heb. gedud.
b
From the Heb. root gadad.
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23
The archers have dealt bitterly gathered unto my people; bury me
with him, with my fathers in the cave that is in
And shot at him, and hated him; the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30in the
24
But his bow abode firm, cave that is in the field of Machpelah,
And the arms of his hands were which is before Mamre, in the land of
made supple, Canaan, which Abraham bought with
By the hands of the Mighty One of the field from Ephron the Hittite for a
Jacob, possession of a burying-place. 31There
From thence, from the Shepherd, the they buried Abraham and Sarah his
Stone of Israel, wife; there they buried Isaac and
25
Even by the God of thy father, Rebekah his wife; and there I buried
who shall help thee, Leah. 32The field and the cave that is
And by the Almighty, who shall therein, which was purchased from the
bless thee, children of Heth. 33And when Jacob
With blessings of heaven above, made an end of charging his sons, he
Blessings of the deep that coucheth gathered up his feet into the bed, and
beneath, expired, and was gathered unto his
Blessings of the breasts, and of the people.
26
womb.
The blessings of thy father 50 And Joseph fell upon his
fathers face, and wept upon
Are mighty beyond the blessings of him, and kissed him. 2And Joseph
my progenitors commanded his servants the
Unto the utmost bound of the physicians to embalm his father. And
everlasting hills; the physicians embalmed Israel. 3And
They shall be on the head of Joseph, forty days were fulfilled for him; for
And on the crown of the head of the so are fulfilled the days of embalming.
prince among his brethren. And the Egyptians wept for him
threescore and ten days.
27 4
Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth; And when the days of weeping for
In the morning he devoureth the him were past, Joseph spoke unto the
prey, house of Pharaoh, saying: If now I
And at even he divideth the spoil. have found favour in your eyes, speak,
I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh,
28
All these are the twelve tribes of saying: 5My father made me swear,
Israel, and this is it that their father saying: Lo, I die; in my grave which I
spoke unto them and blessed them; have digged for me in the land of
every one according to his blessing he Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now
blessed them. 29And be charged them, therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and
and said unto them: I am to be bury my father, and I will come back.
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6
And Pharaoh said: Go up, and bury was dead, they said: It may be that
thy father, according as he made thee Joseph will hate us, and will fully
swear. 7And Joseph went up to bury requite us all the evil which we did
his father; and with him went up all unto him. 16And they sent a message
the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of unto Joseph, saying: Thy father did
his house, and all the elders of the land command before he died, saying: 17So
of Egypt, 8and all the house of Joseph, shall ye say unto Joseph: Forgive, I
and his brethren, and his fathers pray thee now, the transgression of thy
house; only their little ones, and their brethren, and their sin, for that they did
flocks, and their herds, they left in the unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee,
land of Goshen. 9And there went up forgive the transgression of the
with him both chariots and horsemen; servants of the God of thy father. And
and it was a very great company. Joseph wept when they spoke unto
10
And they came to the threshing-floor him. 18And his brethren also went and
of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, fell down before his face; and they
and there they wailed with a very great said: Behold, we are thy bondmen.
and sore wailing; and he made a 19
And Joseph said unto them: Fear
mourning for his father seven days. not; for am I in the place of God?
11 20
And when the inhabitants of the land, And as for you, ye meant evil against
the Canaanites, saw the mourning in me; but God meant it for good, to
the floor of Atad, they said: This is a bring to pass, as it is this day, to save
grievous amourning to the Egyptians. much people alive. 21Now therefore
Wherefore the name of it was called fear ye not; I will sustain you, and
Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the your little ones. And he comforted
Jordan. 12And his sons did unto him them, and spoke kindly unto them.
22
according as he commanded them. And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he,
13
For his sons carried him into the land and his fathers house; and Joseph
of Canaan, and buried him in the cave lived a hundred and ten years. 23And
of the field of Machpelah, which Joseph saw Ephraims children of the
Abraham bought with the field, for a third generation; the children also of
possession of a burying-place, of Machir the son of Manasseh were born
Ephron the Hittite, in front of Mamre. upon Josephs knees. 24And Joseph
14
And Joseph returned into Egypt, said unto his brethren: I die; but God
he, and his brethren, and all that went will surely remember you, and bring
up with him to bury his father, after he you up out of this land unto the land
had buried his father. 15And when which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac,
Josephs brethren saw that their father and to Jacob. 25And Joseph took an
oath of the children of Israel, saying:
God will surely remember you, and
a
Heb. ebel.
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ye shall carry up my bones from embalmed him, and he was put in a
hence. 26So Joseph died, being a coffin in Egypt.
hundred and ten years old. And they
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1 NOW THESE are the names of the
sons of Israel, who came into
abroad. And they were adread because
of the children of Israel. 13And the
Egypt with Jacob; every man came Egyptians made the children of Israel
with his household: 2Reuben, Simeon, to serve with rigour. 14And they made
Levi, and Judah; 3Issachar, Zebulun, their lives bitter with hard service, in
and Benjamin; 4Dan and Naphtali, Gad mortar and in brick, and in all manner
and Asher. 5And all the souls that of service in the field; in all their
came out of the loins of Jacob were service, wherein they made them serve
seventy souls; and Joseph was in with rigour.
Egypt already. 6And Joseph died, and 15
And the king of Egypt spoke to the
all his brethren, and all that generation. Hebrew midwives, of whom the name
7
And the children of Israel were of the one was Shiphrah, and the name
fruitful, and increased abundantly, and of the other Puah; 16and he said:
multiplied, and waxed exceeding When ye do the office of a midwife to
mighty; and the land was filled with the Hebrew women, ye shall look upon
them. the birthstool: if it be a son, then ye
shall kill him; but if it be a daughter,
8
Now there arose a new king over then she shall live. 17But the
Egypt, who knew not Joseph. 9And he midwives feared God, and did not as
said unto his people: Behold, the the king of Egypt commanded them,
people of the children of Israel are too but saved the men-children alive.
many and too mighty for us; 10come, 18
And the king of Egypt called for the
let us deal wisely with them, lest they midwives, and said unto them: Why
multiply, and it come to pass, that, have ye done this thing, and have
when there befalleth us any war, they saved the men-children alive? 19And
also join themselves unto our enemies, the midwives said unto Pharaoh:
and fight against us, and get them up Because the Hebrew women are not
out of the land. 11Therefore they did as the Egyptian women; for they are
set over them taskmasters to afflict lively, and are delivered ere the
them with their burdens. And they midwife come unto them. 20And God
built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom dealt well with the midwives; and the
and Raamses. 12But the more they people multiplied, and waxed very
afflicted them, the more they mighty. 21And it came to pass, because
multiplied and the more they spread the midwives feared God, that He
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made them houses. 22And Pharaoh she brought him unto Pharaohs
charged all his people, saying: Every daughter, and he became her son. And
son that is born ye shall cast into the she called his name aMoses, and said:
river, and every daughter ye shall save Because I bdrew him out of the
alive. water.
11
b
That is, Trying.
a c
Heb. Man. That is Strife.
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8
EXODUS
Then came Amalek, and fought heard of all that God had done for
with Israel in Rephidim. 9And Moses Moses, and for Israel His people, how
said unto Joshua: Choose us out men, that the LORD had brought Israel out of
and go out, fight with Amalek; Egypt. 2And Jethro, Mosesfather-in-
tomorrow I will stand on the top of the law, took Zipporah, Moseswife, after
hill with the rod of God in my hand. he had sent her away, 3and her two
10
So Joshua did as Moses had said to sons; of whom the name of the one
him, and fought with Amalek; and was Gershom; for he said: I have been
Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the a stranger in a strange land; 4and the
top of the hill. 11And it came to pass, name of the other was bEliezer: for
when Moses held up his hand, that the God of my father was my help, and
Israel prevailed; and when he let down delivered me from the sword of
his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12But Pharaoh. 5And Jethro, Mosesfather-
Moseshands were heavy; and they in-law, came with his sons and his
took a stone, and put it under him, and wife unto Moses into the wilderness
he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur where he was encamped, at the mount
stayed up his hands, the one on the one of God; 6and he said unto Moses: I
side, and the other on the other side; thy father-in-law Jethro am coming
and his hands were steady until the unto thee, and thy wife, and her two
going down of the sun. 13And Joshua sons with her. 7And Moses went out
discomfited Amalek and his people to meet his father-in-law, and bowed
with the edge of the sword. down and kissed him; and they asked
14
And the LORD said unto Moses: each other of their welfare; and they
Write this for a memorial in the book, came into the tent. 8And Moses told
and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: his father-in-law all that the LORD had
for I will utterly blot out the done unto Pharaoh and to the
remembrance of Amalek from under Egyptians for Israels sake, all the
heaven. 15And Moses built an altar, travail that had come upon them by the
and called the name of it aAdonai- way, and how the LORD delivered
nissi. 16And he said: The hand upon them. 9And Jethro rejoiced for all the
the throne of the LORD: the LORD will goodness which the LORD had done to
have war with Amalek from Israel, in that He had delivered them
generation to generation. out of the hand of the Egyptians. 10And
Jethro said: Blessed be the LORD, who
hath delivered you out of the hand of
1
a b
That is, The Lord is my banner. Heb. El, God, and ezer, help.
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people from under the hand of the that they must do. 21Moreover thou
Egyptians. 11Now I know that the LORD shalt provide out of all the people able
is greater than all gods; yea, for that men, such as fear God, men of truth,
they dealt proudly against them. hating unjust gain; and place such over
12
And Jethro, Mosesfather-in-law, them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers
took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers
God; and Aaron came, and all the of tens. 22And let them judge the
elders of Israel, to eat bread with people at all seasons; and it shall be,
Mosesfather-in-law before God. that every great matter they shall bring
13
And it came to pass on the morrow, unto thee, but every small matter they
that Moses sat to judge the people; and shall judge themselves; so shall they
the people stood about Moses from the make it easier for thee and bear the
morning unto the evening. 14And when burden with thee. 23If thou shalt do this
Mosesfather-in-law saw all that he did thing, and God command thee so, then
to the people, he said: What is this thou shalt be able to endure, and all
thing that thou doest to the people? this people also shall go to their place
why sittest thou thyself alone, and all in peace. 24So Moses hearkened to the
the people stand about thee from voice of his father-in-law, and did all
morning unto even? 15And Moses said that he had said. 25And Moses chose
unto his father-in-law: Because the able men out of all Israel, and made
people come unto me to inquire of them heads over the people, rulers of
God; 16when they have a matter, it thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of
cometh unto me; and I judge between fifties, and rulers of tens. 26And they
a man and his neighbour, and I make judged the people at all seasons: the
them know the statutes of God, and hard causes they brought unto Moses,
His laws. 17And Mosesfather-in-law but every small matter they judged
said unto him: The thing that thou themselves. 27And Moses let his
doest is not good. 18Thou wilt surely father-in-law depart; and he went his
wear away, both thou, and this people way into his own land.
that is with thee; for the thing is too
heavy for thee; thou art not able to 19 In the third month after the
children of Israel were gone
perform it thyself alone. 19Hearken forth out of the land of Egypt, the
now unto my voice, I will give thee same day came they into the
counsel, and God be with thee: be thou wilderness of Sinai. 2And when they
for the people before God, and bring were departed from Rephidim, and
thou the causes unto God. 20And thou were come to the wilderness of Sinai,
shalt teach them the statutes and the they encamped in the wilderness; and
laws, and shalt show them the way there Israel encamped before the
wherein they must walk, and the work mount. 3And Moses went up unto God,
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and the LORD called unto him out of whosoever toucheth the mount shall be
the mountain, saying: Thus shalt thou surely put to death; 13no hand shall
say to the house of Jacob, and tell the touch him, but he shall surely be
children of Israel: 4Ye have seen what stoned, or shot through; whether it be
I did unto the Egyptians, and how I beast or man, it shall not live; when
bore you on eagleswings, and brought the rams horn soundeth long, they
you unto Myself. 5Now therefore, if ye shall come up to the mount. 14And
will hearken unto My voice indeed, Moses went down from the mount
and keep My covenant, then ye shall unto the people, and sanctified the
be Mine own treasure from among all people; and they washed their
peoples; for all the earth is Mine; 6and garments. 15And he said unto the
ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of people: Be ready against the third
priests, and a holy nation. These are day; come not near a woman. 16And it
the words which thou shalt speak unto came to pass on the third day, when it
the children of Israel. 7And Moses was morning, that there were thunders
came and called for the elders of the and lightnings and a thick cloud upon
people, and set before them all these the mount, and the voice of a horn
words which the LORD commanded exceeding loud; and all the people that
him. 8And all the people answered were in the camp trembled. 17And
together, and said: All that the LORD Moses brought forth the people out of
hath spoken we will do. And Moses the camp to meet God; and they stood
reported the words of the people unto at the nether part of the mount. 18Now
the LORD. 9And the LORD said unto mount Sinai was altogether on smoke,
Moses: Lo, I come unto thee in a because the LORD descended upon it in
thick cloud, that the people may hear fire; and the smoke thereof ascended
when I speak with thee, and may also as the smoke of a furnace, and the
believe thee for ever. And Moses told whole mount quaked greatly. 19And
the words of the people unto the LORD. when the voice of the horn waxed
10
And the LORD said unto Moses: Go louder and louder, Moses spoke, and
unto the people, and sanctify them to- God answered him by a voice. 20And
day and to-morrow, and let them wash the LORD came down upon mount
their garments, 11and be ready against Sinai, to the top of the mount; and the
the third day; for the third day the LORD called Moses to the top of the
LORD will come down in the sight of mount; and Moses went up. 21And the
all the people upon mount Sinai. 12And LORD said unto Moses: Go down,
thou shalt set bounds unto the people charge the people, lest they break
round about, saying: Take heed to through unto the LORD to gaze, and
yourselves, that ye go not up into the many of them perish. 22And let the
mount, or touch the border of it; priests also, that come near to the
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LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the Remember the sabbath day, to keep
LORD break forth upon them. 23And it holy. 9Six days shalt thou labour,
Moses said unto the LORD: The people and do all thy work; 10but the seventh
cannot come up to mount Sinai; for day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy
thou didst charge us, saying: Set God, in it thou shalt not do any manner
bounds about the mount, and sanctify of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy
it. 24And the LORD said unto him: Go, daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy
get thee down, and thou shalt come up, maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy
thou, and Aaron with thee; but let not stranger that is within thy gates; 11for
the priests and the people break in six days the LORD made heaven and
through to come up unto the LORD, lest earth, the sea, and all that in them is,
He break forth upon them. 25So and rested on the seventh day;
Moses went down unto the people, and wherefore the LORD blessed the
told them. sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12
20 2
And God spoke all these
words, saying:
Honour thy father and thy mother,
that thy days may be long upon the
I am the LORD thy God, who land which the LORD thy God giveth
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, thee.
13
out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not murder.
3
Thou shalt have no other gods Thou shalt not commit adultery.
before Me. 4Thou shalt not make unto Thou shalt not steal.
thee a graven image, nor any manner Thou shalt not bear false witness
of likeness, of any thing that is in against thy neighbour.
14
heaven above, or that is in the earth Thou shalt not covet thy
beneath, or that is in the water under neighbours house; thou shalt not
the earth; 5thou shalt not bow down covet thy neighbours wife, nor his
unto them, nor serve them; for I the man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor
LORD thy God am a jealous God, his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon thy neighbours.
the children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate Me; 6and 15
And all the people perceived the
showing mercy unto the thousandth thunderings, and the lightnings, and
generation of them that love Me and the voice of the horn, and the
keep My commandments. mountain smoking; and when the
7
Thou shalt not take the name of the people saw it, they trembled, and stood
LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD afar off. 16And they said unto Moses:
will not hold him guiltless that taketh Speak thou with us, and we will hear;
His name in vain. but let not God speak with us, lest we
die. 17And Moses said unto the
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people: Fear not; for God is come to out by himself. 5But if the servant shall
prove you, and that His fear may be plainly say: I love my master, my wife,
before you, that ye sin not. 18And the and my children; I will not go out free;
6
people stood afar off; but Moses drew then his master shall bring him unto
a
near unto the thick darkness where God, and shall bring him to the door,
God was. or unto the door-post; and his master
19
And the LORD said unto Moses: shall bore his ear through with an awl;
Thus thou shalt say unto the children and he shall serve him for ever.
7
of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen that And if a man sell his daughter to be
I have talked with you from heaven. a maid-servant, she shall not go out as
20
Ye shall not make with Megods of the men-servants do. 8If she please not
silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not her master, who hath espoused her to
make unto you. 21An altar of earth thou himself, then shall he let her be
shalt make unto Me, and shalt sacrifice redeemed; to sell her unto a foreign
thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy people he shall have no power, seeing
peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
9
oxen; in every place where I cause My And if he espouse her unto his son, he
name to be mentioned I will come unto shall deal with her after the manner of
thee and bless thee. 22And if thou make daughters. 10If he take him another
Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not wife, her food, her raiment, and her
build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.
11
up thy tool upon it, thou hast profaned And if he do not these three unto her,
it. 23Neither shalt thou go up by steps then shall she go out for nothing,
unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be without money.
12
not uncovered thereon. He that smiteth a man, so that he
dieth, shall surely be put to death.
13
And if a man lie not in wait, but God
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1 And tHE LORD called unto Moses,
and spoke unto him out of the tent
offering, an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the LORD.
of meeting, saying: 2Speak unto the 10
And if his offering be of the flock,
children of Israel, and say unto them: whether of the sheep, or of the goats,
When any man of you bringeth an for a burnt-offering, he shall offer it a
offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring male without blemish. 11And he shall
your offering of the cattle, even of the kill it on the side of the altar northward
herd or of the flock. before the LORD; and Aarons sons, the
3
If his offering be a burnt-offering priests, shall dash its blood against the
of the herd, he shall offer it a male altar round about. 12And he shall cut it
without blemish; he shall bring it to into its pieces; and the priest shall lay
the door of the tent of meeting, that he them, with its head and its suet, in
may be accepted before the LORD. order on the wood that is on the fire
4
And he shall lay his hand upon the which is upon the altar. 13But the
head of the burnt-offering; and it shall inwards and the legs shall he wash
be accepted for him to make with water; and the priest shall offer
atonement for him. 5And he shall kill the whole, and make it smoke upon the
the bullock before the LORD; and altar; it is a burnt-offering, an offering
Aarons sons, the priests, shall present made by fire, of a sweet savour unto
the blood, and dash the blood round the LORD.
14
about against the altar that is at the And if his offering to the LORD be
door of the tent of meeting. 6And he a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall
shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it bring his offering of turtle-doves, or of
into its pieces. 7And the sons of Aaron young pigeons. 15And the priest shall
the priest shall put fire upon the altar, bring it unto the altar, and pinch off its
and lay wood in order upon the fire. head, and make it smoke on the altar;
8
And Aarons sons, the priests, shall and the blood thereof shall be drained
lay the pieces, and the head, and the out on the side of the altar. 16And he
suet, in order upon the wood that is on shall take away its crop with the
the fire which is upon the altar; 9but its feathers thereof, and cast it beside the
inwards and its legs shall he wash with altar on the east part, in the place of
water; and the priest shall make the the ashes. 17And he shall rend it by the
whole smoke on the altar, for a burnt- wings thereof, but shall not divide it
asunder; and the priest shall make it
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smoke upon the altar, upon the wood from the meal-offering the memorial-
that is upon the fire; it is a burnt- part thereof, and shall make it smoke
offering, an offering made by fire, of a upon the altaran offering made by
sweet savour unto the LORD. fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
10
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2
And the LORD spoke unto
Moses in mount Sinai, saying:
shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye
shall return every man unto his
Speak unto the children of Israel, and possession, and ye shall return every
say unto them: man unto his family. 11A jubilee shall
When ye come into the land which I that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall
give you, then shall the land keep a not sow, neither reap that which
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groweth of itself in it, nor gather the in perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for
grapes in it of the undressed vines. ye are strangers and settlers with Me.
12 24
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy And in all the land of your
unto you; ye shall eat the increase possession ye shall grant a redemption
thereof out of the field. 13In this year for the land.
25
of jubilee ye shall return every man If thy brother be waxen poor, and
unto his possession. 14And if thou sell sell some of his possession, then shall
aught unto thy neighbour, or buy of his kinsman that is next unto him
thy neighbours hand, ye shall not come, and shall redeem that which his
wrong one another. 15According to the brother hath sold. 26And if a man have
number of years after the jubilee thou no one to redeem it, and he be waxen
shalt buy of thy neighbour, and rich and find sufficient means to
according unto the number of years of redeem it; 27then let him count the
the crops he shall sell unto thee. years of the sale thereof, and restore
16
According to the multitude of the the overplus unto the man to whom he
years thou shalt increase the price sold it; and he shall return unto his
thereof, and according to the fewness possession. 28But if he have not
of the years thou shalt diminish the sufficient means to get it back for
price of it; for the number of crops himself, then that which he hath sold
doth he sell unto thee. 17And ye shall shall remain in the hand of him that
not wrong one another; but thou shalt hath bought it until the year of jubilee;
fear thy God; for I am the LORD your and in the jubilee it shall go out, and
God. 18Wherefore ye shall do My he shall return unto his possession.
29
statutes, and keep Mine ordinances And if a man sell a dwelling-house
and do them; and ye shall dwell in the in a walled city, then he may redeem it
land in safety. 19And the land shall within a whole year after it is sold; for
yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye a full year shall he have the right of
have enough, and dwell therein in redemption. 30And if it be not
safety. 20And if ye shall say: What redeemed within the space of a full
shall we eat the seventh year? behold, year, then the house that is in the
we may not sow, nor gather in our walled city shall be made sure in
increase; 21then I will command My perpetuity to him that bought it,
blessing upon you in the sixth year, throughout his generations; it shall not
and it shall bring forth produce for the go out in the jubilee. 31But the houses
three years. 22And ye shall sow the of the villages which have no wall
eighth year, and eat of the produce, the round about them shall be reckoned
old store; until the ninth year, until her with the fields of the country; they
produce come in, ye shall eat the old may be redeemed, and they shall go
store. 23And the land shall not be sold out in the jubilee. 32But as for the cities
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of the Levites, the houses of the cities God. 44And as for thy bondmen, and
of their possession, the Levites shall thy bondmaids, whom thou mayest
have a perpetual right of redemption. have: of the nations that are round
33
And if a man purchase of the Levites, about you, of them shall ye buy
then the house that was sold in the city bondmen and bondmaids. 45Moreover
of his possession, shall go out in the of the children of the strangers that do
jubilee; for the houses of the cities of sojourn among you, of them may ye
the Levites are their possession among buy, and of their families that are with
the children of Israel. 34But the fields you, which they have begotten in your
of the open land about their cities may land; and they may be your possession.
46
not be sold; for that is their perpetual And ye may make them an
possession. inheritance for your children after you,
35
And if thy brother be waxen poor, to hold for a possession: of them may
and his means fail with thee; then thou ye take your bondmen for ever; but
shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a over your brethren the children of
settler shall he live with thee. 36Take Israel ye shall not rule, one over
thou no interest of him or increase; but another, with rigour.
47
fear thy God; that thy brother may live And if a stranger who is a settler
with thee. 37Thou shalt not give him with thee be waxen rich, and thy
thy money upon interest, nor give him brother be waxen poor beside him, and
thy victuals for increase. 38I am the sell himself unto the stranger who is a
LORD your God, who brought you forth settler with thee, or to the offshoot of a
out of the land of Egypt, to give you strangers family, 48after that he is sold
the land of Canaan, to be your God. he may be redeemed; one of his
39
And if thy brother be waxen poor brethren may redeem him; 49or his
with thee, and sell himself unto thee, uncle, or his uncles son, may redeem
thou shalt not make him to serve as a him, or any that is nigh of kin unto
bondservant. 40As a hired servant, and him of his family may redeem him; or
as a settler, he shall be with thee; he if he be waxen rich, he may redeem
shall serve with thee unto the year of himself. 50And he shall reckon with
jubilee. 41Then shall he go out from him that bought him from the year that
thee, he and his children with him, and he sold himself to him unto the year of
shall return unto his own family, and jubilee; and the price of his sale shall
unto the possession of his fathers shall be according unto the number of years;
he return. 42For they are My servants, according to the time of a hired servant
whom I brought forth out of the land shall he be with him. 51If there be yet
of Egypt; they shall not be sold as many years, according unto them he
bondmen. 43Thou shalt not rule over shall give back the price of his
him with rigour; but shalt fear thy redemption out of the money that he
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was bought for. 52And if there remain land, neither shall the sword go
but few years unto the year of jubilee, through your land. 7And ye shall chase
then he shall reckon with him; your enemies, and they shall fall
according unto his years shall he give before you by the sword. 8And five of
back the price of his redemption. 53As you shall chase a hundred, and a
a servant hired year by year shall he be hundred of you shall chase ten
with him; he shall not rule with rigour thousand; and your enemies shall fall
over him in thy sight. 54And if he be before you by the sword. 9And I will
not redeemed by any of these means, have respect unto you, and make you
then he shall go out in the year of fruitful, and multiply you; and will
jubilee, he, and his children with him. establish My covenant with you. 10And
55
For unto Me the children of Israel are ye shall eat old store long kept, and ye
servants; they are My servants whom I shall bring forth the old from before
brought forth out of the land of Egypt: the new. 11And I will set My
I am the LORD your God. tabernacle among you, and My soul
shall not abhor you. 12And I will walk
26 Ye shall make you no idols,
neither shall ye rear you up a among you, and will be your God, and
graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye shall be My people. 13I am the LORD
ye place any figured stone in your your God, who brought you forth out
land, to bow down unto it; for I am the of the land of Egypt, that ye should not
LORD your God. 2Ye shall keep My be their bondmen; and I have broken
sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary: the bars of your yoke, and made you
I am the LORD. go upright.
14
But if ye will not hearken unto
3
If ye walk in My statutes, and keep Me, and will not do all these
My commandments, and do them; commandments; 15and if ye shall reject
4
then I will give your rains in their My statutes, and if your soul abhor
season, and the land shall yield her Mine ordinances, so that ye will not do
produce, and the trees of the field shall all My commandments, but break My
yield their fruit. 5And your threshing covenant; 16I also will do this unto
shall reach unto the vintage, and the you: I will appoint terror over you,
vintage shall reach unto the sowing even consumption and fever, that shall
time; and ye shall eat your bread until make the eyes to fail, and the soul to
ye have enough, and dwell in your languish; and ye shall sow your seed in
land safely. 6And I will give peace in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
17
the land, and ye shall lie down, and And I will set My face against you,
none shall make you afraid; and I will and ye shall be smitten before your
cause evil beasts to cease out of the enemies; they that hate you shall rule
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over you; and ye shall flee when none unto you in fury; and I also will
pursueth you. 18And if ye will not yet chastise you seven times for your sins.
29
for these things hearken unto Me, then And ye shall eat the flesh of your
I will chastise you seven times more sons, and the flesh of your daughters
for your sins. 19And I will break the shall ye eat. 30And I will destroy your
pride of your power; and I will make high places, and cut down your sun-
your heaven as iron, and your earth as pillars, and cast your carcasses upon
brass. 20And your strength shall be the carcasses of your idols; and My
spent in vain; for your land shall not soul shall abhor you. 31And I will
yield her produce, neither shall the make your cities a waste, and will
trees of the land yield their fruit. 21And bring your sanctuaries unto desolation,
if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will and I will not smell the savour of your
not hearken unto Me; I will bring sweet odours. 32And I will bring the
seven times more plagues upon you land into desolation; and your enemies
according to your sins. 22And I will that dwell therein shall be astonished
send the beast of the field among you, at it. 33And you will I scatter among
which shall rob you of your children, the nations, and I will draw out the
and destroy your cattle, and make you sword after you; and your land shall be
few in number; and your ways shall a desolation, and your cities shall be a
become desolate. 23And if in spite of waste. 34Then shall the land be paid
these things ye will not be corrected her sabbaths, as long as it lieth
unto Me, but will walk contrary unto desolate, and ye are in your
Me; 24then will I also walk contrary enemiesland; even then shall the land
unto you; and I will smite you, even I, rest, and repay her sabbaths. 35As long
seven times for your sins. 25And I will as it lieth desolate it shall have rest;
bring a sword upon you, that shall even the rest which it had not in your
execute the vengeance of the covenant; sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 36And
and ye shall be gathered together as for them that are left of you, I will
within your cities; and I will send the send a faintness into their heart in the
pestilence among you; and ye shall be lands of their enemies; and the sound
delivered into the hand of the enemy. of a driven leaf shall chase them; and
26
When I break your staff of bread, ten they shall flee, as one fleeth from the
women shall bake your bread in one sword; and they shall fall when none
oven, and they shall deliver your bread pursueth. 37And they shall stumble one
again by weight; and ye shall eat, and upon another, as it were before the
not be satisfied. sword, when none pursueth; and ye
27
And if ye will not for all this shall have no power to stand before
hearken unto Me, but walk contrary your enemies. 38And ye shall perish
unto Me; 28then I will walk contrary among the nations, and the land of
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your enemies shall eat you up. 39And 46
These are the statutes and
they that are left of you shall pine ordinances and laws, which the LORD
away in their iniquity in your made between Him and the children of
enemieslands; and also in the Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of
iniquities of their fathers shall they Moses.
pine away with them. 40And they shall
confess their iniquity, and the iniquity
of their fathers, in their treachery 27 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses, saying: 2Speak unto
which they committed against Me, and the children of Israel, and say unto
also that they have walked contrary them:
unto Me. 41I also will walk contrary When a man shall clearly utter a
unto them, and bring them into the vow of persons unto the LORD,
land of their enemies; if then according to thy valuation, 3then thy
perchance their uncircumcised heart be valuation shall be for the male from
humbled, and they then be paid the twenty years old even unto sixty years
punishment of their iniquity; 42then old, even thy valuation shall be fifty
will I remember My covenant with shekels of silver, after the shekel of the
Jacob, and also My covenant with sanctuary. 4And if it be a female, then
Isaac, and also My covenant with thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.
5
Abraham will I remember; and I will And if it be from five years old even
remember the land. 43For the land shall unto twenty years old, then thy
lie forsaken without them, and shall be valuation shall be for the male twenty
paid her sabbaths, while she lieth shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
6
desolate without them; and they shall And if it be from a month old even
be paid the punishment of their unto five years old, then thy valuation
iniquity; because, even because they shall be for the male five shekels of
rejected Mine ordinances, and their silver, and for the female thy valuation
soul abhorred My statutes. 44And yet shall be three shekels of silver. 7And if
for all that, when they are in the land it be from sixty years old and upward:
of their enemies, I will not reject them, if it be a male, then thy valuation shall
neither will I abhor them, to destroy be fifteen shekels, and for the female
them utterly, and to break My ten shekels. 8But if he be too poor for
covenant with them; for I am the LORD thy valuation, then he shall be set
their God. 45But I will for their sakes before the priest, and the priest shall
remember the covenant of their value him; according to the means of
ancestors, whom I brought forth out of him that vowed shall the priest value
the land of Egypt in the sight of the him.
9
nations, that I might be their God: I am And if it be a beast, whereof men
the LORD. bring an offering unto the LORD, all
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that any man giveth of such unto the indeed redeem it, then he shall add the
LORD shall be holy. 10He shall not alter fifth part of the money of thy valuation
it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
20
bad for a good; and if he shall at all And if he will not redeem the field,
change beast for beast, then both it and or if he have sold the field to another
that for which it is changed shall be man, it shall not be redeemed any
holy. 11And if it be any unclean beast, more. 21But the field, when it goeth out
of which they may not bring an in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the
offering unto the LORD, then he shall LORD, as a field devoted; the
set the beast before the priest. 12And possession thereof shall be the priests.
22
the priest shall value it, whether it be And if he sanctify unto the LORD a
good or bad; as thou the priest valuest field which he hath bought, which is
it, so shall it be. 13But if he will indeed not of the field of his possession;
23
redeem it, then he shall add the fifth then the priest shall reckon unto him
part thereof unto thy valuation. the worth of thy valuation unto the
14
And when a man shall sanctify his year of jubilee; and he shall give thy
house to be holy unto the LORD, then valuation in that day, as a holy thing
the priest shall value it, whether it be unto the LORD. 24In the year of jubilee
good or bad; as the priest shall value it, the field shall return unto him of
so shall it stand. 15And if he that whom it was bought, even to him to
sanctified it will redeem his house, whom the possession of the land
then he shall add the fifth part of the belongeth. 25And all thy valuations
money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be according to the shekel of the
shall be his. sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the
16
And if a man shall sanctify unto shekel.
26
the LORD part of the field of his Howbeit the firstling among
possession, then thy valuation shall be beasts, which is born as a firstling to
according to the sowing thereof; the the LORD, no man shall sanctify it;
sowing of a homer of barley shall be whether it be ox or sheep, it is the
valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17If he LORDS. 27And if it be of an unclean
sanctify his field from the year of beast, then he shall ransom it
jubilee, according to thy valuation it according to thy valuation, and shall
shall stand. 18But if he sanctify his add unto it the fifth part thereof; or if it
field after the jubilee, then the priest be not redeemed, then it shall be sold
shall reckon unto him the money according to thy valuation.
28
according to the years that remain unto Notwithstanding, no devoted
the year of jubilee, and an abatement thing, that a man may devote unto the
shall be made from thy valuation. LORD of all that he hath, whether of
19
And if he that sanctified the field will man or beast, or of the field of his
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possession, shall be sold or redeemed; all the tithe of the herd or the flock,
every devoted thing is most holy unto whatsoever passeth under the rod, the
the LORD. 29None devoted, that may be tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. 33He
devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall not inquire whether it be good or
shall surely be put to death. bad, neither shall he change it; and if
30
And all the tithe of the land, he change it at all, then both it and that
whether of the seed of the land, or of for which it is changed shall be holy; it
the fruit of the tree, is the LORDS; it is shall not be redeemed.
holy unto the LORD. 31And if a man 34
These are the commandments,
will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall which the LORD commanded Moses for
add unto it the fifth part thereof. 32And the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
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1 AND THE LORD spoke unto Moses
in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
congregation, the princes of the tribes
of their fathers; they were the heads of
tent of meeting, on the first day of the the thousands of Israel. 17And Moses
second month, in the second year after and Aaron took these men that are
the were come out of the land of pointed out by name. 18And they
Egypt, saying: 2Take ye the sum of all assembled all the congregation
the congregation of the children of together on the first day of the second
Israel, by their families, by their month, and they declared their
fathershouses, according to the pedigrees after their families, by their
number of names, every male, by their fathershouses, according to the
polls; 3from twenty years old and number of names, from twenty years
upward, all that are able to go forth to old and upward, by their polls. 19As
war in Israel: ye shall number them by the LORD commanded Moses, so did he
their hosts, even thou and Aaron. 4And number them in the wilderness of
with you there shall be a man of every Sinai.
20
tribe, every one head of his And the children of Reuben,
fathershouse. 5And these are the Israels first-born, their generations, by
names of the men that shall stand with their families, by their fathershouses,
you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of according to the number of names, by
Shedeur. 6Of Simeon, Shelumiel the their polls, every male from twenty
son of Zurishaddai. 7Of Judah, years old and upward, all that were
Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 8Of able to go forth to war; 21those that
Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar. 9Of were numbered of them, of the tribe of
Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. 10Of Reuben, were forty and six thousand
the children of Joseph: of Ephraim, and five hundred.
22
Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Of the children of Simeon, their
Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of generations, by their families, by their
Pedahzur. 11Of Benjamin, Abidan the fathershouses, those that were
son of Gideoni. 12Of Dan, Ahiezer the numbered thereof, according to the
son of Ammishaddai. 13Of Asher, number of names, by their polls, every
Pagiel the son of Ochran. 14Of Gad, male from twenty years old and
Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 15Of upward, all that were able to go forth
Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan. to war; 23those that were numbered of
16
These were the elect of the
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them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty Of the children of Joseph, namely,
and nine thousand and three hundred. of the children of Ephraim, their
24
Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their
generations, by their families, by their fathershouses, according to the
fathershouses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to
old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 33those that were
go forth to war; 25those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of
numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, Ephraim, were forty thousand and five
were forty and five thousand six hundred.
34
hundred and fifty. Of the children of Manasseh, their
26
Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their
generations, by their families, by their fathershouses, according to the
fathershouses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to
old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 35those that were
go forth to war; 27those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of
numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two
Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and two hundred.
36
thousand and six hundred. Of the children of Benjamin, their
28
Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their
generations, by their families, by their fathershouses, according to the
fathershouses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to
old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 37those that were
go forth to war; 29those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of
numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five
Issachar, were fifty and four thousand thousand and four hundred.
38
and four hundred. Of the children of Dan, their
30
Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their
generations, by their families, by their fathershouses, according to the
fathershouses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to
old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 39those that were
go forth to war; 31those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan,
numbered of them, of the tribe of were threescore and two thousand and
Zebulun, were fifty and seven seven hundred.
40
thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Asher, their
generations, by their families, by their
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fathershouses, according to the it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and
number of names, from twenty years all the furniture thereof; and they shall
old and upward, all that were able to minister unto it, and shall encamp
go forth to war; 41those that were round about the tabernacle. 51And
numbered of them, of the tribe of when the tabernacle setteth forward,
Asher, were forty and one thousand the Levites shall take it down; and
and five hundred. when the tabernacle is to be pitched,
42
Of the children of Naphtali, their the Levites shall set it up; and the
generations, by their families, by their common man that draweth nigh shall
fathershouses, according to the be put to death. 52And the children of
number of names, from twenty years Israel shall pitch their tents, every man
old and upward, all that were able to with his own camp, and every man
go forth to war; 43those that were with his own standard, according to
numbered of them, of the tribe of their hosts. 53But the Levites shall
Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand pitch round about the tabernacle of the
and four hundred. testimony, that there be no wrath upon
44
These are those that were the congregation of the children of
numbered, which Moses and Aaron Israel; and the Levites shall keep the
numbered, and the princes of Israel, charge of the tabernacle of the
being twelve men; they were each one testimony. 54Thus did the children of
for his fathershouse. 45And all those Israel; according to all that the LORD
that were numbered of the children of commanded Moses, so did they.
Israel by their fathershouses, from
twenty years old and upward, all that 2 And the LORD spoke unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying: 2The
were able to go forth to war in Israel; children of Israel shall pitch by their
46
even all those that were numbered fathershouses; every man with his
were six hundred thousand and three own standard, according to the
thousand and five hundred and fifty. ensigns; a good way off shall they
47
But the Levites after the tribe of their pitch round about the tent of meeting.
3
fathers were not numbered among Now those that pitch on the east side
them. toward the sunrising shall be they of
48
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, the standard of the camp of Judah,
saying: 49Howbeit the tribe of Levi according to their hosts; the prince of
thou shalt not number, neither shalt the children of Judah being Nahshon
thou take the sum of them among the the son of Amminadab, 4and his host,
children of Israel; 50but appoint thou and those that were numbered of them,
the Levites over the tabernacle of the threescore and fourteen thousand and
testimony, and over all the furniture six hundred; 5and those that pitch next
thereof, and over all that belongeth to unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar;
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the prince of the children of Issachar to their hosts; and they shall set forth
being Nethanel the son of Zuar, 6and second.
17
his host, even those that were Then the tent of meeting, with the
numbered thereof, fifty and four camp of the Levites, shall set forward
thousand and four hundred; 7and the in the midst of the camps; as they
tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the encamp, so shall they set forward,
children of Zebulun being Eliab the every man in his place, by their
son of Helon, 8and his host, and those standards.
18
that were numbered thereof, fifty and On the west side shall be the
seven thousand and four hundred; 9all standard of the camp of Ephraim
that were numbered of the camp of according to their hosts; the prince of
Judah being a hundred thousand and the children of Ephraim being
fourscore thousand and six thousand Elishama the son of Ammihud, 19and
and four hundred, according to their his host, and those that were numbered
hosts; they shall set forth first. of them, forty thousand and five
10
On the south side shall be the hundred; 20and next unto him shall be
standard of the camp of Reuben the tribe of Manasseh; the prince of the
according to their hosts; the prince of children of Manasseh being Gamaliel
the children of Reuben being Elizur the son of Pedahzur, 21and his host,
the son of Shedeur, 11and his host, and and those that were numbered of them,
those that were numbered thereof, thirty and two thousand and two
forty and six thousand and five hundred; 22and the tribe of Benjamin;
hundred; 12and those that pitch next the prince of the children of Benjamin
unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; being Abidan the son of Gideoni, 23and
the prince of the children of Simeon his host, and those that were numbered
being Shelumiel the son of of them, thirty and five thousand and
Zurishaddai, 13and his host, and those four hundred; 24all that were numbered
that were numbered of them, fifty and of the camp of Ephraim being a
nine thousand and three hundred; 14and hundred thousand and eight thousand
the tribe of Gad; the prince of the and a hundred, according to their
children of Gad being Eliasaph the son hosts; and they shall set forth third.
of Reuel, 15and his host, even those 25
On the north side shall be the
that were numbered of them, forty and standard of the camp of Dan according
five thousand and six hundred and to their hosts; the prince of the
fifty; 16all that were numbered of the children of Dan being Ahiezer the son
camp of Reuben being a hundred of Ammishaddai, 26and his host, and
thousand and fifty and one thousand those that were numbered of them,
and four hundred and fifty, according threescore and two thousand and seven
hundred; 27and those that pitch next
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unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; whom he consecrated to minister in
the prince of the children of Asher the priests office. 4And Nadab and
being Pagiel the son of Ochran, 28and Abihu died before the LORD, when they
his host, and those that were numbered offered strange fire before the LORD, in
of them, forty and one thousand and the wilderness of Sinai, and they had
five hundred; 29and the tribe of no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar
Naphtali; the prince of the children of ministered in the priests office in the
Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan, presence of Aaron their father.
30 5
and his host, and those that were And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
numbered of them, fifty and three saying: 6Bring the tribe of Levi near,
thousand and four hundred; 31all that and set them before Aaron the priest,
were numbered of the camp of Dan that they may minister unto him. 7And
being a hundred thousand and fifty and they shall keep his charge, and the
seven thousand and six hundred; they charge of the whole congregation
shall set forth hindmost by their before the tent of meeting, to do the
standards. service of the tabernacle. 8And they
32
These are they that were numbered shall keep all the furniture of the tent
of the children of Israel by their of meeting, and the charge of the
fathershouses; all that were numbered children of Israel, to do the service of
of the camps according to their hosts the tabernacle. 9And thou shalt give
were six hundred thousand and three the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons;
thousand and five hundred and fifty. they are wholly given unto him from
33
But the Levites were not numbered the children of Israel. 10And thou shalt
among the children of Israel; as the appoint Aaron and his sons, that they
LORD commanded Moses. 34Thus did may keep their priesthood; and the
the children of Israel: according to all common man that draweth nigh shall
that the LORD commanded Moses, so be put to death.
11
they pitched by their standards, and so And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
they set forward, each one according saying: 12And I, behold, I have taken
to its families, and according to its the Levites from among the children of
fathershouses. Israel instead of every first-born that
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And he took up his parable, and when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the
said: son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose
Alas, who shall live after God hath up from the midst of the congregation,
appointed him? and took a spear in his hand. 8And he
24
But ships shall come from the went after the man of Israel into the
coast of Kittim, chamber, and thrust both of them
And they shall afflict Asshur, and through, the man of Israel, and the
shall afflict Eber, woman through her belly. So the
And he also shall come to plague was stayed from the children of
destruction. Israel. 9And those that died by the
plague were twenty and four thousand.
25
And Balaam rose up, and went and
returned to his place; and Balak also 10
And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
went his way. saying: 11Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned
25 And Israel abode in Shittim,
and the people began to
My wrath away from the children of
Israel, in that he was very jealous for
commit harlotry with the daughters of My sake among them, so that I
Moab. 2And they called the people consumed not the children of Israel in
unto the sacrifices of their gods; and My jealousy. 12Wherefore say: Behold,
the people did eat, and bowed down to I give unto him My covenant of peace;
their gods. 3And Israel joined himself 13
and it shall be unto him, and to his
unto the Baal of Peor; and the anger of seed after him, the covenant of an
the LORD was kindled against Israel. everlasting priesthood; because he was
4
And the LORD said unto Moses: Take jealous for his God, and made
all the chiefs of the people, and hang atonement for the children of Israel.
them up unto the LORD in face of the 14
Now the name of the man of Israel
sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD that was slain, who was slain with the
may turn away from Israel. 5And Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the
Moses said unto the judges of Israel: son of Salu, a prince of a fathershouse
Slay ye every one his men that have among the Simeonites. 15And the name
joined themselves unto the Baal of of the Midianitish woman that was
Peor. 6And, behold, one of the slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur;
children of Israel came and brought he was head of the people of a
unto his brethren a Midianitish woman fathershouse in Midian.
in the sight of Moses, and in the sight 16
And the LORD spoke unto Moses,
of all the congregation of the children saying: 17Harass the Midianites, and
of Israel, while they were weeping at smite them; 18for they harass you, by
the door of the tent of meeting. 7And their wiles wherewith they have
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beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and them up together with Korah, when
in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of that company died; what time the fire
the prince of Midian, their sister, who devoured two hundred and fifty men,
was slain on the day of the plague in and they became a sign.
11
the matter of Peor. Notwithstanding the sons of Korah
19
And it came to pass after the died not.
plague, 1that the LORD spoke 12
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1 THESE ARE the words which Moses
spoke unto all Israel beyond the
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to
give unto them and to their seed after
Jordan; in the wilderness, in the them.
9
Arabah, over against Suph, between And I spoke unto you at that time,
Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and saying: I am not able to bear you
Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. 2It is eleven myself alone; 10the LORD your God
days journey from Horeb unto Kadesh- hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye
barnea by the way of mount Seir. 3And are this day as the stars of heaven for
it came to pass in the fortieth year, in multitude.11The LORD, the God of
the eleventh month, on the first day of your fathers, make you a thousand
the month, that Moses spoke unto the times so many more as ye are, and
children of Israel, according unto all bless you, as He hath promised you!
12
that the LORD had given him in How can I myself alone bear your
commandment unto them; 4after he cumbrance, and your burden, and your
had smitten Sihon the king of the strife? 13Get you, from each one of
Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and your tribes, wise men, and
Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt in understanding, and full of knowledge,
Ashtaroth, at Edrei; 5beyond the and I will make them heads over you.
Jordan, in the land of Moab, took 14
And ye answered me, and said: The
Moses upon him to expound this law, thing which thou hast spoken is good
saying: 6The LORD our God spoke unto for us to do. 15So I took the heads of
us in Horeb, saying: Ye have dwelt your tribes, wise men, and full of
long enough in this mountain; 7turn knowledge, and made them heads over
you, and take your journey, and go to you, captains of thousands, and
the hill-country of the Amorites and captains of hundreds, and captains of
unto all the places nigh thereunto, in fifties, and captains of tens, and
the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in officers, tribe by tribe. 16And I charged
the Lowland, and in the South, and by your judges at that time, saying: Hear
the sea-shore; the land of the the causes between your brethren, and
Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the judge righteously between a man and
great river, the river Euphrates. his brother, and the stranger that is
8
Behold, I have set the land before with him. 17Ye shall not respect
you: go in and possess the land which persons in judgment; ye shall hear the
the LORD swore unto your fathers, to small and the great alike; ye shall not
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be afraid of the face of any man; for and said: Because the LORD hated us,
the judgment is Gods; and the cause He hath brought us forth out of the
that is too hard for you ye shall bring land of Egypt, to deliver us into the
unto me, and I will hear it. 18And I hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
28
commanded you at that time all the Whither are we going up? our
things which ye should do. brethren have made our heart to melt,
19
And we journeyed from Horeb, saying: The people is greater and taller
and went through all that great and than we; the cities are great and
dreadful wilderness which ye saw, by fortified up to heaven; and moreover
the way to the hill-country of the we have seen the sons of the Anakim
Amorites, as the LORD our God there. 29Then I said unto you: Dread
commanded us; and we came to not, neither be afraid of them. 30The
Kadesh-barnea. 20And I said unto you: LORD your God who goeth before you,
Ye are come unto the hill-country of He shall fight for you, according to all
the Amorites, which the LORD our God that He did for you in Egypt before
giveth unto us. 21Behold, the LORD thy your eyes; 31and in the wilderness,
God hath set the land before thee; go where thou hast seen how that the
up, take possession, as the LORD, the LORD thy God bore thee, as a man doth
God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto bear his son, in all the way that ye
thee; fear not, neither be dismayed. went, until ye came unto this place.
22 32
And ye came near unto me every one Yet in this thing ye do not believe the
of you, and said: Let us send men LORD your God, 33Who went before
before us, that they may search the you in the way, to seek you out a place
land for us, and bring us back word of to pitch your tents in: in fire by night,
the way by which we must go up, and to show you by what way ye should
the cities unto which we shall come. go, and in the cloud by day.
23 34
And the thing pleased me well; and I And the LORD heard the voice of
took twelve men of you, one man for your words, and was wroth, and swore,
every tribe; 24and they turned and went saying: 35Surely there shall not one of
up into the mountains, and came unto these men, even this evil generation,
the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. see the good land, which I swore to
25
And they took of the fruit of the land give unto your fathers, 36save Caleb
in their hands, and brought it down the son of Jephunneh, he shall see it;
unto us, and brought us back word, and to him will I give the land that he
and said: Good is the land which the hath trodden upon, and to his children;
LORD our God giveth unto us. 26Yet ye because he hath wholly followed the
would not go up, but rebelled against LORD. 37Also the LORD was angry with
the commandment of the LORD your me for your sakes, saying: Thou also
God; 27and ye murmured in your tents, shalt not go in thither; 38Joshua the son
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of Nun, who standeth before thee, he way to the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke
shall go in thither; encourage thou unto me; and we compassed mount
him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit Seir many days.
it. 39Moreover your little ones, that ye 2
And the LORD spoke unto me,
said should be a prey, and your saying: 3Ye have compassed this
children, that this day have no mountain long enough; turn you
knowledge of good or evil, they shall northward. 4And command thou the
go in thither, and unto them will I give people, saying: Ye are to pass through
it, and they shall possess it. 40But as the border of your brethren the
for you, turn you, and take your children of Esau, that dwell in Seir;
journey into the wilderness by the way and they will be afraid of you; take ye
to the Red Sea. 41Then ye answered good heed unto yourselves therefore;
and said unto me: We have sinned 5
contend not with them; for I will not
against the LORD, we will go up and give you of their land, no, not so much
fight, according to all that the LORD our as for the sole of the foot to tread on;
God commanded us. And ye girded because I have given mount Seir unto
on every man his weapons of war, and Esau for a possession. 6Ye shall
deemed it a light thing to go up into purchase food of them for money, that
the hill-country. 42And the LORD said ye may eat; and ye shall also buy
unto me: Say unto them: Go not up, water of them for money, that ye may
neither fight; for I am not among you; drink. 7For the LORD thy God hath
lest ye be smitten before your blessed thee in all the work of thy
enemies. 43So I spoke unto you, and hand; He hath known thy walking
ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled through this great wilderness; these
against the commandment of the LORD, forty years the LORD thy God hath been
and were presumptuous, and went up with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
into the hill-country. 44And the 8
So we passed by from our brethren
Amorites, that dwell in that hill- the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir,
country, came out against you, and from the way of the Arabah, from
chased you, as bees do, and beat you Elath and from Ezion-geber.
down in Seir, even unto Hormah. And we turned and passed by the
45
And ye returned and wept before the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9And
LORD; but the LORD hearkened not to the LORD said unto me: Be not at
your voice, nor gave ear unto you. 46So enmity with Moab, neither contend
ye abode in Kadesh many days, with them in battle; for I will not give
according unto the days that ye abode thee of his land for a possession;
there. because I have given Ar unto the
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And of Dan he said: And that is the sword of thy
Dan is a lions whelp, excellency!
That leapeth forth from Bashan. And thine enemies shall dwindle
away before thee;
23
And of Naphtali he said: And thou shalt tread upon their high
O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, places.
And full with the blessing of the
LORD:
Possess thou the sea and the south. 34 And Moses went up from the
plains of Moab unto mount
Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over
24
And of Asher he said: against Jericho. And the LORD showed
Blessed be Asher above sons; him all the land, even Gilead as far as
Let him be the favoured of his Dan; 2and all Naphtali, and the land of
brethren, Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the
And let him dip his foot in oil. land of Judah as far as the hinder sea;
25 3
Iron and brass shall be thy bars; and the South, and the Plain, even the
And as thy days, so shall thy valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees,
strength be. as far as Zoar. 4And the LORD said unto
him: This is the land which I swore
26
There is none like unto God, O unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto
Jeshurun, Jacob, saying: I will give it unto thy
Who rideth upon the heaven as thy seed; I have caused thee to see it with
help, thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over
And in His excellency on the skies. thither. 5So Moses the servant of the
27
The eternal God is a dwelling- LORD died there in the land of Moab,
place, according to the word of the LORD.
6
And underneath are the everlasting And he was buried in the valley in the
arms; land of Moab over against Beth-peor;
And He thrust out the enemy from and no man knoweth of his sepulchre
before thee, unto this day. 7And Moses was a
And said: Destroy. hundred and twenty years old when he
28
And Israel dwelleth in safety, died: his eye was not dim, nor his
The fountain of Jacob alone, natural force abated. 8And the children
In a land of corn and wine; of Israel wept for Moses in the plains
Yea, his heavens drop down dew. of Moab thirty days; so the days of
29
Happy art thou, O Israel, who is weeping in the mourning for Moses
like unto thee? were ended. 9And Joshua the son of
A people saved by the LORD, Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom;
The shield of thy help, for Moses had laid his hands upon
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him; and the children of Israel wonders, which the LORD sent him to
hearkened unto him, and did as the do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh,
LORD commanded Moses. 10And there and to all his servants, and to all his
hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel land; 12and in all the mighty hand, and
like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew in all the great terror, which Moses
face to face; 11in all the signs and the wrought in the sight of all Israel.
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THE PROPHETS
JOSHUA THE TWELVE
JUDGES HOSEA
I SAMUEL JOEL
II SAMUEL AMOS
I KINGS OBADIAH
II KINGS JONAH
ISAIAH MICAH
JEREMIAH NAHUM
EZEKIEL HABAKKUK
ZEPHAIAH
HAGGAI
ZECHARIAH
MALACHAI
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1 Now it came to pass after the
death of Moses the servant of the
observe to do according to all that is
written therein; for then thou shalt
LORD, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua make thy ways prosperous, and then
the son of Nun, Mosesminister, thou shalt have good success. 9Have
saying: 2Moses My servant is dead; not I commanded thee? Be strong and
now therefore arise, go over this of good courage; be not affrighted,
Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD
the land which I do give to them, even thy God is with thee whithersoever
to the children of Israel. 3Every place thou goest.
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that the sole of your foot shall tread Then Joshua commanded the
upon, to you have I given it, as I spoke officers of the people, saying: 11Pass
unto Moses. 4From the wilderness, and through the midst of the camp, and
this Lebanon, even unto the great command the people, saying: Prepare
river, the river Euphrates, all the land you victuals; for within three days ye
of the Hittites, and unto the Great Sea are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to
toward the going down of the sun, possess the land, which the LORD your
shall be your border. 5There shall not God giveth you to possess it.
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any man be able to stand before thee And to the Reubenites, and to the
all the days of thy life; as I was with Gadites, and to the half-tribe of
Moses, so I will be with thee; I will Manasseh, spoke Joshua, saying:
not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6Be 13
Remember the word which Moses
strong and of good courage; for thou the servant of the LORD commanded,
shalt cause this people to inherit the you, saying: The LORD your God
land which I swore unto their fathers giveth you rest, and will give you this
to give them. 7Only be strong and very land. 14Your wives, your little ones,
courageous, to observe to do according and your cattle, shall abide in the land
to all the law, which Moses My which Moses gave you beyond the
servant commanded thee; turn not Jordan; but ye shall pass over before
from it to the right hand or to the left, your brethren armed, all the mighty
that thou mayest have good success men of valour, and shall help them;
whithersoever thou goest. 8This book 15
until the LORD have given your
of the law shall not depart out of thy brethren rest, as unto you, and they
mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein also have possessed the land which the
day and night, that thou mayest LORD your God giveth them; then ye
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shall return unto the land of your pursue after them quickly; for ye shall
possession, and possess it, which overtake them. 6But she had brought
Moses the servant of the LORD gave them up to the roof, and hid them with
you beyond the Jordan toward the the stalks of flax, which she had
sunrising. spread out upon the roof. 7And the
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And they answered Joshua, saying: men pursued after them the way to the
All that thou hast commanded us we Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as
will do, and whithersoever thou they that pursued after them were gone
sendest us we will go. 17According as out, the gate was shut. 8And before
we hearkened unto Moses in all things, they were laid down, she came up unto
so will we hearken unto thee; only the them upon the roof; 9and she said unto
LORD thy God be with thee, as He was the men: I know that the LORD hath
with Moses. 18Whosoever he be that given you the land, and that your terror
shall rebel against thy commandment, is fallen upon us, and that all the
and shall not hearken unto thy words inhabitants of the land melt away
in all that thou commandest him, he before you. 10For we have heard how
shall be put to death; only be strong the LORD dried up the water of the Red
and of good courage. Sea before you, when ye came out of
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is mighty; that ye may fear the LORD which the LORD swore unto their
your God for ever. fathers that He would give us, a land
flowing with milk and honey. 7And He
5 And it came to pass, when all the
kings of the Amorites, that were raised up their children in their stead;
beyond the Jordan westward, and all them did Joshua circumcise; for they
the kings of the Canaanites, that were were uncircumcised, because they had
by the sea, heard how that the LORD not been circumcised by the way. 8And
had dried up the waters of the Jordan it came to pass, when all the nation
from before the children of Israel, until were circumcised, every one of them,
they were passed over, that their heart that they abode in their places in the
melted, neither was there spirit in them camp, till they were whole.
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any more, because of the children of And the LORD said unto Joshua:
Israel. This day have I rolled away the
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At that time the LORD said unto reproach of Egypt from off you.
Joshua: Make thee knives of flint, and Wherefore the name of that place was
circumcise again the children of Israel called bGilgal, unto this day.
the second time. 3And Joshua made 10
And the children of Israel
him knives of flint, and circumcised encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the
the children of Israel at aGibeath-ha- passover on the fourteenth day of the
araloth. 4And this is the cause why month at even in the plains of Jericho.
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Joshua did circumcise: all the people And they did eat of the produce of
that came forth out of Egypt, that were the land on the morrow after the
males, even all the men of war, died in passover, unleavened cakes and
the wilderness by the way, after they parched corn, in the selfsame day.
came forth out of Egypt. 5For all the 12
And the manna ceased on the
people that came out were morrow, after they had eaten of the
circumcised; but all the people that produce of the land; neither had the
were born in the wilderness by the way children of Israel manna any more; but
as they came forth out of Egypt, had they did eat of the fruit of the land of
not been circumcised. 6For the children Canaan that year.
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of Israel walked forty years in the And it came to pass, when Joshua
wilderness, till all the nation, even the was by Jericho, that he lifted up his
men of war that came forth out of eyes and looked, and, behold, there
Egypt, were consumed, because they stood a man over against him with his
hearkened not unto the voice of the sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua
LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that went unto him, and said unto him: Art
He would not let them see the land thou for us, or for our adversaries?
a b
That is, The hill of the foreskins. That is, Rolling.
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And he said: Nay, but I am captain Joshua had spoken unto the people, the
of the host of the LORD; I am now seven priests bearing the seven
come. And Joshua fell on his face to ramshorns before the LORD passed on,
the earth, and bowed down, and said and blew with the horns; and the ark of
unto him: What saith my lord unto his the covenant of the LORD followed
servant? 15And the captain of the them. 9And the armed men went
LORDS host said unto Joshua: Put off before the priests that blew the horns,
thy shoe from off thy foot; for the and the rearward went after the ark,
place whereon thou standest is holy. [the priests] blowing with the horns
And Joshua did so. continually. 10And Joshua commanded
the people, saying: Ye shall not shout,
6 Now Jericho was straitly shut up
because of the children of Israel: nor let your voice be heard, neither
none went out, and none came in. shall any word proceed out of your
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And the LORD said unto Joshua: See, mouth, until the day I bid you shout;
I have given into thy hand Jericho, and then shall ye shout. 11So he caused the
the king thereof, even the mighty men ark of the LORD to compass the city,
of valour. 3And ye shall compass the going about it once; and they came
city, all the men of war, going about into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
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the city once. Thus shalt thou do six And Joshua rose early in the
days. 4And seven priests shall bear morning, and the priests took up the
seven ramshorns before the ark; and ark of the LORD. 13And the seven
the seventh day ye shall compass the priests bearing the seven ramshorns
city seven times, and the priests shall before the ark of the LORD went on
blow with the horns. 5And it shall be, continually, and blew with the horns;
that when they make a long blast with and the armed men went before them;
the rams horn, and when ye hear the and the rearward came after the ark of
sound of the horn, all the people shall the LORD, [the priests] blowing with
shout with a great shout; and the wall the horns continually. 14And the
of the city shall fall down flat, and the second day they compassed the city
people shall go up every man straight once, and returned into the camp; so
before him. 6And Joshua the son of they did six days. 15And it came to
Nun called the priests, and said unto pass on the seventh day, that they rose
them: Take up the ark of the early at the dawning of the day, and
covenant, and let seven priests bear compassed the city after the same
seven ramshorns before the ark of the manner seven times; only on that day
LORD. 7And he said unto the people: they compassed the city seven times.
Pass on, and compass the city, and let 16
And it came to pass at the seventh
the armed body pass on before the ark time, when the priests blew with the
of the LORD. 8And it was so, that when horns, that Joshua said unto the
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people: Shout; for the LORD hath therein; only the silver, and the gold,
given you the city. 17And the city shall and the vessels of brass and of iron,
be devoted, even it and all that is they put into the treasury of the house
therein, to the LORD; only Rahab the of the LORD. 25But Rahab the harlot,
harlot shall live, she and all that are and her fathers household, and all that
with her in the house, because she hid she had, did Joshua save alive; and she
the messengers that we sent. 18And ye, dwelt in the midst of Israel, unto this
in any wise keep yourselves from the day; because she hid the messengers,
devoted thing, lest ye make yourselves whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
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accursed by taking of the devoted And Joshua charged the people
thing, so should ye make the camp of with an oath at that time, saying:
Israel accursed, and trouble it. 19But all Cursed be the man before the LORD,
the silver, and gold, and vessels of that riseth up and buildeth this city,
brass and iron, are holy unto the LORD; even Jericho; with the loss of his first-
they shall come into the treasury of the born shall he lay the foundation
LORD. 20So the people shouted, and thereof, and with the loss of his
[the priests] blew with the horns. And youngest son shall he set up the gates
it came to pass, when the people heard of it.
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the sound of the horn, that the people So the LORD was with Joshua; and
shouted with a great shout, and the his fame was in all the land.
wall fell down flat, so that the people
went up into the city, every man 7 But the children of Israel
committed a trespass concerning
straight before him, and they took the the devoted thing; for Achan, the son
city. 21And they utterly destroyed all of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of
that was in the city, both man and Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of
woman, both young and old, and ox, the devoted thing; and the anger of the
and sheep, and ass, with the edge of LORD was kindled against the children
the sword. 22And Joshua said unto the of Israel.
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two men that had spied out the land: And Joshua sent men from Jericho
Go into the harlots house, and bring to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on
out thence the woman, and all that she the east side of Beth-el, and spoke
hath, as ye swore unto her. 23And the unto them, saying: Go up and spy out
young men the spies went in, and the land. And the men went up and
brought out Rahab, and her father, and spied out Ai. 3And they returned to
her mother, and her brethren, and all Joshua, and said unto him: Let not all
that she had, all her kindred also they the people go up; but let about two or
brought out; and they set them without three thousand men go up and smite
the camp of Israel. 24And they burnt Ai; make not all the people to toil
the city with fire, and all that was thither; for they are but few. 4So there
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went up thither of the people about because they are become accursed; I
three thousand men; and they fled will not be with you any more, except
before the men of Ai. 5And the men of ye destroy the accursed from among
Ai smote of them about thirty and six you. 13Up, sanctify the people, and
men; and they chased them from say: Sanctify yourselves against
before the gate even unto Shebarim, tomorrow; for thus saith the LORD, the
and smote them at the descent; and the God of Israel: There is a curse in the
hearts of the people melted, and midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not
became as water. 6And Joshua rent his stand before thine enemies, until ye
clothes, and fell to the earth upon his take away the accursed thing from
face before the ark of the LORD until among you. 14In the morning therefore
the evening, he and the elders of ye shall draw near by your tribes; and
Israel; and they put dust upon their it shall be, that the tribe which the
heads. 7And Joshua said: Alas, O LORD taketh shall come near by
Lord GOD, wherefore hast Thou at all families; and the family which the
brought this people over the Jordan, to LORD shall take shall come near by
deliver us into the hand of the households; and the household which
Amorites, to cause us to perish? would the LORD shall take shall come near
that we had been content and dwelt man by man. 15And it shall be that he
beyond the Jordan! 8Oh, Lord, what that is taken with the devoted thing
shall I say, after that Israel hath turned shall be burnt with fire, he and all that
their backs before their enemies! 9For he hath; because he hath transgressed
when the Canaanites and all the the covenant of the LORD, and because
inhabitants of the land hear of it, they he hath wrought a wanton deed in
will compass us round, and cut off our Israel.
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name from the earth; and what wilt So Joshua rose up early in the
Thou do for Thy great name? morning, and brought Israel near by
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And the LORD said unto Joshua: their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was
Get thee up; wherefore, now, art thou taken. 17And he brought near the
fallen upon thy face? 11Israel hath family of Judah; and he took the
sinned; yea, they have even family of the Zerahites. And he
transgressed My covenant which I brought near the family of the
commanded them; yea, they have even Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was
taken of the devoted thing; and have taken. 18And he brought near his
also stolen, and dissembled also, and household man by man; and Achan,
they have even put it among their own the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the
stuff. 12Therefore the children of Israel son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was
cannot stand before their enemies, they taken. 19And Joshua said unto Achan:
turn their backs before their enemies, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the
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LORD, the God of Israel, and make place was called The valley of aAchor,
confession unto Him; and tell me now unto this day.
what thou hast done; hide nothing
from me. 20And Achan answered 8 And the LORD said unto Joshua:
Fear not, neither be thou
Joshua, and said: Of a truth I have dismayed; take all the people of war
sinned against the LORD, the God of with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I
Israel, and thus and thus have I done. have given into thy hand the king of
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When I saw among the spoil a Ai, and his people, and his city, and
goodly Shinar mantle, and two his land. 2And thou shalt do to Ai and
hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge her king as thou didst unto Jericho and
of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I her king; only the spoil thereof, and
coveted them, and took them; and, the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a
behold, they are hid in the earth in the prey unto yourselves; set thee an
midst of my tent, and the silver under ambush for the city behind it. 3So
it. 22So Joshua sent messengers, and Joshua arose, and all the people of
they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it war, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose
was hid in his tent, and the silver under out thirty thousand men, the mighty
it. 23And they took them from the men of valour, and sent them forth by
midst of the tent, and brought them night. 4And he commanded them,
unto Joshua, and unto all the children saying: Behold, ye shall lie in ambush
of Israel; and they laid them down against the city, behind the city; go not
before the LORD. 24And Joshua, and all very far from the city, but be ye all
Israel with him, took Achan the son of ready. 5And I, and all the people that
Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, are with me, will approach unto the
and the wedge of gold, and his sons, city; and it shall come to pass, when
and his daughters, and his oxen, and they come out against us, as at the
his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, first, that we will flee before them.
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and all that he had; and they brought And they will come out after us, till
them up unto the valley of Achor. we have drawn them away from the
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And Joshua said: Why hast thou city; for they will say: They flee before
troubled us? the LORD shall trouble us, as at the first; so we will flee
thee this day. And all Israel stoned before them. 7And ye shall rise up
him with stones; and they burned them from the ambush, and take possession
with fire, and stoned them with stones. of the city; for the LORD your God will
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And they raised over him a great deliver it into your hand. 8And it shall
heap of stones, unto this day; and the be, when ye have seized upon the city,
LORD turned from the fierceness of His that ye shall set the city on fire;
anger. Wherefore the name of that
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That is, Troubling.
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according to the word of the LORD not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that
shall ye do; see, I have commanded went not out after Israel; and they left
you. 9And Joshua sent them forth; and the city open, and pursued after Israel.
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they went to the ambushment, and And the LORD said unto Joshua:
abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the Stretch out the javelin that is in thy
west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that hand toward Ai; for I will give it into
night among the people. thy hand. And Joshua stretched out
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And Joshua rose up early in the the javelin that was in his hand toward
morning, and numbered the people, the city. 19And the ambush arose
and went up, he and the elders of quickly out of their place, and they ran
Israel, before the people to Ai. 11And as soon as he had stretched out his
all the people, even the men of war hand, and entered into the city, and
that were with him, went up, and drew took it; and they hastened and set the
nigh, and came before the city, and city on fire. 20And when the men of Ai
pitched on the north side of Ainow looked behind them, they saw, and,
there was a valley between him and behold, the smoke of the city ascended
Ai. 12And he took about five thousand up to heaven, and they had no power
men, and set them in ambush between to flee this way or that way; and the
Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai. people that fled to the wilderness
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So the people set themselves in turned back upon the pursuers. 21And
array, even all the host that was on the when Joshua and all Israel saw that the
north of the city, their rear lying in ambush had taken the city, and that the
wait on the west of the city; and smoke of the city ascended, then they
Joshua went that night into the midst turned back, and slew the men of Ai.
of the vale. 14And it came to pass, 22
And the other came forth out of the
when the king of Ai saw it, that the city against them; so they were in the
men of the city hastened and rose up midst of Israel, some on this side, and
early and went out against Israel to some on that side; and they smote
battle, he and all his people, at the time them, so that they let none of them
appointed, in front of the Arabah; but remain or escape. 23And the king of Ai
he knew not that there was an ambush they took alive, and brought him to
against him behind the city. 15And Joshua.
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Joshua and all Israel made as if they And it came to pass, when Israel
were beaten before them, and fled by had made an end of slaying all the
the way of the wilderness. 16And all inhabitants of Ai in the field, even in
the people that were in Ai were called the wilderness wherein they pursued
together to pursue after them; and they them, and they were all fallen by the
pursued after Joshua, and were drawn edge of the sword, until they were
away from the city. 17And there was consumed, that all Israel returned unto
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Ai, and smote it with the edge of the stranger as the home-born; half of
sword. 25And all that fell that day, both them in front of mount Gerizim and
of men and women, were twelve half of them in front of mount Ebal; as
thousand, even all the men of Ai. 26For Moses the servant of the LORD had
Joshua drew not back his hand, commanded at the first, that they
wherewith he stretched out the javelin, should bless the people of Israel.
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until he had utterly destroyed all the And afterward he read all the words
inhabitants of Ai. 27Only the cattle and of the law, the blessing and the curse,
the spoil of that city Israel took for a according to all that is written in the
prey unto themselves, according unto book of the law. 35There was not a
the word of the LORD which He word of all that Moses commanded,
commanded Joshua. 28So Joshua burnt which Joshua read not before all the
Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a assembly of Israel, and the women,
desolation, unto this day. 29And the and the little ones, and the strangers
king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the that walked among them.
eventide; and at the going down of the
sun Joshua commanded, and they took 9 And it came to pass, when all the
kings that were beyond the
his carcass down from the tree, and Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the
cast it at the entrance of the gate of the Lowland, and on all the shore of the
city, and raised thereon a great heap of Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the
stones, unto this day. Hittite, and the Amorite, the
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Then Joshua built an altar unto the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite,
LORD, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal, and the Jebusite, heard thereof, 2that
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as Moses the servant of the LORD they gathered themselves together, to
commanded the children of Israel, as it fight with Joshua and with Israel, with
is written in the book of the law of one accord.
3
Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, But when the inhabitants of Gibeon
upon which no man had lifted up any heard what Joshua had done unto
iron; and they offered thereon burnt- Jericho and to Ai, 4they also did work
offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed wilily, and went and made as if they
peace-offerings. 32And he wrote there had been ambassadors, and took old
upon the stones a copy of the law of sacks upon their asses, and wine skins,
Moses, which he wrote before the worn and rent and patched up; 5and
children of Israel. 33And all Israel, and worn shoes and clouted upon their
their elders and officers, and their feet, and worn garments upon them;
judges, stood on this side the ark and and all the bread of their provision was
on that side before the priests the dry and was become crumbs. 6And
Levites, that bore the ark of the they went to Joshua unto the camp at
covenant of the LORD, as well the Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the
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men of Israel: We are come from a far princes of the congregation swore unto
country; now therefore make ye a them.
covenant with us. 7And the men of 16
And it came to pass at the end of
Israel said unto the Hivites: three days after they had made a
Peradventure ye dwell among us; and covenant with them, that they heard
how shall we make a covenant with that they were their neighbours, and
you? 8And they said unto Joshua: We that they dwelt among them. 17And the
are thy servants. And Joshua said unto children of Israel journeyed, and came
them: Who are ye? and from whence unto their cities on the third day. Now
come ye? 9And they said unto him: their cities were Gibeon, and
From a very far country thy servants Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-
are come because of the name of the jearim. 18And the children of Israel
LORD thy God; for we have heard the smote them not, because the princes of
fame of Him, and all that He did in the congregation had sworn unto them
Egypt, 10and all that He did to the two by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all
kings of the Amorites, that were the congregation murmured against the
beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of princes. 19But all the princes said unto
Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, all the congregation: We have sworn
who was at Ashtaroth. 11And our unto them by the LORD, the God of
elders and all the inhabitants of our Israel; now therefore we may not
country spoke to us, saying: Take touch them. 20This we will do to them,
provision in your hand for the journey, and let them live; lest wrath be upon
and go to meet them, and say unto us, because of the oath which we
them: We are your servants; and now swore unto them. 21And the princes
make ye a covenant with us. 12This our said concerning them: Let them live;
bread we took hot for our provision so they became hewers of wood and
out of our houses on the day we came drawers of water unto all the
forth to go unto you; but now, behold, congregation, as the princes had
it is dry, and is become crumbs. 13And spoken concerning them. 22And Joshua
these wine-skins, which we filled, called for them, and he spoke unto
were new; and, behold, they are rent. them, saying: Wherefore have ye
And these our garments and our shoes beguiled us, saying: We are very far
are worn by reason of the very long from you, when ye dwell among us?
journey. 14And the men took of their 23
Now therefore ye are cursed, and
provision, and asked not counsel at the there shall never fail to be of you
mouth of the LORD. 15And Joshua made bondmen, both hewers of wood and
peace with them, and made a covenant drawers of water for the house of my
with them, to let them live; and the God. 24And they answered Joshua,
and said: Because it was certainly told
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thy servants, how that the LORD thy Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the
God commanded His servant Moses to king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth,
give you all the land, and to destroy all the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon,
the inhabitants of the land from before gathered themselves together, and
you; therefore we were sore afraid for went up, they and all their hosts, and
our lives because of you, and have encamped against Gibeon, and made
done this thing. 25And now, behold, we war against it. 6And the men of Gibeon
are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal,
right unto thee to do unto us, do. saying: Slack not thy hands from thy
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And so did he unto them, and servants; come up to us quickly, and
delivered them out of the hand of the save us, and help us; for all the kings
children of Israel, that they slew them of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-
not. 27And Joshua made them that day country are gathered together against
hewers of wood and drawers of water us. 7So Joshua went up from Gilgal,
for the congregation, and for the altar he, and all the people of war with him,
of the LORD, unto this day, in the place and all the mighty men of valour.
8
which He should choose. And the LORD said unto Joshua:
Fear them not; for I have delivered
10 Now it came to pass, when
Adoni-zedek king
Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken
of them into thy hand; there shall not a
man of them stand against thee.
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Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he Joshua therefore came upon them
had done to Jericho and her king, so he suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal
had done to Ai and her king; and how all the night. 10And the LORD
the inhabitants of Gibeon had made discomfited them before Israel, and
peace with Israel, and were among slew them with a great slaughter at
them; 2that they feared greatly, Gibeon; and they chased them by the
because Gibeon was a great city, as way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and
one of the royal cities, and because it smote them to Azekah, and unto
was greater than Ai, and all the men Makkedah. 11And it came to pass, as
thereof were mighty. 3Wherefore they fled from before Israel, while they
Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent were at the descent of Beth-horon, that
unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto the LORD cast down great stones from
Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto heaven upon them unto Azekah, and
Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir they died; they were more who died
king of Eglon, saying: 4Come up unto with the hailstones than they whom the
me, and help me, and let us smite children of Israel slew with the sword.
12
Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in
Joshua and with the children of Israel. the day when the LORD delivered up
5
Therefore the five kings of the the Amorites before the children of
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Israel; and he said in the sight of none whetted his tongue against any of
Israel: the children of Israel. 22Then said
Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; Joshua: Open the mouth of the cave,
And thou, Moon, in the valley of and bring forth those five kings unto
Aijalon. me out of the cave. 23And they did so,
13
And the sun stood still, and the and brought forth those five kings unto
moon stayed, him out of the cave, the king of
Until the nation had avenged Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the
themselves of their enemies. king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish,
Is not this written in the book of the king of Eglon. 24And it came to
Jashar? And the sun stayed in the pass, when they brought forth those
midst of heaven, and hasted not to go kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called
down about a whole day. 14And there for all the men of Israel, and said unto
was no day like that before it or after the chiefs of the men of war that went
it, that the LORD hearkened unto the with him: Come near, put your feet
voice of a man; for the LORD fought for upon the necks of these kings. And
Israel. they came near, and put their feet upon
15
And Joshua returned, and all Israel the necks of them. 25And Joshua said
with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. unto them: Fear not, nor be dismayed;
16
And these five kings fled, and hid be strong and of good courage; for
themselves in the cave at Makkedah. thus shall the LORD do to all your
17
And it was told Joshua, saying: The enemies against whom ye fight. 26And
five kings are found, hidden in the afterward Joshua smote them, and put
cave at Makkedah. 18And Joshua said: them to death, and hanged them on
Roll great stones unto the mouth of five trees; and they were hanging upon
the cave, and set men by it to keep the trees until the evening. 27And it
them; 19but stay not ye; pursue after came to pass at the time of the going
your enemies, and smite the hindmost down of the sun, that Joshua
of them; suffer them not to enter into commanded, and they took them down
their cities; for the LORD your God hath off the trees, and cast them into the
delivered them into your hand. 20And cave wherein they had hidden
it came to pass, when Joshua and the themselves, and laid great stones on
children of Israel had made an end of the mouth of the cave, unto this very
slaying them with a very great day.
28
slaughter, till they were consumed, and And Joshua took Makkedah on
the remnant which remained of them that day, and smote it with the edge of
had entered into the fortified cities, the sword, and the king thereof; he
21
that all the people returned to the utterly destroyed them and all the
camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace; souls that were therein, he left none
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remaining; and he did to the king of took it, and smote it with the edge of
Makkedah as he had done unto the the sword, and the king thereof, and all
king of Jericho. the cities thereof, and all the souls that
29
And Joshua passed from were therein; he left none remaining,
Makkedah, and all Israel with him, according to all that he had done to
unto Libnah, and fought against Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and
Libnah. 30And the LORD delivered it all the souls that were therein.
38
also, and the king thereof, into the And Joshua turned back, and all
hand of Israel; and he smote it with the Israel with him, to Debir; and fought
edge of the sword, and all the souls against it. 39And he took it, and the
that were therein; he left none king thereof, and all the cities thereof;
remaining in it; and he did unto the and they smote them with the edge of
king thereof as he had done unto the the sword, and utterly destroyed all the
king of Jericho. souls that were therein; he left none
31
And Joshua passed from Libnah, remaining; as he had done to Hebron,
and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, so he did to Debir, and to the king
and encamped against it, and fought thereof; as he had done also to Libnah,
against it. 32And the LORD delivered and to the king thereof.
40
Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he So Joshua smote all the land, the
took it on the second day, and smote it hill-country, and the South, and the
with the edge of the sword, and all the Lowland, and the slopes, and all their
souls that were therein, according to kings; he left none remaining; but he
all that he had done to Libnah. utterly destroyed all that breathed, as
33
Then Horam king of Gezer came the LORD, the God of Israel,
up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote commanded. 41And Joshua smote them
him and his people, until he had left from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza,
him none remaining. and all the country of Goshen, even
34
And Joshua passed from Lachish, unto Gibeon. 42And all these kings and
and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; their land did Joshua take at one time,
and they encamped against it, and because the LORD, the God of Israel,
fought against it. 35And they took it on fought for Israel. 43And Joshua
that day, and smote it with the edge of returned, and all Israel with him, unto
the sword, and all the souls that were the camp to Gilgal.
therein he utterly destroyed that day,
according to all that he had done to 11 And it came to pass, when
Jabin king of Hazor heard
Lachish. thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of
36
And Joshua went up from Eglon, Madon, and to the king of Shimron,
and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and to the king of Achshaph, 2and to
and they fought against it. 37And they the kings that were on the north, in the
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hill-country and in the Arabah south of kingdoms. 11And they smote all the
Chinneroth, and in the Lowland, and souls that were therein with the edge
in the regions of Dor on the west, 3to of the sword, utterly destroying them;
the Canaanite on the east and on the there was none left that breathed; and
west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, he burnt Hazor with fire. 12And all the
and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in cities of those kings, and all the kings
the hill-country, and the Hivite under of them, did Joshua take, and he smote
Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4And them with the edge of the sword, and
they went out, they and all their hosts utterly destroyed them; as Moses the
with them, much people, even as the servant of the LORD commanded. 13But
sand that is upon the sea-shore in as for the cities that stood on their
multitude, with horses and chariots mounds, Israel burned none of them,
very many. 5And all these kings met save Hazor onlythat did Joshua
together, and they came and pitched burn. 14And all the spoil of these cities,
together at the waters of Merom, to and the cattle, the children of Israel
fight with Israel. took for a prey unto themselves; but
6
And the LORD said unto Joshua: Be every man they smote with the edge of
not afraid because of them; for to- the sword, until they had destroyed
morrow at this time will I deliver them them, neither left they any that
up all slain before Israel; thou shalt breathed. 15As the LORD commanded
hough their horses, and burn their Moses His servant, so did Moses
chariots with fire. 7So Joshua came, command Joshua; and so did Joshua;
and all the people of war with him, he left nothing undone of all that the
against them by the waters of Merom LORD commanded Moses.
suddenly, and fell upon them. 8And the 16
So Joshua took all that land, the
LORD delivered them into the hand of hill-country, and all the South, and all
Israel, and they smote them, and the land of Goshen, and the Lowland,
chased them unto great Zidon, and and the Arabah, and the hill-country of
unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the Israel, and the Lowland of the same;
17
valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they from the bare mountain, that goeth
smote them, until they left them none up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the
remaining. 9And Joshua did unto them valley of Lebanon under mount
as the LORD bade him; he houghed Hermon; and all their kings he took,
their horses, and burnt their chariots and smote them, and put them to
with fire. death. 18Joshua made war a long time
10
And Joshua turned back at that with all those kings. 19There was not a
time, and took Hazor, and smote the city that made peace with the children
king thereof with the sword: for Hazor of Israel, save the Hivites the
beforetime was the head of all those inhabitants of Gibeon; they took all in
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battle. 20For it was of the LORD to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south,
harden their hearts, to come against under the slopes of Pisgah; 4and the
Israel in battle, that they might be border of Og king of Bashan, of the
utterly destroyed, that they might have remnant of the Rephaim, who dwelt at
no favour, but that they might be Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5and ruled in
destroyed, as the LORD commanded mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in
Moses. all Bashan, unto the border of the
21
And Joshua came at that time, and Geshurites and the Maacathites, and
cut off the Anakim from the hill- half Gilead, even unto the border of
country, from Hebron, from Debir, Sihon king of Heshbon. 6Moses the
from Anab, and from all the hill- servant of the LORD and the children of
country of Judah, and from all the hill- Israel smote them; and Moses the
country of Israel; Joshua utterly servant of the LORD gave it for a
destroyed them with their cities. possession unto the Reubenites, and
22
There was none of the Anakim left in the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
the land of the children of Israel; only Manasseh.
7
in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did And these are the kings of the land
some remain. 23So Joshua took the whom Joshua and the children of
whole land, according to all that the Israel smote beyond the Jordan
LORD spoke unto Moses; and Joshua westward, from Baal-gad in the valley
gave it for an inheritance unto Israel of Lebanon even unto the bare
according to their divisions by their mountain, that goeth up to Seir; and
tribes. And the land had rest from war. Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel
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1 AND IT came to pass after the
death of Joshua, that the children
against the Canaanites that dwelt in the
hill-country, and in the South, and in
of Israel asked the LORD, saying: Who the Lowland. 10And Judah went
shall go up for us first against the against the Canaanites that dwelt in
Canaanites, to fight against them? Hebronnow the name of Hebron
2
And LORD said: Judah shall go up; beforetime was Kiriath-arbaand they
behold, I have delivered the land into smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and
his hand. 3And Judah said unto Talmai. 11And from thence he went
Simeon his brother: Come up with me against the inhabitants of Debirnow
into my lot, that we may fight against the name of Debir beforetime was
the Canaanites; and I likewise will go Kiriath-sepher. 12And Caleb said: He
with thee into thy lot. So Simeon that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh
went with him. 4And Judah went up; it, to him will I give Achsah my
and the LORD delivered the Canaanites daughter to wife. 13And Othniel the
and the Perizzites into their hand; and son of Kenaz, Calebs younger
they smote of them in Bezek ten brother, took it; and he gave him
thousand men. 5And they found Achsah his daughter to wife. 14And it
Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they came to pass, when she came unto
fought against him, and they smote the him, that she moved him to ask of her
Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6But father a field; and she alighted from
Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued off her ass; and Caleb said unto her:
after him, and caught him, and cut off What wouldest thou? 15And she said
his thumbs and his great toes. 7And unto him: Give me a blessing; for that
Adoni-bezek said: Threescore and ten thou hast set me in the Southland, give
kings, having their thumbs and their me therefore springs of water. And
great toes cut off, gathered food under Caleb gave her the Upper Springs and
my table; as I have done, so God hath the Nether Springs.
16
requited me. And they brought him to And the children of the Kenite,
Jerusalem, and he died there. Mosesfather-in-law, went up out of
8
And the children of Judah fought the city of palm-trees with the children
Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it of Judah into the wilderness of Judah,
with the edge of the sword, and set the which is in the south of Arad; and they
city on fire. 9And afterward the went and dwelt with the people. 17And
children of Judah went down to fight Judah went with Simeon his brother,
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and they smote the Canaanites that towns, nor of Taanach and its towns,
inhabited Zephath, and utterly nor the inhabitants of Dor and its
destroyed it. And the name of the city towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam
was called Hormah. 18Also Judah took and its towns, nor the inhabitants of
Gaza with the border thereof, and Megiddo and its towns; but the
Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Canaanites were resolved to dwell in
Ekron with the border thereof. 19And that land. 28And it came to pass, when
the LORD was with Judah; and he drove Israel was waxen strong, that they put
out the inhabitants of the hill-country; the Canaanites to task-work, but did in
for he could not drive out the no wise drive them out.
29
inhabitants of the valley, because they And Ephraim drove not out the
had chariots of iron. 20And they gave Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the
Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among
spoken; and he drove out thence the them.
three sons of Anak. 21And the children 30
Zebulun drove not out the
of Benjamin did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the:
Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but inhabitants of Nahalol; but the
the Jebusites dwelt with the children of Canaanites dwelt among them, and
Benjamin in Jerusalem, unto this day. became tributary.
22 31
And the house of Joseph, they also Asher drove not out the inhabitants
went up against Beth-el; and the LORD of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Zidon,
was with them. 23And the house of nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of
Joseph sent to spy out Beth-elnow Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
32
the name of the city beforetime was but the Asherites dwelt among the
Luz. 24And the watchers saw a man Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land;
come forth out of the city, and they for they did not drive them out.
said unto him: Show us, we pray thee, 33
Naphtali drove not out the
the entrance into the city, and we will inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the
deal kindly with thee. 25And he inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt
showed them the entrance into the city, among the Canaanites, the inhabitants
and they smote the city with the edge of the land; nevertheless the
of the sword; but they let the man go inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of
and all his family. 26And the man went Beth-anath became tributary unto
into the land of the Hittites, and built a them.
34
city, and called the name thereof Luz, And the Amorites forced the
which is the name thereof unto this children of Dan into the hill-country;
day. for they would not suffer them to come
27
And Manasseh did not drive out down to the valley. 35But the Amorites
the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its were resolved to dwell in Harheres, in
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Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet the hand son of Nun, the servant of the LORD,
of the house of Joseph prevailed, so died, being a hundred and ten years
that they became tributary. 36And the old. 9And they buried him in the
border of the Amorites was from the border of his inheritance in Timnath-
ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim,
upward. on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
10
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O my soul, tread them down with Why is his chariot so long in
strength. coming?
22
Then did the horsehoofs stamp Why tarry the wheels of his
By reason of the prancings, the chariots?
29
prancings of their mighty ones. The wisest of her princesses
23
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel answer her,
of the LORD, Yea, she returneth answer to herself:
Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants 30
Are they not finding, are they not
thereof, dividing the spoil?
Because they came not to the help A damsel, two damsels to every
of the LORD, man;
To the help of the LORD against the To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments,
mighty. A spoil of dyed garments of
24
Blessed above women shall Jael embroidery,
be, Two dyed garments of broidery for
The wife of Heber the Kenite, the neck of every spoiler?
Above women in the tent shall she
31
be blessed. So perish all Thine enemies, O
25
Water he asked, milk she gave LORD;
him; But they that love Him be as the sun
In a lordly bowl she brought him when he goeth forth in his might.
curd. And the land had rest forty years.
26
Her hand she put to the tent-pin,
And her right hand to the 6 And the children of Israel did that
which was evil in the sight of the
workmens hammer; LORD; and the LORD delivered them
And with the hammer she smote into the hand of Midian seven years.
2
Sisera, she smote through his And the hand of Midian prevailed
head, against Israel; and because of Midian
Yea, she pierced and struck through the children of Israel made them the
his temples. dens which are in the mountains, and
27
At her feet he sunk, he fell, he lay; the caves, and the strongholds. 3And so
At her feet he sunk, he fell; it was, when Israel had sown, that the
Where he sunk, there he fell down Midianites came up, and the
dead. Amalekites, and the children of the
east; they came up against them; 4and
28
Through the window she looked they encamped against them, and
forth, and peered, destroyed the produce of the earth, till
The mother of Sisera, through the thou come unto Gaza, and left no
lattice: sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor
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ox, nor ass. 5For they came up with LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now
their cattle and their tents, and they the LORD hath cast us off, and
came in as locusts for multitude; both delivered us into the hand of Midian.
14
they and their camels were without And the LORD turned towards him,
number; and they came into the land to and said: Go in this thy might, and
destroy it. 6And Israel was brought save Israel from the hand of Midian;
very low because of Midian; and the have not I sent thee? 15And he said
children of Israel cried unto the LORD. unto him: Oh, my lord, wherewith
7
And it came to pass, when the shall I save Israel? behold, my family
children of Israel cried unto the LORD is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am
because of Midian, 8that the LORD sent the least in my fathers house. 16And
a prophet unto the children of Israel; the LORD said unto him: Surely I will
and he said unto them: Thus saith the be with thee, and thou shalt smite the
LORD, the God of Israel: I brought you Midianites as one man. 17And he said
up from Egypt, and brought you forth unto him: If now I have found favour
out of the house of bondage; 9and I in thy sight, then show me a sign that
delivered you out of the hand of the it is thou that talkest with me. 18Depart
Egyptians, and out of the hand of all not hence, I pray thee, until I come
that oppressed you, and drove them unto thee, and bring forth my present,
out from before you, and gave you and lay it before thee. And he said: I
their land. 10And I said unto you: I am will tarry until thou come back. 19And
the LORD your God; ye shall not fear Gideon went in, and made ready a kid,
the gods of the Amorites, in whose and unleavened cakes of an ephah of
land ye dwell; but ye have not meal; the flesh he put in a basket, and
hearkened unto My voice. he put the broth in a pot, and brought it
11
And the angel of the LORD came, out unto him under the terebinth, and
and sat under the terebinth which was presented it. 20And the angel of God
in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash said unto him: Take the flesh and the
the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was unleavened cakes, and lay them upon
beating out wheat in the winepress, to this rock, and pour out the broth. And
hide it from the Midianites. 12And the he did so. 21Then the angel of the LORD
angel of the LORD appeared unto him, put forth the end of the staff that was
and said unto him: The LORD is with in his hand, and touched the flesh and
thee, thou mighty man of valour. the unleavened cakes; and there went
13
And Gideon said unto him: Oh, my up fire out of the rock, and consumed
lord, if the LORD be with us, why then the flesh and the unleavened cakes;
is all this befallen us? and where are and the angel of the LORD departed out
all His wondrous works which our of his sight. 22And Gideon saw that he
fathers told us of, saying: Did not the was the angel of the LORD; and Gideon
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said: Alas, O Lord GOD! forasmuch as said unto Joash: Bring out thy son,
I have seen the angel of the LORD face that he may die; because he hath
to face. 23And the LORD said unto him: broken down the altar of Baal, and
Peace be unto thee; fear not; thou because he hath cut down the Asherah
shalt not die. 24Then Gideon built an that was by it. 31And Joash said unto
altar there unto the LORD, and called it all that stood against him: Will ye
a
Adonai-shalom; unto this day it is contend for Baal? or will ye save him?
yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. he that will contend for him, shall be
25
And it came to pass the same put to death before morning; if he be a
night, that the LORD said unto him: god, let him contend for himself,
Take thy fathers bullock, and the because one hath broken down his
second bullock of seven years old, and altar. 32Therefore on that day he was
throw down the altar of Baal that thy called bJerubbaal, saying: Let Baal
father hath, and cut down the Asherah contend against him, because he hath
that is by it; 26and build an altar unto broken down his altar.
33
the LORD thy God upon the top of this Now all the Midianites and the
stronghold, in the ordered place, and Amalekites and the children of the east
take the second bullock, and offer a assembled themselves together; and
burnt-offering with the wood of the they passed over, and pitched in the
Asherah which thou shalt cut down. valley of Jezreel. 34But the spirit of the
27
Then Gideon took ten men of his LORD clothed Gideon; and he blew a
servants, and did as the LORD had horn; and Abiezer was gathered
spoken unto him; and it came to pass, together after him. 35And he sent
because he feared his fathers messengers throughout all Manasseh;
household and the men of the city, so and they also were gathered together
that he could not do it by day, that he after him; and he sent messengers unto
did it by night. 28And when the men of Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto
the city arose early in the morning, Naphtali; and they came up to meet
behold, the altar of Baal was broken them. 36And Gideon said unto God: If
down, and the Asherah was cut down Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as
that was by it, and the second bullock Thou hast spoken, 37behold, I will put
was offered upon the altar that was a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor;
built. 29And they said one to another: if there be dew on the fleece only, and
Who hath done this thing? And when it be dry upon all the ground, then
they inquired and asked, they said: shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel
Gideon the son of Joash hath done by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.
this thing. 30Then the men of the city 38
And it was so; for he rose up early on
a b
That is, The LORD is peace. That is, Let Baal contend.
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the morrow, and pressed the fleece thee: This shall not go with thee, the
together, and wrung dew out of the same shall not go. 5So he brought
fleece, a bowlful of water. 39And down the people unto the water; and
Gideon said unto God: Let not Thine the LORD said unto Gideon: Everyone
anger be kindled against me, and I will that lappeth of the water with his
speak but this once: let me make trial, tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt
I pray Thee, but this once with the thou set by himself; likewise every one
fleece; let it now be dry only upon the that boweth down upon his knees to
fleece, and upon all the ground let drink. 6And the number of them that
there be dew. 40And God did so that lapped, putting their hand to their
night; for it was dry upon the fleece mouth, was three hundred men; but all
only, and there was dew on all the the rest of the people bowed down
ground. upon their knees to drink water. 7And
the LORD said unto Gideon: By the
7 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon,
and all the people that were with three hundred men that lapped will I
him, rose up early, and pitched beside save you, and deliver the Midianites
En-harod; and the camp of Midian was into thy hand; and let all the people go
on the north side of them, by Gibeath- every man unto his place. 8So they
moreh, in the valley. took the victuals of the people in their
2
And the LORD said unto Gideon: hand, and their horns; and he sent all
The people that are with thee are too the men of Israel every man unto his
many for Me to give the Midianites tent, but retained the three hundred
into their hand, lest Israel vaunt men; and the camp of Midian was
themselves against Me, saying: mine beneath him in the valley.
own hand hath saved me. 3Now 9
And it came to pass the same night,
therefore make proclamation in the that the LORD said unto him: Arise, get
ears of the people, saying: Whosoever thee down upon the camp; for I have
is fearful and trembling, let him return delivered it into thy hand. 10But if thou
and depart early from mount Gilead. fear to go down, go thou with Purah
And there returned of the people thy servant down to the camp. 11And
twenty and two thousand; and there thou shalt hear what they say; and
remained ten thousand. afterward shall thy hands be
4
And the LORD said unto Gideon: strengthened to go down upon the
The people are yet too many; bring camp. Then went he down with Purah
them down unto the water, and I will his servant unto the outermost part of
try them for thee there; and it shall be, the armed men that were in the camp.
12
that of whom I say to thee: This shall Now the Midianites and the
go with thee, the same shall go with Amalekites and all the children of the
thee; and of whomsoever I say unto east lay along in the valley like locusts
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for multitude; and their camels were beginning of the middle watch, when
without number, as the sand which is they had but newly set the watch; and
upon the sea-shore for multitude. they blew the horns, and broke in
13
And when Gideon was come, behold, pieces the pitchers that were in their
there was a man telling a dream unto hands. 20And the three companies blew
his follow, and saying: Behold, I the horns, and broke the pitchers, and
dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of held the torches in their left hands, and
barley bread tumbled into the camp of the horns in their right hands
Midian, and came unto the tent, and wherewith to blow; and they cried:
smote it that it fell, and turned it The sword for the LORD and for
upside down, that the tent lay flat. Gideon! 21And they stood every man
14
And his fellow answered and said: in his place round about the camp; and
This is nothing else save the sword of all the host ran; and they shouted, and
Gideon the son of Joash, a man of fled. 22And they blew the three
Israel: into his hand God hath hundred horns, and the LORD set every
delivered Midian, and all the host. mans sword a against his fellow, even
15
And it was so, when Gideon heard throughout all the host; and the host
the telling of the dream, and the fled as far as Beth-shittah toward
interpretation thereof, that he Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-
worshipped; and he returned into the meholah, by Tabbath. 23And the men
camp of Israel, and said: Arise; for of Israel were gathered together out of
the LORD hath delivered into your hand Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of
the host of Midian. 16And he divided all Manasseh, and pursued after
the three hundred men into three Midian. 24And Gideon sent messengers
companies, and he put into the hands throughout all the hill-country of
of all of them horns, and empty Ephraim, saying: Come down against
pitchers, with torches within the Midian, and take before them the
pitchers. 17And he said unto them: waters, as far as Beth-barah, and also
Look on me, and do likewise; and, the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim
behold, when I come to the outermost were gathered together, and took the
part of the camp, it shall be that, as I waters as far as Beth-barah, and also
do, so shall ye do. 18When I blow the the Jordan. 25And they took the two
horn, I and all that are with me, then princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and
blow ye the horns also on every side of they slew Oreb at the Rock of Oreb,
all the camp, and say: For the LORD and Zeeb they slew at the Winepress
and for Gideon! of Zeeb, and pursued Midian; and they
19
So Gideon, and the hundred men brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to
that were with him, came unto the Gideon beyond the Jordan.
outermost part of the camp in the
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8 And the men of Ephraim said
unto him: Why hast thou served
come back in peace, I will break down
this tower.
10
us thus, that thou didst not call us Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in
when thou wentest to fight with Karkor, and their hosts with them,
Midian? And they did chide with him about fifteen thousand men, all that
sharply. 2And he said unto them: were left of all the host of the children
What have I now done in comparison of the east; for there fell a hundred and
with you? Is not the gleaning of twenty thousand men that drew sword.
11
Ephraim better than the vintage of And Gideon went up by the way of
Abiezer? 3God hath delivered into them that dwelt in tents on the east of
your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the
and Zeeb; and what was I able to do in host; for the host was secure. 12And
comparison with you? Then their Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he
anger was abated toward him, when he pursued after them; and he took the
had said that. two kings of Midian, Zebah and
4
And Gideon came to the Jordan, Zalmunna, and discomfited all the
and passed over, he, and the three host. 13And Gideon the son of Joash
hundred men that were with him, faint, returned from the battle from the
yet pursuing. 5And he said unto the ascent of Heres. 14And he caught a
men of Succoth: Give, I pray you, young man of the men of Succoth, and
loaves of bread unto the people that inquired of him; and he wrote down
follow me; for they are faint, and I am for him the princes of Succoth, and the
pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
the kings of Midian. 6And the princes 15
And he came unto the men of
of Succoth said: Are the hands of Succoth, and said: Behold Zebah and
Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did
power, that we should give bread unto taunt me, saying: Are the hands of
thine army? 7And Gideon said: Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy
Therefore when the LORD hath power, that we should give bread unto
delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into thy men that are weary? 16And he
my hand, then I will tear your flesh took the elders of the city, and thorns
with the thorns of the wilderness and of the wilderness and briers, and with
with briers. 8And he went up thence to them he taught the men of Succoth.
17
Penuel, and spoke unto them in like And he broke down the tower of
manner; and the men of Penuel Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18
answered him as the men of Succoth Then said he unto Zebah and
had answered. 9And he spoke also unto Zalmunna: Where are the men whom
the men of Penuel, saying: When I ye slew at Tabor? And they answered:
As thou art, so were they; of one form
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with the children of a king. 19And he and all Israel went astray after it there;
said: They were my brethren, the sons and it became a snare unto Gideon,
of my mother; as the LORD liveth, if ye and to his house. 28So Midian was
had saved them alive, I would not slay subdued before the children of Israel,
you. 20And he said unto Jether his and they lifted up their heads no more.
first-born: Up, and slay them. But the And the land had rest forty years in the
youth drew not his sword; for he days of Gideon.
29
feared, because he was yet a youth. And Jerubbaal the son of Joash
21
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said: went and dwelt in his own house.
Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the 30
And Gideon had threescore and ten
man is, so is his strength. And Gideon sons of his body begotten; for he had
arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, many wives. 31And his concubine that
and took the crescents that were on was in Shechem, she also bore him a
their camelsnecks. son, and he called his name
22
Then the men of Israel said unto Abimelech. 32And Gideon the son of
Gideon: Rule thou over us, both thou, Joash died in a good old age, and was
and thy son, and thy sons son also; for buried in the sepulchre of Joash his
thou hast saved us out of the hand of father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Midian. 23And Gideon said unto them: 33
And it came to pass, as soon as
I will not rule over you, neither shall Gideon was dead, that the children of
my son rule over you; the LORD shall Israel again went astray after the
rule over you. 24And Gideon said unto Baalim, and made Baal-berith their
them: I would make a request of you, god. 34And the children of Israel
that ye would give me every man the remembered not the LORD their God,
ear-rings of his spoil.For they had who had delivered them out of the
golden ear-rings, because they were hand of all their enemies on every
Ishmaelites. 25And they answered: We side; 35neither showed they kindness to
will willingly give them. And they the house of Jerubbaal, namely
spread a garment, and did cast therein Gideon, according to all the goodness
every man the ear-rings of his spoil. which he had shown unto Israel.
26
And the weight of the golden ear-
rings that he requested was a thousand 9 And Abimelech the son of
Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto
and seven hundred shekels of gold; his mothers brethren, and spoke with
beside the crescents, and the pendants, them, and with all the family of the
and the purple raiment that was on the house of his mothers father, saying:
kings of Midian, and beside the chains 2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all
that were about their camelsnecks. the men of Shechem: Which is better
27
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal,
and put it in his city, even in Ophrah; who are threescore and ten persons,
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rule over you, or that one rule over good fruitage, and go to hold sway
you? remember also that I am your over the trees? 12And the trees said
bone and your flesh. 3And his unto the vine: Come thou, and reign
mothers brethren spoke of him in the over us. 13And the vine said unto them:
ears of all the men of Shechem all Should I leave my wine, which
these words; and their hearts inclined cheereth God and man, and go to hold
to follow Abimelech; for they said: sway over the trees? 14Then said all the
He is our brother. 4And they gave trees unto the bramble: Come thou,
him threescore and ten pieces of silver and reign over us. 15And the bramble
out of the house of Baal-berith, said unto the trees: If in truth ye anoint
wherewith Abimelech hired vain and me king over you, then come and take
light fellows, who followed him. 5And refuge in my shadow; and if not, let
he went unto his fathers house at fire come out of the bramble, and
Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16Now
of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten therefore, if ye have dealt truly and
persons, upon one stone; but Jotham uprightly, in that ye have made
the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt
for he hid himself. well with Jerubbaal and his house, and
6
And all the men of Shechem have done unto him according to the
assembled themselves together, and all deserving of his hands17for my
Beth-millo, and went and made father fought for you, and adventured
Abimelech king, by the terebinth of his life, and delivered you out of the
the pillar that was in Shechem. 7And hand of Midian; 18and ye are risen up
when they told it to Jotham, he went against my fathers house this day, and
and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, have slain his sons, threescore and ten
and lifted up his voice, and cried, and persons, upon one stone, and have
said unto them: Hearken unto me, ye made Abimelech, the son of his maid-
men of Shechem, that God may servant, king over the men of
hearken unto you. 8The trees went Shechem, because he is your brother
19
forth on a time to anoint a king over if ye then have dealt truly and
them; and they said unto the olive-tree: uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his
Reign thou over us. 9But the olive-tree house this day, then rejoice ye in
said unto them: Should I leave my Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in
fatness, seeing that by me they honour you. 20But if not, let fire come out
God and man, and go to hold sway from Abimelech, and devour the men
over the trees? 10And the trees said to of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let
the fig-tree: Come thou, and reign over fire come out from the men of
us. 11But the fig-tree said unto them: Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and
Should I leave my sweetness, and my devour Abimelech. 21And Jotham ran
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away, and fled, and went to Beer, and come out. 30And when Zebul the ruler
dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his of the city heard the words of Gaal the
brother. son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
22 31
And Abimelech was prince over And he sent messengers unto
Israel three years. 23And God sent an Abimelech in Tormah, saying:
evil spirit between Abimelech and the Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his
men of Shechem; and the men of brethren are come to Shechem; and,
Shechem dealt treacherously with behold, they will incite the city against
Abimelech; 24that the violence done to thee. 32Now therefore, up by night,
the threescore and ten sons of thou and the people that are with thee,
Jerubbaal might come, and that their and lie in wait in the field. 33And it
blood might be laid upon Abimelech shall be, that in the morning, as soon
their brother, who slew them, and as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early,
upon the men of Shechem, who and set upon the city; and, behold,
strengthened his hands to slay his when he and the people that are with
brethren. 25And the men of Shechem him come out against thee, then
set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of mayest thou do to them as thou shalt
the mountains, and they robbed all that be able.
34
came along that way by them; and it And Abimelech rose up, and all
was told Abimelech. the people that were with him, by
26
And Gaal the son of Ebed came night, and they lay in wait against
with his brethren, and went on to Shechem in four companies. 35And
Shechem; and the men of Shechem put Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and
their trust in him. 27And they went out stood in the entrance of the gate of the
into the field, and gathered their city; and Abimelech rose up, and the
vineyards, and trod the grapes, and people that were with him, from the
held festival, and went into the house ambushment. 36And when Gaal saw
of their god, and did eat and drink, and the people, he said to Zebul: Behold,
cursed Abimelech. 28And Gaal the son there come people down from the tops
of Ebed said: Who is Abimelech, and of the mountains. And Zebul said
who is Shechem, that we should serve unto him: Thou seest the shadow of
him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? the mountains as if they were men.
and Zebul his officer? serve ye the 37
And Gaal spoke again and said: See,
men of Hamor the father of Shechem; there come people down by the middle
but why should we serve him? 29And of the land, and one company cometh
would that this people were under my by the way of Elon-meonenim. 38Then
hand! then would I remove said Zebul unto him: Where is now
Abimelech. And he said to thy mouth, that thou saidst: Who is
Abimelech: Increase thine army, and Abimelech, that we should serve him?
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is not this the people that thou hast were with him; and Abimelech took an
despised? go out now, I pray, and fight axe in his hand, and cut down a bough
with them. 39And Gaal went out from the trees, and took it up, and laid
before the men of Shechem, and it on his shoulder; and he said unto the
fought with Abimelech. 40And people that were with him: What ye
Abimelech chased him, and he fled have seen me do, make haste, and do
before him, and there fell many as I have done. 49And all the people
wounded, even unto the entrance of likewise cut down every man his
the gate. 41And Abimelech dwelt at bough, and followed Abimelech, and
Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal put them to the hold, and set the hold
and his brethren, that they should not on fire upon them; so that all the men
dwell in Shechem. of the tower of Shechem died also,
42
And it came to pass on the about a thousand men and women.
50
morrow, that the people went out into Then went Abimelech to Thebez,
the field; and it was told Abimelech. and encamped against Thebez, and
43
And he took the people, and divided took it. 51But there was a strong tower
them into three companies, and lay in within the city, and thither fled all the
wait in the field; and he looked, and, men and women, even all they of the
behold, the people were coming forth city, and shut themselves in, and got
out of the city; and he rose up against them up to the roof of the tower. 52And
them, and smote them. 44And Abimelech came unto the tower, and
Abimelech, and the companies that fought against it, and went close unto
were with him, rushed forward, and the door of the tower to burn it with
stood in the entrance of the gate of the fire. 53And a certain woman cast an
city; and the two companies rushed upper millstone upon Abimelechs
upon all that were in the field, and head, and broke his skull. 54Then he
smote them. 45And Abimelech fought called hastily unto the young man his
against the city all that day; and he armour-bearer, and said unto him:
took the city, and slew the people that Draw thy sword, and kill me, that
were therein; and he beat down the men say not of me: A woman slew
city, and sowed it with salt. him. And his young man thrust him
46
And when all the men of the tower through, and he died. 55And when the
of Shechem heard thereof, they men of Israel saw that Abimelech was
entered into the hold of the house of dead, they departed every man unto his
El-berith. 47And it was told Abimelech place. 56Thus God requited the
that all the men of the tower of wickedness of Abimelech, which he
Shechem were gathered together. did unto his father, in slaying his
48
And Abimelech got him up to mount seventy brethren; 57and all the
Zalmon, he and all the people that wickedness of the men of Shechem did
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God requite upon their heads; and passed over the Jordan to fight also
upon them came the curse of Jotham against Judah, and against Benjamin,
the son of Jerubbaal. and against the house of Ephraim, so
that Israel was sore distressed. 10And
10 And after Abimelech there
arose to save Israel Tola the the children of Israel cried unto the
son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of LORD, saying: We have sinned against
Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the Thee, in that we have forsaken our
hill-country of Ephraim. 2And he God, and have served the Baalim.
11
judged Israel twenty and three years, And the LORD said unto the children
and died, and was buried in Shamir. of Israel: Did not I save you from the
3
And after him arose Jair, the Egyptians, and from the Amorites,
Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty from the children of Ammon, and from
and two years. 4And he had thirty sons the Philistines? 12The Zidonians also,
that rode on thirty ass colts, and they and the Amalekites, and the Maonites,
had thirty cities, which are called did oppress you; and ye cried unto Me,
a
Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are and I saved you out of their hand.
in the land of Gilead. 5And Jair died, 13
Yet ye have forsaken Me, and served
and was buried in Kamon. other gods; wherefore I will save you
6
And the children of Israel again did no more. 14Go and cry unto the gods
that which was evil in the sight of the which ye have chosen; let them save
LORD, and served the Baalim, and the you in the time of your distress. 15And
Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the children of Israel said unto the
the gods of Zidon, and the gods of LORD: We have sinned; do Thou unto
Moab, and the gods of the children of us whatsoever seemeth good unto
Ammon, and the gods of the Thee; only deliver us, we pray Thee,
Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, this day. 16And they put away the
and served Him not. 7And the anger of strange gods from among them, and
the LORD was kindled against Israel, served the LORD; and His soul was
and He gave them over into the hand grieved for the misery of Israel.
17
of the Philistines, and into the hand of Then the children of Ammon were
the children of Ammon. 8And they gathered together, and encamped in
oppressed and crushed the children of Gilead. And the children of Israel
Israel that year; eighteen years assembled themselves together, and
[oppressed they] all the children of encamped in Mizpah. 18And the
Israel that were beyond the Jordan in people, the princes of Gilead, said one
the land of the Amorites, which is in to another: What man is he that will
Gilead. 9And the children of Ammon begin to fight against the children of
Ammon? he shall be head over all the
a
That is, The villages of Jair. inhabitants of Gilead.
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11 Now Jephthah the Gileadite
was a mighty man of valour,
shall be witness between us; surely
according to thy word so will we do.
11
and he was the son of a harlot; and Then Jephthah went with the elders
Gilead begot Jephthah. 2And Gileads of Gilead, and the people made him
wife bore him sons; and when his head and chief over them; and
wifes sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah spoke all his words before
Jephthah, and said unto him: Thou the LORD in Mizpah.
12
shalt not inherit in our fathers house; And Jephthah sent messengers
for thou art the son of another unto the king of the children of
woman. 3Then Jephthah fled from his Ammon, saying: What hast thou to do
brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob; with me, that thou art come unto me to
and there were gathered vain fellows fight against my land? 13And the king
to Jephthah, and they went out with of the children of Ammon answered
him. unto the messengers of Jephthah:
4
And it came to pass after a while, Because Israel took away my land,
that the children of Ammon made war when he came up out of Egypt, from
against Israel. 5And it was so, that the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and
when the children of Ammon made unto the Jordan; now therefore restore
14
war against Israel, the elders of Gilead those cities peaceably. And
went to fetch Jephthah out of the land Jephthah sent messengers again unto
of Tob. 6And they said unto Jephthah: the king of the children of Ammon;
Come and be our chief, that we may 15
and he said unto him: Thus saith
fight with the children of Ammon. Jephthah: Israel took not away the land
7
And Jephthah said unto the elders of of Moab, nor the land of the children
Gilead: Did not ye hate me, and drive of Ammon. 16But when they came up
me out of my fathers house? and why from Egypt, and Israel walked through
are ye come unto me now when ye are the wilderness unto the Red Sea, and
in distress? 8And the elders of Gilead came to Kadesh; 17then Israel sent
said unto Jephthah: Therefore are we messengers unto the king of Edom,
returned to thee now, that thou mayest saying: Let me, I pray thee, pass
go with us, and fight with the children through thy land; but the king of Edom
of Ammon, and thou shalt be our head hearkened not. And in like manner he
over all the inhabitants of Gilead. sent unto the king of Moab; but he
9
And Jephthah said unto the elders of would not; and Israel abode in Kadesh.
Gilead: If ye bring me back home to 18
Then he walked through the
fight with the children of Ammon, and wilderness, and compassed the land of
the LORD deliver them before me, I will Edom, and the land of Moab, and
be your head. 10And the elders of came by the east side of the land of
Gilead said unto Jephthah: The LORD Moab, and they pitched on the other
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side of the Arnon; but they came not against thee, but thou doest me wrong
within the border of Moab, for the to war against me; the LORD, the Judge,
Arnon was the border of Moab. 19And be judge this day between the children
Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of Israel and the children of Ammon.
28
of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; Howbeit the king of the children of
and Israel said unto him: Let us pass, Ammon hearkened not unto the words
we pray thee, through thy land unto of Jephthah which he sent him.
my place. 20But Sihon trusted not 29
Then the spirit of the LORD came
Israel to pass through his border; but upon Jephthah, and he passed over
Sihon gathered all his people together, Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over
and pitched in Jahaz, and fought Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of
against Israel. 21And the LORD, the God Gilead he passed over unto the
of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his children of Ammon. 30And Jephthah
people into the hand of Israel, and they vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said:
smote them; so Israel possessed all the If Thou wilt indeed deliver the
land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of children of Ammon into my hand,
that country. 22And they possessed all 31
then it shall be, that whatsoever
the border of the Amorites, from the cometh forth of the doors of my house
Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and from to meet me, when I return in peace
the wilderness even unto the Jordan. from the children of Ammon, it shall
23
So now the LORD, the God of Israel, be the LORDS, and I will offer it up for
hath dispossessed the Amorites from a burnt-offering. 32So Jephthah passed
before His people Israel, and shouldest over unto the children of Ammon to
thou possess them? 24Wilt not thou fight against them; and the LORD
possess that which Chemosh thy god delivered them into his hand. 33And he
giveth thee to possess? So smote them from Aroer until thou
whomsoever the LORD our God hath come to Minnith, even twenty cities,
dispossessed from before us, them will and unto Abel-cheramim, with a very
we possess. 25And now art thou any great slaughter. So the children of
thing better than Balak the son of Ammon were subdued before the
Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever children of Israel.
34
strive against Israel, or did he ever And Jephthah came to Mizpah
fight against them? 26While Israel unto his house, and, behold, his
dwelt in Heshbon and its towns, and in daughter came out to meet him with
Aroer and its towns, and in all the timbrels and with dances; and she was
cities that are along by the side of the his only child; beside her he had
Arnon, three hundred years; wherefore neither son nor daughter. 35And it
did ye not recover them within that came to pass, when he saw her, that he
time? 27I therefore have not sinned rent his clothes, and said: Alas, my
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daughter! thou hast brought me very Ammon; and when I called you, ye
low, and thou art become my troubler; saved me not out of their hand. 3And
for I have opened my mouth unto the when I saw that ye saved me not, I put
LORD, and I cannot go back. 36And she my life in my hand, and passed over
said unto him: My father, thou hast against the children of Ammon, and
opened thy mouth unto the LORD; do the LORD delivered them into my hand;
unto me according to that which hath wherefore then are ye come up unto
proceeded out of thy mouth; me this day, to fight against me?
4
forasmuch as the LORD hath taken Then Jephthah gathered together all
vengeance for thee of thine enemies, the men of Gilead, and fought with
even of the children of Ammon. Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote
37
And she said unto her father: Let Ephraim, because they said: Ye are
this thing be done for me: let me alone fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in
two months, that I may depart and go the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst
down upon the mountains, and bewail of Manasseh. 5And the Gileadites
my virginity, I and my companions. took the fords of the Jordan against the
38
And he said: Go. And he sent her Ephraimites; and it was so, that when
away for two months; and she any of the fugitives of Ephraim said:
departed, she and her companions, and Let me go over, the men of Gilead
bewailed her virginity upon the said unto him: Art thou an
mountains. 39And it came to pass at the Ephraimite? If he said: Nay; 6then
end of two months, that she returned said they unto him: Say now
unto her father, who did with her Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth;
according to his vow which he had for he could not frame to pronounce it
vowed; and she had not known man. right; then they laid hold on him, and
And it was a custom in Israel, 40that slew him at the fords of the Jordan;
the daughters of Israel went yearly to and there fell at that time of Ephraim
lament the daughter of Jephthah the forty and two thousand.
7
Gileadite four days in a year. And Jephthah judged Israel six
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1 Now there was a certain man of
Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-
had drunknow Eli the priest sat
upon his seat by the door-post of the
country of Ephraim, and his name was temple of the LORD; 10and she was in
Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son bitterness of souland prayed unto
of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of the LORD, and wept sore. 11And she
Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2And he had two vowed a vow, and said: O LORD of
wives: the name of the one was hosts, if Thou wilt indeed look on the
Hannah, and the name of the other affliction of Thy handmaid, and
Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, remember me, and not forget Thy
but Hannah had no children. 3And this handmaid, but wilt give unto Thy
man went up out of his city from year handmaid a man-child, then I will give
to year to worship and to sacrifice unto him unto the LORD all the days of his
the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the life, and there shall no razor come
two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, upon his head. 12And it came to pass,
were there priests unto the LORD. 4And as she prayed long before the LORD,
it came to pass upon a day, when that Eli watched her mouth. 13Now
Elkanah sacrificed, that he gave to Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only
Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons her lips moved, but her voice could not
and her daughters, portions; 5but unto be heard; therefore, Eli thought she
Hannah he gave a double portion; for had been drunken. 14And Eli said unto
he loved Hannah, but the LORD had her: How long wilt thou be drunken?
shut up her womb. 6And her rival put away thy wine from thee. 15And
vexed her sore, to make her fret, Hannah answered and said: No, my
because the LORD had shut up her lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful
womb. 7And as he did so year by year, spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor
when she went up to the house of the strong drink, but I poured out my soul
LORD, so she vexed her; therefore she before the LORD. 16Count not thy
wept, and would not eat. 8And Elkanah handmaid for a wicked woman: for out
her husband said unto her: Hannah, of the abundance of my complaint and
why weepest thou? and why eatest my vexation have I spoken hitherto.
thou not? and why is thy heart 17
Then Eli answered and said: Go in
grieved? am not I better to thee than peace, and the God of Israel grant thy
ten sons? 9So Hannah rose up after petition that thou hast asked of Him.
they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they 18
And she said: Let thy servant find
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favour in thy sight. So the woman of Him; 28therefore I also have lent
went her way, and did eat, and her him to the LORD; as long as he liveth
countenance was no more sad. 19And he is lent to the LORD. And he
they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped the LORD there.
worshipped before the LORD, and
returned, and came to their house to
Ramah; and Elkanah knew Hannah his 2 And Hannah prayed, and said:
My heart exulteth in the LORD,
wife; and the LORD remembered her. My horn is exalted in the LORD;
20
And it came to pass, when the time My mouth is enlarged over mine
was come about, that Hannah enemies;
conceived, and bore a son; and she Because I rejoice in Thy salvation.
called his name Samuel: because I 2
There is none holy as the LORD,
have asked him of the LORD. For there is none beside Thee;
21
And the man Elkanah, and all his Neither is there any rock like our
house, went up to offer unto the LORD God.
the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22But 3
Multiply not exceeding proud talk;
Hannah went not up; for she said unto Let not arrogancy come out of your
her husband: Until the child be mouth;
weaned, when I will bring him, that he For the LORD is a God of knowledge,
may appear before the LORD, and there And by Him actions are weighed.
abide for ever. 23And Elkanah her 4
The bows of the mighty men are
husband said unto her: Do what broken,
seemeth thee good; tarry until thou And they that stumbled are girded
have weaned him; only the LORD with strength.
5
establish His word. So the woman They that were full have hired out
tarried and gave her son suck, until she themselves for bread;
weaned him. 24And when she had And they that were hungry have
weaned him, she took him up with her, ceased;
with three bullocks, and one ephah of While the barren hath borne seven,
meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought She that had many children hath
him unto the house of the LORD in languished.
Shiloh; and the child was young.
25 6
And when the bullock was slain, the The LORD killeth, and maketh alive;
child was brought to Eli. 26And she He bringeth down to the grave, and
said: Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, bringeth up.
7
my lord, I am the woman that stood by The LORD maketh poor, and maketh
thee here, praying unto the LORD. 27For rich;
this child I prayed; and the LORD hath He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.
granted me my petition which I asked
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He raiseth up the poor out of the flesh-hook brought up the priest took
dust, therewith. So they did unto all the
He lifteth up the needy from the Israelites that came thither in Shiloh.
15
dung-hill, Yea, before the fat was made to
To make them sit with princes, smoke, the priests servant came, and
And inherit the throne of glory; said to the man that sacrificed: Give
For the pillars of the earth are the flesh to roast for the priest; for he will
LORDS, not have sodden flesh of thee, but
And He hath set the world upon raw. 16And if the man said unto him:
them. Let the fat be made to smoke first of
all, and then take as much as thy soul
9
He will keep the feet of His holy desireth; then he would say: Nay, but
ones, thou shalt give it me now; and if not, I
But the wicked shall be put to will take it by force. 17And the sin of
silence in darkness; the young men was very great before
For not by strength shall man the LORD; for the men dealt
prevail. contemptuously with the offering of
10
They that strive with the LORD the LORD.
18
shall be broken to pieces; But Samuel ministered before the
Against them will He thunder in LORD, being a child, girded with a
heaven; linen ephod. 19Moreover his mother
The LORD will judge the ends of the made him a little robe, and brought it
earth; to him from year to year, when she
And He will give strength unto His came up with her husband to offer the
king, yearly sacrifice. 20And Eli would bless
And exalt the horn of His anointed. Elkanah and his wife, and say: The
LORD give thee seed of this woman for
11
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his the loan which was lent to the LORD.
house. And the child did minister unto And they would go unto their own
the LORD before Eli the priest. home. 21So the LORD remembered
12
Now the sons of Eli were base Hannah, and she conceived, and bore
men; they knew not the LORD. 13And three sons and two daughters. And the
the custom of the priests with the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
22
people was, that, when any man Now Eli was very old; and he
offered sacrifice, the priests servant heard all that his sons did unto all
came, while the flesh was in seething, Israel, and how that they lay with the
with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his women that did service at the door of
band; 14and he struck it into the pan, or the tent of meeting. 23And he said unto
kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the them: Why do ye such things? for I
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hear evil reports concerning you from that there shall not be an old man in
all this people. 24Nay, my sons; for it is thy house. 32And thou shalt behold a
no good report which I hear the rival in My habitation, in all the good
LORDS people do spread abroad. 25If which shall be done to Israel; and there
one man sin against another, God shall shall not be an old man in thy house
judge him; but if a man sin against the for ever. 33Yet will I not cut off every
LORD, who shall entreat for him? But man of thine from Mine altar, to make
they hearkened not unto the voice of thine eyes to fail, and thy heart to
their father, because the LORD would languish; and all the increase of thy
slay them. 26And the child Samuel house shall die young men. 34And this
grew on, and increased in favour both shall be the sign unto thee, that which
with the LORD, and also with men. shall come upon thy two sons, on
27
And there came a man of God unto Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they
Eli, and said unto him: Thus saith the shall die both of them. 35And I will
LORD: Did I reveal Myself unto the raise Me up a faithful priest, that shall
house of thy father, when they were in do according to that which is in My
Egypt in bondage to Pharaohs house? heart and in My mind; and I will build
28
And did I choose him out of all the him a sure house; and he shall walk
tribes of Israel to be My priest, to go before Mine anointed for ever. 36And it
up unto Mine altar, to burn incense, to shall come to pass, that every one that
wear an ephod before Me? and did I is left in thy house shall come and bow
give unto the house of thy father all down to him for a piece of silver and a
the offerings of the children of Israel loaf of bread, and shall say: Put me, I
made by fire? 29Wherefore kick ye at pray thee, into one of the
My sacrifice and at Mine offering, priestsoffices, that I may eat a morsel
which I have commanded in My of bread.
habitation; and honourest thy sons
above Me, to make yourselves fat with 3 And the child Samuel ministered
unto the LORD before Eli. And the
the chiefest of all the offerings of word of the LORD was precious in
Israel My people? 30Therefore the those days; there was no frequent
LORD, the God of Israel, saith: I said vision. 2And it came to pass at that
indeed that thy house, and the house of time, when Eli was laid down in his
thy father, should walk before Me for placenow his eyes had begun to wax
ever; but now the LORD saith: Be it far dim, that he could not see 3and the
from Me: for them that honour Me I lamp of God was not yet gone out, and
will honour, and they that despise Me Samuel was laid down to sleep in the
shall be lightly esteemed. 31Behold, the temple of the LORD, where the ark of
days come, that I will cut off thine God was, 4that the LORD called
arm, and the arm of thy fathers house, Samuel; and he said: Here am I.
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5
And he ran unto Eli, and said: Here sacrifice nor offering for ever. 15And
am I; for thou didst call me. And he Samuel lay until the morning, and
said: I called not; lie down again. opened the doors of the house of the
And he went and lay down. 6And the LORD. And Samuel feared to tell Eli the
LORD called yet again Samuel. And vision. 16Then Eli called Samuel, and
Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said: Samuel, my son. And he said:
said: Here am I; for thou didst call Here am I. 17And he said: What is
me. And he answered: I called not, the thing that He hath spoken unto
my son; lie down again. 7Now Samuel thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me,
did not yet know the LORD, neither was God do so to thee, and more also, if
the word of the LORD yet revealed unto thou hide any thing from me of all the
him. 8And the LORD called Samuel things that He spoke unto thee. 18And
again the third time. And he arose and Samuel told him all the words, and hid
went to Eli, and said: Here am I; for nothing from him. And he said: It is
thou didst call me. And Eli perceived the LORD; let Him do what seemeth
that the LORD was calling the child. Him good.
9
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel: Go, 19
And Samuel grew, and the LORD
lie down; and it shall be, if thou be was with him, and did let none of his
called, that thou shalt say: Speak, words fall to the ground. 20And all
LORD; for Thy servant heareth. So Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba
Samuel went and lay down in his knew that Samuel was established to
place. 10And the LORD came, and stood, be a prophet of the LORD. 21And the
and called as at other times: Samuel, LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the
Samuel. Then Samuel said: Speak; LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in
for Thy servant heareth. 11And the Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
LORD said to Samuel: Behold, I will
do a thing in Israel, at which both the 4 And the word of Samuel came to
all Israel.
ears of every one that heareth it shall Now Israel went out against the
tingle. 12In that day I will perform Philistines to battle, and pitched beside
against Eli all that I have spoken Eben-ezer; and the Philistines pitched
concerning his house, from the in Aphek. 2And the Philistines put
beginning even unto the end. 13For I themselves in array against Israel; and
have told him that I will judge his when the battle was spread, Israel was
house for ever, for the iniquity, in that smitten before the Philistines; and they
he knew that his sons did bring a curse slew of the army in the field about four
upon themselves, and he rebuked them thousand men. 3And when the people
not. 14And therefore I have sworn unto were come into the camp, the elders of
the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Israel said: Wherefore hath the LORD
Elis house shall not be expiated with smitten us to-day before the
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Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni
covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh and Phinehas, were slain.
12
unto us, that He may come among us, And there ran a man of Benjamin
and save us out of the hand of our out of the army, and came to Shiloh
enemies. 4So the people sent to the same day with his clothes rent, and
Shiloh, and they brought from thence with earth upon his head. 13And when
the ark of the covenant of the LORD of he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by
hosts, who sitteth upon the cherubim; the wayside watching; for his heart
and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and trembled for the ark of God. And when
Phinehas, were there with the ark of the man came into the city, and told it,
the covenant of God. 5And when the all the city cried out. 14And when Eli
ark of the covenant of the LORD came heard the noise of the crying, he said:
into the camp, all Israel shouted with a What meaneth the noise of this
great shout, so that the earth rang. tumult? And the man made haste, and
6
And when the Philistines heard the came and told Eli. 15Now Eli was
noise of the shout, they said: What ninety and eight years old; and his
meaneth the noise of this great shout in eyes were set, that he could not see.
the camp of the Hebrews? And they 16
And the man said unto Eli: I am he
knew that the ark of the LORD was that came out of the army, and I fled
come into the camp. 7And the to-day out of the army. And he said:
Philistines were afraid, for they said: How went the matter, my son? 17And
God is come into the camp. And they he that brought the tidings answered
said: Woe unto us! for there was not and said: Israel is fled before the
such a thing yesterday and the day Philistines, and there hath been also a
before. 8Woe unto us! who shall great slaughter among the people, and
deliver us out of the hand of these thy two sons also, Hophni and
mighty gods? these are the gods that Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God
smote the Egyptians with all manner is taken. 18And it came to pass, when
of plagues and in the wilderness. 9Be he made mention of the ark of God,
strong, and quit yourselves like men, that he fell from off his seat backward
O ye Philistines, that ye be not by the side of the gate, and his neck
servants unto the Hebrews, as they broke, and he died; for he was an old
have been to you; quit yourselves like man, and heavy. And he had judged
men, and fight. 10And the Philistines Israel forty years.
19
fought, and Israel was smitten, and And his daughter-in-law,
they fled every man to his tent; and Phinehaswife, was with child, near to
there was a very great slaughter; for be delivered; and when she heard the
there fell of Israel thirty thousand tidings that the ark of God was taken,
footmen. 11And the ark of God was and that her father-in-law and her
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husband were dead, she bowed herself But the hand of the LORD was heavy
and brought forth; for her pains came upon them of Ashdod, and He
suddenly upon her. 20And about the destroyed them, and smote them with
time of her death the women that stood emerods, even Ashdod and the borders
by her said unto her: Fear not; for thereof. 7And when the men of Ashdod
thou hast brought forth a son. But she saw that it was so, they said: The ark
answered not, neither did she regard it. of the God of Israel shall not abide
21
And she named the child aIchabod, with us; for His hand is sore upon us,
saying: The glory is departed from and upon Dagon our god. 8They sent
Israel; because the ark of God was therefore and gathered all the lords of
taken, and because of her father-in-law the Philistines unto them, and said:
and her husband. 22And she said: The What shall we do with the ark of the
glory is departed from Israel; for the God of Israel? And they answered:
ark of God is taken. Let the ark of the God of Israel be
a b
Heb. Geba. That is, two-thirds of a shekel.
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crag on the other side; and the name of fell before Jonathan; and his armour-
the one was Bozez, and the name of bearer slew them after him. 14And that
the other Seneh. 5The one crag rose up first slaughter, which Jonathan and his
on the north in front of Michmas, and armour-bearer made, was about twenty
the other on the south in front of Geba. men, within as it were half a furrows
6
And Jonathan said to the young length in an acre of land. 15And there
man that bore his armour: Come and was a trembling in the camp in the
let us go over unto the garrison of field, and among all the people; the
these uncircumcised; it may be that the garrison, and the spoilers, they also
LORD will work for us; for there is no trembled; and the earth quaked; so it
restraint to the LORD to save by many grew into a terror from God. 16And the
or by few. 7And his armour-bearer watchmen of Saul in Gibeath-
said unto him: Do all that is in thy benjamin looked; and, behold, the
heart; turn thee, behold I am with thee multitude melted away, and they went
according to thy heart. 8Then said hither and thither.
Jonathan: Behold, we will pass over 17
Then said Saul unto the people
unto the men, and we will disclose that were with him: Number now, and
ourselves unto them. 9If they say thus see who is gone from us. And when
unto us: Tarry until we come to you; they had numbered, behold, Jonathan
then we will stand still in our place, and his armour-bearer were not there.
and will not go up unto them. 10But if 18
And Saul said unto Ahijah: Bring
they say thus: Come up unto us; then hither the ark of God. For the ark of
we will go up; for the LORD hath God was there at that time with the
delivered them into our hand; and this children of Israel. 19And it came to
shall be the sign unto us. 11And both pass, while Saul talked unto the priest,
of them disclosed themselves unto the that the tumult that was in the camp of
garrison of the Philistines; and the the Philistines went on and increased;
Philistines said: Behold Hebrews and Saul said unto the priest:
coming forth out of the holes where Withdraw thy hand. 20And Saul and
they hid themselves. 12And the men of all the people that were with him were
the garrison spoke to Jonathan and his gathered together, and came to the
armour-bearer, and said: Come up to battle; and, behold, every mans sword
us, and we will show you a thing. was against his fellow, and there was a
And Jonathan said unto his armour- very great discomfiture. 21Now the
bearer: Come up after me; for the Hebrews that were with the Philistines
LORD hath delivered them into the hand as beforetime, and that went up with
of Israel. 13And Jonathan climbed up them into the camp round about; even
upon his hands and upon his feet, and they also turned to be with the
his armour-bearer after him; and they Israelites that were with Saul and
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Jonathan. 22Likewise all the men of among the Philistines? 31And they
Israel that had hid themselves in the smote of the Philistines that day from
hill-country of Ephraim, when they Michmas to Aijalon; and the people
heard that the Philistines fled, even were very faint. 32And the people flew
they also followed hard after them in upon the spoil, and took sheep, and
the battle. 23So the LORD saved Israel oxen, and calves, and slew them on the
that day; and the battle passed on as ground; and the people did eat them
far as Beth-aven. with the blood. 33Then they told Saul,
24
And the men of Israel were saying: Behold, the people sin against
distressed that day; but Saul adjured the LORD, in that they eat with the
the people, saying: Cursed be the man blood. And he said: Ye have dealt
that eateth any food until it be evening, treacherously; roll a great stone unto
and I be avenged on mine enemies. me this day. 34And Saul said:
So none of the people tasted food. Disperse yourselves among the
25
And all the people came into the people, and say unto them: Bring me
forest; and there was honey upon the hither every man his ox, and every
ground. 26And when the people were man his sheep, and slay them here, and
come unto the forest, behold a flow of eat; and sin not against the LORD in
honey; but no man put his hand to his eating with the blood. And all the
mouth; for the people feared the oath. people brought every man his ox with
27
But Jonathan heard not when his him that night, and slew them there.
35
father charged the people with the And Saul built an altar unto the
oath; and he put forth the end of the LORD; the same was the first altar that
rod that was in his hand, and dipped it he built unto the LORD.
in the honeycomb, and put his hand to 36
And Saul said: Let us go down
his mouth; and his eyes brightened. after the Philistines by night, and spoil
28
Then answered one of the people, them until the morning light, and let us
and said: Thy father straitly charged not leave a man of them. And they
the people with an oath, saying: said: Do whatsoever seemeth good
Cursed be the man that eateth food this unto thee. Then said the priest: Let
day; and the people are faint. 29Then us draw near hither unto God. 37And
said Jonathan: My father hath Saul asked counsel of God: Shall I go
troubled the land; see, I pray you, how down after the Philistines? wilt Thou
mine eyes are brightened, because I deliver them into the hand of Israel?
tasted a little of this honey. 30How But He answered him not that day.
much more, if haply the people had 38
And Saul said: Draw nigh hither, all
eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their ye chiefs of the people; and know and
enemies which they found? had there see wherein this sin hath been this day.
39
not been then a much greater slaughter For, as the LORD liveth, who saveth
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Israel, though it be in Jonathan my turned himself, he put them to the
son, he shall surely die. But there was worse. 48And he did valiantly, and
not a man among all the people that smote the Amalekites, and delivered
answered him. 40Then said he unto all Israel out of the hands of them that
Israel: Be ye on one side, and I and spoiled them.
49
Jonathan my son will be on the other Now the sons of Saul were
side. And the people said unto Saul: Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchi-shua;
Do what seemeth good unto thee. and the names of his two daughters
41
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD, were these: the name of the first-born
the God of Israel: Declare the right. Merab, and the name of the younger
And Jonathan and Saul were taken by Michal; 50and the name of Sauls wife
lot; but the people escaped. 42And Saul was Ahinoam the daughter of
said: Cast lots between me and Ahimaaz; and the name of the captain
Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was of his host was aAbner, the son of Ner,
taken. 43Then Saul said to Jonathan: Sauls uncle. 51And Kish was the
Tell me what thou hast done. And father of Saul, and Ner the father of
Jonathan told him, and said: I did Abner was the son of Abiel.
52
certainly taste a little honey with the And there was sore war against the
end of the rod that was in my hand; Philistines all the days of Saul; and
here am I: I will die. 44And Saul said: when Saul saw any mighty man, or
God do so and more also; thou shalt any valiant man, he took him unto
surely die, Jonathan. 45And the people him.
said unto Saul: Shall Jonathan die,
who hath wrought this great salvation 15 And Samuel said unto Saul:
The LORD sent me to anoint
in Israel? Far from it; as the LORD thee to be king over His people, over
liveth, there shall not one hair of his Israel; now therefore hearken thou
head fall to the ground; for he hath unto the voice of the words of the
wrought with God this day. So the LORD. 2Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I
people rescued Jonathan, that he died remember that which Amalek did to
not. 46Then Saul went up from Israel, how he set himself against him
following the Philistines; and the in the way, when he came up out of
Philistines went to their own place. Egypt. 3Now go and smite Amalek,
47
So Saul took the kingdom over and utterly destroy all that they have,
Israel, and fought against all his and spare them not; but slay both man
enemies on every side, against Moab, and woman, infant and suckling, ox
and against the children of Ammon, and sheep, camel and ass.
and against Edom, and against the
kings of Zobah, and against the
Philistines; and whithersoever he a
Heb. Abiner.
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And Saul summoned the people, And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul
and numbered them in Telaim, two said unto him: Blessed be thou of the
hundred thousand footmen, and ten LORD; I have performed the
thousand men of Judah. 5And Saul commandment of the LORD. 14And
came to the city of Amalek, and lay in Samuel said: What meaneth then this
wait in the valley. 6And Saul said unto bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and
the Kenites: Go, depart, get you down the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
from among the Amalekites, lest I 15
And Saul said: They have brought
destroy you with them; for ye showed them from the Amalekites; for the
kindness to all the children of Israel, people spared the best of the sheep and
when they came up out of Egypt. So of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD
the Kenites departed from among the thy God; and the rest we have utterly
Amalekites. 7And Saul smote the destroyed. 16Then Samuel said unto
Amalekites, from Havilah as thou Saul: Stay, and I will tell thee what
goest to Shur, that is in front of Egypt. the LORD hath said to me this night.
8
And he took Agag the king of the And he said unto him: Say on.
Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed 17
And Samuel said: Though thou be
all the people with the edge of the little in thine own sight, art thou not
sword. 9But Saul and the people spared head of the tribes of Israel? And the
Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of LORD anointed thee king over Israel;
18
the oxen, even the young of the second and the LORD sent thee on a journey,
birth, and the lambs, and all that was and said: Go and utterly destroy the
good, and would not utterly destroy sinners the Amalekites, and fight
them; but every thing that was of no against them until they be consumed.
19
account and feeble, that they destroyed Wherefore then didst thou not
utterly. hearken to the voice of the LORD, but
10
Then came the word of the LORD didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that
unto Samuel, saying: 11It repenteth which was evil in the sight of the
Me that I have set up Saul to be king; LORD? 20And Saul said unto Samuel:
for he is turned back from following Yea, I have hearkened to the voice of
Me, and hath not performed My the LORD, and have gone the way
commandments. And it grieved which the LORD sent me, and have
Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all brought Agag the king of Amalek, and
night. 12And Samuel rose early to meet have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21
Saul in the morning; and it was told But the people took of the spoil,
Samuel, saying: Saul came to Carmel, sheep and oxen, the chief of the
and, behold, he is setting him up a devoted things, to sacrifice unto the
monument, and is gone about, and LORD thy God in Gilgal. 22And
passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. Samuel said:
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Hath the LORD as great delight in LORD thy God. 31So Samuel returned
burnt-offerings and sacrifices, after Saul; and Saul worshipped the
As in hearkening to the voice of the LORD.
LORD? 32
Then said Samuel: Bring ye hither
Behold, to obey is better than to me Agag the king of the
sacrifice, Amalekites. And Agag came unto
And to hearken than the fat of rams. him in chains. And Agag said: Surely
23
For rebellion is as the sin of the bitterness of death is at hand.
33
witchcraft, And Samuel said:
And stubbornness is as idolatry and As thy sword hath made women
teraphim. childless,
Because thou hast rejected the word So shall thy mother be childless
of the LORD, He hath also rejected thee among women.
from being king. 24And Saul said unto And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces
Samuel: I have sinned; for I have before the LORD in Gilgal.
34
transgressed the commandment of the Then Samuel went to Ramah; and
LORD, and thy words; because I feared Saul went up to his house to Gibeath-
the people, and hearkened to their shaul. 35And Samuel never beheld Saul
voice. 25Now therefore, I pray thee, again until the day of his death; for
pardon my sin, and return with me, Samuel mourned for Saul; and the
that I may worship the LORD. 26And LORD repented that He had made Saul
Samuel said unto Saul: I will not king over Israel.
return with thee; for thou hast rejected
the word of the LORD, and the LORD 16 And the LORD said unto
Samuel: How long wilt thou
hath rejected thee from being king mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected
over Israel. 27And as Samuel turned him from being king over Israel? fill
about to go away, he laid hold upon thy horn with oil, and go, I will send
the skirt of his robe, and it rent. 28And thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I
Samuel said unto him: The LORD hath have provided Me a king among his
rent the kingdom of Israel from thee sons. 2And Samuel said: How can I
this day, and hath given it to a go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me.
neighbour of thine, that is better than And the LORD said: Take a heifer with
thou. 29And also the Glory of Israel thee, and say: I am come to sacrifice to
will not lie nor repent; for He is not a the LORD. 3And call Jesse to the
man, that He should repent. 30Then he sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou
said: I have sinned; yet honour me shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto Me
now, I pray thee, before the elders of him whom I name unto thee. 4And
my people, and before Israel, and Samuel did that which the LORD spoke,
return with me, that I may worship the and came to Beth-lehem. And the
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elders of the city came to meet him brethren; and the spirit of the LORD
trembling, and said: Comest thou came mightily upon David from that
peaceably? 5And he said: Peaceably; day forward. So Samuel rose up, and
I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD; went to Ramah.
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sanctify yourselves and come with me Now the spirit of the LORD had
to the sacrifice. And he sanctified departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
Jesse and his sons, and called them to from the LORD terrified him. 15And
the sacrifice. 6And it came to pass, Sauls servants said unto him: Behold
when they were come, that he beheld now, an evil spirit from God terrifieth
Eliab, and said: Surely the LORDS thee. 16Let our lord now command thy
anointed is before Him. 7But the LORD servants, that are before thee, to seek
said unto Samuel: Look not on his out a man who is a skilful player on
countenance, or on the height of his the harp; and it shall be, when the evil
stature; because I have rejected him; spirit from God cometh upon thee, that
for it is not as man seeth: for man he shall play with his hand, and thou
looketh on the outward appearance, shalt be well. 17And Saul said unto his
but the LORD looketh on the heart. servants: Provide me now a man that
8
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and can play well, and bring him to me.
18
made him pass before Samuel. And he Then answered one of the young
said: Neither hath the LORD chosen men, and said: Behold, I have seen a
this. 9Then Jesse made Shammah to son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is
pass by. And he said: Neither hath the skilful in playing, and a mighty man of
LORD chosen this. 10And Jesse made valour, and a man of war, and prudent
seven of his sons to pass before in affairs, and a comely person, and
Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse: the LORD is with him. 19Wherefore
The LORD hath not chosen these. Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and
11
And Samuel said unto Jesse: Are said: Send me David thy son, who is
here all thy children? And he said: with the sheep. 20And Jesse took an
There remaineth yet the youngest, ass laden with bread, and a bottle of
and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. wine, and a kid, and sent them by
And Samuel said unto Jesse: Send David his son unto Saul. 21And David
and fetch him; for we will not sit down came to Saul, and stood before him;
till he come hither. 12And he sent, and and he loved him greatly; and he
brought him in. Now he was ruddy, became his armour-bearer. 22And Saul
and withal of beautiful eyes, and sent to Jesse, saying: Let David, I
goodly to look upon. And the LORD pray thee, stand before me; for he hath
said: Arise, anoint him; for this is he. found favour in my sight. 23And it
13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, came to pass, when the [evil] spirit
and anointed him in the midst of his from God was upon Saul, that David
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took the harp, and played with his we be your servants; but if I prevail
hand; so Saul found relief, and it was against him, and kill him, then shall ye
well with him, and the evil spirit be our servants, and serve us. 10And
departed from him. the Philistine said: I do taunt the
24 that place
hammahlekoth. 1And David
Sela- went out of the cave, and cried after
Saul, saying: My lord the king. And
went up from thence, and dwelt in the when Saul looked behind him, David
strongholds of En-gedi. bowed with his face to the earth, and
prostrated himself. 10And David said to
a
Saul: Wherefore hearkenest thou to
That is, The rock of divisions.
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mens words, saying: Behold, David hast dealt well with me; forasmuch as
seeketh thy hurt? 11Behold, this day when the LORD had delivered me up
thine eyes have seen how that the LORD into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.
20
had delivered thee to-day into my hand For if a man find his enemy, will he
in the cave; and some bade me kill let him go well away? wherefore the
thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I LORD reward thee good for that which
said: I will not put forth my hand thou hast done unto me this day. 21And
against my lord; for he is the LORDS now, behold, I know that thou shalt
anointed. 12Moreover, my father, see, surely be king, and that the kingdom
yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my of Israel shall be established in thy
hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of hand. 22Swear now therefore unto me
thy robe, and killed thee not, know by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off
thou and see that there is neither evil my seed after me, and that thou wilt
nor transgression in my hand, and I not destroy my name out of my
have not sinned against thee, though fathers house. 23And David swore
thou layest wait for my soul to take it. unto Saul. And Saul went home; but
13
The LORD judge between me and David and his men got them up unto
thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; the stronghold.
but my hand shall not be upon thee.
14
As saith the proverb of the ancients: 25 And Samuel died; and all
Israel gathered themselves
Out of the wicked cometh forth together, and lamented him, and buried
wickedness; but my hand shall not be him in his house at Ramah. And David
upon thee. 15After whom is the king of arose, and went down to the
Israel come out? after whom dost thou wilderness of Paran.
2
pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. And there was a man in Maon,
16
The LORD therefore be judge, and whose possessions were in Carmel;
give sentence between me and thee, and the man was very great, and he
and see, and plead my cause, and had three thousand sheep, and a
deliver me out of thy hand. thousand goats; and he was shearing
17
And it came to pass, when David his sheep in Carmel. 3Now the name of
had made an end of speaking these the man was Nabal; and the name of
words unto Saul, that Saul said: Is this his wife Abigail; and the woman was
thy voice, my son David? And Saul of good understanding, and of a
lifted up his voice, and wept. 18And he beautiful form; but the man was
said to David: Thou art more churlish and evil in his doings; and he
righteous than I; for thou hast rendered was of the house of Caleb. 4And David
unto me good, whereas I have heard in the wilderness that Nabal was
rendered unto thee evil. 19And thou shearing his sheep. 5And David sent
hast declared this day how that thou ten young men, and David said unto
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the young men: Get you up to 14
But one of the young men told
Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet Abigail, Nabals wife, saying:
him in my name; 6and thus ye shall Behold, David sent messengers out of
say: All hail! and peace be both unto the wilderness to salute our master;
thee, and peace be to thy house, and and he flew upon them. 15But the men
peace be unto all that thou hast. 7And were very good unto us, and we were
now I have heard that thou hast not hurt, neither missed we any thing,
shearers; thy shepherds have now been as long as we went with them, when
with us, and we did them no hurt, we were in the fields; 16they were a
neither was there aught missing unto wall unto us both by night and by day,
them, all the while they were in all the while we were with them
Carmel. 8Ask thy young men, and they keeping the sheep. 17Now therefore
will tell thee; wherefore let the young know and consider what thou wilt do;
men find favour in thine eyes; for we for evil is determined against our
come on a good day; give, I pray thee, master, and against all his house; for
whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto he is such a base fellow, that one
thy servants, and to thy son David. cannot speak to him.
9 18
And when Davids young men Then Abigail made haste, and took
came, they spoke to Nabal according two hundred loaves, and two bottles of
to all those words in the name of wine, and five sheep ready dressed,
David, and ceased. 10And Nabal and five measures of parched corn, and
answered Davids servants, and said: a hundred clusters of raisins, and two
Who is David? and who is the son of hundred cakes of figs, and laid them
Jesse? there are many servants now-a- on asses. 19And she said unto her
days that break away every man from young men: Go on before me; behold,
his master; 11shall I then take my I come after you. But she told not her
bread, and my water, and my flesh that husband Nabal. 20And it was so, as she
I have killed for my shearers, and give rode on her ass, and came down by the
it unto men of whom I know not covert of the mountain, that, behold,
whence they are? 12So Davids young David and his men came down
men turned on their way, and went towards her; and she met them.
back, and came and told him according 21
Now David had said: Surely in vain
to all these words. 13And David said have I kept all that this fellow hath in
unto his men: Gird ye on every man the wilderness, so that nothing was
his sword. And they girded on every missed of all that pertained unto him;
man his sword; and David also girded and he hath returned me evil for good.
22
on his sword; and there went up after God do so unto the enemies of
David about four hundred men; and David, and more also, if I leave of all
two hundred abode by the baggage. that pertain to him by the morning
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light so much as one male. 23And sling out, as from the hollow of a
when Abigail saw David, she made sling. 30And it shall come to pass,
haste, and alighted from her ass, and when the LORD shall have done to my
fell before David on her face, and lord according to all the good that He
bowed down to the ground. 24And she hath spoken concerning thee, and shall
fell at his feet, and said: Upon me, my have appointed thee prince over Israel;
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lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let that this shall be no stumbling-block
thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my
thine ears, and hear thou the words of lord, either that thou hast shed blood
thy handmaid. 25Let not my lord, I without cause, or that my lord hath
pray thee, regard this base fellow, even found redress for himself. And when
Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: the LORD shall have dealt well with my
a
Nabal is his name, and churlishness is lord, then remember thy handmaid.
32
with him; but I thy handmaid saw not And David said to bAbigail:
the young men of my lord, whom thou Blessed be the LORD, the God of
didst send. 26Now therefore, my lord, Israel, who sent thee this day to meet
as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul me; 33and blessed be thy discretion,
liveth, seeing the LORD hath and blessed be thou, that hast kept me
withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, this day from bloodguiltiness, and
and from finding redress for thyself from finding redress for myself with
with thine own hand, now therefore let mine own hand. 34For in very deed, as
thine enemies, and them that seek evil the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth,
to my lord, be as Nabal. 27And now who hath withholden me from hurting
this present which thy servant hath thee, except thou hadst made haste and
brought unto my lord, let it be given come to meet me, surely there had not
unto the young men that follow my been left unto Nabal by the morning
lord. 28Forgive, I pray thee, the light so much as one male. 35So David
trespass of thy handmaid; for the LORD received of her hand that which she
will certainly make my lord a sure had brought him; and he said unto her:
house, because my lord fighteth the Go up in peace to thy house; see, I
battles of the LORD; and evil is not have hearkened to thy voice, and have
found in thee all thy days. 29And accepted thy person.
36
though man be risen up to pursue thee, And Abigail came to Nabal; and,
and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my behold, he held a feast in his house,
lord shall be bound in the bundle of like the feast of a king; and Nabals
life with the LORD thy God; and the heart was merry within him, for he
souls of thine enemies, them shall he was very drunken; wherefore she told
a b
That is, Churl. Heb. Abigal.
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him nothing, less or more, until the not David hide himself in the hill of
morning light. 37And it came to pass in Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
2
the morning, when the wine was gone Then Saul arose, and went down to
out of Nabal, that his wife told him the wilderness of Ziph, having three
these things, and his heart died within thousand chosen men of Israel with
him, and he became as a stone. 38And him, to seek David in the wilderness of
it came to pass about ten days after, Ziph. 3And Saul pitched in the hill of
that the LORD smote Nabal, so that he Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon,
died. by the way. But David abode in the
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And when David heard that Nabal wilderness, and he saw that Saul came
was dead, he said: Blessed be the after him into the wilderness. 4David
LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of therefore sent out spies, and
my reproach from the hand of Nabal, understood that Saul was come of a
and hath kept back His servant from certainty. 5And David arose, and came
evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal hath to the place where Saul had pitched;
the LORD returned upon his own head. and David beheld the place where Saul
And David sent and spoke concerning lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the
Abigail, to take her to him to wife. captain of his host; and Saul lay within
40
And when the servants of David the barricade, and the people pitched
were come to Abigail to Carmel, they round about him.
spoke unto her, saying: David hath 6
Then answered David and said to
sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai
wife. 41And she arose, and bowed the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab,
down with her face to the earth, and saying: Who will go down with me to
said: Behold, thy handmaid is a Saul to the camp? And Abishai said:
servant to wash the feet of the servants I will go down with thee. 7So David
of my lord. 42And Abigail hastened, and Abishai came to the people by
and arose, and rode upon an ass, with night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping
five damsels of hers that followed her; within the barricade, with his spear
and she went after the messengers of stuck in the ground at his head; and
David, and became his wife. Abner and the people lay round about
43
David also took Ahinoam of him. 8Then said Abishai to David:
Jezreel; and they became both of them God hath delivered up thine enemy
his wives. 44Now Saul had given into thy hand this day; now therefore
Michal his daughter, Davids wife, to let me smite him, I pray thee, with the
Palti the son of Laish, who was of spear to the earth at one stroke, and I
Gallim. will not smite him the second time.
9
And David said to Abishai: Destroy
26 And the Ziphites came unto
Saul to Gibeah, saying: Doth him not; for who can put forth his
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hand against the LORDS anointed, and 17
And Saul knew Davids voice, and
be guiltless? 10And David said: As said: Is this thy voice, my son
the LORD liveth, nay, but the LORD shall David? And David said: It is my
smite him; or his day shall come to voice, my lord, O king. 18And he said:
die; or he shall go down into battle, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after
and be swept away. 11The LORD forbid his servant? for what have I done? or
it me, that I should put forth my hand what evil is in my hand? 19Now
against the LORDS anointed; but now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the
take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his king hear the words of his servant. If it
head, and the cruse of water and let us be the LORD that hath stirred thee up
go. 12So David took the spear and the against me, let Him accept an offering;
cruse of water from Sauls head; and but if it be the children of men, cursed
they got them away, and no man saw be they before the LORD; for they have
it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; driven me out this day that I should
for they were all asleep; because a not cleave unto the inheritance of the
deep sleep from the LORD was fallen LORD, saying: Go, serve other gods.
20
upon them. Now therefore, let not my blood fall
13
Then David went over to the other to the earth away from the presence of
side, and stood on the top of the the LORD; for the king of Israel is come
mountain afar off; a great space being out to seek a single flea, as when one
between them. 14And David cried to doth hunt a partridge in the
the people, and to Abner the son of mountains.
Ner, saying: Answerest thou not, 21
Then said Saul: I have sinned;
Abner? Then Abner answered and return, my son David; for I will no
said: Who art thou that criest to the more do thee harm, because my life
king? 15And David said to Abner: Art was precious in thine eyes this day;
not thou a valiant man? and who is behold, I have played the fool and
like to thee in Israel? wherefore then erred exceedingly. 22And David
hast thou not kept watch over thy lord answered and said: Behold the kings
the king? for there came one of the spear! let then one of the young men
people in to destroy the king thy lord. come over and fetch it. 23And the LORD
16
This thing is not good that thou hast will render to every man his
done. As the LORD liveth, ye deserve to righteousness and his faithfulness;
die, because ye have not kept watch forasmuch as the LORD delivered thee
over your lord, the LORDS anointed. into my hand to-day, and I would not
And now, see, where the kings spear put forth my hand against the LORDS
is, and the cruse of water that was at anointed. 24And, behold, as thy life
his head. was much set by this day in mine eyes,
so let my life be much set by in the
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eyes of the LORD, and let Him deliver months. 8And David and his men went
me out of all tribulation. 25Then Saul up, and made a raid upon the
said to David: Blessed be thou, my Geshurites, and the Gizrites, and the
son David; thou shalt both do mightily, Amalekites; for those were the
and shalt surely prevail. So David inhabitants of the land, who were of
went his way, and Saul returned to his old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto
place. the land of Egypt. 9And David smote
And David said in his heart: I
27 shall now be swept away one
the land, and left neither man nor
woman alive, and took away the
day by the hand of Saul; there is sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and
nothing better for me than that I should the camels, and the apparel. And he
escape into the land of the Philistines; returned, and came to Achish. 10And
and Saul will despair of me, to seek Achish said: Whither have ye made a
me any more in all the borders of raid to-day? And David said: Against
Israel; so shall I escape out of his the South of Judah, and against the
hand. 2And David arose, and passed South of the Jerahmeelites, and against
over, he and the six hundred men that the South of the Kenites. 11And David
were with him, unto Achish the son of left neither man nor woman alive, to
Maoch, king of Gath. 3And David bring them to Gath, saying: Lest they
dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his should tell on us, saying: So did
men, every man with his household, David, and so hath been his manner all
even David with his two wives, the while he hath dwelt in the country
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail of the Philistines. 12And Achish
the Carmelitess, Nabals wife. 4And it believed David, saying: He hath made
was told Saul that David was fled to his people Israel utterly to abhor him;
Gath; and he sought no more again for therefore he shall be my servant for
him. ever.
5
And David said unto Achish: If
now I have found favour in thine eyes, 28 And it came to pass in those
days, that the Philistines
let them give me a place in one of the gathered their hosts together for
cities in the country, that I may dwell warfare, to fight with Israel. And
there; for why should thy servant Achish said unto David: Know thou
dwell in the royal city with thee? assuredly, that thou shalt go out with
6
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that me in the host, thou and thy men.
day; wherefore Ziklag belongeth unto 2
And David said to Achish: Therefore
the kings of Judah unto this day. thou shalt know what thy servant will
7
And the number of the days that do. And Achish said to David:
David dwelt in the country of the Therefore will I make thee keeper of
Philistines was a full year and four my head for ever.
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3
Now Samuel was dead, and all said: Bring me up Samuel. 12And
Israel had lamented him, and buried when the woman saw Samuel, she
him in Ramah, even in his own city. cried with a loud voice; and the
And Saul had put away those that woman spoke to Saul, saying: Why
divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit hast thou deceived me? for thou art
out of the land. 4And the Philistines Saul. 13And the king said unto her:
gathered themselves together, and Be not afraid; for what seest thou?
came and pitched in Shunem; and Saul And the woman said unto Saul: I see
gathered all Israel together, and they a godlike being coming up out of the
pitched in Gilboa. 5And when Saul earth. 14And he said unto her: What
saw the host of the Philistines, he was form is he of? And she said: An old
afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. man cometh up; and he is covered with
6
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, a robe. And Saul perceived that it was
the LORD answered him not, neither by Samuel, and he bowed with his face to
dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. the ground, and prostrated himself.
7
Then said Saul unto his servants: 15
And Samuel said to Saul: Why
Seek me a woman that divineth by a hast thou disquieted me, to bring me
ghost, that I may go to her, and inquire up? And Saul answered: I am sore
of her. And his servants said to him: distressed; for the Philistines make war
Behold, there is a woman that against me, and God is departed from
divineth by a ghost at En-dor. me, and answereth me no more,
8
And Saul disguised himself, and neither by prophets, nor by dreams;
put on other raiment, and went, he and therefore I have called thee, that thou
two men with him, and they came to mayest make known unto me what I
the woman by night; and he said: shall do. 16And Samuel said:
Divine unto me, I pray thee, by a Wherefore then dost thou ask of me,
ghost, and bring me up whomsoever I seeing the LORD is departed from thee,
shall name unto thee. 9And the and is become thine adversary? 17And
woman said unto him: Behold, thou the LORD hath wrought for Himself; as
knowest what Saul hath done, how he He spoke by me; and the LORD hath
hath cut off those that divine by a rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and
ghost or a familiar spirit out of the given it to thy neighbour, even to
land; wherefore then layest thou a David. 18Because thou didst not
snare for my life, to cause me to die? hearken to the voice of the LORD, and
10
And Saul swore to her by the LORD, didst not execute His fierce wrath
saying: As the LORD liveth, there shall upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD
no punishment happen to thee for this done this thing unto thee this day.
thing. 11Then said the woman: Whom 19
Moreover the LORD will deliver Israel
shall I bring up unto thee? And he also with thee into the hand of the
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Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou by hundreds, and by thousands; and
and thy sons be with me; the LORD will David and his men passed on in the
deliver the host of Israel also into the rearward with Achish. 3Then said the
hand of the Philistines. princes of the Philistines: What do
20
Then Saul fell straightway his full these Hebrews here? And Achish said
length upon the earth, and was sore unto the princes of the Philistines: Is
afraid, because of the words of not this David, the servant of Saul the
Samuel; and there was no strength in king of Israel, who hath been with me
him; for he had eaten no bread all the these days or these years, and I have
day, nor all the night. 21And the found no fault in him since he fell
woman came unto Saul, and saw that away unto me unto this day? 4But the
he was sore affrighted, and said unto princes of the Philistines were wroth
him: Behold, thy handmaid hath with him; and the princes of the
hearkened unto thy voice, and I have Philistines said unto him: Make the
put my life in my hand, and have man return, that he may go back to his
hearkened unto thy words which thou place where thou hast appointed him,
spokest unto me. 22Now therefore, I and let him not go down with us to
pray thee, hearken thou also unto the battle, lest in the battle he become an
voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a adversary to us; for wherewith should
morsel of bread before thee; and eat, this fellow reconcile himself unto his
that thou mayest have strength, when lord? should it not be with the heads of
thou goest on thy way. 23But he these men? 5Is not this David, of
refused, and said: I will not eat. But whom they sang one to another in
his servants, together with the woman, dances, saying:
urged him; and he hearkened unto Saul hath slain his thousands,
their voice. So he arose from the earth, And David his ten thousands?
and sat upon the bed. 24And the 6
Then Achish called David, and said
woman had a fatted calf in the house; unto him: As the LORD liveth, thou
and she made haste, and killed it; and hast been upright, and thy going out
she took flour, and kneaded it, and did and thy coming in with me in the host
bake unleavened bread thereof; 25and is good in my sight; for I have not
she brought it before Saul, and before found evil in thee since the day of thy
his servants; and they did eat. Then coming unto me unto this day;
they rose up, and went away that night. nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
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1 And it came to pass after the
death of Saul, when David was
thee, beside me, and slay me, for the
agony hath taken hold of me; because
returned from the slaughter of the my life is just yet in me. 10So I stood
Amalekites, and David had abode two beside him, and slew him, because I
days in Ziklag; 2it came even to pass was sure that he could not live after
on the third day, that, behold, a man that he was fallen; and I took the
came out of the camp from Saul with crown that was upon his head, and the
his clothes rent, and earth upon his bracelet that was on his arm, and have
head; and so it was, when he came to brought them hither unto my lord.
11
David, that he fell to the earth, and Then David took hold on his
prostrated himself. 3And David said clothes, and rent them; and likewise all
unto him: From whence comest the men that were with him. 12And
thou? And he said unto him: Out of they wailed, and wept, and fasted until
the camp of Israel am I escaped. 4And even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his
David said unto him: How went the son, and for the people of the LORD,
matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he and for the house of Israel; because
answered: The people are fled from they were fallen by the sword. 13And
the battle, and many of the people also David said unto the young man that
are fallen and dead; and Saul and told him: Whence art thou? And he
Jonathan his son are dead also. 5And answered: I am the son of an
David said unto the young man that Amalekite stranger. 14And David said
told him: How knowest thou that Saul unto him: How wast thou not afraid to
and Jonathan his son are dead? 6And put forth thy hand to destroy the
the young man that told him said: As LORDS anointed? 15And David called
I happened by chance upon mount one of the young men, and said: Go
Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his near, and fall upon him. And he smote
spear; and, lo, the chariots and the him that he died. 16And David said
horsemen pressed hard upon him. unto him: Thy blood be upon thy
7
And when he looked behind him, he head; for thy mouth hath testified
saw me, and called unto me. And I against thee, saying: I have slain the
answered: Here am I. 8And he said LORDS anointed.
17
unto me: Who art thou? And I And David lamented with this
answered him: I am an Amalekite. lamentation over Saul and over
9
And he said unto me: Stand, I pray Jonathan his son, 18and saidTo teach
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the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it How are the mighty fallen in the
is written in the book of Jashar: midst of the battle!
19
Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy
high places is slain! Jonathan upon thy high places is
How are the mighty fallen! slain!
26
I am distressed for thee, my
20
Tell it not in Gath, brother Jonathan;
Publish it not in the streets of Very pleasant hast thou been unto
Ashkelon; me;
Lest the daughters of the Philistines Wonderful was thy love to me,
rejoice, Passing the love of women.
27
Lest the daughters of the How are the mighty fallen,
uncircumcised triumph. And the weapons of war perished!
21
Ye mountains of Gilboa,
Let there be no dew nor rain upon
you, 2 And it came to pass after this, that
David inquired of the LORD,
Neither fields of choice fruits; saying: Shall I go up into any of the
For there the shield of the mighty cities of Judah? And the LORD said
was vilely cast away, unto him: Go up. And David said:
The shield of Saul, not anointed Whither shall I go up? And He said:
with oil. Unto Hebron. 2So David went up
22
From the blood of the slain, from thither, and his two wives also,
the fat of the mighty, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail
The bow of Jonathan turned not the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 3And
back, his men that were with him did David
And the sword of Saul returned not bring up, every man with his
empty. household; and they dwelt in the cities
23
Saul and Jonathan, the lovely and of Hebron. 4And the men of Judah
the pleasant came, and they there anointed David
In their lives, even in their death king over the house of Judah.
they were not divided; And they told David, saying: The
They were swifter than eagles, men of Jabesh-gilead were they that
They were stronger than lions. buried Saul. 5And David sent
24
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over messengers unto the men of Jabesh-
Saul, gilead, and said unto them: Blessed be
Who clothed you in scarlet, with ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this
other delights, kindness unto your lord, even unto
Who put ornaments of gold upon Saul, and have buried him. 6And now
your apparel. the LORD show kindness and truth unto
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you; and I also will requite you this fellows side; so they fell down
kindness, because ye have done this together; wherefore that place was
thing. 7Now therefore let your hands called aHelkath-hazzurim, which is in
be strong, and be ye valiant; for Saul Gibeon. 17And the battle was very sore
your lord is dead, and also the house of that day; and Abner was beaten, and
Judah have anointed me king over the men of Israel, before the servants
them. of David.
8 18
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain And the three sons of Zeruiah
of Sauls host, had taken Ish-bosheth were there, Joab, and Abishai, and
the son of Saul, and brought him over Asahel; and Asahel was as light of foot
to Mahanaim; 9and he made him king as one of the roes that are in the field.
19
over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, And Asahel pursued after Abner; and
and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, in going he turned not to the right hand
and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. nor to the left from following Abner.
10 20
Ish-bosheth Sauls son was forty Then Abner looked behind him, and
years old when he began to reign over said: Is it thou, Asahel? And he
Israel, and he reigned two years. But answered: It is I. 21And Abner said to
the house of Judah followed David. him: Turn thee aside to thy right hand
11
And the time that David was king in or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one
Hebron over the house of Judah was of the young men, and take thee his
seven years and six months. armour. But Asahel would not turn
12
And Abner the son of Ner, and the aside from following him. 22And
servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Abner said again to Asahel: Turn thee
Saul, went out from Mahanaim to aside from following me; wherefore
Gibeon. 13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, should I smite thee to the ground? how
and the servants of David, went out; then should I hold up my face to Joab
and they met together by the pool of thy brother? 23Howbeit he refused to
Gibeon, and sat down, the one on the turn aside; wherefore Abner with the
one side of the pool, and the other on hinder end of the spear smote him in
the other side of the pool. 14And Abner the groin, that the spear came out
said to Joab: Let the young men, I behind him; and he fell down there,
pray thee, arise and play before us. and died in the same place; and it
And Joab said: Let them arise. came to pass, that as many as came to
15
Then they arose and passed over by the place where Asahel fell down and
number: twelve for Benjamin, and for died stood still.
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and
twelve of the servants of David. 16And
they caught every one his fellow by a
the head, and thrust his sword in his That is, The field of the sharp
knives.
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But Joab and Abishai pursued after
Abner; and the sun went down when 3 Now there was long war between
the house of Saul and the house of
they were come to the hill of Ammah, David; and David waxed stronger and
that lieth before Giah by the way of stronger, but the house of Saul waxed
the wilderness of Gibeon. 25And the weaker and weaker.
2
children of Benjamin gathered And unto David were sons born in
themselves together after Abner, and Hebron; and his first-born was
became one band, and stood on the top Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
of a hill. 26Then Abner called to Joab, 3
and his second, Chileab, of Abigail
and said: Shall the sword devour for the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and
ever? knowest thou not that it will be the third, Absalom the son of Maacah
bitterness in the end? how long shall it the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
4
be then, ere thou bid the people return and the fourth, Adonijah the son of
from following their brethren? 27And Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the
Joab said: As God liveth, if thou hadst son of Abital; 5and the sixth, Ithream,
not spoken, surely then only after the of Eglah Davids wife. These were
morning the people had gone away, born to David in Hebron.
6
every one from following his brother. And it came to pass, while there
28
So Joab blew the horn, and all the was war between the house of Saul
people stood still, and pursued after and the house of David, that Abner
Israel no more, neither fought they any showed himself strong in the house of
more. 29And Abner and his men went Saul. 7Now Saul had a concubine,
all that night through the Arabah; and whose name was Rizpah, the daughter
they passed over the Jordan, and went of Aiah; and [Ish-bosheth] said to
through all Bithron, and came to Abner: Wherefore hast thou gone in
Mahanaim. unto my fathers concubine? 8Then
30
And Joab returned from following was Abner very wroth for the words of
Abner; and when he had gathered all Ish-bosheth, and said: Am I a dogs
the people together, there lacked of head that belongeth to Judah? This day
Davids servants nineteen men and do I show kindness unto the house of
Asahel. 31But the servants of David Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to
had smitten of Benjamin, even of his friends, and have not delivered thee
Abners menthree hundred and into the hand of David, and yet thou
threescore men died. 32And they took chargest me this day with a fault
up Asahel, and buried him in the concerning this woman. 9God do so to
sepulchre of his father, which was in Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD
Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men hath sworn to David, I do not even so
went all night, and the day broke upon to him; 10to transfer the kingdom from
them at Hebron. the house of Saul, and to set up the
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throne of David over Israel and over Benjamin. 20So Abner came to David
Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. to Hebron, and twenty men with him.
11
And he could not answer Abner And David made Abner and the men
another word, because he feared him. that were with him a feast. 21And
12
And Abner sent messengers to Abner said unto David: I will arise
David straightway, saying: Whose is and go, and will gather all Israel unto
the land? saying also: Make thy my lord the king, that they may make a
league with me, and, behold, my hand covenant with thee, and that thou
shall be with thee, to bring over all mayest reign over all that thy soul
Israel unto thee. 13And he said: Well; desireth. And David sent Abner away;
I will make a league with thee; but one and he went in peace.
22
thing I require of thee, that is, thou And, behold, the servants of David
shalt not see my face, except thou first and Joab came from a foray, and
bring Michal Sauls daughter, when brought in a great spoil with them; but
thou comest to see my face. 14And Abner was not with David in Hebron;
David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth for he had sent him away, and he was
Sauls son, saying: Deliver me my gone in peace. 23When Joab and all the
wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me host that was with him were come,
for a hundred foreskins of the they told Joab, saying: Abner the son
Philistines. 15And Ish-bosheth sent, of Ner came to the king, and he hath
and took her from her husband, even sent him away, and he is gone in
from Paltiel the son of Laish. 16And peace. 24Then Joab came to the king,
her husband went with her, weeping as and said: What hast thou done?
he went, and followed her to Bahurim. behold, Abner came unto thee; why is
Then said Abner unto him: Go, it that thou hast sent him away, and he
return; and he returned. is quite gone? 25Thou knowest Abner
17
And Abner had communication the son of Ner, that he came to deceive
with the elders of Israel, saying: In thee, and to know thy going out and
times past ye sought for David to be thy coming in, and to know all that
king over you; 18now then do it; for the thou doest. 26And when Joab was
LORD hath spoken of David, saying: By come out from David, he sent
the hand of My servant David I will messengers after Abner, and they
save My people Israel out of the hand brought him back from Bor-sirah; but
of the Philistines, and out of the hand David knew it not.
of all their enemies. 19And Abner also 27
And when Abner was returned to
spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Hebron, Joab took him aside into the
Abner went also to speak in the ears of midst of the gate to speak with him
David in Hebron all that seemed good quietly, and smote him there in the
to Israel, and to the whole house of groin, that he died, for the blood of
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Asahel his brother. 28And afterward Israel understood that day that it was
when David heard it, he said: I and not of the king to slay Abner the son of
my kingdom are guiltless before the Ner. 38And the king said unto his
LORD for ever from the blood of Abner servants: Know ye not that there is a
the son of Ner; 29let it fall upon the prince and a great man fallen this day
head of Joab, and upon all his fathers in Israel? 39And I am this day weak,
house; and let there not fail from the and just anointed king; and these men
house of Joab one that hath an issue, or the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for
that is a leper, or that leaneth on a me; the LORD reward the evildoer
staff, or that falleth by the sword, or according to his wickedness.
that lacketh bread. 30So Joab and
Abishai his brother slew Abner,
because he had killed their brother 4 And when Sauls son heard that
Abner was dead in Hebron, his
Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. hands became feeble, and all the
31
And David said to Joab, and to all Israelites were affrighted. 2And Sauls
the people that were with him: Rend son had two men that were captains of
your clothes, and gird you with bands; the name of the one was
sackcloth, and wail before Abner. Baanah, and the name of the other
And king David followed the bier. Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the
32
And they buried Abner in Hebron; Beerothite, of the children of
and the king lifted up his voice, and Benjamin; for Beeroth also is reckoned
wept at the grave of Abner; and all the to Benjamin; 3and the Beerothites fled
people wept. 33And the king lamented to Gittaim, and have been sojourners
for Abner, and said: there until this day.
4
Should Abner die as a churl dieth Now Jonathan, Sauls son, had a
34
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy son that was lame of his feet. He was
feet put into fetters; five years old when the tidings came
As a man falleth before the children of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel,
of iniquity, so didst thou fall. and his nurse took him up, and fled;
And all the people wept again over and it came to pass, as she made haste
him. 35And all the people came to to flee, that he fell, and became lame.
cause David to eat bread while it was And his name was Mephibosheth.
5
yet day; but David swore, saying: And the sons of Rimmon the
God do so to me, and more also, if I Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went,
taste bread, or aught else, till the sun and came about the heat of the day to
be down. 36And all the people took the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took
notice of it, and it pleased them; his rest at noon. 6And they came
whatsoever the king did, pleased all thither into the midst of the house, as
the people. 37So all the people and all though they would have fetched
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wheat; and they smote him in the thy flesh. 2In times past, when Saul
groin; and Rechab and Baanah his was king over us, it was thou that didst
brother escaped. 7Now when they lead out and bring in Israel; and the
came into the house, as he lay on his LORD said to thee: Thou shalt feed My
bed in his bed-chamber, they smote people Israel, and thou shalt be prince
him, and slew him, and beheaded him, over Israel. 3So all the elders of Israel
and took his head, and went by the came to the king to Hebron; and king
way of the Arabah all night. 8And they David made a covenant with them in
brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto Hebron before the LORD; and they
David to Hebron, and said to the king: anointed David king over Israel.
Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the 4
David was thirty years old when he
son of Saul thine enemy, who sought began to reign, and he reigned forty
thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my years. 5In Hebron he reigned over
lord the king this day of Saul, and of Judah seven years and six months; and
his seed. 2009And David answered in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and
Rechab and Baanah his brother, the three years over all Israel and Judah.
6
sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and And the king and his men went to
said unto them: As the LORD liveth, Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the
who hath redeemed my soul out of all inhabitants of the land, who spoke
adversity, 10when one told me, saying: unto David, saying: Except thou take
Behold, Saul is dead, and he was in his away the blind and the lame, thou shalt
own eyes as though he brought good not come in hither; thinking: David
tidings, I took hold of him, and slew cannot come in hither. 7Nevertheless
him in Ziklag, instead of giving a David took the stronghold of Zion; the
reward for his tidings. 11How much same is the city of David. 8And David
more, when wicked men have slain a said on that day: Whosoever smiteth
righteous person in his own house the Jebusites, and getteth up to the
upon his bed, shall I not now require gutter, and [taketh away] the lame and
his blood of your hand, and take you the blind, that are hated of Davids
away from the earth? 12And David soul. Wherefore they say: There
commanded his young men, and they are the blind and the lame; he cannot
slew them, and cut off their hands and come into the house. 9And David
their feet, and hanged them up beside dwelt in the stronghold, and called it
the pool in Hebron. But they took the the city of David. And David built
head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in round about from Millo and inward.
10
the grave of Abner in Hebron. And David waxed greater and
a
That is, The possessor of breaches.
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of Israel played before the LORD with fatling. 14And David danced before the
all manner of instruments made of LORD with all his might; and David
cypress-wood, and with harps, and was girded with a linen ephod. 15So
with psalteries, and with timbrels, and David and all the house of Israel
with sistra, and with cymbals. brought up the ark of the LORD with
6
And when they came to the shouting, and with the sound of the
threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put horn.
16
forth his hand to the ark of God, and And it was so, as the ark of the
took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled. LORD came into the city of David, that
7
And the anger of the LORD was Michal the daughter of Saul looked out
kindled against Uzzah; and God smote at the window, and saw king David
him there for his error; and there he leaping and dancing before the LORD;
died by the ark of God. 8And David and she despised him in her heart.
17
was displeased, because the LORD had And they brought in the ark of the
broken forth upon Uzzah; and that LORD, and set it in its place, in the
place was called aPerez-uzzah, unto midst of the tent that David had
this day 9And David was afraid of the pitched for it; and David offered burnt-
LORD that day; and he said: How shall offerings and peace-offerings before
the ark of the LORD come unto me? the LORD. 18And when David had made
10
So David would not remove the ark an end of offering the burnt-offering
of the LORD unto him into the city of and the peace-offerings, he blessed the
David; but David carried it aside into people in the name of the LORD of
the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. hosts. 19And he dealt among all the
11
And the ark of the LORD remained in people, even among the whole
the house of Obed-edom the Gittite multitude of Israel, both to men and
three months; and the LORD blessed women, to every one a cake of bread,
Obed-edom, and all his house. and a cake made in a pan, and a sweet
12
And it was told king David, cake. So all the people departed every
saying: The LORD hath blessed the one to his house.
20
house of Obed-edom, and all that Then David returned to bless his
pertaineth unto him, because of the ark household. And Michal the daughter
of God. And David went and brought of Saul came out to meet David, and
up the ark of God from the house of said: How did the king of Israel get
Obed-edom into the city of David with him honour to-day, who uncovered
joy. 13And it was so, that when they himself to-day in the eyes of the
that bore the ark of the LORD had gone handmaids of his servants, as one of
six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a the vain fellows shamelessly
uncovereth himself! 21And David
a
said unto Michal: Before the LORD,
That is, The breach of Uzzah.
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who chose me above thy father, and sheepcote, from following the sheep,
above all his house, to appoint me that thou shouldest be prince over My
prince over the people of the LORD, people, over Israel. 9And I have been
over Israel, before the LORD will I with thee whithersoever thou didst go,
make merry. 22And I will be yet more and have cut off all thine enemies from
vile than thus, and will be base in mine before thee; and I will make thee a
own sight; and with the handmaids great name, like unto the name of the
whom thou hast spoken of, with them great ones that are in the earth. 10And I
will I get me honour. 23And Michal will appoint a place for My people
the daughter of Saul had no child unto Israel, and will plant them, that they
the day of her death. may dwell in their own place, and be
devoureth in one manner or another; art the man. Thus saith the LORD, the
make thy battle more strong against God of Israel: I anointed thee king
the city, and overthrow it; and over Israel, and I delivered thee out of
encourage thou him. the hand of Saul; 8and I gave thee thy
26
And when the wife of Uriah heard masters house, and thy masters wives
that Uriah her husband was dead, she into thy bosom, and gave thee the
made lamentation for her husband. house of Israel and of Judah; and if
27
And when the mourning was past, that were too little, then would I add
David sent and took her home to his unto thee so much more. 9Wherefore
house, and she became his wife, and hast thou despised the word of the
bore him a son. But the thing that LORD, to do that which is evil in My
David had done displeased the LORD. sight? Uriah the Hittite thou hast
The saying of David the son of These are the names of the mighty
Jesse, men whom David had: Josheb-
And the saying of the man raised on basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of
high, the captains; the same was Adino the
The anointed of the God of Jacob, Eznite; [he lifted up his spear] against
And the sweet singer of Israel: eight hundred, whom he slew at one
2
The spirit of the LORD spoke by me, time.
9
And His word was upon my tongue. And after him was Eleazar the son
of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, one of
3
The God of Israel said, the three mighty men with David,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me: when they jeoparded their lives against
Ruler over men shall be the Philistines that were there gathered
The righteous, even he that ruleth in together to battle, and the men of
the fear of God, Israel were gone away; 10he stood
4
And as the light of the morning, firm, and smote the Philistines until his
when the sun riseth, hand was weary, and his hand did
A morning without clouds; cleave unto the sword; and the LORD
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wrought a great victory that day; and against three hundred and slew them,
the people returned after him only to and had a name among the three. 19He
strip the slain. was most honourable of the three;
11
And after him was Shammah the therefore he was made their captain;
son of Age the Ararite. And the howbeit he attained not unto the first
Philistines were gathered together into three.
20
a troop, where was a plot of ground And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
full of lentils; and the people fled from the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel,
the Philistines. 12But he stood in the who had done mighty deeds, he smote
midst of the plot, and defended it, and the two altar-hearths of Moab; he went
slew the Philistines; and the LORD down also and slew a lion in the midst
wrought a great victory. of a pit in time of snow; 21and he slew
13
And three of the thirty chief went an Egyptian, a goodly man; and the
down, and came to David in the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but
harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; he went down to him with a staff, and
and the troop of the Philistines were plucked the spear out of the Egyptians
encamped in the valley of Rephaim. hand, and slew him with his own
14
And David was then in the spear. 22These things did Benaiah the
stronghold, and the garrison of the son of Jehoiada, and had a name
Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. among the three mighty men. 23He was
15
And David longed, and said: Oh that more honourable than the thirty, but he
one would give me water to drink of attained not to the first three. And
the well of Beth-lehem, which is by David set him over his guard.
the gate! 16And the three mighty men 24
Asahel the brother of Joab was one
broke through the host of the of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo
Philistines, and drew water out of the of Beth-lehem; 25Shammah the
well of Beth-lehem, that was by the Harodite, Elika the Harodite; 26Helez
gate, and took it, and brought it to the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the
David; but he would not drink thereof, Tekoite; 27Abiezer the Anathothite,
but poured it out unto the LORD. 17And Mebunnai the Hushathite; 28Zalmon
he said: Be it far from me, O LORD, the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite;
29
that I should do this; shall I drink the Heleb the son of Baanah the
blood of the men that went in jeopardy Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of
of their lives? therefore he would not Gibeah of the children of Benjamin;
30
drink it. These things did the three Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of
31
mighty men. Nahale-gaash; Abi-albon the
18
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite;
32
the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons
three. And he lifted up his spear of Jashen, Jonathan; 33Shammah the
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Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the came to Dan-jaan, and round about to
Ararite; 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, Zidon, 7and came to the stronghold of
the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the Tyre, and to all the cities of the
son of Ahithophel the Gilonite; Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and
35
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the they went out to the south of Judah, at
Arbite; 36Igal the son of Nathan of Beer-sheba. 8So when they had gone to
Zobah, Bani the Gadite; 37Zelek the and fro through all the land, they came
Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, to Jerusalem at the end of nine months
armour-bearer to Joab the son of and twenty days. 9And Joab gave up
Zeruiah; 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the the sum of the numbering of the
Ithrite; 39Uriah the Hittite. Thirty and people unto the king; and there were in
seven in all. Israel eight hundred thousand valiant
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1 Now King David was old and
stricken in years; and they
and oxen and fatlings by the stone of
Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel;
covered him with clothes, but he could and he called all his brethren the
get no heat. 2Wherefore his servants kings sons, and all the men of Judah
said unto him: Let there be sought for the kings servants; 10but Nathan the
my lord the king a young virgin; and prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty
let her stand before the king, and be a men, and Solomon his brother, he
companion unto him; and let her lie in called not.
11
thy bosom, that my lord the king may Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-
get heat. 3So they sought for a fair sheba the mother of Solomon, saying:
damsel throughout all the borders of Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the
Israel, and found Abishag the son of Haggith doth reign, and David
Shunammite, and brought her to the our lord knoweth it not? 12Now
king. 4And the damsel was very fair; therefore come, let me, I pray thee,
and she became a companion unto the give thee counsel, that thou mayest
king, and ministered to him; but the save thine own life, and the life of thy
king knew her not. son Solomon. 13Go and get thee in
5
Now Adonijah the son of Haggith unto king David, and say unto him:
exalted himself, saying: I will be Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear
king; and he prepared him chariots unto thy handmaid, saying: Assuredly
and horsemen, and fifty men to run Solomon thy son shall reign after me,
before him. 6And his father had not and he shall sit upon my throne? why
grieved him all his life in saying: then doth Adonijah reign? 14Behold,
Why hast thou done so? and he was while thou yet talkest there with the
also a very goodly man; and he was king, I also will come in after thee, and
born after Absalom. 7And he conferred confirm thy words.
15
with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with And Bath-sheba went in unto the
Abiathar the priest; and they following king into the chamber.Now the king
Adonijah helped him. 8But Zadok the was very old; and Abishag the
priest, and Benaiah the son of Shunammite ministered unto the
Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and king.16And Bath-sheba bowed, and
Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men prostrated herself unto the king. And
that belonged to David, were not with the king said: What wouldest thou?
Adonijah. 9And Adonijah slew sheep 17
And she said unto him: My lord,
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thou didst swear by the LORD thy God of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon
unto thy handmaid: Assuredly hath he not called. 27Is this thing done
Solomon thy son shall reign after me, by my lord the king, and thou hast not
and he shall sit upon my throne. 18And declared unto thy servant who should
now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and sit on the throne of my lord the king
thou, my lord the king, knowest it not. after him?
19 28
And he hath slain oxen and fatlings Then king David answered and
and sheep in abundance, and hath said: Call me Bath-sheba. And she
called all the sons of the king, and came into the kings presence, and
Abiathar, the priest, and Joab the stood before the king. 29And the king
captain of the host; but Solomon thy swore and said: As the LORD liveth,
servant hath he not called. 20And thou, who hath redeemed my soul out of all
my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel adversity, 30verily as I swore unto thee
are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell by the LORD, the God of Israel, saying:
them who shall sit on the throne of my Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
lord the king after him. 21Otherwise it after me, and he shall sit upon my
will come to pass, when my lord the throne in my stead; verily so will I do
king shall sleep with his fathers, that I this day. 31Then Bath-sheba bowed
and my son Solomon shall be counted with her face to the earth, and
offenders. prostrated herself to the king, and said:
22
And, lo, while she yet talked with Let my lord king David live for ever.
the king, Nathan the prophet came in. 32
And king David said: Call me
23
And they told the king, saying: Zadok the priest, and Nathan the
Behold Nathan the prophet. And prophet, and Benaiah the son of
when he was come in before the king, Jehoiada. And they came before the
he bowed down before the king with king. 33And the king said unto them:
his face to the ground. 24And Nathan Take with you the servants of your
said: My lord, O king, hast thou said: lord, and cause Solomon my son to
Adonijah shall reign after me, and he ride upon mine own mule, and bring
shall sit upon my throne? 25For he is him down to Gihon. 34And let Zadok
gone down this day, and hath slain the priest and Nathan the prophet
oxen and fatlings and sheep in anoint him there king over Israel; and
abundance, and hath called all the blow ye with the horn, and say: Long
kings sons, and the captains of the live king Solomon. 35Then ye shall
host, and Abiathar the priest; and, come up after him, and he shall come
behold, they eat and drink before him, and sit upon my throne; for he shall be
and say: Long live king Adonijah. king in my stead; and I have appointed
26
But me, even me thy servant, and him to be prince over Israel and over
Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son Judah. 36And Benaiah the son of
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Jehoiada answered the king, and said: they have caused him to ride upon the
Amen; so say the LORD, the God of kings mule. 45And Zadok the priest
my lord the king. 37As the LORD hath and Nathan the prophet have anointed
been with my lord the king, even so be him king in Gihon; and they are come
He with Solomon, and make his throne up from thence rejoicing, so that the
greater than the throne of my lord king city is in an uproar. This is the noise
David. that ye have heard. 46And also
38
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan Solomon sitteth on the throne of the
the prophet, and Benaiah the son of kingdom. 47And moreover the kings
Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the servants came to bless our lord king
Pelethites, went down, and caused David, saying: God make the name of
Solomon to ride upon king Davids Solomon better than thy name, and
mule, and brought him to Gihon. make his throne greater than thy
39
And Zadok the priest took the horn throne; and the king bowed down upon
of oil out of the Tent, and anointed the bed. 48And also thus said the king:
Solomon. And they blew the rams Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
horn; and all the people said: Long who hath given one to sit on my throne
live king Solomon. 40And all the this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
49
people came up after him, and the And all the guests of Adonijah
people piped with pipes, and rejoiced were afraid, and rose up, and went
with great joy, so that the earth rent every man his way. 50And Adonijah
with the sound of them. feared because of Solomon; and he
41
And Adonijah and all the guests arose, and went, and caught hold on
that were with him heard it as they had the horns of the altar. 51And it was told
made an end of eating. And when Joab Solomon, saying: Behold, Adonijah
heard the sound of the horn, he said: feareth king Solomon; for, lo, he hath
Wherefore is this noise of the city laid hold on the horns of the altar,
being in an uproar? 42While he yet saying: Let king Solomon swear unto
spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of me first of all that he will not slay his
Abiathar the priest came; and servant with the sword. 52And
Adonijah said: Come in; for thou art a Solomon said: If he shall show
worthy man, and bringest good himself a worthy man, there shall not a
tidings. 43And Jonathan answered and hair of him fall to the earth; but if
said to Adonijah: Verily our lord king wickedness be found in him, he shall
David hath made Solomon king. 44And die. 53So king Solomon sent, and they
the king hath sent with him Zadok the brought him down from the altar. And
priest, and Nathan the prophet, and he came and prostrated himself before
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the king Solomon; and Solomon said unto
Cherethites and the Pelethites, and him: Go to thy house.
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2 Now the days of David drew nigh
that he should die; and he charged
Bahurim, who cursed me with a
grievous curse in the day when I went
Solomon his son, saying: 2I go the to Mahanaim; but he came down to
way of all the earth; be thou strong meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to
therefore, and show thyself a man; him by the LORD, saying: I will not put
3
and keep the charge of the LORD thy thee to death with the sword. 9Now
God, to walk in His ways, to keep His therefore hold him not guiltless, for
statutes, and His commandments, and thou art a wise man; and thou wilt
His ordinances, and His testimonies, know what thou oughtest to do unto
according to that which is written in him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head
the law of Moses, that thou mayest down to the grave with blood.
10
prosper in all that thou doest, and And David slept with his fathers,
whithersoever thou turnest thyself; and was buried in the city of David.
4 11
that the LORD may establish His word And the days that David reigned over
which He spoke concerning me, Israel were forty years: seven years
saying: If thy children take heed to reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and
their way, to walk before Me in truth three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12
with all their heart and with all their And Solomon sat upon the throne of
soul, there shall not fail thee, said He, David his father; and his kingdom was
a man on the throne of Israel. established firmly.
5 13
Moreover thou knowest also what Then Adonijah the son of Haggith
Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, came to Bath-sheba the mother of
even what he did to the two captains of Solomon. And she said: Comest thou
the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son peaceably? And he said: Peaceably.
of Ner and unto Amasa the son of 14
He said moreover: I have somewhat
Jether, whom he slew, and shed the to say unto thee. And she said: Say
blood of war in peace, and put the on. 15And he said: Thou knowest that
blood of war upon his girdle that was the kingdom was mine, and that all
about his loins, and in his shoes that Israel set their faces on me, that I
were on his feet. 6Do therefore should reign; howbeit the kingdom is
according to thy wisdom, and let not turned about, and is become my
his hoar head go down to the grave in brothers; for it was his from the LORD.
peace. 7But show kindness unto the 16
And now I ask one petition of thee,
sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let deny me not. And she said unto him:
them be of those that eat at thy table; Say on. 17And he said: Speak, I pray
for so they drew nigh unto me when I thee, unto Solomon the kingfor he
fled from Absalom thy brother. 8And, will not say thee naythat he give me
behold, there is with thee Shimei the Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
son of Gera, the Benjamite, of
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18
And Bath-sheba said: Well; I will thee to death, because thou didst bear
speak for thee unto the king. the ark of the Lord GOD before David
19
Bath-sheba therefore went unto my father, and because thou wast
king Solomon, to speak unto him for afflicted in all wherein my father was
Adonijah. And the king rose up to afflicted. 27So Solomon thrust out
meet her, and bowed down unto her, Abiathar from being priest unto the
and sat down on his throne, and caused LORD; that the word of the LORD might
a throne to be set for the kings be fulfilled, which He spoke
mother; and she sat on his right hand. concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
20
Then she said: I ask one small 28
And the tidings came to Joab; for
petition of thee; deny me not. And the Joab had turned after Adonijah, though
king said unto her: Ask on, my he turned not after Absalom. And Joab
mother; for I will not deny thee. fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and
21
And she said: Let Abishag the caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy 29
And it was told king Solomon: Joab
brother to wife. 22And king Solomon is fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and,
answered and said unto his mother: behold, he is by the altar. Then
And why dost thou ask Abishag the Solomon sent Benaiah the son of
Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him Jehoiada, saying: Go, fall upon him.
30
the kingdom also; for he is mine elder And Benaiah came to the Tent of the
brother; even for him, and for Abiathar LORD, and said unto him: Thus saith
the priest, and for Joab the son of the king: Come forth. And he said:
Zeruiah. 23Then king Solomon swore Nay; but I will die here. And
by the LORD, saying: God do so to me, Benaiah brought back word unto the
and more also, if Adonijah have not king, saying: Thus said Joab, and thus
spoken this word against his own life. he answered me. 31And the king said
24
Now therefore as the LORD liveth, unto him: Do as he hath said, and fall
who hath established me, and set me upon him, and bury him; that thou
on the throne of David my father, and mayest take away the blood, which
who hath made me a house, as He Joab shed without cause, from me and
promised, surely Adonijah shall be put from my fathers house. 32And the
to death this day. 25And king Solomon LORD will return his blood upon his
sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of own head, because he fell upon two
Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that men more righteous and better than he,
he died. and slew them with the sword, and my
26
And unto Abiathar the priest said father David knew it not: Abner the
the king: Get thee to Anathoth, unto son of Ner, captain of the host of
thine own fields; for thou art deserving Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
of death; but I will not at this time put captain of the host of Judah. 33So shall
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their blood return upon the head of said unto him: Did I not make thee to
Joab, and upon the head of his seed for swear by the LORD, and forewarned
ever; but unto David, and unto his thee, saying: Know for certain, that on
seed, and unto his house, and unto his the day thou goest out, and walkest
throne, shall there be peace for ever abroad any whither, thou shalt surely
from the LORD. 34Then Benaiah the die? and thou saidst unto me: The
son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon saying is good; I have heard it. 43Why
him, and slew him; and he was buried then hast thou not kept the oath of the
in his own house in the wilderness. LORD, and the commandment that I
35
And the king put Benaiah the son of have charged thee with? 44The king
Jehoiada in his room over the host; and said moreover to Shimei: Thou
Zadok the priest did the king put in the knowest all the wickedness which thy
room of Abiathar. heart is privy to, that thou didst to
36
And the king sent and called for David my father; therefore the LORD
Shimei, and said unto him: Build thee shall return thy wickedness upon thine
a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, own head. 45But king Solomon shall be
and go not forth thence any whither. blessed, and the throne of David shall
37
For on the day thou goest out, and be established before the LORD for
passest over the brook Kidron, know ever. 46So the king commanded
thou for certain that thou shalt surely Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he
die; thy blood shall be upon thine own went out, and fell upon him, so that he
head. 38And Shimei said unto the died.
king: The saying is good; as my lord And the kingdom was established in
the hand of Solomon. 1And
the king hath said, so will thy servant
do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem 3 Solomon became allied to
many days. Pharaoh king of Egypt by marriage,
39
And it came to pass at the end of and took Pharaohs daughter, and
three years, that two of the servants of brought her into the city of David,
Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of until he had made an end of building
Maacah, king of Gath. And they told his own house, and the house of the
Shimei, saying: Behold, thy servants LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round
are in Gath. 40And Shimei arose, and about. 2Only the people sacrificed in
saddled his ass, and went to Gath to the high places, because there was no
Achish, to seek his servants; and house built for the name of the LORD
Shimei went, and brought his servants until those days. 3And Solomon loved
from Gath. 41And it was told Solomon the LORD, walking in the statutes of
that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem David his father; only he sacrificed
to Gath, and was come back. 42And the and offered in the high places.
king sent and called for Shimei, and
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And the king went to Gibeon to an understanding heart; so that there
sacrifice there; for that was the great hath been none like thee before thee,
high place; a thousand burnt-offerings neither after thee shall any arise like
did Solomon offer upon that altar. 5In unto thee. 13And I have also given thee
Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon that which thou hast not asked, both
in a dream by night; and God said: riches and honourso that there hath
Ask what I shall give thee. 6And not been any among the kings like
Solomon said: Thou hast shown unto unto theeall thy days. 14And if thou
Thy servant David my father great wilt walk in My ways, to keep My
kindness, according as he walked statutes and My commandments, as
before Thee in truth, and in thy father David did walk, then I will
righteousness, and in uprightness of lengthen thy days. 15And Solomon
heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept awoke, and, behold, it was a dream;
for him this great kindness, that Thou and he came to Jerusalem, and stood
hast given him a son to sit on his before the ark of the covenant of the
throne, as it is this day. 7And now, O LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings,
LORD my God, Thou hast made Thy and offered peace-offerings, and made
servant king instead of David my a feast to all his servants.
16
father; and I am but a little child; I Then came there two women, that
know not how to go out or come in. were harlots, unto the king, and stood
8
And Thy servant is in the midst of before him. 17And the one woman
Thy people which Thou hast chosen, a said: Oh, my lord, I and this woman
great people, that cannot be numbered dwell in one house; and I was
nor counted for multitude. 9Give Thy delivered of a child with her in the
servant therefore an understanding house. 18And it came to pass the third
heart to judge Thy people, that I may day after I was delivered, that this
discern between good and evil; for woman was delivered also; and we
who is able to judge this Thy great were together; there was no stranger
people? 10And the speech pleased the with us in the house, save we two in
LORD, that Solomon had asked this the house. 19And this womans child
thing. 11And God said unto him: died in the night; because she overlay
Because thou hast asked this thing, it. 20And she arose at midnight, and
and hast not asked for thyself long life; took my son from beside me, while thy
neither hast asked riches for thyself, handmaid slept, and laid it in her
nor hast asked the life of thine bosom, and laid her dead child in my
enemies; but hast asked for thyself bosom. 21And when I rose in the
understanding to discern justice; morning to give my child suck,
12
behold, I have done according to thy behold, it was dead; but when I had
word: lo, I have given thee a wise and looked well at it in the morning,
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behold, it was not my son, whom I did Azariah the son of Nathan was over
bear. 22And the other woman said: the officers; and Zabud the son of
Nay; but the living is my son, and the Nathan was chief minister and the
dead is thy son. And this said: No; kings friend; 6and Ahishar was over
but the dead is thy son, and the living the household; and Adoniram the son
is my son. Thus they spoke before the of Abda was over the levy.
7
king. And Solomon had twelve officers
23
Then said the king: The one saith: over all Israel, who provided victuals
This is my son that liveth, and thy son for the king and his household: each
is the dead; and the other saith: Nay; man had to make provision for a
but thy son is the dead, and my son is month in the year. 8And these are their
the living. 24And the king said: Fetch names: The son of Hur, in the hill-
me a sword. And they brought a country of Ephraim; 9the son of Deker,
sword before the king. 25And the king in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-
said: Divide the living child in two, shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; 10the
and give half to the one, and half to the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him
other. 26Then spoke the woman whose pertained Socoh, and all the land of
the living child was unto the king, for Hepher; 11the son of Abinadab, in all
her heart yearned upon her son, and the region of Dor; he had Taphath the
she said: Oh, my lord, give her the daughter of Solomon to wife; 12Baana
living child, and in no wise slay it. the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and
But the other said: It shall be neither Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is
mine nor thine; divide it. 27Then the beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from
king answered and said: Give her the Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as
living child, and in no wise slay it: she beyond Jokmeam; 13the son of Geber,
is the mother thereof. 28And all Israel in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the
heard of the judgment which the king villages of Jair the son of Manasseh,
had judged; and they feared the king; which are in Gilead; even to him
for they saw that the wisdom of God pertained the region of Argob, which
was in him, to do justice. is in Bashan, threescore great cities
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him: He was a hairy man, and girt
1 AND Moab rebelled against Israel
after the death of Ahab. with a girdle of leather about his
2
And Ahaziah fell down through the loins. And he said: It is Elijah the
lattice in his upper chamber that was in Tishbite.
9
Samaria, and was sick; and he sent Then the king sent unto him a
messengers, and said unto them: Go, captain of fifty with his fifty. And he
inquire of Baal-zebub the god of went up to him; and, behold, he sat on
Ekron whether I shall recover of this the top of the hill. And he spoke unto
sickness. 3But an angel of the LORD him: O man of God, the king hath
said to Elijah the Tishbite: Arise, go said: Come down. 10And Elijah
up to meet the messengers of the king answered and said to the captain of
of Samaria, and say unto them: Is it fifty: If I be a man of God, let fire
because there is no God in Israel, that come down from heaven, and consume
ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god thee and thy fifty. And there came
of Ekron? 4Now therefore thus saith down fire from heaven, and consumed
the LORD: Thou shalt not come down him and his fifty. 11And again he sent
from the bed whither thou art gone up, unto him another captain of fifty with
but shalt surely die. And Elijah his fifty. And he answered and said
departed. 5And the messengers unto him: O man of God, thus hath
returned unto him, and he said unto the king said: Come down quickly.
them: Why is it that ye are returned? 12
And Elijah answered and said unto
6
And they said unto him: There came them: If I be a man of God, let fire
up a man to meet us, and said unto us: come down from heaven, and consume
Go, return unto the king that sent you, thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God
and say unto him: Thus saith the LORD: came down from heaven, and
Is it because there is no God in Israel, consumed him and his fifty. 13And
that thou sendest to inquire of Baal- again he sent the captain of a third
zebub the god of Ekron? therefore fifty with his fifty. And the third
thou shalt not come down from the bed captain of fifty went up, and came and
whither thou art gone up, but shalt fell on his knees before Elijah, and
surely die. 7And he said unto them: besought him, and said unto him: O
What manner of man was he that man of God, I pray thee, let my life,
came up to meet you, and told you and the life of these fifty thy servants,
these words? 8And they answered be precious in thy sight. 14Behold,
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there came fire down from heaven, and away thy master from thy head to-
consumed the two former captains of day? And he said: Yea, I know it;
fifty with their fifties; but now let my hold ye your peace. 4And Elijah
life be precious in thy sight15And the said unto him: Elisha, tarry here, I
angel of the LORD said unto Elijah: Go pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
down with him; be not afraid of him. Jericho. And he said: As the LORD
And he arose, and went down with liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not
him unto the king. 16And he said unto leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
him: Thus saith the LORD: Forasmuch 5
And the sons of the prophets that
as thou hast sent messengers to inquire were at Jericho came near to Elisha,
of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it and said unto him: Knowest thou that
because there is no God in Israel to the LORD will take away thy master
inquire of His word? therefore thou from thy head to-day? And he
shalt not come down from the bed answered: Yea, I know it; hold ye
whether thou art gone up, but shalt your peace. 6And Elijah said unto
surely die. him: Tarry here, I pray thee; for the
17
So he died according to the word LORD hath sent me to the Jordan. And
of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. he said: As the LORD liveth, and as thy
And Jehoram began to reign in his soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And
stead in the second year of Jehoram they two went on.
7
the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; And fifty men of the sons of the
because he had no son. 18Now the rest prophets went, and stood over against
of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, them afar off; and they two stood by
are they not written in the book of the the Jordan. 8And Elijah took his
chronicles of the kings of Israel? mantle, and wrapped it together, and
smote the waters, and they were
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1 The Vision of Isaiah the son of
Amoz, which he saw concerning
There is no soundness in it;
But wounds, and bruises, and
Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of festering sores:
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, They have not been pressed, neither
kings of Judah. bound up,
Neither mollified with oil.
2 7
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O Your country is desolate;
earth, Your cities are burned with fire;
For the LORD hath spoken: Your land, strangers devour it in
Children I have reared, and brought your presence,
up, And it is desolate, as overthrown by
And they have rebelled against Me. floods.
3 8
The ox knoweth his owner, And the daughter of Zion is left
And the ass his masters crib; As a booth in a vineyard,
But Israel doth not know, As a lodge in a garden of
My people doth not consider. cucumbers,
As a besieged city.
4 9
Ah sinful nation, Except the LORD of hosts
A people laden with iniquity, Had left unto us a very small
A seed of evil-doers, remnant,
Children that deal corruptly; We should have been as Sodom,
They have forsaken the LORD, We should have been like unto
They have contemned the Holy One Gomorrah.
of
10
Israel, Hear the word of the LORD,
They are turned away backward. Ye rulers of Sodom;
5
On what part will ye yet be Give ear unto the law of our God,
stricken, Ye people of Gomorrah.
11
Seeing ye stray away more and To what purpose is the multitude
more? of your sacrifices unto Me?
The whole head is sick, Saith the LORD;
And the whole heart faint; I am full of the burnt-offerings of
6
From the sole of the foot even unto rams,
the head And the fat of fed beasts;
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And I delight not in the blood Though they be red like crimson,
Of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he- They shall be as wool.
19
goats. If ye be willing and obedient,
12
When ye come to appear before Ye shall eat the good of the land;
20
Me, But if ye refuse and rebel,
Who hath required this at your hand, Ye shall be devoured with the
To trample My courts? sword;
13
Bring no more vain oblations; For the mouth of the LORD hath
It is an offering of abomination unto spoken.
Me;
21
New moon and sabbath, the holding How is the faithful city
of convocations Become a harlot!
I cannot endure iniquity along with She that was full of justice,
the solemn assembly. Righteousness lodged in her,
14
Your new moons and your But now murderers.
22
appointed seasons Thy silver is become dross,
My soul hateth; Thy wine mixed with water.
23
They are a burden unto Me; Thy princes are rebellious,
I am weary to bear them. And companions of thieves;
15
And when ye spread forth your Every one loveth bribes,
hands, And followeth after rewards;
I will hide Mine eyes from you; They judge not the fatherless,
Yea, when ye make many prayers, Neither doth the cause of the widow
I will not hear; come unto them.
Your hands are full of blood.
16 24
Wash you, make you clean, Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD
Put away the evil of your doings of hosts,
From before Mine eyes, The Mighty One of Israel:
Cease to do evil; Ah, I will ease Me of Mine
17
Learn to do well; adversaries,
Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, And avenge Me of Mine enemies;
25
Judge the fatherless, plead for the And I will turn My hand upon
widow. thee,
And purge away thy dross as with
18
Come now, and let us reason lye,
together, And will take away all thine alloy;
26
Saith the LORD; And I will restore thy judges as at
Though your sins be as scarlet, the first,
They shall be as white as snow;
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And thy counsellors as at the And many peoples shall go and
beginning; say:
Afterward thou shalt be called The Come ye, and let us go up to the
city of righteousness, mountain of the LORD,
The faithful city. To the house of the God of Jacob;
27
Zion shall be redeemed with And He will teach us of His ways,
justice, And we will walk in His paths.
And they that return of her with For out of Zion shall go forth the
righteousness. law,
28
But the destruction of the And the word of the LORD from
transgressors and the sinners shall Jerusalem.
4
be together, And He shall judge between the
And they that forsake the LORD shall nations,
be consumed. And shall decide for many peoples;
29
For they shall be ashamed of the And they shall beat their swords into
terebinths which ye have desired, plowshares,
And ye shall be confounded for the And their spears into pruninghooks;
gardens that ye have chosen. Nation shall not lift up sword
30
For ye shall be as a terebinth against nation,
whose leaf fadeth, Neither shall they learn war any
And as a garden that hath no water. more.
31
And the strong shall be as tow,
5
And his work as a spark; O house of Jacob, come ye, and let
And they shall both burn together, us walk
And none shall quench them. In the light of the LORD.
6
For Thou hast forsaken Thy people
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Neither is there any end of their And the LORD alone shall be exalted
chariots. in that day.
8
Their land also is full of idols;
18
Every one worshippeth the work of And the idols shall utterly pass
his own hands, away.
19
That which his own fingers have And men shall go into the caves of
made. the rocks,
9
And man boweth down, And into the holes of the earth,
And man lowereth himself; From before the terror of the LORD,
And Thou canst not bear with them. And from the glory of His majesty,
10
Enter into the rock, When He ariseth to shake mightily
And hide thee in the dust, the earth.
20
From before the terror of the LORD, In that day a man shall cast away
And from the glory of His majesty. His idols of silver, and his idols of
11
The lofty looks of man shall be gold,
brought low, Which they made for themselves to
And the haughtiness of men shall be worship,
bowed down, To the moles and to the bats;
21
And the LORD alone shall be exalted To go into the clefts of the rocks,
in that day. And into the crevices of the crags,
From before the terror of the LORD,
12
For the LORD of hosts hath a day And from the glory of His majesty,
Upon all that is proud and lofty, When he ariseth to shake mightily
And upon all that is lifted up, and it the earth.
shall be brought low;
13 22
And upon all the cedars of Cease ye from man, in whose
Lebanon nostrils is a breath;
That are high and lifted up, For how little is he to be accounted!
And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
14
And upon all the high mountains,
And upon all the hills that are lifted 3 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of
hosts,
up; 15And upon every lofty tower, Doth take away from Jerusalem and
And upon every fortified wall; from Judah
16
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, Stay and staff,
And upon all delightful imagery. Every stay of bread, and every stay
17
And the loftiness of man shall be of water;
2
bowed down, The mighty man, and the man of
And the haughtiness of men shall be war;
brought low; The judge, and the prophet,
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ISAIAH
And the diviner, and the elder; For they have wrought evil unto
3
The captain of fifty, and the man of themselves.
10
rank, Say ye of the righteous, that it
And the counsellor, and the cunning shall be well with him;
charmer, and the skilful For they shall eat the fruit of their
enchanter. doings.
4 11
And I will give children to be their Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill
princes, with him;
And babes shall rule over them. For the work of his hands shall be
5
And the people shall oppress one done to him.
12
another, As for My people, a babe is their
Every man his fellow, and every master,
man his neighbour; And women rule over them.
The child shall behave insolently O My people, they that lead thee
against the aged, cause thee to err,
And the base against the And destroy the way of thy paths.
honourable,
6 13
For a man shall take hold of his The LORD standeth up to plead,
brother of the house of his father: And standeth to judge the peoples.
Thou hast a mantle, 14
The LORD will enter into judgment
Be thou our ruler, With the elders of His people, and
And let this ruin be under thy hand. the princes thereof:
7
In that day shall he swear, saying: It is ye that have eaten up the
I will not be a healer; vineyard; The spoil of the poor is
For in my house is neither bread nor in your houses;
15
a mantle; What mean ye that ye crush My
Ye shall not make me ruler of a people,
people. And grind the face of the poor?
8
For Jerusalem is ruined, Saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts.
16
And Judah is fallen; Moreover the LORD said:
Because their tongue and their Because the daughters of Zion are
doings are against the LORD, haughty,
To provoke the eyes of His glory. And walk with stretched-forth necks
And wanton eyes,
9
The show of their countenance doth Walking and mincing as they go,
witness against them; And making a tinkling with their
And they declare their sin as feet;
17
Sodom, they hide it not. Therefore the Lord will smite with
Woe unto their soul! a scab
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ISAIAH
The crown of the head of the And the fruit of the land excellent
daughters of Zion, and comely
And the LORD will lay bare their For them that are escaped of Israel.
3
secret parts. And it shall come to pass, that he
18
In that day the Lord will take away that is left in Zion, and he that
the bravery of their anklets, and the remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called
fillets, and the crescents; 19the holy, even every one that is written
pendants, and the bracelets, and the unto life in Jerusalem; 4when the Lord
veils; 20the headtires, and the armlets, shall have washed away the filth of the
and the sashes, and the corselets, and daughters of Zion, and shall have
the amulets; 21the rings, and the nose- purged the blood of Jerusalem from
jewels; 22the aprons, and the mantelets, the midst thereof, by the spirit of
and the cloaks, and the girdles; 23and judgment, and by the spirit of
the gauze robes, and the fine linen, and destruction. 5And the LORD will create
the turbans, and the mantles. 24And it over the whole habitation of mount
shall come to pass, that Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud
Instead of sweet spices there shall and smoke by day, and the shining of a
be rottenness; flaming fire by night; for over all the
And instead of a girdle rags; glory shall be a canopy. 6And there
And instead of curled hair baldness; shall be a pavilion for a shadow in the
And instead of a stomacher a day-time from the heat, and for a
girding of sackcloth; refuge and for a covert from storm and
Branding instead of beauty. from rain.
25
Thy men shall fall by the sword,
And thy mighty in the war.
26
And her gates shall lament and 5 Let me sing of my well-beloved,
A song of my beloved touching
mourn; his vineyard.
And utterly bereft she shall sit upon My well-beloved had a vineyard
the ground. In a very fruitful hill;
2
And he digged it, and cleared it of
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3
ISAIAH
And now, O inhabitants of Of a truth many houses shall be
Jerusalem and men of Judah, desolate,
Judge, I pray you, betwixt me and Even great and fair, without
my vineyard. inhabitant.
4 10
What could have been done more For ten acres of vineyard shall
to my vineyard, yield one bath,
That I have not done in it? And the seed of a homer shall yield
Wherefore, when I looked that it an ephah.
should bring forth grapes,
11
Brought it forth wild grapes? Woe unto them that rise up early
in the morning,
5
And now come, I will tell you That they may follow strong drink;
What I will do to my vineyard: That tarry late into the night,
I will take away the hedge thereof, Till wine inflame them!
12
And it shall be eaten up; And the harp and the psaltery, the
I will break down the fence thereof, tabret and the pipe,
And it shall be trodden down; And wine, are in their feasts;
6
And I will lay it waste: But they regard not the work of the
It shall not be pruned nor hoed, LORD,
But there shall come up briers and Neither have they considered the
thorns; operation of His hands.
13
I will also command the clouds Therefore My people are gone into
That they rain no rain upon it. captivity,
For want of knowledge;
7
For the vineyard of the LORD of And their honourable men are
hosts is the house of Israel, famished,
And the men of Judah the plant of And their multitude are parched
His delight; with thirst.
14
And He looked for justice, but Therefore the nether-world hath
behold violence; enlarged her desire,
For righteousness, but behold a cry. And opened her mouth without
measure;
8
Woe unto them that join house to And down goeth their glory, and
house, their tumult, and their uproar,
That lay field to field, And he that rejoiceth among them.
15
Till there be no room, and ye be And man is bowed down,
made to dwell And man is humbled,
Alone in the midst of the land! And the eyes of the lofty are
9
In mine ears said the LORD of hosts: humbled;
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ISAIAH 24
But the LORD of hosts is exalted Therefore as the tongue of fire
through justice, devoureth the stubble,
And God the Holy One is sanctified And as the chaff is consumed in the
through righteousness. flame,
17
Then shall the lambs feed as in So their root shall be as rottenness,
their pasture, And their blossom shall go up as
And the waste places of the fat ones dust;
shall wanderers eat. Because they have rejected the law
of the LORD of hosts,
18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity And contemned the word of the
with cords of vanity, Holy One of Israel.
And sin as it were with a cart rope,
19
That say: Let Him make speed, let 25
Therefore is the anger of the LORD
Him hasten His work, kindled against His people,
That we may see it; And He hath stretched forth His
And let the counsel of the Holy One hand against them, and hath
of Israel draw nigh and come, smitten them,
That we may know it! And the hills did tremble,
And their carcasses were as refuse
20
Woe unto them that call evil good, in the midst of the streets.
And good evil; For all this His anger is not turned
That change darkness into light, away,
And light into darkness; But His hand is stretched out still.
That change bitter into sweet,
26
And sweet into bitter! And He will lift up an ensign to
the nations from far,
21
Woe unto them that are wise in And will hiss unto them from the
their own eyes, end of the earth;
And prudent in their own sight! And, behold, they shall come with
speed swiftly;
22 27
Woe unto them that are mighty to None shall be weary nor stumble
drink wine, among them;
And men of strength to mingle None shall slumber nor sleep;
strong drink; Neither shall the girdle of their loins
23
That justify the wicked for a be loosed,
reward, Nor the latchet of their shoes be
And take away the righteousness of broken; 28Whose arrows are
the righteous from him! sharp,
And all their bows bent;
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ISAIAH
Their horseshoofs shall be counted The LORD of hosts.
6
like flint, Then flew unto me one of the
And their wheels like a whirlwind; seraphim, with a glowing stone in his
29
Their roaring shall be like a lion, hand, which he had taken with the
They shall roar like young lions, tongs from off the altar; 7and he
yea, they shall roar, touched my mouth with it, and said:
And lay hold of the prey, and carry Lo, this hath touched thy lips;
it away safe, And thine iniquity is taken away,
And there shall be none to deliver. And thy sin expiated.
30 8
And they shall roar against them in And I heard the voice of the Lord,
that day saying:
Like the roaring of the sea; Whom shall I send,
And if one look unto the land, And who will go for us?
Behold darkness and distress, Then I said: Here am I; send me.
And the light is darkened in the 9
And He said: Go, and tell this
skies thereof. people:
Hear ye indeed, but understand not;
a b
That is, A remnant shall return. That is, God is with us.
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ISAIAH
That the LORD shall hiss for the fly it in common script: The spoil
That is in the uttermost part of the speedeth, the prey hasteth; 2and I will
rivers of Egypt, take unto Me faithful witnesses to
And for the bee that is in the land of record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah
Assyria. the son of Jeberechiah. 3And I went
19
And they shall come, and shall rest unto the prophetess; and she
all of them conceived, and bore a son. Then said
In the rugged valleys, and in the the LORD unto me: Call his name
a
holes of the rocks, Maher-shalal-hashbaz. 4For before the
And upon all thorns, and upon all child shall have knowledge to cry: My
brambles. father, and: My mother, the riches of
20
In that day shall the Lord shave Damascus and the spoil of Samaria
with a razor that is hired in the parts shall be carried away before the king
beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria.
5
of Assyria, the head and the hair of the And the LORD spoke unto me yet
feet; and it shall also sweep away the again, saying:
6
beard. Forasmuch as this people hath
21
And it shall come to pass in that refused
day, that a man shall rear a young cow, The waters of Shiloah that go softly,
and two sheep; 22and it shall come to And rejoiceth with Rezin and
pass, for the abundance of milk that Remaliahs son;
7
they shall give, he shall eat curd; for Now therefore, behold, the Lord
curd and honey shall every one eat that bringeth up upon them
is left in the midst of the land. The waters of the River, mighty and
23
And it shall come to pass in that many,
day, that every place, where there were Even the king of Assyria and all his
a thousand vines at a thousand glory;
silverlings, shall even be for briers and And he shall come up over all his
thorns. 24With arrows and with bow channels,
shall one come thither; because all the And go over all his banks;
8
land shall become briers and thorns. And he shall sweep through Judah
25
And all the hills that were digged Overflowing as he passeth through
with the mattock, thou shalt not come He shall reach even to the neck;
thither for fear of briers and thorns, but And the stretching out of his wings
it shall be for the sending forth of Shall fill the breadth of thy land, O
oxen, and for the treading of sheep. Immanuel.
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ISAIAH
Pangs and throes shall take hold of And for the day of His fierce anger.
14
them; And it shall come to pass, that as
They shall be in pain as a woman in the chased gazelle,
travail; And as sheep that no man gathereth,
They shall look aghast one at They shall turn every man to his
another; own people,
Their faces shall be faces of flame. And shall flee every man to his own
land.
9 15
Behold, the day of the LORD Every one that is found shall be
cometh, thrust through;
Cruel, and full of wrath and fierce And every one that is caught shall
anger; fall by the sword.
16
To make the earth a desolation, Their babes also shall be dashed in
And to destroy the sinners thereof pieces before their eyes;
out of it, Their houses shall be spoiled,
10
For the stars of heaven and the And their wives ravished.
constellations thereof
17
Shall not give their light; Behold, I will stir up the Medes
The sun shall be darkened in his against them,
going forth, Who shall not regard silver,
And the moon shall not cause her And as for gold, they shall not
light to shine. delight in it.
11 18
And I will visit upon the world And their bows shall dash the
their evil, young men in pieces;
And upon the wicked their iniquity; And they shall have no pity on the
And I will cause the arrogancy of fruit of the womb;
the proud to cease, Their eye shall not spare children.
19
And will lay low the haughtiness of And Babylon, the glory of
the tyrants. kingdoms,
12
I will make man more rare than The beauty of the Chaldeanspride,
fine gold, Shall be as when God overthrew
Even man than the pure gold of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Ophir.
20
It shall never be inhabited,
13
Therefore I will make the heavens Neither shall it be dwelt in from
to tremble, generation to generation;
And the earth shall be shaken out of Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent
her place, there;
For the wrath of the LORD of hosts,
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ISAIAH
Neither shall the shepherds make The sceptre of the rulers,
6
their fold there. That smote the peoples in wrath
21
But wild-cats shall lie there; With an incessant stroke,
And their houses shall be full of That ruled the nations in anger,
ferrets; With a persecution that none
And ostriches shall dwell there, restrained.
7
And satyrs shall dance there. The whole earth is at rest, and is
22
And jackals shall howl in their quiet;
castles, They break forth into singing.
8
And wild-dogs in the pleasant Yea, the cypresses rejoice at thee,
palaces; And the cedars of Lebanon:
And her time is near to come, Since thou art laid down,
And her days shall not be No feller is come up against us.
prolonged.
9
The nether-world from beneath is
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ISAIAH
No treader shall tread out wine in
4
the presses; And it shall come to pass in that
I have made the vintage shout to day,
cease. That the glory of Jacob shall be
11
Wherefore my heart moaneth like made thin,
a harp for Moab, And the fatness of his flesh shall
And mine inward parts for Kir- wax lean.
5
heres. And it shall be as when the
12
And it shall come to pass, when it harvestman gathereth the standing
is seen that Moab hath wearied himself corn,
upon the high place, that he shall come And reapeth the ears with his arm;
to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall Yea, it shall be as when one
not prevail gleaneth ears
13
This is the word that the LORD In the valley of Rephaim.
6
spoke concerning Moab in time past. Yet there shall be left therein
14
But now the LORD hath spoken, gleanings,
saying: Within three years, as the As at the beating of an olive-tree,
years of a hireling, and the glory of Two or three berries
Moab shall wax contemptible for all In the top of the uppermost bough,
his great multitude; and the remnant Four or five in the branches of the
shall be very small and without fruitful tree,
strength. Saith the LORD, the God of Israel.
7
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ISAIAH
And the ravenous birds shall Iinto the hand of a cruel lord;
summer upon them, And a fierce king shall rule over
And all the beasts of the earth shall them,
winter upon them. Saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
7
In that time shall a present be
brought unto the LORD of hosts of 5And the waters shall fail from the
a people tall and of glossy skin, sea,
and from a people terrible from And the river shall be drained dry,
their beginning onward; a nation 6And the rivers shall become foul;
that is sturdy and treadeth down, The streams of Egypt shall be
whose land the rivers divide, to minished and dried up;
the place of the name of the LORD The reeds and flags shall wither.
of hosts, the mount Zion. 7The mosses by the Nile, by the
brink of the Nile,
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ISAIAH
The God of Israel, have I declared
unto you. What aileth thee now, that thou art
wholly gone up to the housetops,
11 2
The burden of Dumah. Thou that art full of uproar, a
tumultuous city, a joyous town?
One calleth unto me out of Seir: Thy slain are not slain with the
Watchman, what of the night? sword, nor dead in battle.
3
Watchman, what of the night? All thy rulers are fled together,
12
The watchman said: Without the bow they are bound;
The morning cometh, and also the All that are found of thee are bound
night together, they are fled afar off.
If ye will inquire, inquire ye; return, 4
Therefore said I: Look away from
come. me, I will weep bitterly;
Strain not to comfort me, for the
13
The burden upon Arabia. destruction of the daughter of my
people.
5
In the thickets in Arabia shall ye For it is a day of trouble, and of
lodge, O ye caravans of trampling, and of perplexity,
Dedanites. From the Lord, the GOD of hosts, in
14
Unto him that is thirsty bring ye the Valley of Vision;
water! Kir shouting, and Shoa at the mount.
6
The inhabitants of the land of Tema And Elam bore the quiver, with
did meet the fugitive with his troops of men, even horsemen;
bread. And Kir uncovered the shield.
15 7
For they fled away from the And it came to pass, when thy
swords, from the drawn sword, choicest valleys were full of
And from the bent bow, and from chariots,
the grievousness of war. And the horsemen set themselves in
16
For thus hath the Lord said unto me: array at the gate,
Within a year, according to the years 8
And the covering of Judah was laid
of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar bare,
shall fail; 17and the residue of the that thou didst look in that day to the
number of the archers, the mighty men armour in the house of the forest. 9And
of the children of Kedar, shall be ye saw the breaches of the city of
diminished; for the LORD, the God of David, that they were many; and ye
Israel, hath spoken it. gathered together the waters of the
lower pool. 10And ye numbered the
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ISAIAH 20
For thus shall it be in the midst of The earth reeleth to and fro like a
the earth, among the peoples, drunken man,
As at the beating of an olive-tree, And swayeth to and fro as a lodge;
As at the gleanings when the vintage And the transgression thereof is
is done. heavy upon it,
14
Those yonder lift up their voice, And it shall fall, and not rise again.
21
they sing for joy; And it shall come to pass in that
For the majesty of the LORD they day,
shout from the sea: That the LORD will punish the host
15
Therefore glorify ye the LORD in of the high heaven on high,
the regions of light, And the kings of the earth upon the
Even the name of the LORD, the God earth.
22
of Israel, in the isles of the sea. And they shall be gathered
together, as prisoners are gathered
16
From the uttermost part of the in the dungeon,
earth have we heard songs: Glory And shall be shut up in the prison,
to the righteous. And after many days shall they be
But I say: I waste away, I waste punished.
23
away, woe is me! Then the moon shall be
The treacherous deal treacherously; confounded, and the sun
Yea, the treacherous deal very ashamed;
treacherously. For the LORD of hosts will reign in
17
Terror, and the pit, and the trap, mount Zion,
are upon thee, O inhabitant of the And in Jerusalem, and before His
earth. elders shall be Glory.
18
And it shall come to pass, that he
who fleeth from the noise of the
terror shall fall into the pit; 25 O LORD, Thou art my God,
I will exalt Thee, I will praise
And he that cometh up out of the Thy name,
midst of the pit shall be taken in For Thou hast done wonderful
the trap; things;
For the windows on high are Even counsels of old, in faithfulness
opened, and truth.
2
And the foundations of the earth do For Thou hast made of a city a
shake; heap,
19
The earth is broken, broken down, Of a fortified city a ruin;
The earth is crumbled in pieces, A castle of strangers to be no city,
The earth trembleth and tottereth; It shall never be built.
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ISAIAH 9
Therefore shall the strong people And it shall be said in that day:
glorify Thee, Lo, this is our God,
The city of the terrible nations shall For whom we waited, that He might
fear Thee. save us;
4
For Thou hast been a stronghold to This is the LORD, for whom we
the poor, waited,
A stronghold to the needy in his We will be glad and rejoice in His
distress, salvation.
10
A refuge from the storm, a shadow For in this mountain will the hand
from the heat; of the LORD rest,
For the blast of the terrible ones was And Moab shall be trodden down in
as a storm against the wall. his place,
5
As the heat in a dry place, Thou Even as straw is trodden down in
didst subdue the noise of the dunghill.
11
strangers; And when he shall spread forth his
As the heat by the shadow of a hands in the midst thereof,
cloud, the song of the terrible As he that swimmeth spreadeth
ones was brought low. forth his hands to swim,
His pride shall be brought down
6
And in this mountain will the LORD together with the cunning of his
of hosts make unto all peoples hands.
12
A feast of fat things, a feast of wines And the high fortress of thy walls
on the lees, will He bring down, lay low,
Of fat things full of marrow, of And bring to the ground, even to the
wines on the lees well refined. dust.
7
And He will destroy in this
mountain
The face of the covering that is cast 26 In that day shall this song be
sung in the land of Judah:
over all peoples, We have a strong city;
And the veil that is spread over all Walls and bulwarks doth He appoint
nations. for salvation.
8 2
He will swallow up death for ever; Open ye the gates,
And the Lord GOD will wipe away That the righteous nation that
tears from off all faces; keepeth faithfulness may enter in.
3
And the reproach of His people will The mind stayed on Thee Thou
He take away from off all the keepest in perfect peace;
earth; Because it trusteth in Thee.
4
For the LORD hath spoken it. Trust ye in the LORD for ever,
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ISAIAH
For the LORD is GOD, an everlasting Yea, fire shall devour Thine
Rock. adversaries.
5 12
For He hath brought down them LORD, Thou wilt establish peace
that dwell on high, for us;
The lofty city, laying it low, laying For Thou hast indeed wrought all
it low even to the ground, our works for us.
13
Bringing it even to the dust. O LORD our God, other lords
6
The foot shall tread it down, beside Thee have had dominion
Even the feet of the poor, and the over us;
steps of the needy. But by Thee only do we make
mention of Thy name.
7 14
The way of the just is straight; The dead live not, the shades rise
Thou, Most Upright, makest plain not;
the path of the just. To that end hast Thou punished and
8
Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, destroyed them,
O LORD, have we waited for Thee; And made all their memory to
To Thy name and to Thy memorial perish.
15
is the desire of our soul. Thou hast gotten Thee honour with
9
With my soul have I desired Thee the nations, O LORD,
in the night; Yea, exceeding great honour with
Yea, with my spirit within me have I the nations;
sought Thee earnestly; Thou art honoured unto the farthest
For when Thy judgments are in the ends of the earth.
earth,
16
The inhabitants of the world learn LORD, in trouble have they sought
righteousness. Thee,
10
Let favour be shown to the Silently they poured out a prayer
wicked, yet will he not learn when Thy chastening was upon
righteousness; them.
17
In the land of uprightness will he Like as a woman with child, that
deal wrongfully, draweth near the time of her
And will not behold the majesty of delivery,
the LORD. Is in pain and crieth out in her
pangs;
11
LORD, Thy hand was lifted up, yet So have we been at Thy presence, O
they see not; LORD.
18
They shall see with shame Thy zeal We have been with child, we have
for the people; been in pain,
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ISAIAH
We have as it were brought forth Would that I were as the briers and
wind; thorns in flame!
We have not wrought any I would with one step burn it
deliverance in the land; altogether.
5
Neither are the inhabitants of the Or else let him take hold of My
world come to life. strength,
19
Thy dead shall live, my dead That he may make peace with Me;
bodies shall arise yea, let him make peace with Me.
6
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the In days to come shall Jacob take
dust root,
For Thy dew is as the dew of light, Israel shall blossom and bud;
And the earth shall bring to life the And the face of the world shall be
shades. filled with fruitage.
20 7
Come, my people, enter thou into Hath He smitten him as He smote
thy chambers, those that smote him?
And shut thy doors about thee; Or is he slain according to the
Hide thyself for a little moment, slaughter of them that were slain
Until the indignation be overpast. by Him?
21 8
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth In full measure, when Thou sendest
out of His place her away, Thou dost contend with
To visit upon the inhabitants of the her;
earth their iniquity; He hath removed her with His rough
The earth also shall disclose her blast in the day of the east wind.
9
blood, Therefore by this shall the iniquity
And shall no more cover her slain. of Jacob be expiated,
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They reel in vision, they totter in 15
Because ye have said: We have
judgment. made a covenant with death,
8
For all tables are full of filthy And with the nether-world are we at
vomit, and no place is clean. agreement;
When the scouring scourge shall
9
Whom shall one teach knowledge? pass through,
And whom shall one make to It shall not come unto us;
understand the message? For we have made lies our refuge,
Them that are weaned from the And in falsehood have we hid
milk, ourselves;
16
Them that are drawn from the Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD:
breasts? Behold, I lay in Zion for a
10
For it is precept by precept, foundation a stone,
precept by precept, A tried stone, a costly corner-stone
Line by line, line by line; of sure foundation;
Here a little, there a little. He that believeth shall not make
11
For with stammering lips and with haste.
17
a strange tongue And I will make justice the line,
Shall it be spoken to this people; And righteousness the plummet;
12
To whom it was said: This is the And the hail shall sweep away the
rest, refuge of lies,
Give ye rest to the weary; And the waters shall overflow the
And this is the refreshing; hiding-place.
18
Yet they would not hear. And your covenant with death
13
And so the word of the LORD is shall be disannulled
unto them And your agreement with the
Precept by precept, precept by nether-world shall not stand;
precept, When the scouring scourge shall
Line by line, line by line; pass through,
Here a little, there a little; Then ye shall be trodden down by it,
19
That they may go, and fall As often as it passeth through, it
backward, and be broken, shall take you;
And snared, and taken. For morning by morning shall it
pass through,
14
Wherefore hear the word of the By day and by night;
LORD, ye scoffers, And it shall be sheer terror to
The ballad-mongers of this people understand the message.
20
which is in Jerusalem: For the bed is too short for a man
to stretch himself;
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ISAIAH 28
And the covering too narrow when Is bread corn crushed?
he gathereth himself up. Nay, he will not ever be threshing it;
21
For the LORD will rise up as in And though the roller of his wagon
mount Perazim, and its sharp edges move noisily,
He will be wroth as in the valley of He doth not crush it.
29
Gibeon; This also cometh forth from the
That He may do His work, strange is LORD of hosts:
His work, Wonderful is His counsel, and great
And bring to pass His act, strange is His wisdom.
His act.
22
Ah, aAriel, Ariel, the city
Now therefore be ye not scoffers,
Lest your bands be made strong; 29 where David encamped!
For an extermination wholly Add ye year to year,
determined have I heard from the Let the feasts come round!
2
Lord, the GOD of hosts, Then will I distress Ariel,
Upon the whole land. And there shall be mourning and
moaning; and she shall be unto
23
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; Me as a hearth of God.
3
attend, and hear my speech. And I will encamp against thee
24
Is the plowman never done with round about,
plowing to sow, And will lay siege against thee with
With the opening and harrowing of a mound,
his ground? And I will raise siege works against
25
When he hath made plain the face thee.
4
thereof, And brought down thou shalt
Doth he not cast abroad the black speak out of the ground,
cummin, and scatter the cummin, And thy speech shall be low out of
And put in the wheat in rows and the dust;
the barley in the appointed place And thy voice shall be as of a ghost
And the spelt in the border thereof? out of the ground,
26
For He doth instruct him aright; And thy speech shall chirp out of
His God doth teach him. the dust.
27 5
For the black cummin is not But the multitude of thy foes shall
threshed with a threshing-sledge, be like small dust,
Neither is a cart-wheel turned about And the multitude of the terrible
upon the cummin; ones as chaff that passeth away;
But the black cummin is beaten out
with a staff,
And the cummin with a rod. a
That is, The hearth of God.
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ISAIAH
Yea, it shall be at an instant The prophets, and your heads, the
suddenly seers, hath He covered.
6 11
There shall be a visitation from the And the vision of all this is
LORD of hosts become unto you as the words of a
With thunder, and with earthquake, writing that is sealed, which men
and great noise, deliver to one that is learned, saying:
With whirlwind and tempest, and Read this, I pray thee; and he saith: I
the flame of a devouring fire. cannot, for it is sealed; 12and the
7
And the multitude of all the writing is delivered to him that is not
nations that war against Ariel, learned, saying: Read this, I pray
Even all that war against her, and thee; and he saith: I am not learned.
the bulwarks about her, and they
13
that distress her, And the Lord said: Forasmuch as
Shall be as a dream, a vision of the this people draw near,
night. And with their mouth and with
8
And it shall be as when a hungry their lips do honour Me,
man dreameth, and, behold, he But have removed their heart far
eateth, from Me,
But he awaketh, and his soul is And their fear of Me is a
empty; command-ment of men learned
Or as when a thirsty man dreameth, by rote;
14
and, behold, he drinketh, Therefore, behold, I will again do
But he awaketh, and, behold, he is a marvellous work among this
faint, and his soul hath people,
appetite Even a marvellous work and a
So shall the multitude of all the wonder;
nations be, that fight against And the wisdom of their wise men
mount Zion. shall perish,
And the prudence of their prudent
9
Stupefy yourselves, and be stupid! men shall be hid.
Blind yourselves, and be blind!
15
Ye that are drunken, but not with Woe unto them that seek deep to
wine, hide their counsel from the
That stagger, but not with strong LORD,
drink. And their works are in the dark,
10
For the LORD hath poured out And they say: Who seeth us? and
upon you the spirit of deep who knoweth us?
16
sleep, O your perversity!
And hath closed your eyes;
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ISAIAH 23
Shall the potter be esteemed as When he seeth his children, the
clay; work of My hands, in the midst
That the thing made should say of of him,
him that made it: He made me That they sanctify My name;
not; Yea, they shall sanctify the Holy
Or the thing framed say of him that One of Jacob,
framed it: He hath no And shall stand in awe of the God
understanding? of Israel.
17 24
Is it not yet a very little while, They also that err in spirit shall
And Lebanon shall be turned into a come to understanding,
fruitful field, And they that murmur shall learn
And the fruitful field shall be instruction.
esteemed as a forest?
18
And in that day shall the deaf hear
the words of a book, 30 Woe to the rebellious children,
saith the LORD,
And the eyes of the blind shall see That take counsel, but not of Me;
out of obscurity and out of And that form projects, but not of
darkness. My spirit,
19
The humble also shall increase That they may add sin to sin;
2
their joy in the LORD, That walk to go down into Egypt,
And the neediest among men shall And have not asked at My mouth;
exult in the Holy One of Israel. To take refuge in the stronghold of
20
For the terrible one is brought to Pharaoh,
nought, And to take shelter in the shadow
And the scorner ceaseth, of Egypt!
3
And all they that watch for iniquity Therefore shall the stronghold of
are cut off; Pharaoh turn to your shame,
21
That make a man an offender by And the shelter in the shadow of
words, Egypt to your confusion.
4
And lay a snare for him that For his princes are at Zoan,
reproveth in the gate, And his ambassadors are come to
And turn aside the just with a thing Hanes.
5
of nought. They shall all be ashamed of a
22
Therefore thus saith the LORD, who people that cannot profit them,
redeemed Abraham, concerning the That are not a help nor profit,
house of Jacob: But a shame, and also a reproach.
Jacob shall not now be ashamed,
6
Neither shall his face now wax The burden of the beasts of the
pale; South.
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ISAIAH
And stay thereon;
13
Through the land of trouble and Therefore this iniquity shall be to
anguish, you
From whence come the lioness and As a breach ready to fall, swelling
the lion, out in a high wall,
The viper and flying serpent, Whose breaking cometh suddenly
They carry their riches upon the at an instant.
14
shoulders of young asses, And He shall break it as a potters
And their treasures upon the humps vessel is broken,
of camels, Breaking it in pieces without
To a people that shall not profit sparing;
them. So that there shall not be found
7
For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to among the pieces thereof a
no purpose; sherd
Therefore have I called her To take fire from the hearth,
arrogancy that sitteth still. Or to take water out of the cistern.
8
Now go, write it before them on a
15
tablet, For thus said the Lord GOD, the
And inscribe it in a book, Holy One of Israel:
That it may be for the time to come In sitting still and rest shall ye be
For ever and ever. saved,
9
For it is a rebellious people, In quietness and in confidence shall
Lying children, be your strength;
Children that refuse to hear the And ye would not.
teaching of the LORD; 16
But ye said: No, for we will flee
10
That say to the seers: See not, upon horses;
And to the prophets: Prophesy not Therefore shall ye flee;
unto us right things, And: We will ride upon the swift;
Speak unto us smooth things, Therefore shall they that pursue
prophesy delusions; you be swift.
11 17
Get you out of the way, One thousand shall flee at the
Turn aside out of the path, rebuke of one,
Cause the Holy One of Israel At the rebuke of five shall ye flee;
To cease from before us. Till ye be left as a beacon upon the
12
Wherefore thus saith the Holy top of a mountain,
One of Israel: And as an ensign on a hill.
18
Because ye despise this word, And therefore will the LORD wait,
And trust in oppression and that He may be gracious unto
perverseness, you,
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ISAIAH
And therefore will He be exalted, In that day shall thy cattle feed in
that He may have compassion large pastures.
24
upon you; The oxen likewise and the young
For the LORD is a God of justice, asses that till the ground
Happy are all they that wait for Shall eat savoury provender,
Him. Wwhich hath been winnowed with
the shovel and with the fan.
19 25
For, O people that dwellest in And there shall be upon every
Zion at Jerusalem, lofty mountain, and upon every
Thou shalt weep no more; high hill
He will surely be gracious unto Streams and watercourses,
thee at the voice of thy cry, In the day of the great slaughter,
When He shall hear, He will when the towers fall.
26
answer thee. Moreover the light of the moon
20
And though the Lord give you shall be as the light of the sun,
sparing bread and scant water, And the light of the sun shall be
Yet shall not thy Teacher hide sevenfold, as the light of the
Himself any more, seven days,
But thine eyes shall see thy In the day that the LORD bindeth up
Teacher; the bruise of His people,
21
And thine ears shall hear a word And healeth the stroke of their
behind thee, saying: wound.
This is the way, walk ye in it,
27
When ye turn to the right hand, and Behold, the name of the LORD
when ye turn to the left. cometh from far,
22
And ye shall defile thy graven With His anger burning, and in
images overlaid with silver, thick uplifting of smoke;
And thy molten images covered His lips are full of indignation,
with gold; And His tongue is as a devouring
Thou shalt put them far away as fire;
28
one unclean; And His breath is as an
Thou shalt say unto it: Get thee overflowing stream,
hence. That divideth even unto the neck,
23
And He will give the rain for thy To sift the nations with the sieve of
seed, wherewith thou sowest the destruction;
ground, And a bridle that causeth to err
And bread of the increase of the shall be in the jaws of the
ground, and it shall be fat and peoples.
29
plenteous; Ye shall have a song
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ISAIAH
As in the night when a feast is But they look not unto the Holy One
hallowed; of Israel,
And gladness of heart, as when one Neither seek the LORD!
2
goeth with the pipe Yet He also is wise,
To come into the mountain of the And bringeth evil,
LORD, to the Rock of Israel. And doth not call back His words;
30
And the LORD will cause His But will arise against the house of
glorious voice to be heard, the evil-doers,
And will show the lighting down of And against the help of them that
His arm, work iniquity.
3
With furious anger, and the flame Now the Egyptians are men, and
of a devouring fire, not God,
With a bursting of clouds, and a And their horses flesh, and not
storm of rain, and hailstones. spirit;
31
For through the voice of the LORD So when the LORD shall stretch out
shall Asshur be dismayed, His hand,
The rod with which He smote. Both he that helpeth shall stumble,
32
And in every place where the and he that is helped shall fall,
appointed staff shall pass, And they all shall perish together.
Which the LORD shall lay upon him,
4
It shall be with tabrets and harps; For thus saith the LORD unto me:
And in battles of wielding will He Like as the lion, or the young lion,
fight with them. growling over his prey,
33
For a hearth is ordered of old; Though a multitude of shepherds be
Yea, for the king it is prepared, called forth against him,
Deep and large; Will not be dismayed at their voice,
The pile thereof is fire and much Nor abase himself for the noise of
wood; them;
The breath of the LORD, like a So will the LORD of hosts come
stream of brimstone, doth kindle down
it. To fight upon mount Zion, and upon
the hill thereof.
5
And let the peoples renew their But thou, Israel, My servant,
strength; Jacob whom I have chosen,
Let them draw near, then let them The seed of Abraham My friend;
9
speak; Thou whom I have taken hold of
Let us come near together to from the ends of the earth,
judgment. And called thee from the uttermost
2
Who hath raised up one from the parts thereof,
east, And said unto thee: Thou art My
At whose steps victory attendeth? servant,
He giveth nations before him, I have chosen thee and not cast thee
And maketh him rule over kings; away;
10
His sword maketh them as the dust, Fear thou not, for I am with thee,
His bow as the driven stubble. Be not dismayed, for I am thy God;
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ISAIAH 17
I strengthen thee, yea, I help thee; The poor and needy seek water
Yea, I uphold thee with My and there is none,
victorious right hand. And their tongue faileth for thirst;
11
Behold, all they that were incensed I the LORD will answer them,
against thee I the God of Israel will not forsake
Shall be ashamed and confounded; them.
18
They that strove with thee I will open rivers on the high hills,
Shall be as nothing, and shall perish. And fountains in the midst of the
12
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt valleys;
not find them, I will make the wilderness a pool of
Even them that contended with thee; water,
They that warred against thee And the dry land springs of water.
19
Shall be as nothing, and as a thing I will plant in the wilderness the
of nought. cedar, the acacia-tree,
13
For I the LORD thy God And the myrtle, and the oil-tree;
Hold thy right hand, I will set in the desert the cypress,
Who say unto thee: Fear not, the plane-tree, and the larch
I help thee. together;
20
That they may see, and know,
14
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, And consider, and understand
And ye men of Israel; together,
I help thee, saith the LORD, That the hand of the LORD hath done
And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of this,
Israel. And the Holy One of Israel hath
15
Behold, I make thee a new created it.
threshing-sledge
21
Having sharp teeth; Produce your cause, saith the
Thou shalt thresh the mountains, LORD;
and beat them small, Bring forth your reasons, saith the
And shalt make the hills as chaff. King of Jacob.
16 22
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind Let them bring them forth, and
shall carry them away, declare unto us
And the whirlwind shall scatter The things that shall happen;
them; The former things, what are they?
And thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, Declare ye, that we may consider,
Thou shalt glory in the Holy One of And know the end of them;
Israel. Or announce to us things to come.
23
Declare the things that are to come
hereafter,
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That we may know that ye are gods;
Yea, do good, or do evil, 42 Behold My servant, whom I
uphold;
That we may be dismayed, and Mine elect, in whom My soul
behold it together. delighteth;
24
Behold, ye are nothing, I have put My spirit upon him,
And your work a thing of nought; He shall make the right to go forth
An abomination is he that chooseth to the nations.
2
you. He shall not cry, nor lift up,
Nor cause his voice to be heard in
25
I have roused up one from the the street.
3
north, and he is come, A bruised reed shall he not break,
From the rising of the sun one that And the dimly burning wick shall he
calleth upon My name; not quench;
And he shall come upon rulers as He shall make the right to go forth
upon mortar, according to the truth.
4
And as the potter treadeth clay. He shall not fail nor be crushed,
26
Who hath declared from the Till he have set the right in the
beginning, that we may know? earth;
And beforetime, that we may say And the isles shall wait for his
that he is right? teaching.
5
Yea, there is none that declareth, Thus saith God the LORD,
Yea, there is none that announceth, He that created the heavens, and
Yea, there is none that heareth your stretched them forth,
utterances. He that spread forth the earth and
27
A harbinger unto Zion will I give: that which cometh out of it,
Behold, behold them, He that giveth breath unto the
And to Jerusalem a messenger of people upon it,
good tidings. And spirit to them that walk therein:
28 6
And I look, but there is no man; I the LORD have called thee in
Even among them, but there is no righteousness,
counsellor, And have taken hold of thy hand,
That, when I ask of them, can give And kept thee, and set thee for a
an answer. covenant of the people,
29
Behold, all of them, For a light of the nations;
7
Their works are vanity and nought; To open the blind eyes,
Their molten images are wind and To bring out the prisoners from the
confusion. dungeon,
And them that sit in darkness out of
the prison-house.
622
8
ISAIAH
I am the LORD, that is My name; Gasping and panting at once.
15
And My glory will I not give to I will make waste mountains and
another, hills,
Neither My praise to graven images. And dry up all their herbs;
9
Behold, the former things are come And I will make the rivers islands,
to pass, And will dry up the pools.
16
And new things do I declare; And I will bring the blind by a
Before they spring forth I tell you of way that they knew not,
them. In paths that they knew not will I
10
Sing unto the LORD a new song, lead them;
And His praise from the end of the I will make darkness light before
earth; them, and rugged places plain.
Ye that go down to the sea, and all These things will I do,
that is therein, And I will not leave them undone.
17
The isles, and the inhabitants They shall be turned back, greatly
thereof. ashamed,
11
Let the wilderness and the cities That trust in graven images,
thereof lift up their voice, That say unto molten images:
The villages that Kedar doth inhabit; Ye are our gods.
Let the inhabitants of Sela exult,
18
Let them shout from the top of the Hear, ye deaf,
mountains. And look, ye blind, that ye may see.
12 19
Let them give glory unto the LORD, Who is blind, but My servant?
And declare His praise in the Or deaf, as My messenger that I
islands. send?
13
The LORD will go forth as a mighty Who is blind as he that is
man, wholehearted,
He will stir up jealousy like a man And blind as the LORDS servant?
20
of war; Seeing many things, thou
He will cry, yea, He will shout observest not;
aloud, Opening the ears, he heareth not.
21
He will prove Himself mighty The LORD was pleased, for His
against His enemies. righteousnesssake,
To make the teaching great and
14
I have long time held My peace, glorious.
22
I have been still, and refrained But this is a people robbed and
Myself; spoiled,
Now will I cry like a travailing They are all of them snared in holes,
woman, And they are hid in prison-houses;
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ISAIAH
They are for a prey, and none I have given Egypt as thy ransom,
delivereth, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
4
For a spoil, and none saith: Since thou art precious in My sight,
Restore. and honourable,
23
Who among you will give ear to And I have loved thee;
this? Who will hearken and hear Therefore will I give men for thee,
for the time to come? And peoples for thy life.
24 5
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Fear not, for I am with thee;
Israel to the robbers? I will bring thy seed from the east,
Did not the LORD? And gather thee from the west;
He against whom we have sinned, 6
I will say to the north: Give up,
And in whose ways they would not And to the south: Keep not back,
walk, Bring My sons from far,
Neither were they obedient unto His And My daughters from the end of
law. the earth;
25 7
Therefore He poured upon him the Every one that is called by My
fury of His anger, name,
And the strength of battle; And whom I have created for My
And it set him on fire round about, glory,
yet he knew not, I have formed him, yea, I have made
And it burned him, yet he laid it not him.
8
to heart. The blind people that have eyes
shall be brought forth,
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ISAIAH 4
From the things that shall come Because I knew that thou art
upon thee. obstinate,
14
Behold, they shall be as stubble; And thy neck is an iron sinew, and
The fire shall burn them; thy brow brass;
5
They shall not deliver themselves Therefore I have declared it to thee
From the power of the flame; from of old;
It shall not be a coal to warm at, Before it came to pass I announced
Nor a fire to sit before. it to thee;
15
Thus shall they be unto thee Lest thou shouldest say: Mine idol
With whom thou hast laboured; hath done them,
They that have trafficked with thee And my graven image, and my
from thy youth molten image, hath commanded
Shall wander every one to his them.
6
quarter; Thou hast heard, see, all this;
There shall be none to save thee. And ye, will ye not declare it?
I have announced unto thee new
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ISAIAH
And they shall bring thy sons in mothers divorcement,
their bosom, Wherewith I have put her away?
And thy daughters shall be carried Or which of My creditors is it
upon their shoulders. To whom I have sold you?
23
And kings shall be thy foster- Behold, for your iniquities were ye
fathers, sold,
And their queens thy nursing And for your transgressions was
mothers; your mother put away.
2
They shall bow down to thee with Wherefore, when I came, was there
their face to the earth, no man?
And lick the dust of thy feet; When I called, was there none to
And thou shalt know that I am the answer?
LORD, Is My hand shortened at all, that it
For they shall not be ashamed that cannot redeem?
wait for Me. Or have I no power to deliver?
Behold, at My rebuke I dry up the
24
Shall the prey be taken from the sea,
mighty, I make the rivers a wilderness;
Or the captives of the victorious be Their fish become foul, because
delivered? there is no water,
25
But thus saith the LORD: And die for thirst.
3
Even the captives of the mighty I clothe the heavens with blackness,
shall be taken away, And I make sackcloth their
And the prey of the terrible shall be covering.
delivered;
4
And I will contend with him that The Lord GOD hath given me
contendeth with thee, The tongue of them that are taught,
And I will save thy children. That I should know how to sustain
26
And I will feed them that oppress with words him that is weary;
thee with their own flesh; He wakeneth morning by morning,
And they shall be drunken with their He wakeneth mine ear
own blood, as with sweet wine; To hear as they that are taught.
5
And all flesh shall know that I the The Lord GOD hath opened mine
LORD am thy Saviour, ear,
And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One And I was not rebellious,
of Jacob. Neither turned away backward.
6
I gave my back to the smiters,
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ISAIAH
They that rule over them do howl, Go ye out of the midst of her; be ye
saith the LORD, clean,
And My name continually all the Ye that bear the vessels of the LORD.
12
day is blasphemed. For ye shall not go out in haste,
6
Therefore My people shall know Neither shall ye go by flight;
My name; For the LORD will go before you,
Therefore they shall know in that And the God of Israel will be your
day rearward.
That I, even He that spoke, behold,
13
here I am. Behold, My servant shall prosper,
He shall be exalted and lifted up,
7
How beautiful upon the mountains and shall be very high.
14
Are the feet of the messenger of According as many were appalled
good tidings, at thee
That announceth peace, the So marred was his visage unlike that
harbinger of good tidings, of a man,
That announceth salvation; And his form unlike that of the sons
That saith unto Zion: of men
Thy God reigneth! 15
So shall he startle many nations,
8
Hark, thy watchmen! they lift up Kings shall shut their mouths
the voice, because of him;
Together do they sing; For that which had not been told
For they shall see, eye to eye, them shall they see,
The LORD returning to Zion. And that which they had not heard
9
Break forth into joy, sing together, shall they perceive.
Who would have believed our
Ye waste places of Jerusalem;
For the LORD hath comforted His 53 report?
people, And to whom hath the arm of the
He hath redeemed Jerusalem. LORD been revealed?
10
The LORD hath made bare His holy 2For he shot up right forth as a
arm sapling,
In the eyes of all the nations; And as a root out of a dry ground;
And all the ends of the earth shall He had no form nor comeliness, that
see we should look upon him,
The salvation of our God. Nor beauty that we should delight in
11
Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out him.
3
from thence, He was despised, and forsaken of
Touch no unclean thing; men,
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ISAIAH
A man of pains, and acquainted with For the transgression of my people
disease, to whom the stroke was due.
9
And as one from whom men hide And they made his grave with the
their face: wicked,
He was despised, and we esteemed And with the rich his tomb;
him not. Although he had done no violence,
4
Surely our diseases he did bear, and Neither was any deceit in his
our pains he carried; mouth.
Whereas we did esteem him
10
stricken, Yet it pleased the LORD to crush
Smitten of God, and afflicted. him by disease;
5
But he was wounded because of To see if his soul would offer itself
our transgressions, in restitution,
He was crushed because of our That he might see his seed, prolong
iniquities: his days,
The chastisement of our welfare was And that the purpose of the LORD
upon him, might prosper by his hand:
11
And with his stripes we were Of the travail of his soul he shall
healed. see to the full, even My servant,
6
All we like sheep did go astray, Who by his knowledge did justify
We turned every one to his own the Righteous One to the many,
way; And their iniquities he did bear.
12
And the LORD hath made to light on Therefore will I divide him a
him portion among the great,
The iniquity of us all. And he shall divide the spoil with
7
He was oppressed, though he the mighty;
humbled himself Because he bared his soul unto
And opened not his mouth; death,
As a lamb that is led to the And was numbered with the
slaughter, transgressors;
And as a sheep that before her Yet he bore the sin of many,
shearers is dumb; And made intercession for the
Yea, he opened not his mouth. transgressors.
8
By oppression and judgment he
was taken away,
And with his generation who did 54 Sing, O barren, thou that didst
not bear,
reason? Break forth into singing, and cry
For he was cut off out of the land of aloud, thou that didst not travail;
the living,
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For more are the children of the But with great compassion will I
desolate gather thee.
8
Than the children of the married In a little wrath I hid My face from
wife, saith the LORD. thee for a moment;
2
Enlarge the place of thy tent, But with everlasting kindness will I
And let them stretch forth the have compassion on thee,
curtains of thy habitations, spare Saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
9
not; For this is as the waters of Noah
Lengthen thy cords, and strengthen unto Me;
thy stakes. For as I have sworn that the waters
3
For thou shalt spread abroad on the of Noah
right hand and on the left; Should no more go over the earth,
And thy seed shall possess the So have I sworn that I would not be
nations, wroth with thee,
And make the desolate cities to be Nor rebuke thee.
10
inhabited. For the mountains may depart,
4
Fear not, for thou shalt not be And the hills be removed;
ashamed. But My kindness shall not depart
Neither be thou confounded, for from thee,
thou shalt not be put to shame; Neither shall My covenant of peace
For thou shalt forget the shame of be removed,
thy youth, Saith the LORD that hath compass-
And the reproach of thy widowhood sion on thee.
shalt thou remember no more.
5 11
For thy Maker is thy husband, O thou afflicted, tossed with
The LORD of hosts is His name; tempest,
And the Holy One of Israel is thy And not comforted,
Redeemer, Behold, I will set thy stones in fair
The God of the whole earth shall He colours,
be called. And lay thy foundations with
6
For the LORD hath called thee sapphires.
12
As a wife forsaken and grieved in And I will make thy pinnacles of
spirit; rubies,
And a wife of youth, can she be And thy gates of carbuncles,
rejected? And all thy border of precious
Saith thy God. stones.
7 13
For a small moment have I And all thy children shall be
forsaken thee; taught of the LORD;
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And great shall be the peace of thy Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat
children. ye that which is good,
14
In righteousness shalt thou be And let your soul delight itself in
established; fatness.
3
Be thou far from oppression, for Incline your ear, and come unto
thou shalt not fear, Me;
And from ruin, for it shall not come Hear, and your soul shall live;
near thee. And I will make an everlasting
15
Behold, they may gather together, covenant with you,
but not by Me; Even the sure mercies of David.
4
Whosoever shall gather together Behold, I have given him for a
against thee shall fall because of witness to the peoples,
thee. A prince and commander to the
16
Behold, I have created the smith peoples.
5
That bloweth the fire of coals, Behold, thou shalt call a nation that
And bringeth forth a weapon for his thou knowest not,
work; And a nation that knew not thee
And I have created the waster to shall run unto thee;
destroy. Because of the LORD thy God,
17
No weapon that is formed against And for the Holy One of Israel, for
thee shall prosper; He hath glorified thee.
And every tongue that shall rise
6
against thee in judgment thou Seek ye the LORD while He may be
shalt condemn. found,
This is the heritage of the servants Call ye upon Him while He is near;
7
of the LORD, Let the wicked forsake his way,
And their due reward from Me, saith And the man of iniquity his
the LORD. thoughts;
And let him return unto the LORD,
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ISAIAH 6
63 Edom,
I will make mention of the mercies
of the LORD,
With crimsoned garments from And the praises of the LORD,
Bozrah? According to all that the LORD hath
This that is glorious in his apparel, bestowed on us;
Stately in the greatness of his And the great goodness toward the
strength? house of Israel,
I that speak in victory, mighty to Which He hath bestowed on them
save. according to His compassions,
2
Wherefore is Thine apparel red, And according to the multitude of
And Thy garments like his that His mercies.
treadeth in the winevat? 8
For He said: Surely, they are My
3
I have trodden the winepress people,
alone, Children that will not deal falsely;
And of the peoples there was no So He was their Saviour.
9
man with Me; In all their affliction He was
Yea, I trod them in Mine anger, afflicted,
And trampled them in My fury; And the angel of His presence saved
And their lifeblood is dashed against them;
My garments, In His love and in His pity He
And I have stained all My raiment. redeemed them;
4
For the day of vengeance that was And He bore them, and carried them
in My heart, all the days of old.
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ISAIAH
But they rebelled, and grieved His Our Redeemer from everlasting is
holy spirit; Thy name.
17
Therefore He was turned to be their O LORD, why dost Thou make us to
enemy, err from Thy ways,
Himself fought against them. And hardenest our heart from Thy
11
Then His people remembered the fear?
days of old, the days of Moses: Return for Thy servantssake,
Where is He that brought them up The tribes of Thine inheritance.
18
out of the sea Thy holy people they have well
With the shepherds of His flock? nigh driven out,
Where is He that put His holy spirit Our adversaries have trodden down
In the midst of them? Thy sanctuary.
12 19
That caused His glorious arm to go We are become as they over whom
at the right hand of Moses? Thou never borest rule,
That divided the water before them, As they that were not called by Thy
To make Himself an everlasting name.
name?
13
That led them through the deep, Oh, that Thou wouldest rend the
As a horse in the wilderness, heavens, that Thou wouldest
without stumbling? come down,
14
As the cattle that go down into the That the mountains might quake at
valley, Thy presence,
The spirit of the LORD caused them
to rest; 64 As when fire kindleth the
brush-wood,
So didst Thou lead Thy people, And the fire causeth the waters to
To make Thyself a glorious name. boil;
To make Thy name known to Thine
15
Look down from heaven, and see, adversaries,
Even from Thy holy and glorious That the nations might tremble at
habitation; Thy presence,
2
Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty When Thou didst tremendous
acts, things
The yearning of Thy heart and Thy Which we looked not for
compassions, Oh that Thou wouldest come down,
Now restrained toward me? that the mountains might quake at
16
For Thou art our Father; Thy presence!
3
For Abraham knoweth us not, And whereof from of old men have
And Israel doth not acknowledge us; not heard, nor perceived by the
Thou, O LORD, art our Father, ear,
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ISAIAH 9
Neither hath the eye seen a God Thy holy cities are become a
beside Thee, wilderness,
Who worketh for him that waiteth Zion is become a wilderness,
for Him. Jerusalem a desolation.
10
Our holy and our beautiful house,
4
Thou didst take away him that Where our fathers praised Thee,
joyfully worked righteousness, Is burned with fire;
Those that remembered Thee in Thy And all our pleasant things are laid
ways waste.
11
Behold, Thou wast wroth, and we Wilt Thou refrain Thyself for these
sinned things, O LORD?
Upon them have we stayed of old, Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and
that we might be saved. afflict us very sore?
5
And we are all become as one that
is unclean, 65 I gave access to them that
asked not for Me,
And all our righteousnesses are as a I was at hand to them that sought
polluted garment; Me not;
And we all do fade as a leaf, I said: Behold Me, behold Me,
And our iniquities, like the wind, Unto a nation that was not called
take us away. by My name.
6 2
And there is none that calleth upon I have spread out My hands all the
Thy name, day
That stirreth up himself to take hold Unto a rebellious people,
of Thee; That walk in a way that is not good,
For Thou hast hid Thy face from us, After their own thoughts;
3
And hast consumed us by means of A people that provoke Me
our iniquities. To My face continually,
That sacrifice in gardens,
7
But now, O LORD, Thou art our And burn incense upon bricks;
4
Father; That sit among the graves,
We are the clay, and Thou our And lodge in the vaults;
potter, That eat swines flesh,
And we all are the work of Thy And broth of abominable things is in
hand. their vessels;
8
Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, 5
That say: Stand by thyself,
Neither remember iniquity for ever; Come not near to me, for I am holier
Behold, look, we beseech Thee, we than thou;
are all Thy people. These are a smoke in My nose,
A fire that burneth all the day.
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ISAIAH
Behold, it is written before Me; Because when I called, ye did not
I will not keep silence, except I have answer,
requited, Ehen I spoke, ye did not hear;
Yea, I will requite into their bosom, But ye did that which was evil in
7
Your own iniquities, and the Mine eyes,
iniquities of your fathers together, And chose that wherein I delighted
Saith the LORD, that have offered not.
upon the mountains,
13
And blasphemed Me upon the hills; Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD:
Therefore will I first measure their Behold, My servants shall eat,
wage into their bosom. But ye shall be hungry;
Behold, My servants shall drink,
8
Thus saith the LORD: But ye shall be thirsty;
As, when wine is found in the Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
cluster, But ye shall be ashamed;
One saith: Destroy it not, 14
Behold, My servants shall sing
For a blessing is in it; For joy of heart,
So will I do for My servants sakes, But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,
That I may not destroy all. And shall wail for vexation of spirit.
9 15
And I will bring forth a seed out of And ye shall leave your name for a
Jacob, curse unto Mine elect:
And out of Judah an inheritor of My So may the Lord GOD slay thee;
mountains; But He shall call His servants by
And Mine elect shall inherit it, another name;
16
And My servants shall dwell there. So that he who blesseth himself in
10
And Sharon shall be a fold of the earth
flocks, Shall bless himself by the God of
And the valley of Achor a place for truth;
herds to lie down in, And he that sweareth in the earth
For My people that have sought Me; Shall swear by the God of truth;
11
But ye that forsake the LORD, Because the former troubles are
That forget My holy mountain, forgotten,
That prepare a table for Fortune, And because they are hid from Mine
And that offer mingled wine in full eyes.
17
measure unto Destiny, For, behold, I create new heavens
12
I will destine you to the sword, And a new earth;
And ye shall all bow down to the And the former things shall not be
slaughter; remembered,
Nor come into mind.
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ISAIAH 25
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever The wolf and the lamb shall feed
In that which I create; together,
For, behold, I create Jerusalem a And the lion shall eat straw like the
rejoicing, ox;
And her people a joy. And dust shall be the serpents food.
19
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, They shall not hurt nor destroy in all
And joy in My people; My holy mountain,
And the voice of weeping shall be Saith the LORD.
no more heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.
20
There shall be no more thence an 66 Thus saith the LORD:
The heaven is My throne,
infant of days, nor an old man, And the earth is My footstool;
That hath not filled his days; Where is the house that ye may
For the youngest shall die a hundred build unto Me?
years old, And where is the place that may be
And the sinner being a hundred My resting-place?
2
years old shall be accursed. For all these things hath My hand
21
And they shall build houses, and made,
inhabit them; And so all these things came to be,
And they shall plant vineyards, and Saith the LORD;
eat the fruit of them. But on this man will I look,
22
They shall not build, and another Even on him that is poor and of a
inhabit, contrite spirit,
They shall not plant, and another And trembleth at My word.
3
eat; He that killeth an ox is as if he slew
For as the days of a tree shall be the a man;
days of My people, He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he
And Mine elect shall long enjoy the broke a dogs neck;
work of their hands. He that offereth a meal-offering, as
23
They shall not labour in vain, if he offered swines blood;
Nor bring forth for terror; He that maketh a memorial-offering
For they are the seed blessed of the of frankincense, as if he blessed
LORD, an idol;
And their offspring with them. According as they have chosen their
24
And it shall come to pass that, own ways,
before they call, I will answer, And their soul delighteth in their
And while they are yet speaking, I abominations;
4
will hear. Even so I will choose their
mockings,
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ISAIAH 10
And will bring their fears upon Rejoice ye with Jerusalem,
them; And be glad with her, all ye that
Because when I called, none did love her;
answer; Rejoice for joy with her,
When I spoke, they did not hear, All ye that mourn for her;
11
But they did that which was evil in That ye may suck, and be satisfied
Mine eyes, With the breast of her consolations;
And chose that in which I delighted That ye may drink deeply with
not. delight
Of the abundance of her glory.
5 12
Hear the word of the LORD, For thus saith the LORD:
Ye that tremble at His word: Behold, I will extend peace to her
Your brethren that hate you, that like a river.
cast you out for My names sake, And the wealth of the nations like
have said: an overflowing stream,
Let the LORD be glorified, And ye shall suck thereof:
That we may gaze upon your joy, Ye shall be borne upon the side,
But they shall be ashamed. And shall be dandled upon the
6
Hark! an uproar from the city, knees.
13
Hark! it cometh from the temple, As one whom his mother
Hark! the LORD rendereth comforteth,
recompense to His enemies. So will I comfort you;
7
Before she travailed, she brought And ye shall be comforted in
forth; Jerusalem.
14
Before her pain came, And when ye see this, your heart
She was delivered of a man-child. shall rejoice,
8
Who hath heard such a thing? And your bones shall flourish like
Who hath seen such things? young grass;
Is a land born in one day? And the hand of the LORD shall be
Is a nation brought forth at once? known toward His servants,
For as soon as Zion travailed, And He will have indignation
She brought forth her children. against His enemies.
9
Shall I bring to the birth, and not
15
cause to bring forth? For, behold, the LORD will come in
Saith the LORD; fire,
Shall I that cause to bring forth shut And His chariots shall be like the
the womb? whirlwind;
Saith thy God. To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
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ISAIAH
For by fire will the LORD contend, mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as
And by His sword with all flesh; the children of Israel bring their
And the slain of the LORD shall be offering in a clean vessel into the
many. house of the LORD. 21And of them also
17
They that sanctify themselves and will I take for the priests and for the
purify themselves Levites, saith the LORD. 22For as the
To go unto the gardens, new heavens and the new earth, which
Behind one in the midst, I will make, shall remain before Me,
Eating swines flesh, and the saith the LORD, so shall your seed and
detestable thing, and the mouse, your name remain.
23
Shall be consumed together, saith And it shall come to pass,
the LORD. That from one new moon to another,
18
For I [know] their works and their And from one sabbath to another,
thoughts; [the time] cometh, that I will Shall all flesh come to worship
gather all nations and tongues; and before Me,
they shall come, and shall see My Saith the LORD.
glory. 19And I will work a sign among 24
And they shall go forth, and look
them, and I will send such as escape of Upon the carcasses of the men that
them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul have rebelled against Me;
and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal For their worm shall not die,
and Javan, to the isles afar off, that Neither shall their fire be quenched;
have not heard My fame, neither have And they shall be an abhorring unto
seen My glory; and they shall declare all flesh.
My glory among the nations. 20And
they shall bring all your brethren out And it shall come to pass,
of all the nations for an offering unto That from one new moon to another,
And from one sabbath to another,
the LORD, upon horses, and in chariots, Shall all flesh come to worship before Me,
and in fitters, and upon mules, and Saith the Lord.
upon swift beasts, to My holy
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9
689
5
JEREMIAH
For who shall have pity upon thee, I have not lent, neither have men
O Jerusalem? lent to me;
Or who shall bemoan thee? Yet every one of them doth curse
Or who shall turn aside to ask of thy me.
welfare? 11
The LORD said: Verily I will release
6
Thou hast cast Me off, saith the thee for good; verily I will cause the
LORD, enemy to make supplication unto thee
Thou art gone backward; in the time of evil and in the time of
Therefore do I stretch out My hand affliction. 12Can iron break iron from
against thee, and destroy thee; the north and brass? 13Thy substance
I am weary with repenting. and thy treasures will I give for a spoil
7
And I fan them with a fan in the without price, and that for all thy sins,
gates of the land; even in all thy borders. 14And I will
I bereave them of children, I destroy make thee to pass with thine enemies
My people, into a land which thou knowest not;
Since they return not from their for a fire is kindled in My nostril,
ways. which shall burn upon you.
8
Their widows are increased to Me
15
above the sand of the seas; Thou, O LORD, knowest;
I bring upon them, against the Remember me, and think of me, and
mother, a chosen one, avenge me of my persecutors;
Even a spoiler at noonday; Take me not away because of Thy
I cause anguish and terrors to fall long-suffering;
upon her suddenly. Know that for Thy sake I have
9
She that hath borne seven suffered taunts.
16
languisheth; Thy words were found, and I did
Her spirit droopeth; eat them;
Her sun is gone down while it was And Thy words were unto me a joy
yet day, and the rejoicing of my heart;
She is ashamed and confounded; Because Thy name was called on
And the residue of them will I me, O LORD God of hosts.
17
deliver to the sword before their I sat not in the assembly of them
enemies, that make merry, nor rejoiced;
Saith the LORD. I sat alone because of Thy hand;
For Thou hast filled me with
10
Woe is me, my mother, that thou indignation.
18
hast borne me Why is my pain perpetual,
A man of strife and a man of And my wound incurable, so that it
contention to the whole earth! refuseth to be healed?
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Wilt Thou indeed be unto me as a They shall be as dung upon the face
deceitful brook, of the ground;
As waters that fail? And they shall be consumed by the
sword, and by famine;
19
Therefore thus saith the LORD: And their carcasses shall be meat for
If thou return, and I bring thee back, the fowls of heaven,
Thou shalt stand before Me; And for the beasts of the earth.
5
And if thou bring forth the precious For thus saith the LORD: Enter not into
out of the vile, the house of mourning, neither go to
Thou shalt be as My mouth; lament, neither bemoan them; for I
Let them return unto thee, have taken away My peace from this
But thou shalt not return unto them. people, saith the LORD, even mercy and
20
And I will make thee unto this compassion. 6Both the great and the
people a fortified brazen wall; small shall die in this land; they shall
And they shall fight against thee, not be buried; neither shall men lament
But they shall not prevail against for them, nor cut themselves, nor make
thee; themselves bald for them; 7neither
For I am with thee to save thee and shall men break bread for them in
to deliver thee, mourning, to comfort them for the
Saith the LORD. dead; neither shall men give them the
21
And I will deliver thee out of the cup of consolation to drink for their
hand of the wicked, father or for their mother. 8And thou
And I will redeem thee out of the shalt not go into the house of feasting
hand of the terrible. to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
9
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
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Nor counsel from the wise, nor the But let them be made to stumble
word from the prophet. before Thee;
Come, and let us smite him with the Deal Thou with them in the time of
tongue, Thine anger.
And let us not give heed to any of
19
his words.
Give heed to me, O LORD, 19 Thus said the LORD: Go, and
get a potters earthen bottle,
And hearken to the voice of them and take of the elders of the people,
that contend with me. and of the elders of the priests; 2and go
20
Shall evil be recompensed for forth unto the valley of the son of
good? Hinnom, which is by the entry of the
For they have digged a pit for my gate Harsith, and proclaim there the
soul. words that I shall tell thee; 3and say:
Remember how I stood before Thee Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings
To speak good for them, of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
To turn away Thy wrath from them. thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God
21
Therefore deliver up their children of Israel:
to the famine, Behold, I will bring evil upon this
And hurl them to the power of the place, which whosoever heareth, his
sword; ears shall tingle; 4because they have
And let their wives be bereaved of forsaken Me, and have estranged this
their children, and widows; place, and have offered in it unto other
And let their men be slain of death, gods, whom neither they nor their
And their young men smitten of the fathers have known, nor the kings of
sword in battle. Judah; and have filled this place with
22
Let a cry be heard from their the blood of innocents; 5and have built
houses, the high places of Baal, to burn their
When thou shalt bring a troop sons in the fire for burnt-offerings unto
suddenly upon them; Baal; which I commanded not, nor
For they have digged a pit to take spoke it, neither came it into My mind.
6
me, Therefore, behold, the days come,
And hid snares for my feet. saith the LORD, that this place shall no
23
Yet, LORD, Thou knowest more be called Topheth, nor The
All their counsel against me to slay valley of the son of Hinnom, but The
me; valley of slaughter; 7and I will make
Forgive not their iniquity, void the counsel of Judah and
Neither blot out their sin from Thy Jerusalem in this place; and I will
sight; cause them to fall by the sword before
their enemies, and by the hand of them
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that seek their life; and their carcasses of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I
will I give to be food for the fowls of will bring upon this city and upon all
the heaven, and for the beasts of the her towns all the evil that I have
earth; 8and I will make this city an pronounced against it; because they
astonishment, and a hissing; every one have made their neck stiff, that they
that passeth thereby shall be might not hear My words.
astonished and hiss because of all the
plagues thereof; 9and I will cause them 20 Now Pashhur the son of
Immer the priest, who was
to eat the flesh of their sons and the chief officer in the house of the LORD,
flesh of their daughters, and they shall heard Jeremiah prophesying these
eat every one the flesh of his friend, in things. 2Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah
the siege and in the straitness, the prophet, and put him in the stocks
wherewith their enemies, and they that that were in the upper gate of
seek their life, shall straiten them. Benjamin, which was in the house of
10
Then shalt thou break the bottle in the LORD. 3And it came to pass on the
the sight of the men that go with thee, morrow, that Pashhur brought forth
11
and shalt say unto them: Thus saith Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said
the LORD of hosts: Even so will I break Jeremiah unto him: The LORD hath not
this people and this city, as one called thy name Pashhur, but
a
breaketh a potters vessel, that cannot Magormissabib. 4For thus saith the
be made whole again; and they shall LORD: Behold, I will make thee a terror
bury in Topheth, for want of room to to thyself, and to all thy friends; and
bury. 12Thus will I do unto this place, they shall fall by the sword of their
saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it;
thereof, even making this city as and I will give all Judah into the hand
Topheth; 13and the houses of of the king of Babylon, and he shall
Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings carry them captive to Babylon, and
of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as shall slay them with the sword.
5
the place of Topheth, even all the Moreover I will give all the store of
houses upon whose roofs they have this city, and all the gains thereof, and
offered unto all the host of heaven, and all the wealth thereof, yea, all the
have poured out drink-offerings unto treasures of the kings of Judah will I
other gods. give into the hand of their enemies,
who shall spoil them, and take them,
14
Then came Jeremiah from and carry them to Babylon. 6And thou,
Topheth, whither the LORD had sent Pashhur, and all that dwell in thy
him to prophesy; and he stood in the house shall go into captivity; and thou
court of the LORDS house, and said to
all the people: 15Thus saith the LORD a
That is, Terror on every side.
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shalt come to Babylon, and there thou Therefore my persecutors shall
shalt die, and there shalt thou be stumble, and they shall not
buried, thou, and all thy friends, to prevail;
whom thou hast prophesied falsely. They shall be greatly ashamed,
because they have not prospered,
7
O LORD, Thou hast enticed me, and Even with an everlasting confusion
I was enticed, which shall never be forgotten.
12
Thou hast overcome me, and hast But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the
prevailed; righteous,
I am become a laughing-stock all That seest the reins and the heart,
the day, Let me see Thy vengeance on them;
Every one mocketh me. For unto Thee have I revealed my
8
For as often as I speak, I cry out, cause.
I cry: Violence and spoil;
13
Because the word of the LORD is Sing unto the LORD,
made Praise ye the LORD;
A reproach unto me, and a derision, For He hath delivered the soul of the
all the day. needy
9
And if I say: I will not make From the hand of evil-doers.
mention of Him,
14
Nor speak any more in His name, Cursed be the day
Then there is in my heart as it were Wherein I was born;
a burning fire The day wherein my mother bore
Shut up in my bones, me,
And I weary myself to hold it in, Let it not be blessed.
15
But cannot. Cursed be the man who brought
10
For I have heard the whispering of tidings
many, To my father, saying:
Terror on every side: A man-child is born unto thee;
Denounce, and we will denounce Making him very glad.
16
him; And let that man be as the cities
Even of all my familiar friends, Which the LORD overthrew, and
Them that watch for my halting: repented not;
Peradventure he will be enticed, And let him hear a cry in the
and we shall prevail against him, morning,
And we shall take our revenge on And an alarm at noontide;
17
him. Because He slew me not from the
11
But the LORD is with me as a womb;
mighty warrior;
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And so my mother would have been from the pestilence, from the sword,
my grave, and from the famine, into the hand of
And her womb always great. Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and
18
Wherefore came I forth out of the into the hand of their enemies, and into
womb the hand of those that seek their life;
To see labour and sorrow, and he shall smite them with the edge
That my days should be consumed of the sword; he shall not spare them,
in shame? neither have pity, nor have
compassion.
8
a
With a play on the meaning, a dry
31 At that time, saith the LORD,
Will I be the God of all the
families of Israel,
land.
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And they shall be My people. And gather them from the uttermost
parts of the earth,
2
Thus saith the LORD: And with them the blind and the
The people that were left of the lame,
sword The woman with child and her that
Have found grace in the wilderness, travaileth with child together;
Even Israel, when I go to cause him A great company shall they return
to rest. hither.
3
From afar the LORD appeared unto 9
They shall come with weeping,
me. And with supplications will I lead
Yea, I have loved thee with an them;
everlasting love; I will cause them to walk by rivers
Therefore with affection have I of waters,
drawn thee. In a straight way wherein they shall
4
Again will I build thee, and thou not stumble;
shalt be built, For I am become a father to Israel,
O virgin of Israel; And Ephraim is My first-born.
Again shalt thou be adorned with
10
thy tabrets, Hear the word of the LORD, O ye
And shalt go forth in the dances of nations,
them that make merry. And declare it in the isles afar off,
5
Again shalt thou plant vineyards and say:
upon the mountains of Samaria; He that scattered Israel doth gather
The planters shall plant, and shall him,
have the use thereof. And keep him, as a shepherd doth
6
For there shall be a day, his flock.
11
That the watchmen shall call upon For the LORD hath ransomed Jacob,
the mount Ephraim: And He redeemeth him from the
Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion, hand of him that is stronger than
Unto the LORD our God. he.
12
And they shall come and sing in
7
For thus saith the LORD: the height of Zion,
Sing with gladness for Jacob, And shall flow unto the goodness of
And shout at the head of the nations; the LORD,
Announce ye, praise ye, and say: To the corn, and to the wine, and to
O LORD, save Thy people, the oil,
The remnant of Israel. And to the young of the flock and of
8
Behold, I will bring them from the the herd;
north country,
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And their soul shall be as a watered Thou hast chastised me, and I was
garden, chastised,
And they shall not pine any more at As a calf untrained;
all. Turn thou me, and I shall be turned,
13
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the For Thou art the LORD my God.
19
dance, Surely after that I was turned, I
And the young men and the old repented,
together; And after that I was instructed, I
For I will turn their mourning into smote upon my thigh;
joy, I was ashamed, yea, even
And will comfort them, and make confounded,
them rejoice from their sorrow. Because I did bear the reproach of
14
And I will satiate the soul of the my youth.
20
priests with fatness, Is Ephraim a darling son unto Me?
And My people shall be satisfied Is he a child that is dandled?
with My goodness, For as often as I speak of him,
Saith the LORD. I do earnestly remember him still;
Therefore My heart yearneth for
15
Thus saith the LORD: him,
A voice is heard in Ramah, I will surely have compassion upon
Lamentation, and bitter weeping, him, saith the LORD.
Rachel weeping for her children;
21
She refuseth to be comforted for her Set thee up waymarks,
children, Make thee guide-posts;
Because they are not. Set thy heart toward the high-way,
Even the way by which thou
16
Thus saith the LORD: wentest;
Refrain thy voice from weeping, Return, O virgin of Israel,
And thine eyes from tears; Return to these thy cities.
22
For thy work shall be rewarded, How long wilt thou turn away
saith the LORD; coyly,
And they shall come back from the O thou backsliding daughter?
land of the enemy. For the LORD hath created a new
17
And there is hope for thy future, thing in the earth:
saith the LORD; A woman shall court a man.
And thy children shall return to their
23
own border. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
18
I have surely heard Ephraim God of Israel:
bemoaning himself: Yet again shall they use this speech
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In the land of Judah and in the cities house of Judah; 32not according to the
thereof, covenant that I made with their fathers
When I shall turn their captivity: in the day that I took them by the hand
The LORD bless thee, O habitation to bring them out of the land of Egypt;
of righteousness, forasmuch as they broke My covenant,
O mountain of holiness. although I was a lord over them, saith
24
And Judah and all the cities the LORD. 33But this is the covenant
thereof that I will make with the house of
Shall dwell therein together: Israel after those days, saith the LORD,
The husbandmen, and they that go I will put My law in their inward parts,
forth with flocks. and in their heart will I write it; and I
25
For I have satiated the weary soul, will be their God, and they shall be My
And every pining soul have I people; 34and they shall teach no more
replenished. every man his neighbour, and every
man his brother, saying: Know the
26
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; LORD; for they shall all know Me,
And my sleep was sweet unto me. from the least of them unto the greatest
of them, saith the LORD; for I will
27
Behold, the days come, saith the forgive their iniquity, and their sin will
LORD, that I will sow the house of I remember no more.
Israel and the house of Judah with the
35
seed of man, and with the seed of Thus saith the LORD,
beast. 28And it shall come to pass, that Who giveth the sun for a light by
like as I have watched over them to day,
pluck up and to break down, and to And the ordinances of the moon and
overthrow and to destroy, and to of the stars for a light by night,
afflict; so will I watch over them to Who stirreth up the sea, that the
build and to plant, saith the LORD. waves thereof roar,
29
In those days they shall say no The LORD of hosts is His name:
36
more: If these ordinances depart from
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, before Me,
And the childrens teeth are set on Saith the LORD,
edge. Then the seed of Israel also shall
30
But every one shall die for his own cease
iniquity; every man that eateth the sour From being a nation before Me for
grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. ever.
31
Behold, the days come, saith the
37
LORD, that I will make a new covenant Thus saith the LORD:
with the house of Israel, and with the If heaven above can be measured,
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And the foundations of the earth Babylon, and shall speak with him
searched out beneath, mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall
Then will I also cast off all the seed behold his eyes; 5and he shall lead
of Israel Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall
For all that they have done, saith the he be until I remember him, saith the
LORD. LORD; though ye fight with the
38
Behold, the days come, saith the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?
LORD, that the city shall be built to the 6
And Jeremiah said: The word of
LORD from the tower of Hananel unto the LORD came unto me, saying:
the gate of the corner. 39And the 7
Behold, Hanamel, the son of Shallum
measuring line shall yet go out straight thine uncle, shall come unto thee,
forward unto the hill Gareb, and shall saying: Buy thee my field that is in
turn about unto Goah. 40And the whole Anathoth; for the right of redemption
valley of the dead bodies, and of the is thine to buy it. 8So Hanamel mine
ashes, and all the fields unto the brook uncles son came to me in the court of
Kidron, unto the corner of the horse the guard according to the word of the
gate toward the east, shall be holy unto LORD, and said unto me: Buy my
the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth,
nor thrown down any more for ever. which is in the land of Benjamin; for
the right of inheritance is thine, and
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reading in the book the words of the So Baruch read it in their ears. 16Now
LORD in the LORDS house. it came to pass, when they had heard
9
Now it came to pass in the fifth all the words, they turned in fear one
year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, toward another, and said unto Baruch:
king of Judah, in the ninth month, that We will surely tell the king of all
they proclaimed a fast before the LORD, these words. 17And they asked
all the people in Jerusalem, and all the Baruch, saying: Tell us now: How
people that came from the cities of didst thou write all these words at his
Judah unto Jerusalem. 10Then did mouth? 18Then Baruch answered
Baruch read in the book the words of them: He pronounced all these words
Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in unto me with his mouth, and I wrote
the chamber of Gemariah the son of them with ink in the book. 19Then said
Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court, the princes unto Baruch: Go, hide
at the entry of the new gate of the thee, thou and Jeremiah, and let no
LORDS house, in the ears of all the man know where ye are. 20And they
people. 11And when Micaiah the son of went in to the king into the court; but
Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had they had deposited the roll in the
heard out of the book all the words of chamber of Elishama the scribe; and
the LORD, 12he went down into the they told all the words in the ears of
kings house, into the scribes the king. 21So the king sent Jehudi to
chamber; and, lo, all the princes sat fetch the roll; and he took it out of the
there, even Elishama the scribe, and chamber of Elishama the scribe. And
Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Jehudi read it in the ears of the king,
Elnathan the son of Achbor, and and in the ears of all the princes that
Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and stood beside the king. 22Now the king
Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all was sitting in the winter-house in the
the princes. 13Then Micaiah declared ninth month; and the brazier was
unto them all the words that he had burning before him. 23And it came to
heard, when Baruch read the book in pass, when Jehudi had read three or
the ears of the people. 14Therefore all four columns, that he cut it with the
the princes sent Jehudi the son of penknife, and cast it into the fire that
Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the was in the brazier, until all the roll was
son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying: consumed in the fire that was in the
Take in thy hand the roll wherein thou brazier. 24Yet they were not afraid, nor
hast read in the ears of the people, and rent their garments, neither the king,
come. So Baruch the son of Neriah nor any of his servants that heard all
took the roll in his hand, and came these words. 25Moreover Elnathan and
unto them. 15And they said unto him: Delaiah and Gemariah had entreated
Sit down now, and read it in our ears. the king not to burn the roll; but he
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would not hear them. 26And the king the book which Jehoiakim king of
commanded Jerahmeel the kings son, Judah had burned in the fire; and there
and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and were added besides unto them many
Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take like words.
Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the
prophet; but the LORD hid them.
27
Then the word of the LORD came to 37 And Zedekiah the son of
Josiah reigned as king, instead
Jeremiah, after that the king had of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom
burned the roll, and the words which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made
Baruch wrote at the mouth of king in the land of Judah. 2But neither
Jeremiah, saying: 28Take thee again he, nor his servants, nor the people of
another roll, and write in it all the the land, did hearken unto the words of
former words that were in the first roll, the LORD, which He spoke by the
which Jehoiakim the king of Judah prophet Jeremiah.
hath burned. 29And concerning 3
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal
Jehoiakim king of Judah thou shalt the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah
say: Thus saith the LORD: Thou hast the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the
burned this roll, saying: Why hast thou prophet Jeremiah, saying: Pray now
written therein, saying: The king of unto the LORD our God for us. 4Now
Babylon shall certainly come and Jeremiah came in and went out among
destroy this land, and shall cause to the people; for they had not put him
cease from thence man and beast? into prison. 5And Pharaohs army was
30
Therefore thus saith the LORD come forth out of Egypt; and when the
concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem
He shall have none to sit upon the heard tidings of them, they broke up
throne of David; and his dead body from Jerusalem. 6Then came the word
shall be cast out in the day to the heat, of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah,
and in the night to the frost. 31And I saying: 7Thus saith the LORD, the God
will visit upon him and his seed and of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king
his servants their iniquity; and I will of Judah, that sent you unto Me to
bring upon them, and upon the inquire of Me: Behold, Pharaohs
inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the army, which is come forth to help you,
men of Judah, all the evil that I have shall return to Egypt into their own
pronounced against them, but they land. 8And the Chaldeans shall return,
hearkened not. and fight against this city; and they
32
Then took Jeremiah another roll, shall take it, and burn it with fire.
9
and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the Thus saith the LORD: Deceive not
son of Neriah; who wrote therein from yourselves, saying: The Chaldeans
the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of shall surely depart from us; for they
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shall not depart. 10For though ye had Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah:
smitten the whole army of the Wherein have I sinned against thee, or
Chaldeans that fight against you, and against thy servants, or against this
there remained but wounded men people, that ye have put me in prison?
19
among them, yet would they rise up Where now are your prophets that
every man in his tent, and burn this prophesied unto you, saying: The king
city with fire. of Babylon shall not come against you,
11
And it came to pass, that when the nor against this land? 20And now hear,
army of the Chaldeans was broken up I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my
from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaohs supplication, I pray thee, be presented
army, 12then Jeremiah went forth out before thee; that thou cause me not to
of Jerusalem to go into the land of return to the house of Jonathan the
Benjamin, to receive his portion there, scribe, lest I die there. 21Then
in the midst of the people. 13And when Zedekiah the king commanded, and
he was in the gate of Benjamin, a they committed Jeremiah into the court
captain of the ward was there, whose of the guard, and they gave him daily a
name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, loaf of bread out of the bakersstreet,
the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold until all the bread in the city was spent.
on Jeremiah the prophet, saying: Thus Jeremiah remained in the court
Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. of the guard.
14
Then said Jeremiah: It is false; I fall
not away to the Chaldeans; but he 38 And Shephatiah the son of
Mattan, and Gedaliah the son
hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of
hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of
the princes. 15And the princes were Malchiah, heard the words that
wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, Jeremiah spoke unto all the people,
and put him in prison in the house of saying: 2Thus saith the LORD: He that
Jonathan the scribe; for they had made remaineth in this city shall die by the
that the prison. sword, by the famine, and by the
16
When Jeremiah was come into the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to
dungeon-house, and into the cells, and the Chaldeans shall live, and his life
Jeremiah had remained there many shall be unto him for a prey, and he
days; 17then Zedekiah the king sent, shall live. 3Thus saith the LORD: This
and fetched him; and the king asked city shall surely be given into the hand
him secretly in his house, and said: Is of the army of the king of Babylon,
there any word from the LORD? And and he shall take it. 4Then the princes
Jeremiah said: There is. He said also: said unto the king: Let this man, we
Thou shalt be delivered into the hand pray thee, be put to death; forasmuch
of the king of Babylon. 18Moreover as he weakeneth the hands of the men
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of war that remain in this city, and the clouts and rags under thine armholes
hands of all the people, in speaking under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
13
such words unto them; for this man So they drew up Jeremiah with the
seeketh not the welfare of this people, cords, and took him up out of the pit;
but the hurt. 5Then Zedekiah the king and Jeremiah remained in the court of
said: Behold, he is in your hand; for the guard.
14
the king is not he that can do any thing Then Zedekiah the king sent, and
against you. 6Then took they took Jeremiah the prophet unto him
Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of into the third entry that was in the
Malchiah the kings son, that was in house of the LORD; and the king said
the court of the guard; and they let unto Jeremiah: I will ask thee a thing;
down Jeremiah with cords. And in the hide nothing from me. 15Then
pit there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah: If I
Jeremiah sank in the mire. declare it unto thee, wilt thou not
7
Now when Ebed-melech the surely put me to death? and if I give
Ethiopian, an officer, who was in the thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken
kings house, heard that they had put unto me. 16So Zedekiah the king
Jeremiah in the pit; the king then swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying:
sitting in the gate of Benjamin; 8Ebed- As the LORD liveth, that made us this
melech went forth out of the kings soul, I will not put thee to death,
house, and spoke to the king, saying: neither will I give thee into the hand of
9
My lord the king, these men have these men that seek thy life.
17
done evil in all that they have done to Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah:
Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts,
cast into the pit; and he is like to die in the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth
the place where he is because of the unto the king of Babylons princes,
famine; for there is no more bread in then thy soul shall live, and this city
the city. 10Then the king commanded shall not be burned with fire; and thou
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: shalt live, thou, and thy house; 18but if
Take from hence thirty men with thee, thou wilt not go forth to the king of
and take up Jeremiah the prophet out Babylons princes, then shall this city
of the pit, before he die. 11So Ebed- be given into the hand of the
melech took the men with him, and Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with
went into the house of the king under fire, and thou shalt not escape out of
the treasury, and took thence worn their hand. 19And Zedekiah the king
clouts and worn rags, and let them said unto Jeremiah: I am afraid of the
down by cords into the pit to Jeremiah. Jews that are fallen away to the
12
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into
unto Jeremiah: Put now these worn their hand, and they mock me. 20But
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Jeremiah said: They shall not deliver that the king had commanded. So they
thee. Hearken, I beseech thee, to the left off speaking with him; for the
voice of the LORD, in that which I matter was not reported. 28So Jeremiah
speak unto thee; so it shall be well abode in the court of the guard until
with thee, and thy soul shall live. 21But the day that Jerusalem was taken.
if thou refuse to go forth, this is the And it came to pass, when
Jerusalem was taken1in the
word that the LORD hath shown me:
22
Behold, all the women that are left in 39 ninth year of Zedekiah king of
the king of Judahs house shall be Judah, in the tenth month, came
brought forth to the king of Babylons Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and
princes, and those women shall say: all his army against Jerusalem, and
Thy familiar friends have set thee besieged it; 2in the eleventh year of
on, Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the
And have prevailed over thee; ninth day of the month, a breach was
Thy feet are sunk in the mire, made in the city 3that all the princes
And they are turned away back. of the king of Babylon came in, and
23
And they shall bring out all thy sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-
wives and thy children to the sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim
a
Chaldeans; and thou shalt not escape Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer aRab-mag,
out of their hand, but shalt be taken by with all the residue of the princes of
the hand of the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon. 4And it came to
thou shalt cause this city to be burned pass, that when Zedekiah the king of
with fire. Judah and all the men of war saw
24
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah: them, then they fled, and went forth
Let no man know of these words, and out of the city by night, by the way of
thou shalt not die. 25But if the princes the kings garden, by the gate betwixt
hear that I have talked with thee, and the two walls; and he went out the way
they come unto thee, and say unto of the Arabah. 5But the army of the
thee: Declare unto us now what thou Chaldeans pursued after them, and
hast said unto the king; hide it not overtook Zedekiah in the plains of
from us, and we will not put thee to Jericho; and when they had taken him,
death; also what the king said unto they brought him up to
thee; 26then thou shalt say unto them: I Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to
presented my supplication before the Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he
king, that he would not cause me to gave judgment upon him. 6Then the
return to Jonathans house, to die king of Babylon slew the sons of
there. 27Then came all the princes Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes;
unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he
told them according to all these words a
Titles of officers.
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also the king of Babylon slew all the of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I
nobles of Judah. 7Moreover he put out will bring My words upon this city for
Zedekiahs eyes, and bound him in evil, and not for good; and they shall
fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 8And be accomplished before thee in that
the Chaldeans burned the kings day. 17But I will deliver thee in that
house, and the house of the people, day, saith the LORD; and thou shalt not
with fire, and broke down the walls of be given into the hand of the men of
Jerusalem. 9Then Nebuzaradan the whom thou art afraid. 18For I will
captain of the guard carried away surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not
captive into Babylon the remnant of fall by the sword, but thy life shall be
the people that remained in the city, for a prey unto thee; because thou hast
the deserters also, that fell away to put thy trust in Me, saith the LORD.
him, with the rest of the people that
remained. 10But Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard left of the poor of 40 The word which came to
Jeremiah from the LORD, after
the people, that had nothing, in the that Nebuzaradan the captain of the
land of Judah, and gave them guard had let him go from Ramah,
vineyards and fields in that day. 11Now when he had taken him being bound in
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave chains among all the captives of
charge concerning Jeremiah to Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, away captive unto Babylon. 2And the
saying: 12Take him, and look well to captain of the guard took Jeremiah,
him, and do him no harm; but do unto and said unto him: The LORD thy God
him even as he shall say unto thee. pronounced this evil upon this place;
13 3
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the and the LORD hath brought it, and
guard sent, and Nebushazban Rab- done according as He spoke; because
saris, and Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, ye have sinned against the LORD, and
and all the chief officers of the king of have not hearkened to His voice,
Babylon; 14they sent, and took therefore this thing is come upon you.
4
Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, And now, behold, I loose thee this
and committed him unto Gedaliah the day from the chains which are upon
son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to
that he should carry him home; so he come with me into Babylon, come,
dwelt among the people. and I will look well unto thee; but if it
15
Now the word of the LORD came seem ill unto thee to come with me
unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in into Babylon, forbear; behold, all the
the court of the guard, saying: 16Go, land is before thee; whither it seemeth
and speak to Ebed-melech the good and right unto thee to go, thither
Ethiopian, saying: Thus saith the LORD go.5Yet he would not go back.Go
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back then to Gedaliah the son of your cities that ye have taken.
11
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom Likewise when all the Jews that were
the king of Babylon hath made in Moab, and among the children of
governor over the cities of Judah, and Ammon, and in Edom, and that were
dwell with him among the people; or in all the countries, heard that the king
go wheresoever it seemeth right unto of Babylon had left a remnant of
thee to go. So the captain of the guard Judah, and that he had set over them
gave him an allowance and a present, Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son
and let him go. 6Then went Jeremiah of Shaphan; 12then all the Jews
unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to returned out of all places whither they
Mizpah, and dwelt with him among were driven, and came to the land of
the people that were left in the land. Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and
7
Now when all the captains of the gathered wine and summer fruits in
forces that were in the fields, even great abundance.
13
they and their men, heard that the king Moreover Johanan the son of
of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son Kareah, and all the captains of the
of Ahikam governor in the land, and forces that were in the fields, came to
had committed unto him men, and Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14and said unto
women, and children, and of the him: Dost thou know that Baalis the
poorest of the land, of them that were king of the children of Ammon hath
not carried away captive to Babylon; sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to
8
then they came to Gedaliah to take thy life? But Gedaliah the son of
Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Ahikam believed them not. 15Then
Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to
the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying:
son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay
Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no
the son of the Maacathite, they and man shall know it; wherefore should
their men. 9And Gedaliah the son of he take thy life, that all the Jews that
Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore are gathered unto thee should be
unto them and to their men, saying: scattered, and the remnant of Judah
Fear not to serve the Chaldeans; dwell perish? 16But Gedaliah the son of
in the land, and serve the king of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of
Babylon, and it shall be well with you. Kareah: Thou shalt not do this thing;
10
As for me, behold, I will dwell at for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans
that may come unto us; but ye, gather 41 Now it came to pass in the
seventh month, that Ishmael
ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and the son of Nethaniah, the son of
put them in your vessels, and dwell in Elishama, of the seed royal, and one of
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the chief officers of the king, and ten oil, and of honey. So he forbore, and
men with him, came unto Gedaliah the slew them not among their brethren.
9
son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all
they did eat bread together in Mizpah. the dead bodies of the men whom he
2
Then arose Ishmael the son of had slain by the side of Gedaliah was
Nethaniah, and the ten men that were that which Asa the king had made for
with him, and smote Gedaliah the son fear of Baasa king of Israel; the same
of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled
sword, and slew him, whom the king with them that were slain. 10Then
of Babylon had made governor over Ishmael carried away captive all the
the land. 3Ishmael also slew all the residue of the people that were in
Jews that were with him, even with Mizpah, even the kings daughters,
Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the and all the people that remained in
Chaldeans that were found there, even Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the
the men of war. captain of the guard had committed to
4
And it came to pass the second day Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael
after he had slain Gedaliah, and no the son of Nethaniah carried them
man knew it, 5that there came certain away captive, and departed to go over
men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and to the children of Ammon.
11
from Samaria, even fourscore men, But when Johanan the son of
having their beards shaven and their Kareah, and all the captains of the
clothes rent, and having cut forces that were with him, heard of all
themselves, with meal-offerings and the evil that Ishmael the son of
frankincense in their hand to bring Nethaniah had done, 12then they took
them to the house of the LORD. 6And all the men, and went to fight with
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and
forth from Mizpah to meet them, found him by the great waters that are
weeping all along as he went; and it in Gibeon. 13Now it came to pass, that
came to pass, as he met them, he said when all the people that were with
unto them: Come to Gedaliah the son Ishmael saw Johanan the son of
of Ahikam. 7And it was so, when they Kareah, and all the captains of the
came into the midst of the city, that forces that were with him, then they
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew were glad. 14So all the people that
them, and cast them into the midst of Ishmael had carried away captive from
the pit, he, and the men that were with Mizpah cast about and returned, and
him. 8But ten men were found among went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
them that said unto Ishmael: Slay us 15
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah
not; for we have stores hidden in the escaped from Johanan with eight men,
field, of wheat, and of barley, and of and went to the children of Ammon.
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Then took Johanan the son of I will keep nothing back from you.
Kareah, and all the captains of the 5
Then they said to Jeremiah: The
forces that were with him, all the LORD be a true and faithful witness
remnant of the people whom he had against us, if we do not even according
recovered from Ishmael the son of to all the word wherewith the LORD thy
Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he God shall send thee to us. 6Whether it
had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, be good, or whether it be evil, we will
the men, even the men of war, and the hearken to the voice of the LORD our
women, and the children, and the God, to whom we send thee; that it
officers, whom he had brought back may be well with us, when we hearken
from Gibeon; 17and they departed, and to the voice of the LORD our God.
7
dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by And it came to pass after ten days,
Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, that the word of the LORD came unto
18
because of the Chaldeans; for they Jeremiah. 8Then called he Johanan the
were afraid of them, because Ishmael son of Kareah, and all the captains of
the son of Nethaniah had slain the forces that were with him, and all
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the people from the least even to the
the king of Babylon made governor greatest, 9and said unto them: Thus
over the land. saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto
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Behold, he shall come up and And spoil the children of the east.
29
swoop down as the vulture, Their tents and their flocks shall
And spread out his wings against they take,
Bozrah; They shall carry away for
And the heart of the mighty men of themselves their curtains,
Edom at that day And all their vessels, and their
Shall be as the heart of a woman in camels;
her pangs. And they shall proclaim against
them a terror on every side.
23 30
Of Damascus. Flee ye, flit far off, dwell deep,
O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the
Hamath is ashamed, and Arpad; LORD;
For they have heard evil tidings, For Nebuchadrezzar king of
they are melted away; Babylon hath taken counsel
There is trouble in the sea; against you,
It cannot be quiet. And hath conceived a purpose
24
Damascus is waxed feeble, she against you.
31
turneth herself to flee, Arise, get you up against a nation
And trembling hath seized on her; that is at ease,
Anguish and pangs have taken hold That dwelleth without care, saith the
of her, as of a woman in travail. LORD;
25
How is the city of praise left That have neither gates nor bars,
unrepaired, That dwell alone.
32
The city of my joy? And their camels shall be a booty,
26
Therefore her young men shall fall And the multitude of their cattle a
in her broad places, spoil;
And all the men of war shall be And I will scatter unto all winds
brought to silence in that day, them that have the corners polled;
Saith the LORD of hosts. And I will bring their calamity from
27
And I will kindle a fire in the wall every side of them, saith the
of Damascus, LORD.
33
And it shall devour the palaces of And Hazor shall be a dwelling-
Ben-hadad. place of jackals,
A desolation for ever; no man shall
28
Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of abide there,
Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Neither shall any son of man dwell
Babylon smote. therein.
Thus saith the LORD:
Arise ye, go up against Kedar,
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The word of the LORD that came to And set up a standard;
Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam Announce, and conceal not;
in the beginning of the reign of Say: Babylon is taken,
Zedekiah king of Judah, saying: Bel is put to shame, Merodach is
35
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: dismayed;
Behold, I will break the bow of Her images are put to shame, her
Elam idols are dismayed.
3
The chief of their might. For out of the north there cometh
36
And I will bring against Elam the up a nation against her,
four winds Which shall make her land desolate,
From the four quarters of heaven, And none shall dwell therein;
And will scatter them toward all They are fled, they are gone, both
those winds; man and beast.
4
And there shall be no nation whither In those days, and in that time,
the dispersed of Elam shall not saith the LORD,
come. The children of Israel shall come,
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And I will cause Elam to be They and the children of Judah
dismayed before their enemies, together;
And before them that seek their life; They shall go on their way weeping,
And I will bring evil upon them, And shall seek the LORD their God.
5
Even My fierce anger, saith the They shall inquire concerning Zion
LORD; With their faces hitherward:
And I will send the sword after Come ye, and join yourselves to the
them, LORD
Till I have consumed them; In an everlasting covenant that shall
38
And I will set My throne in Elam, not be forgotten.
And will destroy from thence king
6
and princes, saith the LORD. My people hath been lost sheep;
39
But it shall come to pass in the end Their shepherds have caused them
of days, to go astray,
That I will bring back the captivity They have turned them away on the
of Elam, saith the LORD. mountains;
They have gone from mountain to
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The broad walls of Babylon shall be reign; and he reigned eleven years in
utterly overthrown, Jerusalem; and his mothers name was
And her high gates shall be burned Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of
with fire; Libnah. 2And he did that which was
And the peoples shall labour for evil in the sight of the LORD, according
vanity, to all that Jehoiakim had done. 3For
And the nations for the fire; through the anger of the LORD did it
And they shall be weary. come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah,
until He had cast them out from His
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The word which Jeremiah the presence. And Zedekiah rebelled
prophet commanded Seraiah the son of against the king of Babylon. 4And it
Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he came to pass in the ninth year of his
went with Zedekiah the king of Judah reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth
to Babylon in the fourth year of his day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar
reign. Now Seraiah was quartermaster. king of Babylon came, he and all his
60
And Jeremiah wrote in one book all army, against Jerusalem, and
the evil that should come upon encamped against it; and they built
Babylon, even all these words that are forts against it round about. 5So the
written concerning Babylon. 61And city was besieged unto the eleventh
Jeremiah said to Seraiah: When thou year of king Zedekiah. 6In the fourth
comest to Babylon, then see that thou month, in the ninth day of the month,
read all these words, 62and say: O the famine was sore in the city, so that
LORD, Thou hast spoken concerning there was no bread for the people of
this place, to cut it off, that none shall the land. 7Then a breach was made in
dwell therein, neither man nor beast, the city, and all the men of war fled,
but that it shall be desolate for ever. and went forth out of the city by night
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And it shall be, when thou hast made by the way of the gate between the two
an end of reading this book, that thou walls, which was by the kings
shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into gardennow the Chaldeans were
the midst of the Euphrates; 64and thou against the city round aboutand they
shalt say: Thus shall Babylon sink, and went by the way of the Arabah. 8But
shall not rise again because of the evil the army of the Chaldeans pursued
that I will bring upon her; and they after the king, and overtook Zedekiah
shall be weary. in the plains of Jericho; and all his
army was scattered from him. 9Then
Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. they took the king, and carried him up
unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in
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1 Now it came to pass in the
thirtieth year, in the fourth month,
went; they went every one straight
forward. 10As for the likeness of their
in the fifth day of the month, as I was faces, they had the face of a man; and
among the captives by the river they four had the face of a lion on the
Chebar that the heavens were opened, right side; and they four had the face
and I saw visions of God. 2In the fifth of an ox on the left side; they four had
day of the month, which was the fifth also the face of an eagle. 11Thus were
year of king Jehoiachins captivity, their faces; and their wings were
3
the word of the LORD came expressly stretched upward; two wings of every
unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of one were joined one to another, and
Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by two covered their bodies. 12And they
the river Chebar; and the hand of the went every one straight forward;
LORD was there upon him. whither the spirit was to go, they went;
4
And I looked, and, behold, a they turned not when they went. 13As
stormy wind came out of the north, a for the likeness of the living creatures,
great cloud, with a fire flashing up, so their appearance was like coals of fire,
that a brightness was round about it; burning like the appearance of torches;
and out of the midst thereof as the it flashed up and down among the
colour of electrum, out of the midst of living creatures; and there was
the fire. 5And out of the midst thereof brightness to the fire, and out of the
came the likeness of four living fire went forth lightning. 14And the
creatures. And this was their living creatures ran and returned as the
appearance: they had the likeness of a appearance of a flash of lightning.
man. 6And every one had four faces, 15
Now as I beheld the living
and every one of them had four wings. creatures, behold one wheel at the
7
And their feet were straight feet; and bottom hard by the living creatures, at
the sole of their feet was like the sole the four faces thereof. 16The
of a calfs foot; and they sparkled like appearance of the wheels and their
the colour of burnished brass. 8And work was like unto the colour of a
they had the hands of a man under beryl; and they four had one likeness;
their wings on their four sides; and as and their appearance and their work
for the faces and wings of them four, was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
9 17
their wings were joined one to When they went, they went toward
another; they turned not when they their four sides; they turned not when
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they went. 18As for their rings, they throne, as the appearance of a sapphire
were high and they were dreadful; and stone; and upon the likeness of the
they four had their rings full of eyes throne was a likeness as the
round about. 19And when the living appearance of a man upon it above.
27
creatures went, the wheels went hard And I saw as the colour of electrum,
by them; and when the living creatures as the appearance of fire round about
were lifted up from the bottom, the enclosing it, from the appearance of
wheels were lifted up. 20Whithersoever his loins and upward; and from the
the spirit was to go, as the spirit was to appearance of his loins and downward
go thither, so they went; and the I saw as it were the appearance of fire,
wheels were lifted up beside them; for and there was brightness round about
the spirit of the living creature was in him. 28As the appearance of the bow
the wheels. 21When those went, these that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
went, and when those stood, these so was the appearance of the
stood; and when those were lifted up brightness round about. This was the
from the earth, the wheels were lifted appearance of the likeness of the glory
up beside them; for the spirit of the of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell
living creature was in the wheels. upon my face, and I heard a voice of
22
And over the heads of the living one that spoke.
And He said unto me: Son of
creatures there was the likeness of a
firmament, like the colour of the 2 man, stand upon thy feet, and I
terrible ice, stretched forth over their will speak with thee. 2And spirit
heads above. 23And under the entered into me when He spoke unto
firmament were their wings me, and set me upon my feet; and I
conformable the one to the other; this heard Him that spoke unto me.
one of them had two which covered, 3
And He said unto me: Son of man,
and that one of them had two which I send thee to the children of Israel, to
covered, their bodies. 24And when they rebellious nations, that have rebelled
went, I heard the noise of their wings against Me; they and their fathers have
like the noise of great waters, like the transgressed against Me, even unto
voice of the Almighty, a noise of this very day; 4and the children are
tumult like the noise of a host; when brazen-faced and stiff-hearted, I do
they stood, they let down their wings. send thee unto them; and thou shalt
25
For, when there was a voice above say unto them: Thus saith the Lord
the firmament that was over their GOD. 5And they, whether they will
heads, as they stood, they let down hear, or whether they will forbearfor
their wings. they are a rebellious houseyet shall
26
And above the firmament that was know that there hath been a prophet
over their heads was the likeness of a among them.
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And thou, son of man, be not afraid speech and of a slow tongue, whose
of them, neither be afraid of their words thou canst not understand.
words, though defiers and despisers be Surely, if I sent thee to them, they
with thee, and thou dost dwell among would hearken unto thee. 7But the
scorpions; be not afraid of their words, house of Israel will not consent to
nor be dismayed at their looks, for hearken unto thee; for they consent not
they are a rebellious house. 7And thou to hearken unto Me; for all the house
shalt speak My words unto them, of Israel are of a hard forehead and of
whether they will hear, or whether a stiff heart. 8Behold, I have made thy
they will forbear; for they are most face hard against their faces, and thy
rebellious. forehead hard against their foreheads.
8 9
And thou, son of man, hear what I As an adamant harder than flint have I
say unto thee: be not thou rebellious made thy forehead; fear them not,
like that rebellious house; open thy neither be dismayed at their looks, for
mouth, and eat that which I give thee. they are a rebellious house.
9
And when I looked, behold, a hand 10
Moreover He said unto me: Son
was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of of man, all My words that I shall speak
a book was therein; 10and He spread it unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear
before me, and it was written within with thine ears. 11And go, get thee to
and without; and there was written them of the captivity, unto the children
therein lamentations, and moaning, of thy people, and speak unto them,
and woe. and tell them: Thus saith the Lord
And He said unto me: Son of
3 man, eat that which thou findest;
GOD; whether they will hear, or
whether they will forbear.
12
eat this roll, and go, speak unto the Then a spirit lifted me up, and I
house of Israel. 2So I opened my heard behind me the voice of a great
mouth, and He caused me to eat that rushing: Blessed be the glory of the
roll. 3And He said unto me: Son of LORD from His place; 13also the noise
man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy of the wings of the living creatures as
bowels with this roll that I give thee. they touched one another, and the
Then did I eat it; and it was in my noise of the wheels beside them, even
mouth as honey for sweetness. the noise of a great rushing. 14So a
4
And He said unto me: Son of man, spirit lifted me up, and took me away;
go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of
and speak with My words unto them. my spirit, and the hand of the LORD
5
For thou art not sent to a people of an was strong upon me. 15Then I came to
unintelligible speech and of a slow them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that
tongue, but to the house of Israel; 6not dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat
to many peoples of an unintelligible
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where they sat; and I remained there stood there, as the glory which I saw
appalled among them seven days. by the river Chebar; and I fell on my
16
And it came to pass at the end of face. 24Then spirit entered into me, and
seven days, that the word of the LORD set me upon my feet; and He spoke
came unto me, saying: 17Son of man, I with me, and said unto me: Go, shut
have appointed thee a watchman unto thyself within thy house. 25But thou,
the house of Israel; and when thou son of man, behold, bands shall be put
shalt hear a word at My mouth, thou upon thee, and thou shalt be bound
shalt give them warning from Me. with them, and thou shalt not go out
18
When I say unto the wicked: Thou among them; 26and I will make thy
shalt surely die; and thou givest him tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth,
not warning, nor speakest to warn the that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not
wicked from his wicked way, to save be to them a reprover; for they are a
his life; the same wicked man shall die rebellious house. 27But when I speak
in his iniquity, but his blood will I with thee, I will open thy mouth, and
require at thy hand. 19Yet if thou warn thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith
the wicked, and he turn not from his the Lord GOD; he that heareth, let him
wickedness, nor from his wicked way, hear, and he that forbeareth, let him
he shall die in his iniquity; but thou forbear; for they are a rebellious
hast delivered thy soul. 20Again, when house.
a righteous man doth turn from his
righteousness, and commit iniquity, I 4 Thou also, son of man, take thee a
tile, and lay it before thee, and
will lay a stumblingblock before him, trace upon it a city, even Jerusalem;
2
he shall die; because thou hast not and lay siege against it, and build
given him warning, he shall die in his forts against it, and cast up a mound
sin, and his righteous deeds which he against it; set camps also against it,
hath done shall not be remembered; and set battering rams against it round
but his blood will I require at thy hand. about. 3And take thou unto thee an iron
21
Nevertheless if thou warn the griddle, and set it for a wall of iron
righteous man, that the righteous sin between thee and the city; and set thy
not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely face toward it, and it shall be besieged,
live, because he took warning; and and thou shalt lay siege against it. This
thou hast delivered thy soul. shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
22 4
And the hand of the LORD came Moreover lie thou upon thy left
there upon me; and He said unto me: side, and lay the iniquity of the house
Arise, go forth into the plain, and I of Israel upon it; according to the
will there speak with thee. 23Then I number of the days that thou shalt lie
arose, and went forth into the plain; upon it, thou shalt bear their iniquity.
5
and, behold, the glory of the LORD For I have appointed the years of their
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iniquity to be unto thee a number of up even till now have I not eaten of
days, even three hundred and ninety that which dieth of itself, or is torn of
days; so shalt thou bear the iniquity of beasts; neither came there abhorred
the house of Israel. 6And again, when flesh into my mouth. 15Then He said
thou hast accomplished these, thou unto me: See, I have given thee cows
shalt lie on thy right side, and shalt dung for mans dung, and thou shalt
bear the iniquity of the house of Judah; prepare thy bread thereon. 16Moreover
forty days, each day for a year, have I He said unto me: Son of man, behold,
appointed it unto thee. 7And thou shalt I will break the staff of bread in
set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by
Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; weight, and with anxiety; and they
and thou shalt prophesy against it. shall drink water by measure, and in
8
And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, appalment; 17that they may want bread
and thou shalt not turn thee from one and water, and be appalled one with
side to another, till thou hast another, and pine away in their
accomplished the days of thy siege. iniquity.
9
Take thou also unto thee wheat, and
barley, and beans, and lentils, and
millet, and spelt, and put them in one
vessel, and make thee bread thereof;
5 And thou, son of man, take thee a
sharp sword, as a barbers razor
shalt thou take it unto thee, and cause
according to the number of the days it to pass upon thy head and upon thy
that thou shalt lie upon thy side, even beard; then take thee balances to
three hundred and ninety days, shalt weigh, and divide the hair. 2A third
thou eat thereof. 10And thy food which part shalt thou burn in the fire in the
thou shalt eat shall be by weight, midst of the city, when the days of the
twenty shekels a day; from time to siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take
time shalt thou eat it. 11Thou shalt a third part, and smite it with the
drink also water by measure, the sixth sword round about her; and a third part
part of a hin; from time to time shalt thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I
thou drink. 12And thou shalt eat it as will draw out a sword after them.
3
barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in Thou shalt also take thereof a few by
their sight with dung that cometh out number, and bind them in thy skirts.
4
of man. And of them again shalt thou take,
13
And the LORD said: Even thus and cast them into the midst of the fire,
shall the children of Israel eat their and burn them in the fire; therefrom
bread unclean, among the nations shall a fire come forth into all the
whither I will drive them. 14Then said house of Israel.
I: Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath 5
Thus saith the Lord GOD: This is
not been polluted; for from my youth Jerusalem! I have set her in the midst
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of the nations, and countries are round a third part shall fall by the sword
about her. 6And she hath rebelled round about thee; and a third part I
against Mine ordinances in doing will scatter unto all the winds, and will
wickedness more than the nations, and draw out a sword after them. 13Thus
against My statutes more than the shall Mine anger spend itself, and I
countries that are round about her; for will satisfy My fury upon them, and I
they have rejected Mine ordinances, will be eased; and they shall know that
and as for My statutes, they have not I the LORD have spoken in My zeal,
walked in them. 7Therefore thus saith when I have spent My fury upon them.
14
the Lord GOD: Because ye have Moreover I will make thee an
outdone the nations that are round amazement and a reproach, among the
about you, in that ye have not walked nations that are round about thee, in
in My statutes, neither have kept Mine the sight of all that pass by. 15So it
ordinances, neither have done after the shall be a reproach and a taunt, an
ordinances of the nations that are instruction and an astonishment, unto
round about you; 8therefore thus saith the nations that are round about thee,
the Lord GOD: Behold, I, even I, am when I shall execute judgments in thee
against thee, and I will execute in anger and in fury, and in furious
judgments in the midst of thee in the rebukes; I the LORD have spoken it;
sight of the nations. 9And I will do in 16
when I shall send upon them the evil
thee that which I have not done, and arrows of famine, that are for
whereunto I will not do any more the destruction, which I will send to
like, because of all thine abominations. destroy you; and I will increase the
10
Therefore the fathers shall eat the famine upon you, and will break your
sons in the midst of thee, and the sons staff of bread; 17and I will send upon
shall eat their fathers; and I will you famine and evil beasts, and they
execute judgments in thee, and the shall bereave thee; and pestilence and
whole remnant of thee will I scatter blood shall pass through thee; and I
unto all the winds. 11Wherefore, as I will bring the sword upon thee. I the
live, saith the Lord GOD, surely, LORD have spoken it.
because thou hast defiled My
sanctuary with all thy detestable 6 And the word of the LORD came
unto me, saying: 2Son of man,
things, and with all thine set thy face toward the mountains of
abominations, therefore will I also Israel, and prophesy against them, 3and
diminish thee; neither shall Mine eye say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the
spare, and I also will have no pity. 12A word of the Lord GOD: Thus saith the
third part of thee shall die with the Lord GOD concerning the mountains
pestilence, and with famine shall they and concerning the hills, concerning
be consumed in the midst of thee; and the ravines and concerning the valleys:
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Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword evil abominations of the house of
upon you, and I will destroy your high Israel; for they shall fall by the sword,
places. 4And your altars shall become by the famine, and by the pestilence.
12
desolate, and your sun-images shall be He that is far off shall die of the
broken; and I will cast down your slain pestilence; and he that is near shall fall
men before your idols. 5And I will lay by the sword; and he that remaineth
the carcasses of the children of Israel and is besieged shall die by the
before their idols; and I will scatter famine; thus will I spend My fury
your bones round about your altars. 6In upon them. 13And ye shall know that I
all your dwelling-places the cities shall am the LORD, when their slain men
be laid waste, and the high places shall shall be among their idols round about
be desolate; that your altars may be their altars, upon every high hill, in all
laid waste and made desolate, and your the tops of the mountains, and under
idols may be broken and cease, and every leafy tree, and under every thick
your sun-images may be hewn down, terebinth, the place where they did
and your works may be blotted out. offer sweet savour to all their idols.
7 14
And the slain shall fall in the midst of And I will stretch out My hand upon
you, and ye shall know that I am the them, and make the land desolate and
LORD. 8Yet will I leave a remnant, in waste, more than the wilderness of
that ye shall have some that escape the Diblah, throughout all their
sword among the nations, when ye habitations; and they shall know that I
shall be scattered through the am the LORD.
countries. 9And they that escape of you
shall remember Me among the nations 7 Moreover the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying: 2And
whither they shall be carried captives, thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord
how that I have been anguished with GOD concerning the land of Israel: An
their straying heart, which hath end! the end is come upon the four
departed from Me, and with their eyes, corners of the land. 3Now is the end
which are gone astray after their idols; upon thee, and I will send Mine anger
and they shall loathe themselves in upon thee, and will judge thee
their own sight for the evils which they according to thy ways; and I will bring
have committed in all their upon thee all thine abominations. 4And
abominations. 10And they shall know Mine eye shall not spare thee, neither
that I am the LORD; I have not said in will I have pity; but I will bring thy
vain that I would do this evil unto ways upon thee, and thine
them. abominations shall be in the midst of
11
Thus saith the Lord GOD: Smite thee; and ye shall know that I am the
with thy hand, and stamp with thy LORD.
foot, and say: Alas! because of all the
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Thus saith the Lord GOD: An evil, a without, and the pestilence and the
singular evil, behold, it cometh. 6An famine within; he that is in the field
end is come, the end is come, it shall die with the sword, and he that is
awaketh against thee; behold, it in the city, famine and pestilence shall
cometh. 7The turn is come unto thee, O devour him. 16But they that shall at all
inhabitant of the land; the time is escape of them, shall be on the
come, the day of tumult is near, and mountains like doves of the valleys, all
not of joyful shouting upon the of them moaning, every one in his
mountains. 8Now will I shortly pour iniquity. 17All hands shall be slack, and
out My fury upon thee, and spend all knees shall drip with water. 18They
Mine anger upon thee, and will judge shall also gird themselves with
thee according to thy ways; and I will sackcloth, and horror shall cover them;
bring upon thee all thine abominations. and shame shall be upon all faces, and
9
And Mine eye shall not spare, neither baldness upon all their heads. 19They
will I have pity; I will bring upon thee shall cast their silver in the streets, and
according to thy ways, and thine their gold shall be as an unclean thing;
abominations shall be in the midst of their silver and their gold shall not be
thee; and ye shall know that I the LORD able to deliver them in the day of the
do smite. 10Behold the day; behold, it wrath of the LORD; they shall not
cometh; the turn is come forth; the rod satisfy their souls, neither fill their
hath blossomed, arrogancy hath bowels; because it hath been the
budded. 11Violence is risen up into a stumblingblock of their iniquity. 20And
rod of wickedness; nought cometh as for the beauty of their ornament,
from them, nor from their tumult, nor which was set for a pride, they made
from their turmoil, neither is there the images of their abominations and
eminency among them. 12The time is their detestable things thereof;
come, the day draweth near; let not the therefore have I made it unto them as
buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for an unclean thing. 21And I will give it
wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. into the hands of the strangers for a
13
For the seller shall not return to that prey, and to the wicked of the earth for
which is sold, although they be yet a spoil; and they shall profane it. 22I
alive; for the vision is touching the will also turn My face from them, and
whole multitude thereof, which shall they shall profane My secret place;
not return; neither shall any stand and robbers shall enter into it, and
possessed of the iniquity of his life. profane it.
14 23
They have blown the horn, and have Make the chain; for the land is full
made all ready, but none goeth to the of bloody crimes, and the city is full of
battle; for My wrath is upon all the violence. 24Wherefore I will bring the
multitude thereof. 15The sword is worst of the nations, and they shall
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possess their houses; I will also make there, according to the vision that I
the pride of the strong to cease; and saw in the plain. 5Then said He unto
their holy places shall be profaned. me: Son of man, lift up thine eyes
25
Horror cometh; and they shall seek now the way toward the north. So I
peace, and there shall be none. lifted up mine eyes the way toward the
26
Calamity shall come upon calamity, north, and behold northward of the
and rumour shall be upon rumour; and gate of the altar this image of jealousy
they shall seek a vision of the prophet, in the entry.
and instruction shall perish from the 6
And He said unto me: Son of man,
priest, and counsel from the elders. seest thou what they do? even the great
27
The king shall mourn, and the prince abominations that the house of Israel
shall be clothed with appalment, and do commit here, that I should go far
the hands of the people of the land off from My sanctuary? but thou shalt
shall be enfeebled; I will do unto them again see yet greater abominations.
7
after their way, and according to their And He brought me to the door of the
deserts will I judge them; and they court; and when I looked, behold a
shall know that I am the LORD. hole in the wall. 8Then said He unto
me: Son of man, dig now in the wall;
8 And it came to pass in the sixth
year, in the sixth month, in the
fifth day of the month, as I sat in my
and when I had digged in the wall,
behold a door. 9And He said unto me:
house, and the elders of Judah sat Go in, and see the wicked
before me, that the hand of the Lord abominations that they do here. 10So I
GOD fell there upon me. 2Then I went in and saw; and behold every
beheld, and lo a likeness as the detestable form of creeping things and
appearance of fire: from the beasts, and all the idols of the house of
appearance of his loins and downward, Israel, portrayed upon the wall round
fire; and from his loins and upward, as about. 11And there stood before them
the appearance of brightness, as the seventy men of the elders of the house
colour of electrum. 3And the form of a of Israel, and in the midst of them
hand was put forth, and I was taken by stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan,
a lock of my head; and a spirit lifted every man with his censer in his hand;
me up between the earth and the and a thick cloud of incense went up.
heaven, and brought me in the visions 12
Then said He unto me: Son of man,
of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the hast thou seen what the elders of the
gate of the inner court that looketh house of Israel do in the dark, every
toward the north; where was the seat man in his chambers of imagery? for
of the image of jealousy, which they say: The LORD seeth us not, the
provoketh to jealousy. 4And, behold, LORD hath forsaken the land. 13He said
the glory of the God of Israel was also unto me: Thou shalt again see yet
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greater abominations which they do. with a writers inkhorn on his side.
14
Then He brought me to the door of And they went in, and stood beside the
the gate of the LORDS house which brazen altar. 3And the glory of the God
was toward the north; and, behold, of Israel was gone up from the cherub,
there sat the women weeping for whereupon it was, to the threshold of
Tammuz. 15Then said He unto me: the house; and He called to the man
Hast thou seen this, O son of man? clothed in linen, who had the writers
thou shalt again see yet greater inkhorn on his side. 4And the LORD
abominations than these. 16And He said unto him: Go through the midst
brought me into the inner court of the of the city, through the midst of
LORDS house, and, behold, at the door Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the
of the temple of the LORD, between the foreheads of the men that sigh and that
porch and the altar, were about five cry for all the abominations that are
and twenty men, with their backs done in the midst thereof. 5And to the
toward the temple of the LORD, and others He said in my hearing: Go ye
their faces toward the east; and they through the city after him, and smite;
worshipped the sun toward the east. let not your eye spare, neither have ye
17
Then He said unto me: Hast thou pity; 6slay utterly the old man, the
seen this, O son of man? Is it a light young man and the maiden, and little
thing to the house of Judah that they children and women; but come not
commit the abominations which they near any man upon whom is the mark;
commit here in that they fill the land and begin at My sanctuary. Then they
with violence, and provoke Me still began at the elders that were before the
more, and, lo, they put the branch to house. 7And He said unto them:
their nose? 18Therefore will I also deal Defile the house, and fill the courts
in fury; Mine eye shall not spare, with the slain; go ye forth. And they
neither will I have pity; and though went forth, and smote in the city. 8And
they cry in Mine ears with a loud it came to pass, while they were
voice, yet will I not hear them. smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon
my face, and cried, and said: Ah Lord
9 Then he called in mine ears with a
loud voice, saying: Cause ye GOD! wilt Thou destroy all the residue
them that have charge over the city to of Israel in Thy pouring out of Thy
draw near, every man with his fury upon Jerusalem? 9Then said He
destroying weapon in his hand. 2And, unto me: The iniquity of the house of
behold, six men came from the way of Israel and Judah is exceeding great,
the upper gate, which lieth toward the and the land is full of blood, and the
north, every man with his weapon of city full of wresting of judgment; for
destruction in his hand; and one man they say: The LORD hath forsaken the
in the midst of them clothed in linen, land, and the LORD seeth not. 10And as
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for Me also, Mine eye shall not spare, between the cherubim, and took
neither will I have pity, but I will bring thereof, and put it into the hands of
their way upon their head. 11And, him that was clothed in linen, who
behold, the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. 8And there
had the inkhorn on his side, reported, appeared in the cherubim the form of a
saying: I have done according to all mans hand under their wings. 9And I
that Thou hast commanded me. looked, and behold four wheels beside
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They shall bring thee down to the and thou hast sinned; therefore have I
pit; cast thee as profane out of the
And thou shalt die the deaths of mountain of God; and I have destroyed
them that are slain, thee, O covering cherub, from the
In the heart of the seas. midst of the stones of fire. 17Thy heart
9
Wilt thou yet say before him that was lifted up because of thy beauty,
slayeth thee: thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by
I am God? reason of thy brightness; I have cast
But thou art man, and not God, thee to the ground, I have laid thee
In the hand of them that defile thee. before kings, that they may gaze upon
10
Thou shalt die the deaths of the thee. 18By the multitude of thine
uncircumcised iniquities, in the unrighteousness of
By the hand of strangers; thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy
For I have spoken, saith the Lord sanctuaries; therefore have I brought
GOD. forth a fire from the midst of thee, it
11
Moreover the word of the LORD came hath devoured thee, and I have turned
unto me, saying: 12Son of man, take thee to ashes upon the earth in the
up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, sight of all them that behold thee. 19All
and say unto him: Thus saith the Lord they that know thee among the peoples
GOD: Thou seal most accurate, full of shall be appalled at thee; thou art
wisdom, and perfect in beauty, 13thou become a terror, and thou shalt never
wast in Eden the garden of God; every be any more.
20
precious stone was thy covering, the And the word of the LORD came
carnelian, the topaz, and the emerald, unto me, saying: 21Son of man, set thy
the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the face toward Zidon, and prophesy
sapphire, the carbuncle, and the against it, 22and say: Thus saith the
smaragd, and gold; the workmanship Lord GOD:
of thy settings and of thy sockets was Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon,
in thee, in the day that thou wast And I will be glorified in the midst
created they were prepared. 14Thou of thee;
wast the far-covering cherub; and I set And they shall know that I am the
thee, so that thou wast upon the holy LORD, when I shall have executed
mountain of God; thou hast walked up judgments in her, and shall be
and down in the midst of stones of fire. sanctified in her.
15 23
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from For I will send into her pestilence
the day that thou wast created, till And blood in her streets;
unrighteousness was found in thee. And the wounded shall fall in the
16
By the multitude of thy traffic they midst of her
filled the midst of thee with violence,
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By the sword upon her on every stick unto thy scales; and I will bring
side; and they shall know that I am the thee up out of the midst of thy rivers,
LORD. 24And there shall be no more a and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick
pricking brier unto the house of Israel, unto thy scales. 5And I will cast thee
nor a piercing thorn of any that are into the wilderness,
round about them, that did have them Thee and all the fish of thy rivers;
in disdain; and they shall know that I Thou shalt fall upon the open field;
am the Lord GOD. Thou shalt not be brought together,
25
Thus saith the Lord GOD: When I nor gathered;
shall have gathered the house of Israel To the beasts of the earth and to the
from the peoples among whom they fowls of the heaven
are scattered, and shall be sanctified in Have I given thee for food.
6
them in the sight of the nations, then And all the inhabitants of Egypt
shall they dwell in their own land shall know
which I gave to My servant Jacob. That I am the LORD,
26
And they shall dwell safely therein, Because they have been a staff of
and shall build houses, and plant reed
vineyards; yea, they shall dwell safely; To the house of Israel.
7
when I have executed judgments upon When they take hold of thee with
all those that have them in disdain the hand, thou dost break,
round about them; and they shall know And rend all their shoulders;
that I am the LORD their God. And when they lean upon thee, thou
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Whereas thou art as a dragon in the I will also vex the hearts of many
seas; peoples, when I shall bring thy
And thou didst gush forth with thy destruction among the nations, into the
rivers, countries which thou hast not known.
10
And didst trouble the waters with Yea, I will make many peoples
thy feet, appalled at thee, and their kings shall
And foul their rivers. be horribly afraid for thee, when I
3
Thus saith the Lord GOD: shall brandish My sword before them;
I will therefore spread out My net and they shall tremble at every
over thee moment, every man for his own life, in
With a company of many peoples; the day of thy fall.
11
And they shall bring thee up in My For thus saith the Lord GOD: The
net. sword of the king of Babylon shall
4
And I will cast thee upon the land, come upon thee. 12By the swords of
I will hurl thee upon the open field, the mighty will I cause thy multitude
And will cause all the fowls of the to fall;
heaven to settle upon thee, The terrible of the nations are they
And I will fill the beasts of the all;
whole earth with thee. And they shall spoil the pride of
5
And I will lay thy flesh upon the Egypt,
mountains, And all the multitude thereof shall
And fill the valleys with thy be destroyed.
13
foulness. I will destroy also all the beasts
6
I will also water with thy blood the thereof
land wherein thou swimmest, From beside many waters;
even to the mountains; Neither shall the foot of man trouble
And the channels shall be full of them any more,
thee. Nor the hoofs of beasts trouble
7
And when I shall extinguish thee, I them.
14
will cover the heaven, Then will I make their waters to
And make the stars thereof black; settle,
I will cover the sun with a cloud, And cause their rivers to run like oil,
And the moon shall not give her Saith the Lord GOD.
15
light. When I shall make the land of
8
All the bright lights of heaven Egypt desolate and waste,
Will I make black over thee, A land destitute of that whereof it
And set darkness upon thy land, was full,
Saith the Lord GOD. When I shall smite all them that
dwell therein,
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Then shall they know that I am the is Elam and all her multitude round
LORD. about her grave; all of them slain,
16
This is the lamentation wherewith fallen by the sword, who are gone
they shall lament; down uncircumcised into the nether
The daughters of the nations shall parts of the earth, who caused their
lament therewith; terror in the land of the living; yet
For Egypt, and for all her multitude, have they borne their shame with them
shall they lament therewith, that go down to the pit. 25They have
Saith the Lord GOD. set her a bed in the midst of the slain
with all her multitude; her graves are
17
It came to pass also in the twelfth round about them; all of them
year, in the fifteenth day of the month, uncircumcised, slain by the sword;
that the word of the LORD came unto because their terror was caused in the
me, saying: 18Son of man, wail for the land of the living, yet have they borne
multitude of Egypt, and cast them their shame with them that go down to
down, even her, with the daughters of the pit; they are put in the midst of
the mighty nations, unto the nether them that are slain. 26There is
parts of the earth, with them that go Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude;
down into the pit. her graves are round about them; all of
19
Whom dost thou pass in beauty? them uncircumcised, slain by the
Go down, and be thou laid with the sword; because they caused their terror
uncircumcised. in the land of the living. 27And they
20
They shall fall in the midst of them that are inferior to the uncircumcised
that are slain by the sword; she is shall not lie with the mighty that are
delivered to the sword; draw her down gone down to the nether-world with
and all her multitudes. 21The strong their weapons of war, whose swords
among the mighty shall speak of him are laid under their heads, and whose
out of the midst of the nether-world iniquities are upon their bones;
with them that helped him; they are because the terror of the mighty was in
gone down, they lie still, even the the land of the living. 28But thou, in the
uncircumcised, slain by the sword. midst of the uncircumcised shalt thou
22
Asshur is there and all her company; be broken and lie, even with them that
their graves are round about them; all are slain by the sword. 29There is
of them slain, fallen by the sword; Edom, her kings and all her princes,
23
whose graves are set in the uttermost who for all their might are laid with
parts of the pit, and her company is them that are slain by the sword; they
round about her grave; all of them shall lie with the uncircumcised, and
slain, fallen by the sword, who caused with them that go down to the pit.
terror in the land of the living. 24There 30
There are the princes of the north, all
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of them, and all the Zidonians, who are he is taken away in his iniquity, but his
gone down with the slain, ashamed for blood will I require at the watchmans
all the terror which they caused by hand.
7
their might, and they lie uncircumcised So thou, son of man, I have set thee
with them that are slain by the sword, a watchman unto the house of Israel;
and bear their shame with them that go therefore, when thou shalt hear the
down to the pit. 31These shall Pharaoh word at My mouth, warn them from
see, and shall be comforted over all his Me. 8When I say unto the wicked: O
multitude; even Pharaoh and all his wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and
army, slain by the sword, saith the thou dost not speak to warn the wicked
Lord GOD. 32For I have put My terror from his way; that wicked man shall
in the land of the living; and he shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I
be laid in the midst of the require at thy hand. 9Nevertheless, if
uncircumcised, with them that are thou warn the wicked of his way to
slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and turn from it, and he turn not from his
all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD. way; he shall die in his iniquity, but
thou hast delivered thy soul.
10
43 Afterward he brought me to
the gate, even the gate that
from Me, and I will dwell in the midst
of them for ever.
looketh toward the east; 2and, behold, 10
Thou, son of man, show the house
the glory of the God of Israel came to the house of Israel, that they may be
from the way of the east; and His ashamed of their iniquities; and let
voice was like the sound of many them measure accurately. 11And if they
waters; and the earth did shine with be ashamed of all that they have done,
His glory. 3And the appearance of the make known unto them the form of the
vision which I saw was like the vision house, and the fashion thereof, and the
that I saw when I came to destroy the goings out thereof, and the comings in
city; and the visions were like the thereof, and all the forms thereof, and
vision that I saw by the river Chebar; all the ordinances thereof, and all the
and I fell upon my face. 4And the glory forms thereof, and all the laws thereof,
of the LORD came into the house by the and write it in their sight; that they
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may keep the whole form thereof, and GOD, a young bullock for a sin-
all the ordinances thereof, and do offering. 20And thou shalt take of the
them. blood thereof, and put it on the four
12
This is the law of the house: upon horns of it, and on the four corners of
the top of the mountain the whole limit the settle, and upon the border round
thereof round about shall be most holy. about; thus shalt thou purify it and
Behold, this is the law of the house. make atonement for it. 21Thou shalt
13
And these are the measures of the also take the bullock of the sin-
altar by cubitsthe cubit is a cubit and offering, and it shall be burnt in the
a handbreadth: the bottom shall be a appointed place of the house, without
cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the the sanctuary. 22And on the second day
border thereof by the edge thereof thou shalt offer a he-goat without
round about a span; and this shall be blemish for a sin-offering; and they
the base of the altar. 14And from the shall purify the altar, as they did purify
bottom upon the ground to the lower it with the bullock. 23When thou hast
settle shall be two cubits, and the made an end of purifying it, thou shalt
breadth one cubit; and from the lesser offer a young bullock without blemish,
settle to the greater settle shall be four and a ram out of the flock without
cubits, and the breadth a cubit. 15And blemish. 24And thou shalt present them
the hearth shall be four cubits; and before the LORD, and the priests shall
from the hearth and upward there shall cast salt upon them, and they shall
be four horns. 16And the hearth shall offer them up for a burnt-offering unto
be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, the LORD. 25Seven days shalt thou
square in the four sides thereof. 17And prepare every day a goat for a sin-
the settle shall be fourteen cubits long offering; they shall also prepare a
by fourteen broad in the four sides young bullock, and a ram out of the
thereof; and the border about it shall flock, without blemish. 26Seven days
be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall they make atonement for the altar
shall be a cubit about; and the steps and cleanse it; so shall they consecrate
thereof shall look toward the east. it. 27And when they have accomplished
18
And He said unto me: Son of the days, it shall be that upon the
man, thus saith the Lord GOD: These eighth day, and forward, the priests
are the ordinances of the altar in the shall make your burnt-offerings upon
day when they shall make it, to offer the altar, and your peace-offerings;
burnt-offerings thereon, and to dash and I will accept you, saith the Lord
blood against it. 19Thou shalt give to GOD.
the priests the Levites that are of the
seed of Zadok, who are near unto Me, 44 Then he brought me back the
way of the outer gate of the
to minister unto Me, saith the Lord sanctuary, which looketh toward the
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east; and it was shut. 2And the LORD 9
Thus saith the Lord GOD: No alien,
said unto me: This gate shall be shut, uncircumcised in heart and
it shall not be opened, neither shall any uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into
man enter in by it, for the LORD, the My sanctuary, even any alien that is
God of Israel, hath entered in by it; among the children of Israel. 10But the
therefore it shall be shut. 3As for the Levites, that went far from Me, when
prince, being a prince, he shall sit Israel went astray, that went astray
therein to eat bread before the LORD; from Me after their idols, they shall
he shall enter by the way of the porch bear their iniquity; 11and they shall be
of the gate, and shall go out by the ministers in My sanctuary, having
way of the same. charge at the gates of the house, and
4
Then he brought me the way of the ministering in the house: they shall
north gate before the house; and I slay the burnt-offering and the
looked, and, behold, the glory of the sacrifice for the people, and they shall
LORD filled the house of the LORD; and stand before them to minister unto
I fell upon my face. 5And the LORD them. 12Because they ministered unto
said unto me: Son of man, mark well, them before their idols, and became a
and behold with thine eyes, and hear stumblingblock of iniquity unto the
with thine ears all that I say unto thee house of Israel; therefore have I lifted
concerning all the ordinances of the up My hand against them, saith the
house of the LORD, and all the laws Lord GOD, and they shall bear their
thereof; and mark well the entering in iniquity. 13And they shall not come
of the house, with every going forth of near unto Me, to minister unto Me in
the sanctuary. 6And thou shalt say to the priests office, nor to come near to
the rebellious, even to the house of any of My holy things, unto the things
Israel: Thus saith the Lord GOD: O ye that are most holy; but they shall bear
house of Israel, let it suffice you of all their shame, and their abominations
your abominations, 7in that ye have which they have committed. 14And I
brought in aliens, uncircumcised in will make them keepers of the charge
heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be of the house, for all the service thereof,
in My sanctuary, to profane it, even and for all that shall be done therein.
15
My house, when ye offer My bread, But the priests the Levites, the
the fat and the blood, and they have sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of
broken My covenant, to add unto all My sanctuary when the children of
your abominations. 8And ye have not Israel went astray from Me, they shall
kept the charge of My holy things; but come near to Me to minister unto Me;
ye have set keepers of My charge in and they shall stand before Me to offer
My sanctuary to please yourselves. unto Me the fat and the blood, saith the
Lord GOD; 16they shall enter into My
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sanctuary, and they shall come near to shall come near no dead person to
My table, to minister unto Me, and defile themselves; but for father, or for
they shall keep My charge. 17And it mother, or for son, or for daughter, for
shall be that when they enter in at the brother, or for sister that hath had no
gates of the inner court, they shall be husband, they may defile themselves.
26
clothed with linen garments; and no And after he is cleansed, they shall
wool shall come upon them, while reckon unto him seven days. 27And in
they minister in the gates of the inner the day that he goeth into the
court, and within. 18They shall have sanctuary, into the inner court, to
linen tires upon their heads, and shall minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer
have linen breeches upon their loins; his sin-offering, saith the Lord GOD.
28
they shall not gird themselves with any And it shall be unto them for an
thing that causeth sweat. 19And when inheritance: I am their inheritance; and
they go forth into the outer court, even ye shall give them no possession in
into the outer court to the people, they Israel: I am their possession. 29The
shall put off their garments wherein meal-offering, and the sin-offering,
they minister, and lay them in the holy and the guilt-offering, they, even they,
chambers, and they shall put on other shall eat; and every devoted thing in
garments, that they sanctify not the Israel shall be theirs. 30And the first of
people with their garments. 20Neither all the first-fruits of every thing, and
shall they shave their heads, nor suffer every heave-offering of every thing, of
their locks to grow long; they shall all your offerings, shall be for the
only poll their heads. 21Neither shall priests; ye shall also give unto the
any priest drink wine, when they enter priest the first of your dough, to cause
into the inner court. 22Neither shall a blessing to rest on thy house. 31The
they take for their wives a widow, nor priests shall not eat of any thing that
her that is put away; but they shall take dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be
virgins of the seed of the house of fowl or beast.
Israel, or a widow that is the widow of
a priest. 23And they shall teach My 45 Moreover, when ye shall
divide by lot the land for
people the difference between the holy inheritance, ye shall set apart an
and the common, and cause them to offering unto the LORD, a holy portion
discern between the unclean and the of the land; the length shall be the
clean. 24And in a controversy they length of five and twenty thousand
shall stand to judge; according to Mine reeds, and the breadth shall be ten
ordinances shall they judge it; and they thousand; it shall be holy in all the
shall keep My laws and My statutes in border thereof round about. 2Of this
all My appointed seasons, and they there shall be for the holy place five
shall hallow My sabbaths. 25And they hundred in length by five hundred in
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breadth, square round about; and fifty Thus saith the Lord GOD: Let it
cubits for the open land round about it. suffice you, O princes of Israel;
3
And of this measure shalt thou remove violence and spoil, and
measure a length of five and twenty execute justice and righteousness; take
thousand, and a breadth of ten away your exactions from My people,
thousand; and in it shall be the saith the Lord GOD.
sanctuary, which is most holy. 4It is a 10
Ye shall have just balances, and a
holy portion of the land; it shall be for just ephah, and a just bath. 11The
the priests, the ministers of the ephah and the bath shall be of one
sanctuary, that come near to minister measure, that the bath may contain the
unto the LORD; and it shall be a place tenth part of a homer, and the ephah
for their houses, and a place the tenth part of a homer; the measure
consecrated for the sanctuary. 5And thereof shall be after the homer. 12And
five and twenty thousand in length, the shekel shall be twenty gerahs;
and ten thousand in breadth, which twenty shekels, five and twenty
shall be unto the Levites, the ministers shekels, ten, and five shekels, shall be
of the house, for a possession unto your maneh.
themselves, for twenty chambers. 6And 13
This is the offering that ye shall set
ye shall appoint the possession of the apart: the sixth part of an ephah out of
city five thousand broad, and five and a homer of wheat, and ye shall give the
twenty thousand long, side by side sixth part of an ephah out of a homer
with the offering of the holy portion; it of barley; 14and the set portion of oil,
shall be for the whole house of Israel. the bath of oil, shall be the tithe of the
7
And for the prince, on the one side bath out of the cor, which is ten baths,
and on the other side of the holy even a homer; for ten baths are a
offering and of the possession of the homer; 15and one lamb of the flock,
city, in front of the holy offering and out of two hundred, from the well-
in front of the possession of the city, watered pastures of Israel; for a meal-
on the west side westward, and on the offering, and for a burnt-offering, and
east side eastward; and in length for peace-offerings, to make
answerable unto one of the portions, atonement for them, saith the Lord
from the west border unto the east GOD.
border 8of the land; it shall be to him 16
All the people of the land shall
for a possession in Israel, and My give this offering for the prince in
princes shall no more wrong My Israel. 17And it shall be the princes
people; but they shall give the land to part to give the burnt-offerings, and
the house of Israel according to their the meal-offerings, and the drink-
tribes. offerings, in the feasts, and in the new
moons, and in the sabbaths, in all the
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appointed seasons of the house of as well as the burnt-offering, and the
Israel; he shall prepare the sin- meal-offering as well as the oil.
offering, and the meal-offering, and
the burnt-offering, and the peace- 46 Thus saith the Lord GOD: The
gate of the inner court that
offerings, to make atonement for the looketh toward the east shall be shut
house of Israel. the six working days; but on the
18
Thus saith the Lord GOD: In the sabbath day it shall be opened, and in
first month, in the first day of the the day of the new moon it shall be
month, thou shalt take a young bullock opened. 2And the prince shall enter by
without blemish; and thou shalt purify the way of the porch of the gate
the sanctuary. 19And the priest shall without, and shall stand by the post of
take of the blood of the sin-offering, the gate, and the priests shall prepare
and put it upon the door-posts of the his burnt-offering and his peace-
house, and upon the four corners of the offerings, and he shall worship at the
settle of the altar, and upon the posts threshold of the gate; then he shall go
of the gate of the inner court. 20And so forth; but the gate shall not be shut
thou shalt do on the seventh day of the until the evening. 3Likewise the people
month for every one that erreth, and of the land shall worship at the door of
for him that is simple; so shall ye that gate before the LORD in the
make atonement for the house. 21In the sabbaths and in the new moons. 4And
first month, in the fourteenth day of the burnt-offering that the prince shall
the month, ye shall have the passover; offer unto the LORD shall be in the
a feast of seven days; unleavened sabbath day six lambs without blemish
bread shall be eaten. 22And upon that and a ram without blemish; 5and the
day shall the prince prepare for meal-offering shall be an ephah for the
himself and for all the people of the ram, and the meal-offering for the
land a bullock for a sin-offering. 23And lambs as he is able to give, and a hin
the seven days of the feast he shall of oil to an ephah. 6And in the day of
prepare a burnt-offering to the LORD, the new moon it shall be a young
seven bullocks and seven rams without bullock without blemish; and six
blemish daily the seven days; and a he- lambs, and a ram; they shall be
goat daily for a sin-offering. 24And he without blemish; 7and he shall prepare
shall prepare a meal-offering, an ephah a meal-offering, an ephah for the
for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, bullock, and an ephah for the ram, and
and a hin of oil to an ephah. 25In the for the lambs according as his means
seventh month, in the fifteenth day of suffice, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
8
the month, in the feast, shall he do the And when the prince shall enter, he
like the seven days; to the sin-offering shall go in by the way of the porch of
the gate, and he shall go forth by the
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way thereof. 9But when the people of 15
Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and
the land shall come before the LORD in the meal-offering, and the oil, morning
the appointed seasons, he that entereth by morning, for a continual burnt-
by the way of the north gate to offering.
16
worship shall go forth by the way of Thus saith the Lord GOD: If the
the south gate; and he that entereth by prince give a gift unto any of his sons,
the way of the south gate shall go forth it is his inheritance, it shall belong to
by the way of the north gate; he shall his sons; it is their possession by
not return by the way of the gate inheritance. 17But if he give of his
whereby he came in, but shall go forth inheritance a gift to one of his
straight before him. 10And the prince, servants, it shall be his to the year of
when they go in, shall go in in the liberty; then it shall return to the
midst of them; and when they go forth, prince; but as for his inheritance, it
they shall go forth together. 11And in shall be for his sons. 18Moreover the
the feasts and in the appointed seasons prince shall not take of the peoples
the meal-offering shall be an ephah for inheritance, to thrust them wrongfully
a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and out of their possession; he shall give
for the lambs as he is able to give, and inheritance to his sons out of his own
a hin of oil to an ephah. possession; that My people be not
12
And when the prince shall prepare scattered every man from his
a freewill-offering, a burnt-offering or possession.
19
peace-offerings as a freewill-offering Then he brought me through the
unto the LORD, one shall open for him entry, which was at the side of the
the gate that looketh toward the east, gate, into the holy chambers for the
and he shall prepare his burnt-offering priests, which looked toward the north;
and his peace-offerings, as he doth on and, behold, there was a place on the
the sabbath day; then he shall go forth; hinder part westward. 20And he said
and after his going forth one shall shut unto me: This is the place where the
the gate. priests shall boil the guilt-offering and
13
And thou shalt prepare a lamb of the sin-offering, where they shall bake
the first year without blemish for a the meal-offering; that they bring them
burnt-offering unto the LORD daily; not forth into the outer court, to
morning by morning shalt thou prepare sanctify the people.
it. 14And thou shalt prepare a meal- 21
Then he brought me forth into the
offering with it morning by morning, outer court, and caused me to pass by
the sixth part of an ephah, and the third the four corners of the court; and,
part of a hin of oil, to moisten the fine behold, in every corner of the court
flour: a meal-offering unto the LORD there was a court. 22In the four corners
continually by a perpetual ordinance. of the court there were courts inclosed,
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forty cubits long and thirty broad; unto me: Hast thou seen this, O son of
these four in the corners were of one man? Then he led me, and caused me
measure. 23And there was a row of to return to the bank of the river.
7
masonry round about in them, round Now when I had been brought
about the four, and it was made with back, behold, upon the bank of the
boiling-places under the rows round river were very many trees on the one
about. 24Then said he unto me: These side and on the other. 8Then said he
are the boiling-places, where the unto me: These waters issue forth
ministers of the house shall boil the toward the eastern region, and shall go
sacrifices of the people. down into the Arabah; and when they
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HOSEA
1 The word of the LORD that came
unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in
nor by sword, nor by battle, nor by
horses, nor by horsemen. 8Now when
the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she
Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the conceived, and bore a son. 9And He
days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, said: Call his name bLo-ammi; for ye
king of Israel. are not My people, and I will not be
2
When the LORD spoke at first with yours.
Hosea, the LORD said unto Hosea: Go,
take unto thee a wife of harlotry and
children of harlotry; for the land doth 2 Yet the number of the children of
Israel shall be as the sand of the
commit great harlotry, departing from sea, which cannot be measured nor
the LORD. 3So he went and took numbered; and it shall come to pass
Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and that, instead of that which was said
she conceived, and bore him a son. unto them: Ye are not My people, it
4
And the LORD said unto him: Call his shall be said unto them: Ye are the
name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and children of the living God. 2And the
I will visit the blood of Jezreel upon children of Judah and the children of
the house of Jehu, and will cause to Israel shall be gathered together, and
cease the kingdom of the house of they shall appoint themselves one
Israel. 5And it shall come to pass at head, and shall go up out of the land;
that day, that I will break the bow of for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Israel in the valley of Jezreel. 6And 3
Say ye unto your brethren: cAmmi;
she conceived again, and bore a and to your sisters, dRuhamah.
daughter. And He said unto him: Call
her name aLo-ruhamah; for I will no 4
Plead with your mother, plead;
more have compassion upon the house For she is not My wife, neither am I
of Israel, that I should in any wise her husband;
pardon them. 7But I will have And let her put away her harlotries
compassion upon the house of Judah, from her face,
and will save them by the LORD their
God, and will not save them by bow,
b
That is, Not My people.
c
That is, My people.
a d
That is, That hath not obtained That is, That hath obtained
compassion. compassion.
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HOSEA 11
And her adulteries from between her Therefore will I take back My corn
breasts; in the time thereof,
5
Lest I strip her naked, And My wine in the season thereof,
And set her as in the day that she And will snatch away My wool and
was born, My flax
And make her as a wilderness, Given to cover her nakedness.
12
And set her like a dry land, And now will I uncover her shame
And slay her with thirst. in the sight of her lovers,
6
And I will not have compassion And none shall deliver her out of
upon her children; My hand.
13
For they are children of harlotry. I will also cause all her mirth to
7
For their mother hath played the cease,
harlot, Her feasts, her new moons, and her
She that conceived them hath done sabbaths,
shamefully; And all her appointed seasons.
For she said: I will go after my 14
And I will lay waste her vines and
lovers, her fig-trees,
That give me my bread and my Whereof she hath said: These are
water, my hire
My wool and my flax, mine oil and That my lovers have given me;
my drink. And I will make them a forest,
8
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up And the beasts of the field shall eat
thy way with thorns, them.
15
And I will make a wall against her, And I will visit upon her the days
That she shall not find her paths. of the Baalim,
9
And she shall run after her lovers, Wherein she offered unto them,
but she shall not overtake them, And decked herself with her ear-
And she shall seek them, but shall rings and her jewels,
not find them; And went after her lovers,
Then shall she say: I will go and And forgot Me, saith the LORD.
16
return to my first husband; Therefore, behold, I will allure
For then was it better with me than her,
now. And bring her into the wilderness,
10
For she did not know that it was I And speak tenderly unto her.
17
that gave her And I will give her her vineyards
The corn, and the wine, and the oil, from thence,
And multiplied unto her silver and
gold,
Which they used for Baal.
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HOSEA
And the valley of aAchor for a door 23
And it shall come to pass in that
of hope; day,
And she shall respond there, as in I will respond, saith the LORD, I will
the days of her youth, respond to the heavens,
And as in the day when she came up And they shall respond to the earth;
24
out of the land of Egypt. And the earth shall respond to the
corn, and the wine, and the oil;
18
And it shall be at that day, saith And they shall respond to dJezreel.
25
the LORD, And I will sow her unto Me in the
That thou shalt call Me bIshi, land;
And shalt call Me no more cBaali. And I will have compassion upon
19
For I will take away the names of her that had not obtained
the Baalim out of her mouth, compassion;
And they shall no more be And I will say to them that were not
mentioned by their name. My people: Thou art My
20
And in that day will I make a people;
covenant for them And they shall say: Thou art my
With the beasts of the field, and God.
with the fowls of heaven,
And the LORD said unto me: Go
And with the creeping things of the
ground; 3 yet, love a woman beloved of her
And I will break the bow and the friend and an adulteress, even as the
sword and the battle out of the LORD loveth the children of Israel,
land, though they turn unto other gods, and
And will make them to lie down love cakes of raisins. 2So I bought her
safely. to me for fifteen pieces of silver and a
21
And I will betroth thee unto Me homer of barley, and a half-homer of
for ever; barley; 3and I said unto her: Thou
Yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in shalt sit solitary for me many days;
righteousness, and in justice, thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou
And in lovingkindness, and in shalt not be any mans wife; nor will I
compassion. be thine. 4For the children of Israel
22
And I will betroth thee unto Me in shall sit solitary many days without
faithfulness; king, and without prince, and without
And thou shalt know the LORD. sacrifice, and without pillar, and
without ephod or teraphim; 5afterward
a
shall the children of Israel return, and
That is, Troubling.
b
That is, My husband.
c d
That is, My master. That is, Whom God soweth.
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HOSEA
seek the LORD their God, and David Seeing thou hast forgotten the law
their king; and shall come trembling of thy God,
unto the LORD and to His goodness in I also will forget thy children.
the end of days.
7
The more they were increased, the
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HOSEA
I will chastise them, as their They have made princes, and I knew
congregation hath been made to it not;
hear. Of their silver and their gold have
13
Woe unto them! for they have they made them idols,
strayed from Me; That they may be cut off.
5
Destruction unto them! for they Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off;
have transgressed against Me; Mine anger is kindled against them;
Shall I then redeem them, How long will it be ere they attain to
Seeing they have spoken lies against innocency?
6
Me? For from Israel is even this:
14
And they have not cried unto Me The craftsman made it, and it is no
with their heart, God;
Though they wail upon their beds; Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be
They assemble themselves for corn broken in shivers.
7
and wine, they rebel against Me. For they sow the wind, and they
15
Though I have trained and shall reap the whirlwind;
strengthened their arms, It hath no stalk, the bud that shall
Yet do they devise evil against Me. yield no meal;
16
They return, but not upwards; If so be it yield, strangers shall
They are become like a deceitful swallow it up.
bow;
8
Their princes shall fall by the sword Israel is swallowed up;
for the rage of their tongue; Now are they become among the
This shall be their derision in the nations
land of Egypt. As a vessel wherein is no value.
9
For they are gone up to Assyria,
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HOSEA
And will rend the enclosure of their And his spring shall become dry,
heart; and his fountain shall be dried up;
And there will I devour them like a He shall spoil the treasure of all
lioness; precious vessels.
The wild beast shall tear them.
9
It is thy destruction, O Israel, 14 Samaria shall bear her guilt,
For she hath rebelled against
That thou art against Me, against thy her God;
help. They shall fall by the sword;
10
Ho, now, thy king, Their infants shall be dashed in
That he may save thee in all thy pieces,
cities! And their women with child shall be
And thy judges, of whom thou ripped up.
2
saidst: Return, O Israel, unto the LORD thy
Give me a king and princes! God;
11
I give thee a king in Mine anger, For thou hast stumbled in thine
And take him away in My wrath. iniquity.
3
Take with you words,
12
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound And return unto the LORD;
up; Say unto Him: Forgive all iniquity,
His sin is laid up in store. And accept that which is good;
13
The throes of a travailing woman So will we render for bullocks the
shall come upon him; offering of our lips.
4
He is an unwise son; Asshur shall not save us;
For it is time he should not tarry We will not ride upon horses;
In the place of the breaking forth of Neither will we call any more the
children. work of our hands our gods;
14
Shall I ransom them from the For in Thee the fatherless findeth
power of the nether-world? mercy.
5
Shall I redeem them from death? I will heal their backsliding,
Ho, thy plagues, O death! I will love them freely;
Ho, thy destruction, O netherworld! For Mine anger is turned away from
Repentance be hid from Mine eyes! him.
15 6
For though he be fruitful among I will be as the dew unto Israel;
the reed-plants, He shall blossom as the lily,
An east wind shall come, the wind And cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
7
of the LORD coming up from the His branches shall spread,
wilderness, And his beauty shall be as the olive-
tree,
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HOSEA
And his fragrance as Lebanon. I am like a leafy cypress-tree;
8
They that dwell under his shadow From Me is thy fruit found.
10
shall again Whoso is wise, let him understand
Make corn to grow, these things,
And shall blossom as the vine; Whoso is prudent, let him know
The scent thereof shall be as the them.
wine of Lebanon. For the ways of the LORD are right,
9
Ephraim [shall say]: And the just do walk in them;
What have I to do any more with But transgressors do stumble
idols? therein.
As for Me, I respond and look on
him;
JOEL
5
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For the husband of her youth. And cry unto the LORD.
9
The meal-offering and the drink-
15
offering is cut off Alas for the day!
From the house of the LORD; For the day of the LORD is at hand,
The priests mourn, And as a destruction from the
Even the LORDS ministers. Almighty shall it come.
10 16
The field is wasted, Is not the food cut off
The land mourneth; Before our eyes,
For the corn is wasted, Yea, joy and gladness
The new wine is dried up, From the house of our God?
17
The oil languisheth. The grains shrivel under their
11
Be ashamed, O ye husbandmen, hoes;
Wail, O ye vinedressers, The garners are laid desolate,
For the wheat and for the barley; The barns are broken down;
Because the harvest of the field is For the corn is withered.
18
perished. How do the beasts groan!
12
The vine is withered, The herds of cattle are perplexed,
And the fig-tree languisheth; Because they have no pasture;
The pomegranate-tree, the palm-tree Yea, the flocks of sheep are made
also, and the apple-tree, desolate.
19
Even all the trees of the field, are Unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry;
withered; For the fire hath devoured
For joy is withered away from the The pastures of the wilderness,
sons of men. And the flame hath set ablaze
All the trees of the field.
13 20
Gird yourselves, and lament, ye Yea, the beasts of the field pant
priests, unto Thee;
Wail, ye ministers of the altar; For the water brooks are dried up,
Come, lie all night in sackcloth, And the fire hath devoured the
Ye ministers of my God; pastures of the wilderness.
For the meal-offering and the drink-
offering is withholden
From the house of your God.
14
2 Blow ye the horn in Zion,
And sound an alarm in My holy
Sanctify ye a fast, mountain;
Call a solemn assembly, Let all the inhabitants of the land
Gather the elders tremble;
And all the inhabitants of the land For the day of the LORD cometh,
Unto the house of the LORD your For it is at hand;
2
God, A day of darkness and gloominess,
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JOEL
A day of clouds and thick darkness, And they break through the
As blackness spread upon the weapons,
mountains; And suffer no harm.
9
A great people and a mighty, They leap upon the city,
There hath not been ever the like, They run upon the wall,
Neither shall be any more after They climb up into the houses;
them, They enter in at the windows like a
Even to the years of many thief.
10
generations. Before them the earth quaketh,
3
A fire devoureth before them, The heavens tremble;
And behind them a flame blazeth; The sun and the moon are become
The land is as the garden of Eden black,
before them, And the stars withdraw their
And behind them a desolate shining.
11
wilderness; And the LORD uttereth His voice
Yea, and nothing escapeth them. before His army;
For His camp is very great,
4
The appearance of them is as the For he is mighty that executeth His
appearance of horses; word;
And as horsemen, so do they run. For great is the day of the LORD and
5
Like the noise of chariots, very terrible;
On the tops of the mountains do And who can abide it?
they leap,
12
Like the noise of a flame of fire Yet even now, saith the LORD,
That devoureth the stubble, Turn ye unto Me with all your heart,
As a mighty people set in battle And with fasting, and with weeping,
array. and with lamentation;
6 13
At their presence the peoples are in And rend your heart, and not your
anguish; garments,
All faces have gathered blackness. And turn unto the LORD your God;
7
They run like mighty men, For He is gracious and
They climb the wall like men of compassionate, long-suffering,
war; and abundant in mercy,
And they move on every one in his And repenteth Him of the evil.
14
ways, Who knoweth whether He will not
And they entangle not their paths. turn and repent,
8
Neither doth one thrust another, And leave a blessing behind Him,
They march every one in his Even a meal-offering and a drink-
highway; offering
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Unto the LORD your God? And will drive him into a land
barren and desolate,
15
Blow the horn in Zion, With his face toward the eastern sea,
Sanctify a fast, call a solemn And his hinder part toward the
assembly; western sea;
16
Gather the people, That his foulness may come up, and
Sanctify the congregation, his ill savour may come up,
Assemble the elders, Because he hath done great things.
Gather the children,
21
And those that suck the breasts; Fear not, O land, be glad and
Let the bridegroom go forth from rejoice;
his chamber, For the LORD hath done great things.
22
And the bride out of her pavilion. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the
17
Let the priests, the ministers of the field;
LORD, For the pastures of the wilderness do
Weep between the porch and the spring,
altar, For the tree beareth its fruit,
And let them say: Spare thy people, The fig-tree and the vine do yield
O LORD, their strength.
23
And give not Thy heritage to Be glad then, ye children of Zion,
reproach, and rejoice
That the nations should make them a In the LORD your God;
byword: For He giveth you the former rain in
Wherefore should they say among just measure,
the peoples: And He causeth to come down for
Where is their God? you the rain,
18
Then was the LORD jealous for His The former rain and the latter rain,
land, at the first.
24
And had pity on His people. And the floors shall be full of
19
And the LORD answered and said corn,
unto His people: And the vats shall overflow with
Behold, I will send you corn, and wine and oil.
25
wine, and oil, And I will restore to you the years
And ye shall be satisfied therewith; that the locust hath eaten,
And I will no more make you a The canker-worm, and the
reproach among the nations; caterpiller, and the palmer-worm,
20
But I will remove far off from you My great army which I sent among
the northern one, you.
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JOEL
And ye shall eat in plenty and be For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem
satisfied, there shall be those that escape,
And shall praise the name of the As the LORD hath said,
LORD your God, And among the remnant those
That hath dealt wondrously with whom the LORD shall call.
you;
And My people shall never be
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ashamed. 4 For, behold, in those days, and in
that time,
And ye shall know that I am in the When I shall bring back the
midst of Israel, captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2
And that I am the LORD your God, I will gather all nations,
and there is none else; And will bring them down into the
And My people shall never be valley of Jehoshaphat;
ashamed. And I will enter into judgment with
them there
AMOS
1 The words of Amos, who was
among the herdmen of Tekoa,
him that holdeth the sceptre from
Beth-eden; and the people of
which he saw concerning Israel in the Aram shall go into captivity unto
days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in Kir, saith the LORD.
the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash
6
king of Israel, two years before the Thus saith the LORD: For three
earthquake. transgressions of Gaza, yea, for
four, I will not reverse it: because
2
And he said: they carried away captive a whole
The LORD roareth from Zion, captivity, to deliver them up to
And uttereth His voice from Edom.
7
Jerusalem; and the pastures of the So will I send a fire on the wall of
shepherds shall mourn, and the Gaza, and it shall devour the
top of Carmel shall wither. palaces thereof;
8
And I will cut off the inhabitant
3
For thus saith the LORD: For three from Ashdod, and him that
transgressions of Damascus, yea, holdeth the sceptre from
for four, I will not reverse it: Ashkelon; and I will turn My
because they have threshed hand against Ekron, and the
Gilead with sledges of iron. remnant of the Philistines shall
4
So will I send a fire into the house perish, saith the Lord GOD.
of Hazael, and it shall devour the
9
palaces of Ben-hadad; Thus saith the LORD: For three
5
And I will break the bar of transgressions of Tyre, yea, for
Damascus, and cut off the four, I will not reverse it: because
inhabitant from Bikath-Aven, and they delivered up a whole
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captivity to Edom, and So will I send a fire upon Moab,
remembered not the brotherly And it shall devour the palaces of
covenant. Kerioth;
10
So will I send a fire on the wall of And Moab shall die with tumult,
Tyre, and it shall devour the With shouting, and with the sound
palaces thereof. of the horn;
3
And I will cut off the judge from
11
Thus saith the LORD: For three the midst thereof,
transgressions of Edom, yea, for And will slay all the princes thereof
four, I will not reverse it: because with him,
he did pursue his brother with the Saith the LORD.
sword, and did cast off all pity,
4
and his anger did tear perpetually, Thus saith the LORD:
and he kept his wrath for ever. For three transgressions of Judah,
12
So will I send a fire upon Teman, Yea, for four, I will not reverse it:
and it shall devour the palaces of Because they have rejected the law
Bozrah. of the LORD,
And have not kept His statutes,
13
Thus saith the LORD: For three And their lies have caused them to
transgressions of the children of err,
Ammon, yea, for four, I will not After which their fathers did walk.
5
reverse it: because they have So will I send a fire upon Judah,
ripped up the women with child And it shall devour the palaces of
of Gilead, that they might enlarge Jerusalem.
their border.
14 6
So will I kindle a fire in the wall of Thus saith the LORD:
Rabbah, and it shall devour the For three transgressions of Israel,
palaces thereof, with shouting in Yea, for four, I will not reverse it:
the day of battle, with a tempest Because they sell the righteous for
in the day of the whirlwind; silver,
15
And their king shall go into And the needy for a pair of shoes;
7
captivity, he and his princes That pant after the dust of the earth
together, saith the LORD. on the head of the poor,
And turn aside the way of the
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And bring your sacrifices in the The multitude of your gardens and
morning, your vineyards
And your tithes after three days; And your fig-trees and your olive-
5
And offer a sacrifice of trees
thanksgiving of that which is Hath the palmer-worm devoured;
leavened, Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
And proclaim freewill-offerings and Saith the LORD.
publish them;
10
For so ye love to do, O ye children I have sent among you the
of Israel, pestilence in the way of Egypt;
Saith the Lord GOD. Your young men have I slain with
the sword,
6
And I also have given you And have carried away your horses;
Cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And I have made the stench of your
And want of bread in all your camp to come up even into your
places; nostrils;
Yet have ye not returned unto Me, Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
Saith the LORD. Saith the LORD.
7 11
And I also have withholden the rain I have overthrown some of you,
from you, As God overthrew Sodom and
When there were yet three months Gomorrah,
to the harvest; And ye were as a brand plucked out
And I caused it to rain upon one of the burning;
city, Yet have ye not returned unto Me,
And caused it not to rain upon Saith the LORD.
another city;
12
One piece was rained upon, Therefore thus will I do unto thee,
And the piece whereupon it rained O Israel;
not withered. Because I will do this unto thee,
8
So two or three cities wandered Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
13
unto one city For, lo, He that formeth the
To drink water, and were not mountains, and createth the wind,
satisfied; And declareth unto man what is his
Yet have ye not returned unto Me, thought,
Saith the LORD. That maketh the morning darkness,
And treadeth upon the high places
9
I have smitten you with blasting of the earth;
and mildew;
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The LORD, the God of hosts, is His That calleth for the waters of the
name. sea,
And poureth them out upon the face
OBADIAH
3
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I will bring thee down from thence, In the day that strangers carried
saith the LORD. away his substance,
5
If thieves came to thee, if robbers And foreigners entered into his
by night gates,
How art thou cut off! And cast lots upon Jerusalem,
Would they not steal till they had Even thou wast as one of them.
12
enough? But thou shouldest not have gazed
If grape-gatherers came to thee, on the day of thy brother
Would they not leave some gleaning In the day of his disaster,
grapes? Neither shouldest thou have rejoiced
6
How is Esau searched out! over the children of Judah
How are his hidden places sought In the day of their destruction;
out! Neither shouldest thou have spoken
7
All the men of thy confederacy proudly
Have conducted thee to the border; In the day of distress.
13
The men that were at peace with Thou shouldest not have entered
thee into the gate of My people
Have beguiled thee, and prevailed In the day of their calamity;
against thee; Yea, thou shouldest not have gazed
They that eat thy bread lay a snare on their affliction
under thee, In the day of their calamity,
In whom there is no discernment. Nor have laid hands on their
8
Shall I not in that day, saith the substance
LORD, In the day of their calamity.
14
Destroy the wise men out of Edom, Neither shouldest thou have stood
And discernment out of the mount in the crossway,
of Esau? To cut off those of his that escape;
9
And thy mighty men, O Teman, Neither shouldest thou have
shall be dismayed, delivered up those of his
To the end that every one may be That did remain in the day of
cut off from the mount of Esau by distress.
slaughter.
10 15
For the violence done to thy For the day of the LORD is near
brother Jacob shame shall cover upon all the nations;
thee, As thou hast done, it shall be done
And thou shalt be cut off for ever. unto thee;
11
In the day that thou didst stand Thy dealing shall return upon thine
aloof, own head.
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For as ye have drunk upon My For the LORD hath spoken.
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holy mountain, And they of the South shall
So shall all the nations drink possess the mount of Esau,
continually, And they of the Lowland the
Yea, they shall drink, and swallow Philistines;
down, And they shall possess the field of
And shall be as though they had not Ephraim,
been. And the field of Samaria;
17
But in mount Zion there shall be And Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20
those that escape, And the captivity of this host of
And it shall be holy; the children of Israel,
And the house of Jacob shall That are among the Canaanites,
possess their possessions. even unto Zarephath,
18
And the house of Jacob shall be a And the captivity of Jerusalem, that
fire, is in Sepharad,
And the house of Joseph a flame, Shall possess the cities of the South.
21
And the house of Esau for stubble, And saviours shall come up on
And they shall kindle in them, and mount Zion
devour them; To judge the mount of Esau;
And there shall not be any And the kingdom shall be the
remaining of the house of Esau; LORDS.
JONAH
1 Now the word of the LORD came
unto Jonah the son of Amittai,
into it, to go with them unto Tarshish,
from the presence of the LORD.
saying: 2Arise, go to Nineveh, that 4
But the LORD hurled a great wind
great city, and proclaim against it; for into the sea, and there was a mighty
their wickedness is come up before tempest in the sea, so that the ship was
Me. 3But Jonah rose up to flee unto like to be broken. 5And the mariners
Tarshish from the presence of the were afraid, and cried every man unto
LORD; and he went down to Joppa, and his god; and they cast forth the wares
found a ship going to Tarshish; so he that were in the ship into the sea, to
paid the fare thereof, and went down lighten it unto them. But Jonah was
gone down into the innermost parts of
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the ship; and he lay, and was fast this mans life, and lay not upon us
asleep. 6So the shipmaster came to innocent blood; for Thou, O LORD, hast
him, and said unto him: What done as it pleased Thee. 15So they
meanest thou that thou sleepest? arise, took up Jonah, and cast him forth into
call upon thy God, if so be that God the sea; and the sea ceased from its
will think upon us, that we perish not. raging. 16Then the men feared the LORD
7
And they said every one to his exceedingly; and they offered a
fellow: Come, and let us cast lots, that sacrifice unto the LORD, and made
we may know for whose cause this vows.
evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and
the lot fell upon Jonah. 8Then said they 2 And the LORD prepared a great
fish to swallow up Jonah; and
unto him: Tell us, we pray thee, for Jonah was in the belly of the fish three
whose cause this evil is upon us: what days and three nights. 2Then Jonah
is thine occupation? and whence prayed unto the LORD his God out of
comest thou? what is thy country? and the fishs belly. 3And he said:
of what people art thou? 9And he said I called out of mine affliction
unto them: I am an Hebrew; and I fear Unto the LORD, and He answered
the LORD, the God of heaven, who hath me;
made the sea and the dry land. 10Then Out of the belly of the nether-world
were the men exceedingly afraid, and cried I,
said unto him: What is this that thou And Thou heardest my voice.
4
hast done? For the men knew that he For Thou didst cast me into the
fled from the presence of the LORD, depth,
because he had told them. In the heart of the seas,
11
Then said they unto him: What And the flood was round about me;
shall we do unto thee, that the sea may All Thy waves and Thy billows
be calm unto us? for the sea grew Passed over me.
more and more tempestuous. 12And he 5
And I said: I am cast out
said unto them: Take me up, and cast From before Thine eyes;
me forth into the sea; so shall the sea Yet I will look again
be calm unto you; for I know that for Toward Thy holy temple.
6
my sake this great tempest is upon The waters compassed me about,
you. 13Nevertheless the men rowed even to the soul;
hard to bring it to the land; but they The deep was round about me;
could not; for the sea grew more and The weeds were wrapped about my
more tempestuous against them. head.
14 7
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, I went down to the bottoms of the
and said: We beseech Thee, O LORD, mountains;
we beseech Thee, let us not perish for
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The earth with her bars closed upon ashes. 7And he caused it to be
me for ever; proclaimed and published through
Yet hast Thou brought up my life Nineveh by the decree of the king and
from the pit, his nobles, saying: Let neither man
O LORD my God. nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any
8
When my soul fainted within me, thing; let them not feed, nor drink
I remembered the LORD; water; 8but let them be covered with
And my prayer came in unto Thee, sackcloth, both man and beast, and let
Into Thy holy temple. them cry mightily unto God; yea, let
9
They that regard lying vanities them turn every one from his evil way,
Forsake their own mercy. and from the violence that is in their
10
But I will sacrifice unto Thee hands. 9Who knoweth whether God
With the voice of thanksgiving; will not turn and repent, and turn away
That which I have vowed I will pay. from His fierce anger, that we perish
Salvation is of the LORD. not?
11 10
And the LORD spoke unto the fish, And God saw their works, that
and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry they turned from their evil way; and
land. God repented of the evil, which He
MICAH
1 The word of the LORD that came
to Micah the Morashtite in the
And the valleys shall be cleft,
As wax before the fire,
days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, As waters that are poured down a
kings of Judah, which he saw steep place.
concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
5
For the transgression of Jacob is all
2
Hear, ye peoples, all of you; this,
Hearken, O earth, and all that And for the sins of the house of
therein is; Israel.
And let the Lord GOD be witness What is the transgression of Jacob?
against you, Is it not Samaria?
The Lord from His holy temple. And what are the high places of
3
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth Judah? are they not Jerusalem?
out of His place,
6
And will come down, and tread Therefore I will make Samaria a
upon the high places of the earth. heap in the field,
4
And the mountains shall be molten A place for the planting of
under Him, vineyards;
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And I will pour down the stones Bind the chariots to the swift
thereof into the valley, steeds, O inhabitant of Lachish;
And I will uncover the foundations She was the beginning of sin to the
thereof. daughter of Zion;
7
And all her graven images shall be For the transgressions of Israel are
beaten to pieces, found in thee.
14
And all her hires shall be burned Therefore shalt thou give a parting
with fire, gift to Moresheth-gath;
And all her idols will I lay desolate; The houses of Achzib shall be a
For of the hire of a harlot hath she deceitful thing unto the kings of
gathered them, Israel.
15
And unto the hire of a harlot shall I will yet bring unto thee, O
they return. inhabitant of Mareshah, him that
shall possess thee;
8
For this will I wail and howl, The glory of Israel shall come even
I will go stripped and naked; unto Adullam.
16
I will make a wailing like the Make thee bald, and poll thee for
jackals, the children of thy delight;
And a mourning like the ostriches. Enlarge thy baldness as the vulture;
9
For her wound is incurable; For they are gone into captivity
For it is come even unto Judah; from thee.
It reacheth unto the gate of my
10
people, even to Jerusalem.
Tell it not in Gath, 2 Woe to them that devise iniquity
And work evil upon their beds!
Weep not at all; When the morning is light, they
At Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the execute it,
dust. Because it is in the power of their
11
Pass ye away, O inhabitant of hand.
2
Saphir, in nakedness and shame; And they covet fields, and seize
The inhabitant of Zaanan is not them;
come forth; And houses, and take them away;
The wailing of Beth-ezel shall take Thus they oppress a man and his
from you the standing-place house,
thereof. Even a man and his heritage.
12 3
For the inhabitant of Maroth Therefore thus saith the LORD:
waiteth anxiously for good; Behold, against this family do I
Because evil is come down from the devise an evil,
LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. From which ye shall not remove
your necks,
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Neither shall ye walk upright; for it Because of the uncleanness thereof,
shall be an evil time. it shall destroy you, even with a
4
In that day shall they take up a sore destruction.
parable against you,
11
And lament with a doleful If a man walking in wind and
lamentation, and say: falsehood do lie:
We are utterly ruined; I will preach unto thee of wine and
He changeth the portion of my of strong drink;
people; He shall even be the preacher of this
How doth he remove it from me! people.
Instead of restoring our fields, he
12
divideth them. I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all
5
Therefore thou shalt have none that of thee;
shall cast the line by lot I will surely gather the remnant of
In the congregation of the LORD. Israel;
6
Preach ye not, they preach; I will render them all as sheep in a
They shall not preach of these fold;
things, As a flock in the midst of their
That they shall not take shame. pasture;
7
Do I change, O house of Jacob? They shall make great noise by
Is the spirit of the LORD straitened? reason of the multitude of men.
13
Are these His doings? The breaker is gone up before
Do not My words do good to him them;
that walketh uprightly? They have broken forth and passed
on,
8
But of late My people is risen up as By the gate, and are gone out
an enemy; thereat;
With the garment ye strip also the And their king is passed on before
mantle them,
From them that pass by securely, so And the LORD at the head of them.
that they are as men returning
9
from war.
The women of My people ye cast 3 And I said:
Hear, I pray you, ye heads of
out from their pleasant houses; Jacob,
From their young children ye take And rulers of the house of Israel:
away My glory for ever. Is it not for you to know justice?
10 2
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not Who hate the good, and love the
your resting-place; evil;
Who rob their skin from off them,
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And their flesh from off their bones; And of justice, and of might, to
3
Who also eat the flesh of my declare unto Jacob his
people, transgression,
And flay their skin from off them, And to Israel his sin.
And break their bones;
9
Yea, they chop them in pieces, as Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of
that which is in the pot, the house of Jacob,
And as flesh within the caldron. And rulers of the house of Israel,
4
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, That abhor justice, and pervert all
But He will not answer them; equity;
10
Yea, He will hide His face from That build up Zion with blood,
them at that time, And Jerusalem with iniquity.
11
According as they have wrought The heads thereof judge for
evil in their doings. reward,
And the priests thereof teach for
5
Thus saith the LORD concerning the hire,
prophets that make my people to And the prophets thereof divine for
err; money;
That cry: Peace, when their teeth Yet will they lean upon the LORD,
have any thing to bite; and say:
And whoso putteth not into their Is not the LORD in the midst of us?
mouths, No evil shall come upon us?
12
They even prepare war against him: Therefore shall Zion for your sake
6
Therefore it shall be night unto be plowed as a field,
you, that ye shall have no vision; And Jerusalem shall become heaps,
And it shall be dark unto you, that And the mountain of the house as
ye shall not divine; the high places of a forest.
And the sun shall go down upon the
prophets,
And the day shall be black over 4 But in the end of days it shall
come to pass,
them. That the mountain of the LORDS
7
And the seers shall be put to shame, house shall be established as the
and the diviners confounded; top of the mountains,
Yea, they shall all cover their upper And it shall be exalted above the
lips; hills;
For there shall be no answer of God. And peoples shall flow unto it.
8 2
But I truly am full of power by the And many nations shall go and say:
spirit of the LORD, Come ye, and let us go up to the
mountain of the LORD,
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And to the house of the God of And the LORD shall reign over them
Jacob; in mount Zion from thenceforth
And He will teach us of His ways, even for ever.
And we will walk in His paths;
8
For out of Zion shall go forth the And thou, Migdal-eder, the hill of
law, the daughter of Zion,
And the word of the LORD from Unto thee shall it come;
Jerusalem. Yea, the former dominion shall
3
And He shall judge between many come,
peoples, The kingdom of the daughter of
And shall decide concerning mighty Jerusalem.
9
nations afar off; Now why dost thou cry out aloud?
And they shall beat their swords into Is there no King in thee,
plowshares, Is thy Counsellor perished,
And their spears into pruninghooks; That pangs have taken hold of thee
Nation shall not lift up sword as of a woman in travail?
10
against nation, Be in pain, and labour to bring
Neither shall they learn war any forth, O daughter of Zion,
more. Like a woman in travail;
4
But they shall sit every man under For now shalt thou go forth out of
his vine and under his fig-tree; the city,
And none shall make them afraid; And shalt dwell in the field,
For the mouth of the LORD of hosts And shalt come even unto Babylon;
hath spoken. There shalt thou be rescued;
There shall the LORD redeem thee
5
For let all the peoples walk each from the hand of thine enemies.
one in the name of its god,
11
But we will walk in the name of the And now many nations are
LORD our God for ever and ever. assembled against thee,
That say: Let her be defiled, and let
6
In that day, saith the LORD, will I our eye gaze upon Zion.
12
assemble her that halteth, But they know not the thoughts of
And I will gather her that is driven the LORD,
away, Neither understand they His
And her that I have afflicted; counsel;
7
And I will make her that halted a For He hath gathered them as the
remnant, sheaves to the threshing-floor.
13
And her that was cast far off a Arise and thresh, O daughter of
mighty nation; Zion;
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For I will make thy horn iron, When the Assyrian shall come into
And I will make thy hoofs brass; our land,
And thou shalt beat in pieces many And when he shall tread in our
peoples; palaces,
And thou shalt devote their gain Then shall we raise against him
unto the LORD, seven shepherds,
And their substance unto the Lord of And eight princes among men.
5
the whole earth. And they shall waste the land of
Assyria with the sword,
14
Now shalt thou gather thyself in And the land of Nimrod with the
troops, O daughter of troops; keen-edged sword;
They have laid siege against us; And he shall deliver us from the
They smite the judge of Israel with a Assyrian, when he cometh into
rod upon the cheek. our land,
And when he treadeth within our
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And it shall come to pass in that Testify against Me.
4
day, saith the LORD, For I brought thee up out of the
That I will cut off thy horses out of land of Egypt,
the midst of thee, And redeemed thee out of the house
And will destroy thy chariots; of bondage,
10
And I will cut off the cities of thy And I sent before thee Moses,
land, Aaron, and Miriam.
5
And will throw down all thy O My people, remember now what
strongholds; Balak king of Moab devised,
11
And I will cut off witchcrafts out And what Balaam the son of Beor
of thy hand; answered him;
And thou shalt have no more From Shittim unto Gilgal,
soothsayers; That ye may know the righteous acts
12
And I will cut off thy graven of the LORD.
images and thy pillars out of the 6
Wherewith shall I come before the
midst of thee; LORD,
And thou shalt no more worship the And bow myself before God on
work of thy hands. high?
13
And I will pluck up thy Asherim Shall I come before Him with burnt-
out of the midst of thee; offerings,
And I will destroy thine enemies. With calves of a year old?
14 7
And I will execute vengeance in Will the LORD be pleased with
anger and fury upon the nations, thousands of rams,
Because they hearkened not. With ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my first-born for my
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He will again have compassion Thou wilt show faithfulness to
upon us; Jacob, mercy to Abraham,
He will subdue our iniquities; As Thou hast sworn unto our fathers
And Thou wilt cast all their sins into from the days of old.
the depths of the sea.
NAHUM
1 The burden of Nineveh. The book
of the vision of Nahum the
And the hills melt;
And the earth is upheaved at His
Elkoshite. presence,
2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging Yea, the world, and all that dwell
God, therein.
6
The LORD avengeth and is full of Who can stand before His
wrath; indignation?
The LORD taketh vengeance on His And who can abide in the fierceness
adversaries, of His anger?
And He reserveth wrath for His His fury is poured out like fire,
enemies. And the rocks are broken asunder
3
The LORD is long-suffering, and before Him.
7
great in power, The LORD is good,
And will by no means clear the A stronghold in the day of trouble;
guilty; And He knoweth them that take
The LORD, in the whirlwind and in refuge in Him.
8
the storm is His way, But with an overrunning flood
And the clouds are the dust of His He will make a full end of the place
feet. thereof,
4
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it And darkness shall pursue His
dry, enemies.
9
And drieth up all the rivers; What do ye devise against the
Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, LORD?
And the flower of Lebanon He will make a full end;
languisheth. Trouble shall not rise up the second
5
The mountains quake at Him, time.
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For though they be like tangled A maul is come up before thy face;
thorns, Guard the defences,
And be drunken according to their Watch the way, make thy loins
drink, strong,
They shall be devoured as stubble Fortify thy power mightily!
3
fully dry. For the LORD restoreth the pride of
11
Out of thee came he forth, Jacob,
That deviseth evil against the LORD, As the pride of Israel;
That counselleth wickedness. For the emptiers have emptied them
12
Thus saith the LORD: out,
Though they be in full strength, and And marred their vine-branches.
4
likewise many, The shield of his mighty men is
Even so shall they be cut down, and made red,
he shall pass away; The valiant men are in scarlet;
And though I have afflicted thee, I The chariots are fire of steel in the
will afflict thee no more. day of his preparation,
13
And now will I break his yoke And the cypress spears are made to
from off thee, quiver.
5
And will burst thy bonds in sunder. The chariots rush madly in the
14
And the LORD hath given streets,
commandment concerning thee, They jostle one against another in
That no more of thy name be sown; the broad places;
Out of the house of thy god will I The appearance of them is like
cut off torches,
The graven image and the molten They run to and fro like the
image; lightnings.
I will make thy grave; for thou art
6
become worthless. He bethinketh himself of his
worthies;
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Whence shall I seek comforters for Go into the clay, and tread the
thee? mortar,
8
Art thou better than No-amon, Lay hold of the brickmould.
15
That was situate among the rivers, There shall the fire devour thee;
That had the waters round about her; The sword shall cut thee off,
Whose rampart was the sea, and of It shall devour thee like the canker-
the sea her wall? worm;
9
Ethiopia and Egypt were thy Make thyself many as the canker-
strength, and it was infinite; worm,
Put and Lubim were thy helpers. Make thyself many as the locusts.
10 16
Yet was she carried away, Thou hast multiplied thy
She went into captivity; merchants
Her young children also were Above the stars of heaven;
dashed in pieces The canker-worm spreadeth itself,
At the head of all the streets; and flieth away.
17
And they cast lots for her Thy crowned are as the locusts,
honourable men, And thy marshals as the swarms of
And all her great men were bound in grasshoppers,
chains. Which camp in the walls in the cold
11
Thou also shalt be drunken, day,
Thou shalt swoon; But when the sun ariseth they flee
Thou also shalt seek a refuge away,
Because of the enemy. And their place is not known where
they are.
12 18
All thy fortresses shall be like fig- Thy shepherds slumber, O king of
trees with the first-ripe figs: Assyria,
If they be shaken, they fall into the Thy worthies are at rest;
mouth of the eater. Thy people are scattered upon the
13
Behold, thy people in the midst of mountains,
thee are women; And there is none to gather them.
19
The gates of thy land are set wide There is no assuaging of thy hurt,
open unto thine enemies; Thy wound is grievous;
The fire hath devoured thy bars. All that hear the report of thee
14
Draw thee water for the siege, Clap the hands over thee;
Strengthen thy fortresses; For upon whom hath not thy
wickedness passed continually?
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HABAKKUK
1 THE burden which Habakkuk the
prophet did see.
Their law and their majesty proceed
8
from themselves.
Their horses also are swifter than
2
How long, O LORD, shall I cry, leopards,
And Thou wilt not hear? And are more fierce than the wolves
I cry out unto Thee of violence, of the desert;
And Thou wilt not save. And their horsemen spread
3
Why dost Thou show me iniquity, themselves;
And beholdest mischief? Yea, their horsemen come from far,
And why are spoiling and violence They fly as a vulture that hasteth to
before me? devour.
9
So that there is strife, and contention They come all of them for violence;
ariseth. Their faces are set eagerly as the
4
Therefore the law is slacked, east wind;
And right doth never go forth; And they gather captives as the
For the wicked doth beset the sand.
10
righteous; And they scoff at kings,
Therefore right goeth forth And princes are a derision unto
perverted. them;
They deride every stronghold,
5
Look ye among the nations, and For they heap up earth, and take it.
11
behold, Then their spirit doth pass over
And wonder marvellously; and transgress,
For, behold, a work shall be And they become guilty:
wrought in your days, Even they who impute their might
Which ye will not believe though it unto their god.
be told you.
6 12
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, Art not Thou from everlasting,
That bitter and impetuous nation, O LORD my God, my Holy One?
That march through the breadth of We shall not die.
the earth, O LORD, Thou hast ordained them
To possess dwelling-places that are for judgment,
not theirs. And Thou, O Rock, hast established
7
They are terrible and dreadful; them for correction.
13
HABAKKUK 3
Thou that art of eyes too pure to For the vision is yet for the
behold evil, appointed time,
And that canst not look on mischief, And it declareth of the end, and doth
Wherefore lookest Thou, when they not lie;
deal treacherously, Though it tarry, wait for it;
And holdest Thy peace, when the Because it will surely come, it will
wicked swalloweth up not delay.
The man that is more righteous than
4
he; Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is
14
And makest men as the fishes of not upright in him;
the sea, But the righteous shall live by his
As the creeping things, that have no faith.
5
ruler over them? Yea, moreover, wine is a
15
They take up all of them with the treacherous dealer;
angle, The haughty man abideth not;
They catch them in their net, He who enlargeth his desire as the
And gather them in their drag; nether-world,
Therefore they rejoice and exult. And is as death, and cannot be
16
Therefore they sacrifice unto their satisfied,
net, But gathereth unto him all nations,
And offer unto their drag; And heapeth unto him all peoples.
6
Because by them their portion is fat, Shall not all these take up a parable
And their food plenteous. against him,
17
Shall they therefore empty their And a taunting riddle against him,
net, And say: Woe to him that
And not spare to slay the nations increaseth that which is not his!
continually? How long? and that ladeth himself
with many pledges!
7
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2
HABAKKUK
O LORD, I have heard the report of Selah.
Thee, and am afraid; Thou dost cleave the earth with
O LORD, revive Thy work in the rivers.
10
midst of the years, The mountains have seen Thee,
In the midst of the years make it and they tremble;
known; The tempest of waters floweth over;
In wrath remember compassion. the deep uttereth its voice,
3
God cometh from Teman, And lifteth up its hands on high.
11
And the Holy One from mount The sun and moon stand still in
Paran. Selah their habitation;
His glory covereth the heavens, At the light of Thine arrows as they
And the earth is full of His praise. go,
4
And a brightness appeareth as the At the shining of Thy glittering
light; spear.
12
Rays hath He at His side; Thou marchest through the earth in
And there is the hiding of His indignation,
power. Thou threshest the nations in anger.
5 13
Before him goeth the pestilence, Thou art come forth for the
And fiery bolts go forth at His feet. deliverance of Thy people,
6
He standeth, and shaketh the earth, For the deliverance of Thine
He beholdeth, and maketh the anointed;
nations to tremble; Thou woundest the head out of the
And the everlasting mountains are house of the wicked,
dashed in pieces, Uncovering the foundation even
The ancient hills do bow; unto the neck. Selah
14
His goings are as of old. Thou hast stricken through with
7
I see the tents of Cushan in his own rods the head of his
affliction; rulers,
The curtains of the land of Midian That come as a whirlwind to scatter
do tremble. me;
8
Is it, O LORD, that against the rivers, Whose rejoicing is as to devour the
Is it that Thine anger is kindled poor secretly.
15
against the rivers, Thou hast trodden the sea with
Or Thy wrath against the sea? Thy horses,
That Thou dost ride upon Thy The foaming of mighty waters.
16
horses, When I heard, mine inward parts
Upon Thy chariots of victory? trembled,
9
Thy bow is made quite bare; My lips quivered at the voice;
Sworn are the rods of the word. Rottenness entereth into my bones,
890
HABAKKUK
And I tremble where I stand; And there shall be no herd in the
That I should wait for the day of stalls;
18
trouble, Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
When he cometh up against the I will exult in the God of my
people that he invadeth. salvation.
17 19
For though the fig-tree shall not God, the Lord, is my strength,
blossom, And He maketh my feet like
Neither shall fruit be in the vines; hindsfeet,
The labour of the olive shall fail, And He maketh me to walk upon
And the fields shall yield no food; my high places.
The flock shall be cut off from the
fold, For the Leader. With my string-
music.
ZEPHANIAH
4
891
7
ZEPHANIAH
Hold thy peace at the presence of And their houses a desolation;
the Lord GOD; Yea, they shall build houses, but
For the day of the LORD is at hand, shall not inhabit them,
For the LORD hath prepared a And they shall plant vineyards, but
sacrifice, shall not drink the wine thereof.
14
He hath consecrated His guests. The great day of the LORD is near,
8
And it shall come to pass in the day It is near and hasteth greatly,
of the LORDS sacrifice, Even the voice of the day of the
That I will punish the princes, and LORD,
the kings sons, Wherein the mighty man crieth
And all such as are clothed with bitterly.
15
foreign apparel. That day is a day of wrath,
9
In the same day also will I punish A day of trouble and distress,
all those that leap over the A day of wasteness and desolation,
threshold, A day of darkness and gloominess,
That fill their masters house with A day of clouds and thick darkness,
16
violence and deceit. A day of the horn and alarm,
Against the fortified cities, and
10
And in that day, saith the LORD, against the high towers.
17
Hark! a cry from the fish gate, And I will bring distress upon
And a wailing from the second men,
quarter, That they shall walk like the blind,
And a great crashing from the hills. Because they have sinned against
11
Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, the LORD;
For all the merchant people are And their blood shall be poured out
undone; as dust,
All they that were laden with silver And their flesh as dung.
18
are cut off. Neither their silver nor their gold
12
And it shall come to pass at that Shall be able to deliver them
time, In the day of the LORDS wrath;
That I will search Jerusalem with But the whole earth shall be
lamps; devoured by the fire of His
And I will punish the men that are jealousy;
settled on their lees, For He will make and end, yea, a
That say in their heart: terrible end,
The LORD will not do good, neither Of all them that dwell in the earth.
will He do evil.
13
Therefore their wealth shall
become a booty, 2 Gather yourselves together, yea,
gather together,
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ZEPHANIAH 8
O shameless nation; I have heard the taunt of Moab,
2
Before the decree bring forth And the revilings of the children of
The day when one passeth as the Ammon,
chaff, Wherewith they have taunted My
Before the fierce anger of the LORD people,
come upon you, And spoken boastfully concerning
Before the day of the LORDS anger their border.
9
come upon you. Therefore as I live,
3
Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of Saith the LORD of hosts, the God of
the earth, Israel:
That have executed His ordinance; Surely Moab shall be as Sodom,
Seek righteousness, seek humility. And the children of Ammon as
It may be ye shall be hid in the day Gomorrah,
of the LORDS anger. Even the breeding-place of nettles,
4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and saltpits,
And Ashkelon a desolation; And a desolation, for ever;
They shall drive out Ashdod at the The residue of My people shall spoil
noonday, them,
And Ekron shall be rooted up. And the remnant of My nation shall
5
Woe unto the inhabitants of the inherit them.
10
sea-coast, This shall they have for their pride,
The nation of the Cherethites! Because they have taunted and
The word of the LORD is against you, spoken boastfully
O Canaan, the land of the Against the people of the LORD of
Philistines; hosts.
11
I will even destroy thee, that there The LORD will be terrible unto
shall be no inhabitant. them;
6
And the sea-coast shall be pastures, For He will famish all the gods of
Even meadows for shepherds, and the earth;
folds for flocks. Then shall all the isles of the nations
7
And it shall be a portion for the worship Him,
remnant of the house of Judah, Every one from its place.
12
Whereon they shall feed; Ye Ethiopians also,
In the houses of Ashkelon shall they Ye shall be slain by My sword.
lie down in the evening;
13
For the LORD their God will And He will stretch out His hand
remember them, against the north,
And turn their captivity. And destroy Assyria;
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ZEPHANIAH 5
And will make Nineveh a The LORD who is righteous is in the
desolation, midst of her,
And dry like the wilderness. He will not do unrighteousness;
14
And all beasts of every kind Every morning doth He bring His
Shall lie down in the midst of her in right to light,
herds; It faileth not;
Both the pelican and the bittern But the unrighteous knoweth no
Shall lodge in the capitals thereof; shame.
6
Voices shall sing in the windows; I have cut off nations,
Desolation shall be in the posts; Their corners are desolate;
For the cedar-work thereof shall be I have made their streets waste,
uncovered. So that none passeth by;
15
This is the joyous city Their cities are destroyed, so that
That dwelt without care, there is no man,
That said in her heart: So that there is no inhabitant.
I am, and there is none else beside 7
I said: Surely thou wilt fear Me,
me; Thou wilt receive correction;
How is she become a desolation, So her dwelling shall not be cut off,
A place for beasts to lie down in! Despite all that I have visited upon
Every one that passeth by her her;
Shall hiss, and wag his hand. But they betimes corrupted all their
doings.
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HAGGAI
1 In the second year of Darius the
king, in the sixth month, in the
to little; and when ye brought it home,
I did blow upon it. Why? saith the
first day of the month, came the word LORD of hosts. Because of My house
of the LORD by Haggai the prophet that lieth waste, while ye run every
unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, man for his own house. 10Therefore
governor of Judah, and to Joshua the over you the heaven hath kept back, so
son of Jehozadak, the high priest, that there is no dew, and the earth hath
saying: 2Thus speaketh the LORD of kept back her produce. 11And I called
hosts, saying: This people say: The for a drought upon the land, and upon
time is not come, the time that the the mountains, and upon the corn, and
LORDS house should be built. 3Then upon the wine, and upon the oil, and
came the word of the LORD by Haggai upon that which the ground bringeth
the prophet, saying: 4Is it a time for forth, and upon men, and upon cattle,
you yourselves to dwell in your cieled and upon all the labour of the hands.
12
houses, while this house lieth waste? Then Zerubbabel the son of
5
Now therefore thus saith the LORD of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of
hosts: Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the
Consider your ways. remnant of the people, hearkened unto
6
Ye have sown much, and brought the voice of the LORD their God, and
in little, unto the words of Haggai the prophet,
Ye eat, but ye have not enough, as the LORD their God had sent him;
Ye drink, but ye are not filled with and the people did fear before the
drink, LORD. 13Then spoke Haggai the LORDS
Ye clothe you, but there is none messenger in the LORDS message unto
warm; the people, saying: I am with you,
And he that earneth wages earneth saith the LORD. 14And the LORD stirred
wages up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of
For a bag with holes. Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the
7
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak,
Consider your ways. 8Go up to the hill- the high priest, and the spirit of all the
country, and bring wood, and build the remnant of the people; and they came
house; and I will take pleasure in it, and did work in the house of the LORD
and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. of hosts, their God, 15in the four and
9
Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came twentieth day of the month, in the
896
HAGGAI
sixth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by
Darius the king. Haggai the prophet, saying: 11Thus
898
ZECHARIAH
1 In the eighth month, in the second
year of Darius, came the word of
among the myrtle-trees that were in
the bottom; and behind him there were
the LORD unto Zechariah the son of horses, red, sorrel, and white. 9Then
Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the said I: O my lord, what are these?
prophet, saying: 2The LORD hath been And the angel that spoke with me said
sore displeased with your fathers. unto me: I will show thee what these
3
Therefore say thou unto them, Thus are. 10And the man that stood among
saith the LORD of hosts: Return unto the myrtle-trees answered and said:
Me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will These are they whom the LORD hath
return unto you, saith the LORD of sent to walk to and fro through the
hosts. 4Be ye not as your fathers, unto earth. 11And they answered the angel
whom the former prophets proclaimed, of the LORD that stood among the
saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: myrtle-trees, and said: We have
Return ye now from your evil ways, walked to and fro through the earth,
and from your evil doings; but they did and, behold, all the earth sitteth still,
not hear, nor attend unto Me, saith the and is at rest. 12Then the angel of the
LORD. 5Your fathers, where are they? LORD spoke and said: O LORD of hosts,
and the prophets, do they live for ever? how long wilt Thou not have
6
But My words and My statutes, which compassion on Jerusalem and on the
I commanded My servants the cities of Judah, against which Thou
prophets, did they not overtake your hast had indignation these threescore
fathers? so that they turned and said: and ten years? 13And the LORD
Like as the LORD of hosts purposed to answered the angel that spoke with me
do unto us, according to our ways, and with good words, even comforting
according to our doings, so hath He words14so the angel that spoke with
dealt with us. me said unto me: Proclaim thou,
7
Upon the four and twentieth day of saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I
the eleventh month, which is the am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion
month Shebat, in the second year of with a great jealousy; 15and I am very
Darius, came the word of the LORD sore displeased with the nations that
unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, are at ease; for I was but a little
the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying displeased, and they helped for evil.
8 16
I saw in the night, and behold a man Therefore thus saith the LORD: I
riding upon a red horse, and he stood return to Jerusalem with compassions:
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ZECHARIAH
My house shall be built in it, saith the a wall of fire round about, and I will
LORD of hosts, and a line shall be be the glory in the midst of her.
10
stretched forth over Jerusalem. Ho, ho, flee then from the land of
17
Again, proclaim, saying: Thus saith the north, saith the LORD; for I have
the LORD of hosts: My cities shall spread you abroad as the four winds of
again overflow with prosperity; and the heaven, saith the LORD. 11Ho, Zion,
the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and escape, thou that dwellest with the
shall yet choose Jerusalem. daughter of Babylon.
12
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ZECHARIAH
And he also shall be a remnant for I fill the bow with Ephraim;
our God; And I will stir up thy sons, O Zion,
And he shall be as a chief in Judah, Against thy sons, O Javan,
And Ekron as a Jebusite. And will make thee as the sword of
8
And I will encamp about My house a mighty man.
14
against the army, And the LORD shall be seen over
That none pass through or return; them,
And no oppressor shall pass through And His arrow shall go forth as the
them any more; lightning;
For now have I seen with Mine And the Lord GOD will blow the
eyes. horn,
And will go with whirlwinds of the
9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of south.
15
Zion, The LORD of hosts will defend
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; them;
Behold, thy king cometh unto thee, And they shall devour, and shall
He is triumphant, and victorious, tread down the sling-stones;
Lowly, and riding upon an ass, And they shall drink, and make a
Even upon a colt the foal of an ass. noise as through wine;
10
And I will cut off the chariot from And they shall be filled like the
Ephraim, basins, like the corners of the
And the horse from Jerusalem, altar.
16
And the battle bow shall be cut off, And the LORD their God shall save
And he shall speak peace unto the them in that day
nations; As the flock of His people;
And his dominion shall be from sea For they shall be as the stones of a
to sea, crown,
And from the River to the ends of Glittering over His land.
17
the earth. For how great is their goodness,
11
As for thee also, because of the and how great is their beauty!
blood of thy covenant Corn shall make the young men
I send forth thy prisoners out of the flourish,
pit And new wine the maids.
Wherein is no water.
12
Return to the stronghold,
Ye prisoners of hope; 10 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the
time of the latter rain,
Even to-day do I declare Even of the LORD that maketh
That I will render double unto thee. lightnings;
13
For I bend Judah for Me,
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ZECHARIAH
And He will give them showers of And they shall be as though I had
rain, not cast them off;
To every one grass in the field. For I am the LORD their God, and I
2
For the teraphim have spoken will hear them.
7
vanity, And they of Ephraim shall be like a
And the diviners have seen a lie, mighty man,
And the dreams speak falsely, And their heart shall rejoice as
They comfort in vain; through wine;
Therefore they go their way like Yea, their children shall see it,
sheep, And rejoice, their heart shall be glad
They are afflicted, because there is in the LORD.
8
no shepherd. I will hiss for them, and gather
them,
3
Mine anger is kindled against the For I have redeemed them;
shepherds, And they shall increase as they have
And I will punish the he-goats; increased.
9
For the LORD of hosts hath And I will sow them among the
remembered His flock the house peoples,
of Judah, And they shall remember Me in far
And maketh them as His majestic countries;
horse in the battle. And they shall live with their
4
Out of them shall come forth the children, and shall return.
10
corner-stone, I will bring them back also out of
Out of them the stake, the land of Egypt,
Out of them the battle bow, And gather them out of Assyria;
Out of them every master together. And I will bring them into the land
5
And they shall be as mighty men, of Gilead and Lebanon;
Treading down in the mire of the And place shall not suffice them.
11
streets in the battle, And over the sea affliction shall
And they shall fight, because the pass,
LORD is with them; And the waves shall be smitten in
And the riders on horses shall be the sea,
confounded. And all the depths of the Nile shall
6
And I will strengthen the house of dry up;
Judah, And the pride of Assyria shall be
And I will save the house of Joseph, brought down,
And I will bring them back, for I And the sceptre of Egypt shall
have compassion upon them, depart away.
907
12
ZECHARIAH
And I will strengthen them in the them, and their soul also loathed Me.
LORD; 9
Then said I: I will not feed you; that
And they shall walk up and down in which dieth, let it die; and that which
His name, is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let
Saith the LORD. them that are left eat every one the
flesh of another. 10And I took my staff
Graciousness, and cut it asunder, that
11 Open thy doors, O Lebanon,
That the fire may devour thy I might break My covenant which I
cedars. had made with all the peoples. 11And
2
Wail, O cypress-tree, for the cedar it was broken in that day; and the poor
is fallen; of the flock that gave heed unto me
Because the glorious ones are knew of a truth that it was the word of
spoiled; the LORD. 12And I said unto them: If
Wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, ye think good, give me my hire; and if
For the strong forest is come down. not, forbear. So they weighed for my
3
Hark! the wailing of the shepherds, hire thirty pieces of silver. 13And the
For their glory is spoiled; LORD said unto me: Cast it into the
Hark! the roaring of young lions, treasury, the goodly price that I was
For the thickets of the Jordan are prized at of them. And I took the
spoiled. thirty pieces of silver, and cast them
4
Thus said the LORD my God: Feed into the treasury, in the house of the
the flock of slaughter; 5whose buyers LORD. 14Then I cut asunder mine other
slay them, and hold themselves not staff, even Binders, that the
guilty; and they that sell them say: brotherhood between Judah and Israel
Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich; and might be broken.
their own shepherds pity them not. 15
And the LORD said unto me: Take
6
For I will no more pity the inhabitants unto thee yet the instruments of a
of the land, saith the LORD; but, lo, I foolish shepherd. 16For, lo, I will raise
will deliver the men every one into his up a shepherd in the land, who will not
neighbours hand, and into the hand of think of those that are cut off, neither
his king; and they shall smite the land, will seek those that are young, nor heal
and out of their hand I will not deliver that which is broken; neither will he
them. 7So I fed the flock of slaughter, feed that which standeth still, but he
verily the poor of the flock. And I took will eat the flesh of the fat, and will
unto me two staves; the one I called break their hoofs in pieces.
17
Graciousness, and the other I called Woe to the worthless shepherd
Binders; and I fed the flock. 8And I cut That leaveth the flock!
off the three shepherds in one month; The sword shall be upon his arm,
for My soul became impatient of And upon his right eye;
908
ZECHARIAH 6
His arm shall be clean dried up, In that day will I make the chiefs of
And his right eye shall be utterly Judah
darkened. Like a pan of fire among the wood,
And like a torch of fire among
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ZECHARIAH
And they shall look unto Me And they shall no more be
because athey have thrust him remembered;
through; And also I will cause the prophets
And they shall mourn for him, as And the unclean spirit to pass out of
one mourneth for his only son, the land.
3
And shall be in bitterness for him, as And it shall come to pass that, when
one that is in bitterness for his any shall yet prophesy, then his father
first-born. and his mother that begot him shall say
11
In that day shall there be a great unto him: Thou shalt not live, for thou
mourning in Jerusalem, speakest lies in the name of the LORD;
As the mourning of Hadadrimmon and his father and his mother that
in the valley of Megiddon. begot him shall thrust him through
12
And the land shall mourn, every when he prophesieth. 4And it shall
family apart: come to pass in that day, that the
The family of the house of David prophets shall be brought to shame
apart, and their wives apart; every one through his vision, when he
The family of the house of Nathan prophesieth; neither shall they wear a
apart, and their wives apart; hairy mantle to deceive; 5but he shall
13
The family of the house of Levi say: I am no prophet, I am a tiller of
apart, and their wives apart; the ground; for I have been made a
The family of the Shimeites apart, bondman from my youth. 6And one
and their wives apart; shall say unto him: What are these
14
All the families that remain, wounds between thy hands? Then he
Every family apart, and their wives shall answer: Those with which I was
apart. wounded in the house of my friends.
7
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MALACHI
1 The burden of the word of the
LORD to Israel by Malachi.
If then I be a father,
Where is My honour?
And if I be a master,
2
I have loved you, saith the LORD. Where is My fear?
Yet ye say: Wherein hast Thou Saith the LORD of hosts
loved us? Unto you, O priests, that despise My
Was not Esau Jacobs brother? name.
Saith the LORD; And ye say: Wherein have we
Yet I loved Jacob; despised Thy name?
3 7
But Esau I hated, Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine
And made his mountains a altar.
desolation, And ye say: Wherein have we
And gave his heritage to the jackals polluted thee?
of the wilderness. In that ye say: The table of the
4
Whereas Edom saith: LORD is contemptible.
We are beaten down, 8
And when ye offer the blind for
But we will return and build the sacrifice, is it no evil!
waste places; And when ye offer the lame and
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: sick, is it no evil!
They shall build, but I will throw Present it now unto thy governor;
down; will he be pleased with thee?
And they shall be called The border Or will he accept thy person?
of wickedness, Saith the LORD of hosts.
9
And The people whom the LORD And now, I pray you, entreat the
execrateth for ever. favour of God
5
And your eyes shall see, That He may be gracious unto us!
And ye shall say: This hath been of your doing.
The LORD is great beyond the Will He accept any of your persons?
border of Israel. Saith the LORD of hosts.
10
Oh that there were even one
6
A son honoureth his father, among you that would shut the
And a servant his master; doors,
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That ye might not kindle fire on And My name is feared among the
Mine altar in vain! nations.
I have no pleasure in you,
Saith the LORD of hosts,
Neither will I accept an offering at 2 2
And now, this commandment
Is for you, O ye priests.
your hand. If ye will not hearken, and if ye
11
For from the rising of the sun even will not lay it to heart,
unto the going down of the same To give glory unto My name,
My name is great among the Saith the LORD of hosts,
nations; Then will I send the curse upon you,
And in every place offerings are And I will curse your blessings;
presented unto My name, Yea, I curse them,
Even pure oblations; Because ye do not lay it to heart.
3
For My name is great among the Behold, I will rebuke the seed for
nations, your hurt,
Saith the LORD of hosts. And will spread dung upon your
12
But ye profane it, faces,
In that ye say: Even the dung of your sacrifices;
The table of the LORD is polluted, And ye shall be taken away unto it.
4
And the fruit thereof, even the food Know then that I have sent
thereof, is contemptible. This commandment unto you,
13
Ye say also: That My covenant might be with
Behold, what a weariness is it! Levi,
And ye have snuffed at it, Saith the LORD of hosts.
5
Saith the LORD of hosts; My covenant was with him
And ye have brought that which was Of life and peace, and I gave them
taken by violence, to him,
And the lame, and the sick; And of fear, and he feared Me,
Thus ye bring the offering; And was afraid of My name.
6
Should I accept this of your hand? The law of truth was in his mouth,
Saith the LORD. And unrighteousness was not found
14
But cursed be he that dealeth in his lips;
craftily, He walked with Me in peace and
Whereas he hath in his flock a male, uprightness,
And voweth, and sacrificeth unto And did turn many away from
the Lord a blemished thing; iniquity.
7
For I am a great King, For the priests lips should keep
Saith the LORD of hosts, knowledge,
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And they should seek the law at his And him that offereth an offering
mouth; unto the LORD of hosts.
13
For he is the messenger of the LORD And this further ye do:
of hosts. Ye cover the altar of the LORD with
8
But ye are turned aside out of the tears,
way; With weeping, and with sighing,
Ye have caused many to stumble in Insomuch that He regardeth not the
the law; offering any more,
Ye have corrupted the covenant of Neither receiveth it with good will
Levi, at your hand.
Saith the LORD of hosts. 14
Yet ye say: Wherefore?
9
Therefore have I also made you Because the LORD hath been witness
Contemptible and base before all the Between thee and the wife of thy
people, youth,
According as ye have not kept My Against whom thou hast dealt
ways, treacherously,
But have had respect of persons in Though she is thy companion,
the law. And the wife of thy covenant.
15
And not one hath done so
10
Have we not all one father? Who had exuberance of spirit!
Hath not one God created us? For what seeketh the one?
Why do we deal treacherously every A seed given of God.
man against his brother, Therefore take heed to your spirit,
Profaning the covenant of our And let none deal treacherously
fathers? against the wife of his youth.
11 16
Judah hath dealt treacherously, For I hate putting away,
And an abomination is committed in Saith the LORD, the God of Israel,
Israel and in Jerusalem; And him that covereth his garment
For Judah hath profaned the with violence,
holiness of the LORD which He Saith the LORD of hosts;
loveth, Therefore take heed to your spirit,
And hath married the daughter of a That ye deal not treacherously.
strange god.
12 17
May the LORD cut off to the man Ye have wearied the LORD with
that doeth this, your words.
Him that calleth and him that Yet ye say: Wherein have we
answereth out of the tents of wearied Him?
Jacob, In that ye say: Every one that doeth
evil
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MALACHI
Is good in the sight of the LORD, And against those that oppress the
And He delighteth in them; hireling in his wages,
Or where is the God of justice? The widow, and the fatherless,
And that turn aside the stranger
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PSALMS
PROVERBS
BOJ
SONO OF SONOS
HTUR
LAMENTATIONS
ECCLESIASTES
ESTHER
DANIEL
EZRA
NEHEMIAH
I CHRONICLES
II CHRONICLES
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PSALMS
BOOK I 2 Why are the nations in an
uproar?
And why do the peoples mutter in
vain?
2
The kings of the earth stand up,
1 HAPPY IS the man that hath not
walked in the counsel of the And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the LORD, and against His
wicked,
Nor stood in the way of sinners, anointed:
3
Nor sat in the seat of the scornful. 'Let us break their bands asunder,
2 And cast away their cords from us.'
But his delight is in the law of the
LORD;
4
And in His law doth he meditate day He that sitteth in heaven laugheth,
and night. The Lord hath them in derision.
3 5
And he shall be like a tree planted Then will He speak unto them in
by streams of water, His wrath,
That bringeth forth its fruit in its And affright them in His sore
season, displeasure:
6
And whose leaf doth not wither; 'Truly it is I that have established
And in whatsoever he doeth he shall My king
prosper. Upon Zion, My holy mountain.'
4 7
Not so the wicked; I will tell of the decree:
But they are like the chaff which the The LORD said unto me: 'Thou art
wind driveth away. My son,
5 This day have I begotten thee.
Therefore the wicked shall not
8
stand in the judgment, Ask of Me, and I will give the
Nor sinners in the congregation of nations for thine inheritance,
the righteous. And the ends of the earth for thy
6 possession.
For the LORD regardeth the way of
9
the righteous; Thou shalt break them with a rod
But the way of the wicked shall of iron;
perish. Thou shalt dash them in pieces like
a potter's vessel.'
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PSALMS
That have set themselves against me
10
Now therefore, O ye kings, be round about.
wise;
8
Be admonished, ye judges of the Arise, O LORD; save me, O my
earth. God;
11
Serve the LORD with fear, For Thou hast smitten all mine
And rejoice with trembling. enemies upon the cheek,
12
Do homage in purity, lest He be Thou hast broken the teeth of the
angry, and ye perish in the way, wicked.
When suddenly His wrath is
9
kindled. Salvation belongeth unto the LORD;
Thy blessing be upon Thy people.
Happy are all they that take refuge Selah
in Him.
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7
PSALMS
Many there are that say: 'Oh that I will bow down toward Thy holy
we could see some good!' temple in the fear of Thee.
LORD, lift Thou up the light of Thy
9
countenance upon us. O LORD, lead me in Thy
8
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, righteousness because of them
More than when their corn and their that lie in wait for me;
wine increase. Make Thy way straight before my
9
In peace will I both lay me down face.
10
and sleep; For there is no sincerity in their
For Thou, LORD, makest me dwell mouth;
alone in safety. Their inward part is a yawning gulf,
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
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PSALMS
For the righteous God trieth the Whose majesty is rehearsed above
heart and reins. the heavens.
11 3
My shield is with God, Out of the mouth of babes and
Who saveth the upright in heart. sucklings hast Thou founded
12
God is a righteous judge, strength,
Yea, a God that hath indignation Because of Thine adversaries;
every day: That Thou mightest still the enemy
13
If a man turn not, He will whet His and the avenger.
sword,
4
He hath bent His bow, and made it When I behold Thy heavens, the
ready; work of Thy fingers,
14
He hath also prepared for him the The moon and the stars, which Thou
weapons of death, hast established;
5
Yea, His arrows which He made What is man, that Thou art mindful
sharp. of him?
15
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; And the son of man, that Thou
Yea, he conceiveth mischief, and thinkest of him?
6
bringeth forth falsehood. Yet Thou hast made him but little
16
He hath digged a pit, and hollowed lower than the angels,
it, And hast crowned him with glory
And is fallen into the ditch which he and honour.
7
made. Thou hast made him to have
17
His mischief shall return upon his dominion over the works of Thy
own head, hands;
And his violence shall come down Thou hast put all things under His
upon his own pate. feet:
8
Sheep and oxen, all of them,
18
I will give thanks unto the LORD Yea, and the beasts of the field;
9
according to His righteousness; The fowl of the air, and the fish of
And will sing praise to the name of the sea;
the LORD Most High. Whatsoever passeth through the
paths of the seas.
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And as for the evil man, search out But the wicked and him that loveth
his wickedness, till none be violence His soul hateth.
6
found. Upon the wicked He will cause to
16
The LORD is King for ever and rain coals;
ever; Fire and brimstone and burning
The nations are perished out of His wind shall be the portion of their
land. cup.
17 7
LORD, Thou hast heard the desire For the LORD is righteous, He
of the humble: loveth righteousness;
Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou The upright shall behold His face.
wilt cause Thine ear to attend;
18
To right the fatherless and the
oppressed,
That man who is of the earth may be
12 For the Leader; on the
Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
2
terrible no more. Help, LORD; for the godly man
ceaseth;
8
earth, refined seven times.
14 For the Leader. [A Psalm] of
David.
Thou wilt keep them, O LORD;
Thou wilt preserve us from this The fool hath said in his heart:
generation for ever. 'There is no God';
9
The wicked walk on every side, They have dealt corruptly, they have
When vileness is exalted among the done abominably;
sons of men. There is none that doeth good.
2
The LORD looked forth from heaven
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PSALMS
15 A Psalm of David. Their drink-offerings of blood will I
not offer,
LORD, who shall sojourn in Thy Nor take their names upon my lips.
5
tabernacle? O LORD, the portion of mine
Who shall dwell upon Thy holy inheritance and of my cup,
mountain? Thou maintainest my lot.
2
He that walketh uprightly, and
6
worketh righteousness, The lines are fallen unto me in
And speaketh truth in his heart; pleasant places;
3
That hath no slander upon his Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7
tongue, I will bless the LORD, who hath
Nor doeth evil to his fellow, given me counsel;
Nor taketh up a reproach against his Yea, in the night seasons my reins
neighbour; instruct me.
4 8
In whose eyes a vile person is I have set the LORD always before
despised, me;
But he honoureth them that fear the Surely He is at my right hand, I
LORD; shall not be moved.
9
He that sweareth to his own hurt, Therefore my heart is glad, and my
and changeth not; glory rejoiceth; my flesh also
5
He that putteth not out his money dwelleth in safety;
10
on interest, For Thou wilt not abandon my
Nor taketh a bribe against the soul to the nether-world;
innocent. Neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly
He that doeth these things shall one to see the pit.
11
never be moved. Thou makest me to know the path
of life;
I have no good but in Thee'; Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto
3
As for the holy that are in the earth, my cry;
They are the excellent in whom is Give ear unto my prayer from lips
all my delight. without deceit.
4 2
Let the idols of them be multiplied Let my judgment come forth from
that make suit unto another; Thy presence;
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PSALMS 12
Let Thine eyes behold equity. He is like a lion that is eager to
3
Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast tear in pieces,
visited it in the night; And like a young lion lurking in
Thou hast tested me, and Thou secret places.
findest not
13
That I had a thought which should Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast
not pass my mouth. him down;
4
As for the doings of men, by the Deliver my soul from the wicked,
word of Thy lips by Thy sword;
14
I have kept me from the ways of the From men, by Thy hand, O LORD,
violent. From men of the world, whose
5
My steps have held fast to Thy portion is in this life,
paths, And whose belly Thou fillest with
My feet have not slipped. Thy treasure;
Who have children in plenty,
6
As for me, I call upon Thee, for And leave their abundance to their
Thou wilt answer me, O God; babes.
15
Incline Thine ear unto me, hear my As for me, I shall behold Thy face
speech. in righteousness;
7
Make passing great Thy mercies, O I shall be satisfied, when I awake,
Thou that savest by Thy right with Thy likeness.
hand
From assailants them that take
8
refuge in Thee. 18 For the Leader. [A Psalm] of
David the servant of the LORD,
Keep me as the apple of the eye, who spoke unto the LORD the words of
Hide me in the shadow of Thy this song in the day that the LORD
wings, delivered him from the hand of all his
9
From the wicked that oppress, enemies, and from the hand of Saul;
2
My deadly enemies, that compass And he said:
me about. I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
10 3
Their gross heart they have shut The LORD is my rock, and my
tight, fortress, and my deliverer;
With their mouth they speak My God, my rock, in Him I take
proudly. refuge;
11
At our every step they have now My shield, and my horn of
encompassed us; salvation, my high tower.
4
They set their eyes to cast us down Praised, I cry, is the LORD,
to the earth. And I am saved from mine enemies.
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5
PSALMS 13
The cords of Death compassed me, At the brightness before Him,
And the floods of aBelial assailed there passed through His thick
me. clouds
6
The cords of aSheol surrounded me; Hailstones and coals of fire.
14
The snares of Death confronted me. The LORD also thundered in the
7
In my distress I called upon the heavens,
LORD, And the Most High gave forth His
And cried unto my God; voice;
Out of His temple He heard my Hailstones and coals of fire.
15
voice, And He sent out His arrows, and
And my cry came before Him unto scattered them;
His ears. And He shot forth lightnings, and
discomfited them.
8 16
Then the earth did shake and And the channels of waters
quake, appeared,
The foundations also of the And the foundations of the world
mountains did tremble; were laid bare,
They were shaken, because He was At Thy rebuke, O LORD,
wroth. At the blast of the breath of Thy
9
Smoke arose up in His nostrils, nostrils.
And fire out of His mouth did
17
devour; He sent from on high, He took me;
Coals flamed forth from Him. He drew me out of many waters.
10 18
He bowed the heavens also, and He delivered me from mine enemy
came down; most strong,
And thick darkness was under His And from them that hated me, for
feet. they were too mighty for me.
11 19
And He rode upon a cherub, and They confronted me in the day of
did fly; my calamity;
Yea, He did swoop down upon the But the LORD was a stay unto me.
20
wings of the wind. He brought me forth also into a
12
He made darkness His hiding- large place;
place, His pavilion round about He delivered me, because He
Him; delighted in me.
21
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of The LORD rewarded me according
the skies. to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my
hands hath He recompensed me.
a
That is, the nether-world.
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PSALMS
For I have kept the ways of the
32
LORD, For who is God, save the LORD?
And have not wickedly departed And who is a Rock, except our
from my God. God?
23 33
For all His ordinances were before The God that girdeth me with
me, strength,
And I put not away His statutes And maketh my way straight;
34
from me. Who maketh my feet like hinds',
24
And I was single-hearted with And setteth me upon my high
Him, places;
35
And I kept myself from mine Who traineth my hands for war,
iniquity. So that mine arms do bend a bow of
25
Therefore hath the LORD brass.
36
recompensed me according to my Thou hast also given me Thy
righteousness, shield of salvation,
According to the cleanness of my And Thy right hand hath holden me
hands in His eyes. up;
26
With the merciful Thou dost show And Thy condescension hath made
Thyself merciful, me great.
37
With the upright man Thou dost Thou hast enlarged my steps under
show Thyself upright; me,
27
With the pure Thou dost show And my feet have not slipped.
Thyself pure;
38
And with the crooked Thou dost I have pursued mine enemies, and
show Thyself subtle. overtaken them;
28
For Thou dost save the afflicted Neither did I turn back till they were
people; consumed.
39
But the haughty eyes Thou dost I have smitten them through, so
humble. that they are not able to rise;
They are fallen under my feet.
29 40
For Thou dost light my lamp; For Thou hast girded me with
The LORD my God doth lighten my strength unto the battle;
darkness. Thou hast subdued under me those
30
For by Thee I run upon a troop; that rose up against me.
41
And by my God do I scale a wall. Thou hast also made mine enemies
31
As for God, His way is perfect; turn their backs unto me,
The word of the LORD is tried; And I did cut off them that hate me.
42
He is a shield unto all them that take They cried, but there was none to
refuge in Him. save;
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PSALMS 51
Even unto the LORD, but He Great salvation giveth He to His
answered them not. king;
43
Then did I beat them small as the And showeth mercy to His anointed,
dust before the wind; To David and to his seed, for
I did cast them out as the mire of the evermore.
streets.
44
Thou hast delivered me from the
contentions of the people; 19 For the Leader. A Psalm of
David.
Thou hast made me the head of the
2
nations; The heavens declare the glory of
A people whom I have not known God,
serve me. And the firmament showeth His
45
As soon as they hear of me, they handiwork;
3
obey me; Day unto day uttereth speech,
The sons of the stranger dwindle And night unto night revealeth
away before me. knowledge;
46 4
The sons of the stranger fade There is no speech, there are no
away, words,
And come trembling out of their Neither is their voice heard.
5
close places. Their line is gone out through all
the earth,
47
The LORD liveth, and blessed be And their words to the end of the
my Rock; world.
And exalted be the God of my In them hath He set a tent for the
salvation; sun,
48 6
Even the God that executeth Which is as a bridegroom coming
vengeance for me, out of his chamber,
And subdueth peoples under me. And rejoiceth as a strong man to run
49
He delivereth me from mine his course.
7
enemies; His going forth is from the end of
Yea, Thou liftest me up above them the heaven,
that rise up against me; And his circuit unto the ends of it;
Thou deliverest me from the violent And there is nothing hid from the
man. heat thereof.
50
Therefore I will give thanks unto
8
Thee, O LORD, among the nations, The law of the LORD is perfect,
And will sing praises unto Thy restoring the soul;
name. The testimony of the LORD is sure,
making wise the simple.
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9
PSALMS
The precepts of the LORD are right, And support thee out of Zion;
4
rejoicing the heart; Receive the memorial of all thy
The commandment of the LORD is meal-offerings,
pure, enlightening the eyes. And accept the fat of thy burnt-
10
The fear of the LORD is clean, sacrifice; Selah
5
enduring for ever; Grant thee according to thine own
The ordinances of the LORD are true, heart,
they are righteous altogether; And fulfil all thy counsel.
11 6
More to be desired are they than We will shout for joy in thy
gold, yea, than much fine gold; victory,
Sweeter also than honey and the And in the name of our God we will
honeycomb. set up our standards;
12
Moreover by them is Thy servant The LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
warned;
7
In keeping of them there is great Now know I that the LORD saveth
reward. His anointed;
13
Who can discern his errors? He will answer him from His holy
Clear Thou me from hidden faults. heaven
14
Keep back Thy servant also from With the mighty acts of His saving
presumptuous sins, right hand.
8
That they may not have dominion Some trust in chariots, and some in
over me; then shall I be faultless, horses;
And I shall be clear from great But we will make mention of the
transgression. name of the LORD our God.
15 9
Let the words of my mouth and the They are bowed down and fallen;
meditation of my heart be But we are risen, and stand upright.
10
acceptable before Thee, Save, LORD;
O LORD, my Rock, and my Let the King answer us in the day
Redeemer. that we call.
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9
PSALMS 19
'Let him commit himself unto the They part my garments among
LORD! let Him rescue him; them,
Let Him deliver him, seeing He And for my vesture do they cast
delighteth in him.' lots.
20
But Thou, O LORD, be not far off;
10
For Thou art He that took me out O Thou my strength, hasten to help
of the womb; me.
21
Thou madest me trust when I was Deliver my soul from the sword;
upon my mother's breasts. Mine only one from the power of
11
Upon Thee I have been cast from the dog.
22
my birth; Save me from the lion's mouth;
Thou art my God from my mother's Yea, from the horns of the wild-
womb. oxen do Thou answer me.
12
Be not far from me; for trouble is
23
near; I will declare Thy name unto my
For there is none to help. brethren;
13
Many bulls have encompassed me; In the midst of the congregation will
Strong bulls of Bashan have beset I praise Thee.
24
me round. 'Ye that fear the LORD, praise Him;
14
They open wide their mouth All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify
against me, Him;
As a ravening and a roaring lion. And stand in awe of Him, all ye the
15
I am poured out like water, seed of Israel.
25
And all my bones are out of joint; For He hath not despised nor
My heart is become like wax; abhorred the lowliness of the
It is melted in mine inmost parts. poor;
16
My strength is dried up like a Neither hath He hid His face from
potsherd; him;
And my tongue cleaveth to my But when he cried unto Him, He
throat; heard.'
26
And Thou layest me in the dust of From Thee cometh my praise in
death. the great congregation;
17
For dogs have encompassed me; I will pay my vows before them that
A company of evil-doers have fear Him.
27
inclosed me; Let the humble eat and be
Like a lion, they are at my hands satisfied;
and my feet. Let them praise the LORD that seek
18
I may count all my bones; after Him;
They look and gloat over me.
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May your heart be quickened for Thou preparest a table before me in
ever! the presence of mine enemies;
28
All the ends of the earth shall Thou hast anointed my head with
remember and turn unto the LORD; oil; my cup runneth over.
6
And all the kindreds of the nations Surely goodness and mercy shall
shall worship before Thee. follow me all the days of my life;
29
For the kingdom is the LORDS; And I shall dwell in the house of the
And He is the ruler over the nations. LORD for ever.
30
All the fat ones of the earth shall
eat and worship;
All they that go down to the dust 24 A Psalm of David.
shall kneel before Him, The earth is the LORDS, and the
Even he that cannot keep his soul fulness thereof;
alive. The world, and they that dwell
31
A seed shall serve him; therein.
2
It shall be told of the Lord unto the For He hath founded it upon the
next generation. seas,
32
They shall come and shall declare And established it upon the floods.
3
His righteousness Who shall ascend into the mountain
Unto a people that shall be born, of the LORD?
that He hath done it. And who shall stand in His holy
place?
4
26 [A Psalm] of David.
27 [A Psalm] of David.
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PSALMS
Through my groaning all the day But he that trusteth in the LORD,
long. mercy compasseth him about.
4 11
For day and night Thy hand was Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice,
heavy upon me; ye righteous;
My sap was turned as in the And shout for joy, all ye that are
droughts of summer. Selah upright in heart.
5
I acknowledged my sin unto Thee,
and mine iniquity have I not hid;
I said: 'I will make confession 33 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye
righteous,
concerning my transgressions Praise is comely for the upright.
unto the LORD' 2
Give thanks unto the LORD with
And Thou, Thou forgavest the harp,
iniquity of my sin. Selah Sing praises unto Him with the
psaltery of ten strings.
6 3
For this let every one that is godly Sing unto Him a new song;
pray unto Thee in a time when Play skilfully amid shouts of joy.
Thou mayest be found;
4
Surely, when the great waters For the word of the LORD is upright;
overflow, they will not reach unto And all His work is done in
him. faithfulness.
7 5
Thou art my hiding-place; Thou He loveth righteousness and
wilt preserve me from the justice;
adversary; The earth is full of the
With songs of deliverance Thou wilt lovingkindness of the LORD.
6
compass me about. Selah By the word of the LORD were the
8
'I will instruct thee and teach thee heavens made;
in the way which thou shalt go; And all the host of them by the
I will give counsel, Mine eye being breath of His mouth.
7
upon thee.' He gathereth the waters of the sea
9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the together as a heap;
mule, which have no He layeth up the deeps in
understanding; storehouses.
8
Whose mouth must be held in with Let all the earth fear the LORD;
bit and bridle, Let all the inhabitants of the world
That they come not near unto thee. stand in awe of Him.
9
For He spoke, and it was;
10
Many are the sorrows of the He commanded, and it stood.
10
wicked; The LORD bringeth the counsel of
the nations to nought;
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PSALMS 22
He maketh the thoughts of the Let Thy mercy, O LORD, be upon
peoples to be of no effect. us,
11
The counsel of the LORD standeth According as we have waited for
for ever, Thee.
The thoughts of His heart to all
12
generations.
34 [A Psalm] of David; when he
changed his demeanour before
Happy is the nation whose God is Abimelech, who drove him away, and
the LORD; he departed.
The people whom He hath chosen
for His own inheritance. 2I will bless the LORD at all times;
13
The LORD looketh from heaven; His praise shall continually be in my
He beholdeth all the sons of men; mouth.
14
From the place of His habitation 3My soul shall glory in the LORD;
He looketh intently The humble shall hear thereof,
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth; and be glad.
15
He that fashioneth the hearts of 4O magnify the LORD with me,
them all, And let us exalt His name together.
That considereth all their doings. 5I sought the LORD, and He answered
16
A king is not saved by the me,
multitude of a host; And delivered me from all my
A mighty man is not delivered by fears.
great strength. 6They looked unto Him, and were
17
A horse is a vain thing for safety; radiant;
Neither doth it afford escape by its And their faces shall never be
great strength. abashed.
18
Behold, the eye of the LORD is This poor man cried, and the
7
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PSALMS
For there is no want to them that 22
Evil shall kill the wicked;
fear Him. And they that hate the righteous
11
The young lions do lack, and shall be held guilty.
suffer hunger;
23
But they that seek the LORD want not The LORD redeemeth the soul of
any good thing. His servants;
12
Come, ye children, hearken unto And none of them that take refuge
me; in Him shall be desolate.
I will teach you the fear of the
13
LORD.
Who is the man that desireth life, 35 [A Psalm] of David.
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PSALMS
Dwell in the land, and cherish 12
The wicked plotteth against the
faithfulness. righteous,
4
So shalt thou delight thyself in the And gnasheth at him with his teeth.
13
LORD; The Lord doth laugh at him;
And He shall give thee the petitions For He seeth that his day is coming.
of thy heart.
14
The wicked have drawn out the
Commit thy way unto the LORD;
5
sword, and have bent their bow;
Trust also in Him, and He will bring To cast down the poor and needy,
it to pass. To slay such as are upright in the
6
And He will make thy righteous- way;
15
ness to go forth as the light, Their sword shall enter into their
And thy right as the noonday. own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.
7Resign thyself unto the LORD, and
wait patiently for Him; 16
Better is a little that the righteous
Fret not thyself because of him who hath
prospereth in his way, Than the abundance of many
Because of the man who bringeth wicked.
17
wicked devices to pass. For the arms of the wicked shall be
broken;
8Cease from anger, and forsake But the LORD upholdeth the
wrath; righteous.
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to
evil-doing. 18
The LORD knoweth the days of
9
For evil-doers shall be cut off; them that are wholehearted;
But those that wait for the LORD, And their inheritance shall be for
they shall inherit the land. ever.
19
They shall not be ashamed in the
10
And yet a little while, and the time of evil;
wicked is no more; And in the days of famine they shall
Yea, thou shalt look well at his be satisfied.
place, and he is not.
11
But the humble shall inherit the 20
For the wicked shall perish,
land, And the enemies of the LORD shall
And delight themselves in the be as the fat of lambs
abundance of peace. They shall pass away in smoke, they
shall pass away.
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PSALMS
21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth 31
The law of his God is in his heart;
not; None of his steps slide.
But the righteous dealeth graciously,
and giveth. 32
The wicked watcheth the
22
For such as are blessed of Him righteous,
shall inherit the land; And seeketh to slay him.
33
And they that are cursed of Him The LORD will not leave him in his
shall be cut off. hand,
Nor suffer him to be condemned
23
It is of the LORD that a man's when he is judged.
goings are established;
And He delighted in his way. 34
Wait for the LORD, and keep His
24
Though he fall, he shall not be way,
utterly cast down; And He will exalt thee to inherit the
For the LORD upholdeth his hand. land;
When the wicked are cut off, thou
25
I have been young, and now am shalt see it.
old;
Yet have I not seen the righteous 35
I have seen the wicked in great
forsaken, power,
Nor his seed begging bread. And spreading himself like a leafy
26
All the day long he dealeth tree in its native soil.
36
graciously, and lendeth; But one passed by, and, lo, he was
And his seed is blessed. not;
Yea, I sought him, but he could not
27
Depart from evil, and do good; be found.
And dwell for evermore.
28
For the LORD loveth justice, 37
Mark the man of integrity, and
And forsaketh not His saints; behold the upright;
They are preserved for ever; For there is a future for the man of
But the seed of the wicked shall be peace.
38
cut off. But transgressors shall be
29
The righteous shall inherit the destroyed together;
land, The future of the wicked shall be cut
And dwell therein for ever. off.
30
The mouth of the righteous 39
But the salvation of the righteous
uttereth wisdom, is of the LORD;
And his tongue speaketh justice.
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PSALMS
He is their stronghold in the time of
10
trouble. Lord, all my desire is before Thee;
40
And the LORD helpeth them, and And my sighing is not hid from
delivereth them; Thee.
11
He delivereth them from the My heart fluttereth, my strength
wicked, and saveth them, faileth me;
Because they have taken refuge in As for the light of mine eyes, it also
Him. is gone from me.
12
My friends and my companions
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2
PSALMS 11
Happy is he that considereth the But Thou, O LORD, be gracious
poor; unto me, and raise me up,
The LORD will deliver him in the day That I may requite them.
12
of evil. By this I know that Thou
3
The LORD preserve him, and keep delightest in me,
him alive, let him be called happy That mine enemy doth not triumph
in the land; over me.
13
And deliver not Thou him unto the And as for me, Thou upholdest me
greed of his enemies. because of mine integrity,
4
The LORD support him upon the bed And settest me before Thy face for
of illness; ever.
14
Mayest Thou turn all his lying down Blessed be the LORD, the God of
in his sickness. Israel,
From everlasting and to everlasting.
5
As for me, I said: 'O LORD, be Amen, and Amen.
gracious unto me;
Heal my soul; for I have sinned
against Thee.'
6
Mine enemies speak evil of me:
'When shall he die, and his name
perish?'
BOOK II
7
And if one come to see me, he
speaketh falsehood;
His heart gathereth iniquity to itself;
42 For the Leader; Maschil of the
sons of Korah.
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PSALMS
How I passed on with the throng, Hope thou in God; for I shall yet
and led them to the house of God, praise Him,
With the voice of joy and praise, a The salvation of my countenance,
multitude keeping holyday. and my God.
6
Why art thou cast down, O my
soul?
And why moanest thou within me? 43 Be Thou my judge, O God,
and plead my cause against
Hope thou in God; for I shall yet an ungodly nation;
praise Him O deliver me from the deceitful and
For the salvation of His unjust man.
2
countenance. For Thou art the God of my
strength; why hast Thou cast me
7
O my God, my soul is cast down off?
within me; Why go I mourning under the
Therefore do I remember Thee from oppression of the enemy?
3
the land of Jordan, O send out Thy light and Thy truth;
And the Hermons, from the hill let them lead me;
Mizar. Let them bring me unto Thy holy
8
Deep calleth unto deep at the voice mountain, and to Thy dwelling-
of Thy cataracts; places.
4
All Thy waves and Thy billows are Then will I go unto the altar of
gone over me. God, unto God, my exceeding
9
By day the LORD will command His joy;
lovingkindness, And praise Thee upon the harp, O
And in the night His song shall be God, my God.
5
with me, Why art thou cast down, O my
Even a prayer unto the God of my soul?
life. And why moanest thou within me?
10
I will say unto God my Rock: Hope thou in God; for I shall yet
'Why hast Thou forgotten me? praise Him,
Why go I mourning under the The salvation of my countenance,
oppression of the enemy?' and my God.
11
As with a crushing in my bones,
mine adversaries taunt me;
While they say unto me all the day: 44 For the Leader; [a Psalm] of
the sons of Korah. Maschil.
'Where is Thy God?'
12 2
Why art thou cast down, O my O God, we have heard with our
soul? ears, our fathers have told us;
And why moanest thou within me?
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PSALMS 12
A work Thou didst in their days, in Thou hast given us like sheep to be
the days of old. eaten;
3
Thou with Thy hand didst drive out And hast scattered us among the
the nations, and didst plant them nations.
13
in; Thou sellest Thy people for small
Thou didst break the peoples, and gain,
didst spread them abroad. And hast not set their prices high.
4 14
For not by their own sword did Thou makest us a taunt to our
they get the land in possession, neighbours,
Neither did their own arm save A scorn and a derision to them that
them; are round about us.
15
But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, Thou makest us a byword among
and the light of Thy countenance, the nations,
Because Thou wast favourable unto A shaking of the head among the
them. peoples.
16
All the day is my confusion before
5
Thou art my King, O God; me,
Command the salvation of Jacob. And the shame of my face hath
6
Through Thee do we push down covered me,
17
our adversaries; For the voice of him that taunteth
Through Thy name do we tread and blasphemeth;
them under that rise up against us. By reason of the enemy and the
7
For I trust not in my bow, revengeful.
Neither can my sword save me.
8 18
But Thou hast saved us from our All this is come upon us; yet have
adversaries, we not forgotten Thee,
And hast put them to shame that Neither have we been false to Thy
hate us. covenant.
9 19
In God have we gloried all the day, Our heart is not turned back,
And we will give thanks unto Thy Neither have our steps declined
name for ever. Selah from Thy path;
20
Though Thou hast crushed us into
10
Yet Thou hast cast off, and a place of jackals,
brought us to confusion; And covered us with the shadow of
And goest not forth with our hosts. death.
11 21
Thou makest us to turn back from If we had forgotten the name of
the adversary; our God,
And they that hate us spoil at their Or spread forth our hands to a
will. strange god;
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22
PSALMS 4
Would not God search this out? Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O
For He knoweth the secrets of the mighty one,
heart. Thy glory and thy majesty.
23 5
Nay, but for Thy sake are we And in thy majesty prosper, ride
killed all the day; on,
We are accounted as sheep for the In behalf of truth and meekness and
slaughter. righteousness;
And let thy right hand teach thee
24
Awake, why sleepest Thou, O tremendous things.
6
Lord? Thine arrows are sharp
Arouse Thyself, cast not off for The peoples fall under thee
ever. [They sink] into the heart of the
25
Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, king's enemies.
7
And forgettest our affliction and our Thy throne given of God is for ever
oppression? and ever;
26
For our soul is bowed down to the A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of
dust; thy kingdom.
8
Our belly cleaveth unto the earth. Thou hast loved righteousness, and
27
Arise for our help, hated wickedness;
And redeem us for Thy mercy's Therefore God, thy God, hath
sake. anointed thee
With the oil of gladness above thy
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PSALMS
Thou sittest and speakest against And done that which is evil in Thy
thy brother; sight;
Thou slanderest thine own mother's That Thou mayest be justified when
son. Thou speakest,
21
These things hast thou done, and And be in the right when Thou
should I have kept silence? judgest.
Thou hadst thought that I was
7
altogether such a one as thyself; Behold, I was brought forth in
But I will reprove thee, and set the iniquity,
cause before thine eyes. And in sin did my mother conceive
me.
22 8
Now consider this, ye that forget Behold, Thou desirest truth in the
God, inward parts;
Lest I tear in pieces, and there be Make me, therefore, to know
none to deliver. wisdom in mine inmost heart.
23 9
Whoso offereth the sacrifice of Purge me with hyssop, and I shall
thanksgiving honoureth Me; be clean;
And to him that ordereth his way Wash me, and I shall be whiter than
aright snow.
10
Will I show the salvation of God.' Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which Thou hast
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PSALMS
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness,
5
O God, Thou God of my Thou lovest evil more than good;
salvation; Falsehood rather than speaking
So shall my tongue sing aloud of righteousness. Selah
6
Thy righteousness. Thou lovest all devouring words,
17
O Lord, open Thou my lips; The deceitful tongue.
7
And my mouth shall declare Thy God will likewise break thee for
praise. ever,
18
For Thou delightest not in He will take thee up, and pluck thee
sacrifice, else would I give it; out of thy tent,
Thou hast no pleasure in burnt- And root thee out of the land of the
offering. living. Selah
19
The sacrifices of God are a broken
8
spirit; The righteous also shall see, and
A broken and a contrite heart, O fear,
God, Thou wilt not despise. And shall laugh at him:
9
'Lo, this is the man that made not
20
Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; God his stronghold;
Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. But trusted in the abundance of his
21
Then wilt Thou delight in the riches,
sacrifices of righteousness, in And strengthened himself in his
burnt-offering and whole wickedness.'
10
offering; But as for me, I am like a leafy
Then will they offer bullocks upon olive-tree in the house of God;
Thine altar. I trust in the mercy of God for ever
and ever.
11
7
because God hath rejected them.
55 For the Leader; with string-
music. Maschil of David.
Oh that the salvation of Israel were
2
come out of Zion! Give ear, O God, to my prayer;
When God turneth the captivity of And hide not Thyself from my
His people, supplication.
3
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. Attend unto me, and answer me;
I am distraught in my complaint,
54
2
For the Leader; with string-
music. Maschil of David: 4
and will moan;
Because of the voice of the enemy,
when the Ziphites came and said to Because of the oppression of the
Saul: 'Doth not David hide himself wicked;
with us?' For they cast mischief upon me,
And in anger they persecute me.
3 5
O God, save me by Thy name, My heart doth writhe within me;
And right me by Thy might. And the terrors of death are fallen
4
O God, hear my prayer; give ear to upon me.
6
the words of my mouth. Fear and trembling come upon me,
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PSALMS
And horror hath overwhelmed me.
7 17
And I said: 'Oh that I had wings As for me, I will call upon God;
like a dove! And the LORD shall save me.
18
Then would I fly away, and be at Evening, and morning, and at
rest. noon, will I complain, and moan;
8
Lo, then would I wander far off, And He hath heard my voice.
19
I would lodge in the wilderness. He hath redeemed my soul in
Selah peace so that none came nigh me;
9
I would haste me to a shelter For they were many that strove with
From the stormy wind and tempest.' me.
10 20
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their God shall hear, and humble them,
tongue; Even He that is enthroned of old,
For I have seen violence and strife Selah
in the city. Such as have no changes,
11
Day and night they go about it And fear not God.
21
upon the walls thereof; He hath put forth his hands against
Iniquity also and mischief are in the them that were at peace with him;
midst of it. He hath profaned his covenant.
12 22
Wickedness is in the midst thereof; Smoother than cream were the
Oppression and guile depart not speeches of his mouth,
from her broad place. But his heart was war;
13
For it was not an enemy that His words were softer than oil,
taunted me, Yet were they keen-edged swords.
Then I could have borne it;
23
Neither was it mine adversary that Cast thy burden upon the LORD,
did magnify himself against me, and He will sustain thee;
Then I would have hid myself from He will never suffer the righteous to
him. be moved.
14 24
But it was thou, a man mine equal, But Thou, O God, wilt bring them
My companion, and my familiar down into the nethermost pit;
friend; Men of blood and deceit shall not
15
We took sweet counsel together, live out half their days;
In the house of God we walked with But as for me, I will trust in Thee.
the throng.
16
May He incite death against them,
Let them go down alive into the 56 For the Leader; upon Jonath-
elem-rehokim. [A Psalm] of
nether-world; David; Michtam; when the Philistines
For evil is in their dwelling, and took him in Gath.
within them.
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2
PSALMS
Be gracious unto me, O God, for
13
man would swallow me up; Thy vows are upon me, O God;
All the day he fighting oppresseth I will render thank-offerings unto
me. Thee.
3 14
They that lie in wait for me would For thou hast delivered my soul
swallow me up all the day; from death;
For they are many that fight against Hast Thou not delivered my feet
me, O Most High, from stumbling?
4
In the day that I am afraid, That I may walk before God in the
I will put my trust in Thee. light of the living?
5
In GodI will praise His word
In God do I trust, I will not be
afraid; 57 For the Leader; Al-tashheth.
[A Psalm] of David; Michtam;
What can flesh do unto me? when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
6 2
All the day they trouble mine Be gracious unto me, O God, be
affairs; gracious unto me,
All their thoughts are against me for For in Thee hath my soul taken
evil. refuge;
7
They gather themselves together, Yea, in the shadow of Thy wings
they hide themselves, will I take refuge,
They mark my steps; Until calamities be overpast.
3
According as they have waited for I will cry unto God Most high;
my soul. Unto God that accomplisheth it for
8
Because of iniquity cast them out; me.
4
In anger bring down the peoples, O He will send from heaven, and save
God. me,
9
Thou has counted my wanderings; When he that would swallow me up
Put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; taunteth, Selah
Are they not in Thy book? God shall send forth His mercy and
10
Then shall mine enemies turn back His truth.
5
in the day that I call; My soul is among lions, I do lie
This I know, that God is for me. down among them that are
11
In GodI will praise His word aflame;
In the LORDI will praise His Even the sons of men, whose teeth
word are spears and arrows,
12
In God do I trust, I will not be And their tongue a sharp sword.
6
afraid; Be Thou exalted, O God, above the
What can man do unto me? heavens;
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PSALMS 5
Thy glory be above all the earth. Their venom is like the venom of a
7
They have prepared a net for my serpent;
steps, They are like the deaf asp that
My soul is bowed down; stoppeth her ear;
6
They have digged a pit before me, Which hearkeneth not to the voice
They are fallen into the midst of charmers,
thereof themselves. Selah Or of the most cunning binder of
8
My heart is stedfast, O God, my spells.
heart is stedfast;
7
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. Break their teeth, O God, in their
9
Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery mouth;
and harp; Break out the cheek-teeth of the
I will awake the dawn. young lions, O LORD.
10 8
I will give thanks unto Thee, O Let them melt away as water that
Lord, among the peoples; runneth apace;
I will sing praises unto Thee among When he aimeth his arrows, let them
the nations. be as though they were cut off.
11 9
For Thy mercy is great unto the Let them be as a snail which
heavens, melteth and passeth away;
And Thy truth unto the skies. Like the untimely births of a
12
Be Thou exalted, O God, above woman, that have not seen the
the heavens; sun.
10
Thy glory be above all the earth. Before your pots can feel the
thorns,
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15
PSALMS
When the Almighty scattereth I will bring them back from the
kings therein, depths of the sea;
24
It snoweth in Zalmon. That thy foot may wade through
blood,
16
A mountain of God is the That the tongue of thy dogs may
mountain of Bashan; have its portion from thine
A mountain of peaks is the enemies.'
mountain of Bashan.
17 25
Why look ye askance, ye They see Thy goings, O God,
mountains of peaks, Even the goings of my God, my
At the mountain which God hath King, in holiness.
26
desired for His abode? The singers go before, the
Yea, the LORD will dwell therein for minstrels follow after,
ever. In the midst of damsels playing
18
The chariots of God are myriads, upon timbrels.
27
even thousands upon thousands; 'Bless ye God in full assemblies,
The Lord is among them, as in Even the Lord, ye that are from the
Sinai, in holiness. fountain of Israel.'
19 28
Thou hast ascended on high, Thou There is Benjamin, the youngest,
hast led captivity captive; ruling them,
Thou hast received gifts among The princes of Judah their council,
men, The princes of Zebulun, the princes
Yea, among the rebellious also, that of Naphtali.
29
the LORD God might dwell there. Thy God hath commanded thy
20
Blessed be the Lord, day by day strength;
He beareth our burden, Be strong, O God, Thou that hast
Even the God who is our salvation. wrought for us
30
Selah Out of Thy temple at Jerusalem,
21
God is unto us a God of Whither kings shall bring presents
deliverances; unto Thee.
31
And unto GOD the Lord belong the Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,
issues of death. The multitude of the bulls, with the
22
Surely God will smite through the calves of the peoples,
head of His enemies, Every one submitting himself with
The hairy scalp of him that goeth pieces of silver;
about in his guiltiness. He hath scattered the peoples that
23
The Lord said: 'I will bring back delight in war!
32
from Bashan, Nobles shall come out of Egypt;
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PSALMS 5
Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out They that hate me without a cause
her hands unto God. are more than the hairs of my
head;
33
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the They that would cut me off, being
earth; mine enemies wrongfully, are
O sing praises unto the Lord; many;
Selah Should I restore that which I took
34
To Him that rideth upon the not away?
6
heavens of heavens, which are of O God, Thou knowest my folly;
old; And my trespasses are not hid from
Lo, He uttereth His voice, a mighty Thee.
7
voice. Let not them that wait for Thee be
35
Ascribe ye strength unto God; ashamed through me, O Lord GOD
His majesty is over Israel, of hosts;
And His strength is in the skies. Let not those that seek Thee be
36
Awful is God out of thy holy brought to confusion through me,
places; O God of Israel.
The God of Israel, He giveth
8
strength and power unto the Because for Thy sake I have borne
people; reproach;
Blessed be God. Confusion hath covered my face.
9
I am become a stranger unto my
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14
PSALMS
But as for me, let my prayer be And for comforters, but I found
unto Thee, O LORD, in an none.
22
acceptable time; Yea, they put poison into my food;
O God, in the abundance of Thy And in my thirst they gave me
mercy, vinegar to drink.
Answer me with the truth of Thy
23
salvation. Let their table before them become
15
Deliver me out of the mire, and let a snare;
me not sink; And when they are in peace, let it
Let me be delivered from them that become a trap.
24
hate me, and out of the deep Let their eyes be darkened, that
waters. they see not;
16
Let not the waterflood overwhelm And make their loins continually to
me, totter.
25
Neither let the deep swallow me up; Pour out Thine indignation upon
And let not the pit shut her mouth them,
upon me. And let the fierceness of Thine
17
Answer me, O LORD, for Thy anger overtake them.
26
mercy is good; Let their encampment be desolate;
According to the multitude of Thy Let none dwell in their tents.
27
compassions turn Thou unto me. For they persecute him whom
18
And hide not Thy face from Thy Thou hast smitten;
servant; And they tell of the pain of those
For I am in distress; answer me whom Thou hast wounded.
28
speedily. Add iniquity unto their iniquity;
19
Draw nigh unto my soul, and And let them not come into Thy
redeem it; righteousness.
29
Ransom me because of mine Let them be blotted out of the
enemies. book of the living,
And not be written with the
20
Thou knowest my reproach, and righteous.
30
my shame, and my confusion; But I am afflicted and in pain;
Mine adversaries are all before Let Thy salvation, O God, set me up
Thee. on high.
21 31
Reproach hath broken my heart; I will praise the name of God with
and I am sore sick; a song,
And I looked for some to show And will magnify Him with
compassion, but there was none; thanksgiving.
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PSALMS
And it shall please the LORD better 'Let God be magnified.'
5
than a bullock But I am poor and needy;
That hath horns and hoofs. O God, make haste unto me;
33
The humble shall see it, and be Thou art my help and my deliverer;
glad; O LORD, tarry not.
Ye that seek after God, let your
34
heart revive.
For the LORD hearkeneth unto the 71 In Thee, O LORD, have I taken
refuge;
needy, Let me never be ashamed.
2
And despiseth not His prisoners. Deliver me in Thy righteousness,
35
Let heaven and earth praise Him, and rescue me;
The seas, and every thing that Incline Thine ear unto me, and save
moveth therein. me.
36 3
For God will save Zion, and build Be Thou to me a sheltering rock,
the cities of Judah; whereunto I may continually
And they shall abide there, and have resort,
it in possession. Which Thou hast appointed to save
37
The seed also of His servants shall me;
inherit it; For Thou art my rock and my
And they that love His name shall fortress.
dwell therein.
4
O my God, rescue me out of the
17
righteousness, even of Thine
only. 72 [A Psalm] of Solomon.
O God, Thou hast taught me from Give the king Thy judgments, O
my youth; God,
And until now do I declare Thy And Thy righteousness unto the
wondrous works. king's son;
18 2
And even unto old age and hoary That he may judge Thy people with
hairs, O God, forsake me not; righteousness,
And Thy poor with justice.
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3
PSALMS
Let the mountains bear peace to the And the souls of the needy he will
people, save.
14
And the hills, through righteousness. He will redeem their soul from
4
May he judge the poor of the oppression and violence,
people, And precious will their blood be in
And save the children of the needy, his sight.
15
And crush the oppressor. That they may live, and that he
5
They shall fear Thee while the sun may give them of the gold of
endureth, Sheba,
And so long as the moon, That they may pray for him
throughout all generations. continually,
6
May he come down like rain upon Yea, bless him all the day.
16
the mown grass, May he be as a rich cornfield in
As showers that water the earth. the land upon the top of the
7
In his days let the righteous mountains;
flourish, May his fruit rustle like Lebanon;
And abundance of peace, till the And may they blossom out of the
moon be no more. city like grass of the earth.
17
May his name endure for ever;
8
May he have dominion also from May his name be continued as long
sea to sea, as the sun;
And from the River unto the ends of May men also bless themselves by
the earth. him;
9
Let them that dwell in the May all nations call him happy.
wilderness bow before him;
18
And his enemies lick the dust. Blessed be the LORD God, the God
10
The kings of Tarshish and of the of Israel,
isles shall render tribute; Who only doeth wondrous things;
19
The kings of Sheba and Seba shall And blessed be His glorious name
offer gifts. for ever;
11
Yea, all kings shall prostrate And let the whole earth be filled
themselves before him; with His glory.
All nations shall serve him. Amen, and Amen.
12
For he will deliver the needy when
20
he crieth; the poor also, and him The prayers of David the son of
that hath no helper. Jesse are ended.
13
He will have pity on the poor and
needy,
980
PSALMS 11
And they say: 'How doth God
know?
And is there knowledge in the Most
BOOK III 12
High?'
Behold, such are the wicked;
And they that are always at ease
73 A Psalm of Asaph.
13
increase riches.
Surely in vain have I cleansed my
Surely God is good to Israel,
Even to such as are pure in heart. heart,
2
But as for me, my feet were almost And washed my hands in
gone; innocency;
14
My steps had well nigh slipped. For all the day have I been
3
For I was envious at the arrogant, plagued,
When I saw the prosperity of the And my chastisement came every
wicked. morning.
4
For there are no pangs at their 15
death, If I had said: 'I will speak thus',
And their body is sound. Behold, I had been faithless to the
5
In the trouble of man they are not; generation of Thy children.
16
Neither are they plagued like men. And when I pondered how I might
6
Therefore pride is as a chain about know this,
their neck; It was wearisome in mine eyes;
17
Violence covereth them as a Until I entered into the sanctuary
garment. of God,
7
Their eyes stand forth from fatness; And considered their end.
18
They are gone beyond the Surely Thou settest them in
imaginations of their heart. slippery places;
8
They scoff, and in wickedness utter Thou hurlest them down to utter
oppression; ruin.
19
They speak as if there were none on How are they become a desolation
high. in a moment!
9
They have set their mouth against They are wholly consumed by
the heavens, terrors.
20
And their tongue walketh through As a dream when one awaketh,
the earth. So, O Lord, when Thou arousest
10
Therefore His people return hither; Thyself, Thou wilt despise their
And waters of fullness are drained semblance.
21
out by them. For my heart was in a ferment,
And I was pricked in my reins.
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22
PSALMS 3
But I was brutish, and ignorant; Lift up Thy steps because of the
I was as a beast before Thee. perpetual ruins,
Even all the evil that the enemy hath
23
Nevertheless I am continually with done in the sanctuary.
4
Thee; Thine adversaries have roared in
Thou holdest my right hand. the midst of Thy meeting-place;
24
Thou wilt guide me with Thy They have set up their own signs for
counsel, signs.
5
And afterward receive me with It seemed as when men wield
glory. upwards
25
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? Axes in a thicket of trees.
6
And beside Thee I desire none upon And now all the carved work
earth. thereof together
26
My flesh and my heart faileth; They strike down with hatchet and
But God is the rock of my heart and hammers.
7
my portion for ever. They have set Thy sanctuary on
27
For, lo, they that go far from Thee fire;
shall perish; They have profaned the dwelling-
Thou dost destroy all them that go place of Thy name even to the
astray from Thee. ground.
28 8
But as for me, the nearness of God They said in their heart: 'Let us
is my good; make havoc of them altogether';
I have made the Lord GOD my They have burned up all the
refuge, meeting-places of God in the
That I may tell of all Thy works. land.
9
We see not our signs;
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65
PSALMS
Then the Lord awaked as one The flesh of Thy saints unto the
asleep, beasts of the earth.
3
Like a mighty man recovering from They have shed their blood like
wine. water
66
And He smote His adversaries Round about Jerusalem, with none
backward; to bury them.
4
He put upon them a perpetual We are become a taunt to our
reproach. neighbours,
67
Moreover He abhorred the tent of A scorn and derision to them that
Joseph, are round about us.
And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;
68 5
But chose the tribe of Judah, How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be
The mount Zion which He loved. angry for ever?
69
And He built His sanctuary like How long will Thy jealousy burn
the heights, like fire?
6
Like the earth which He hath Pour out Thy wrath upon the
founded for ever. nations that know Thee not,
70
He chose David also His servant, And upon the kingdoms that call not
And took him from the sheepfolds; upon Thy name.
71 7
From following the ewes that give For they have devoured Jacob,
suck He brought him, And laid waste his habitation.
8
To be shepherd over Jacob His Remember not against us the
people, and Israel His inheritance. iniquities of our forefathers;
72
So he shepherded them according Let Thy compassions speedily come
to the integrity of his heart; to meet us;
And lead them by the skilfulness of For we are brought very low.
his hands.
9
Help us, O God of our salvation,
989
11
PSALMS 7
Let the groaning of the prisoner Thou makest us a strife unto our
come before Thee; neighbours;
According to the greatness of Thy And our enemies mock as they
power set free those that are please.
8
appointed to death; O God of hosts, restore us;
12
And render unto our neighbours And cause Thy face to shine, and we
sevenfold into their bosom shall be saved.
Their reproach, wherewith they
9
have reproached Thee, O Lord. Thou didst pluck up a vine out of
13
So we that are Thy people and the Egypt;
flock of Thy pasture Thou didst drive out the nations, and
Will give Thee thanks for ever; didst plant it.
10
We will tell of Thy praise to all Thou didst clear a place before it,
generations. And it took deep root, and filled the
land.
11
990
17
PSALMS 8
It is burned with fire, it is cut Thou didst call in trouble, and I
down; rescued thee; I answered thee in
They perish at the rebuke of Thy the secret place of thunder; I
countenance. proved thee at the waters of
18
Let Thy hand be upon the man of Meribah. Selah
9
Thy right hand, Hear, O My people, and I will
Upon the son of man whom Thou admonish thee: O Israel, if thou
madest strong for Thyself. wouldest hearken unto Me!
19 10
So shall we not turn back from There shall no strange god be in
Thee; thee; neither shalt thou worship
Quicken Thou us, and we will call any foreign god.
11
upon Thy name. I am the LORD thy God, who
20
O LORD God of hosts, restore us; brought thee up out of the land of
Cause Thy face to shine, and we Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and
shall be saved. I will fill it.
12
991
PSALMS 4
83
2
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. And like Zebah and Zalmunna all
13
their princes;
O God, keep not Thou silence; Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves
Hold not Thy peace, and be not still, in possession
O God. The habitations of God.'
3 14
For, lo, Thine enemies are in an O my God, make them like the
uproar; whirling dust;
And they that hate Thee have lifted As stubble before the wind.
15
up the head. As the fire that burneth the forest,
992
PSALMS
And as the flame that setteth the Yea, the early rain clotheth it with
mountains ablaze; blessings.
16 8
So pursue them with Thy tempest, They go from strength to strength,
And affright them with Thy storm. Every one of them appeareth before
17
Fill their faces with shame; God in Zion.
That they may seek Thy name, O
9
LORD. O LORD God of hosts, hear my
18
Let them be ashamed and prayer;
affrighted for ever; Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
10
Yea, let them be abashed and perish; Behold, O God our shield,
19
That they may know that it is Thou And look upon the face of Thine
alone whose name is the LORD, anointed.
11
The Most High over all the earth. For a day in Thy courts is better
than a thousand;
Thou hast turned from the fierceness Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and
of Thine anger. answer me;
5
Restore us, O God of our salvation, For I am poor and needy.
2
And cause Thine indignation toward Keep my soul, for I am godly;
us to cease. O Thou my God, save Thy servant
6
Wilt Thou be angry with us for that trusteth in Thee.
3
ever? Be gracious unto me, O Lord;
Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to For unto Thee do I cry all the day.
4
all generations? Rejoice the soul of Thy servant;
7
Wilt Thou not quicken us again, For unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up
That Thy people may rejoice in my soul.
5
Thee? For Thou, Lord, art good, and
8
Show us Thy mercy, O LORD, ready to pardon,
And grant us Thy salvation. And plenteous in mercy unto all
them that call upon Thee.
9
I will hear what God the LORD will
6
speak; Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer;
For He will speak peace unto His And attend unto the voice of my
people, and to His saints; supplications.
7
But let them not turn back to folly. In the day of my trouble I call upon
10
Surely His salvation is nigh them Thee;
that fear Him; For Thou wilt answer me.
8
That glory may dwell in our land. There is none like unto Thee
11
Mercy and truth are met together; among the gods, O Lord,
Righteousness and peace have And there are no works like Thine.
9
kissed each other. All nations whom Thou hast made
12
Truth springeth out of the earth; shall come and prostrate
And righteousness hath looked themselves before Thee, O Lord;
down from heaven. And they shall glorify Thy name.
13 10
Yea, the LORD will give that which For Thou art great, and doest
is good; wondrous things;
And our land shall yield her Thou art God alone.
produce.
14 11
Righteousness shall go before Teach me, O LORD, Thy way, that I
Him, may walk in Thy truth;
And shall make His footsteps a way. Make one my heart to fear Thy
name.
994
12
PSALMS 4
I will thank Thee, O Lord my God, 'I will make mention of Rahab and
with my whole heart; Babylon as among them that
And I will glorify Thy name for know Me;
evermore. Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with
13
For great is Thy mercy toward me; Ethiopia;
And Thou hast delivered my soul This one was born there.'
5
from the lowest nether-world. But of Zion it shall be said: 'This
man and that was born in her;
14
O God, the proud are risen up And the Most High Himself doth
against me, establish her.'
6
And the company of violent men The LORD shall count in the register
have sought after my soul, of the peoples:
And have not set Thee before them. 'This one was born there.' Selah
15 7
But Thou, O Lord, art a God full And whether they sing or dance,
of compassion and gracious, All my thoughts are in Thee.
Slow to anger, and plenteous in
16
mercy and truth.
O turn unto me, and be gracious 88 A Song, a Psalm of the sons of
Korah; for the Leader; upon
unto me; Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of
Give Thy strength unto Thy servant, Heman the Ezrahite.
And save the son of Thy handmaid.
17 2
Work in my behalf a sign for O LORD, God of my salvation,
good; What time I cry in the night before
That they that hate me may see it, Thee,
3
and be put to shame, Let my prayer come before Thee,
Because Thou, LORD, hast helped Incline Thine ear unto my cry.
me, and comforted me.
4
For my soul is sated with troubles,
995
7
PSALMS 16
Thou hast laid me in the nether- I am afflicted and at the point of
most pit, death from my youth up;
In dark places, in the deeps. I have borne Thy terrors, I am
8
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, distracted.
17
And all Thy waves Thou pressest Thy fierce wrath is gone over me;
down. Selah Thy terrors have cut me off.
9 18
Thou hast put mine acquaintance They came round about me like
far from me; water all the day;
Thou hast made me an abomination They compassed me about together.
19
unto them; Friend and companion hast Thou
I am shut up, and I cannot come put far from me,
forth. And mine acquaintance into
darkness.
10
Mine eye languisheth by reason of
affliction;
I have called upon Thee, O LORD, 89 2
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
998
PSALMS 5
That shall deliver his soul from the Thou carriest them away as with a
power of the grave? Selah flood; they are as a sleep;
50
Where are Thy former mercies, O In the morning they are like grass
Lord, which groweth up.
6
Which Thou didst swear unto David In the morning it flourisheth, and
in Thy faithfulness? groweth up;
51
Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy In the evening it is cut down, and
servants; withereth.
How I do bear in my bosom [the
7
taunt of] so many peoples; For we are consumed in Thine
52
Wherewith Thine enemies have anger,
taunted, O LORD, And by Thy wrath are we hurried
Wherewith they have taunted the away.
8
footsteps of Thine anointed. Thou hast set our iniquities before
53
Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Thee,
Amen, and Amen. Our secret sins in the light of Thy
countenance.
9
For all our days are passed away in
Thy wrath;
We bring our years to an end as a
BOOK IV 10
tale that is told.
The days of our years are
threescore years and ten,
90 A Prayer of Moses the man of
God. Or even by reason of strength
fourscore years;
Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling- Yet is their pride but travail and
place in all generations. vanity;
2
Before the mountains were brought For it is speedily gone, and we fly
forth, away.
11
Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth Who knoweth the power of Thine
and the world, anger,
Even from everlasting to And Thy wrath according to the fear
everlasting, Thou art God. that is due unto Thee?
12
3
Thou turnest man to contrition; So teach us to number our days,
And sayest: 'Return, ye children of That we may get us a heart of
men.' wisdom.
4
For a thousand years in Thy sight 13
Are but as yesterday when it is past, Return, O LORD; how long?
And as a watch in the night.
999
PSALMS
And let it repent Thee concerning Nor of the arrow that flieth by day;
6
Thy servants. Of the pestilence that walketh in
14
O satisfy us in the morning with darkness,
Thy mercy; Nor of the destruction that wasteth
That we may rejoice and be glad all at noonday.
our days.
15 7
Make us glad according to the A thousand may fall at Thy side,
days wherein Thou hast afflicted And ten thousand at Thy right hand;
us, It shall not come nigh thee.
8
According to the years wherein we Only with thine eyes shalt thou
have seen evil. behold,
16
Let Thy work appear unto Thy And see the recompense of the
servants, wicked.
And Thy glory upon their children.
17 9
And let the graciousness of the For thou hast made the LORD who is
Lord our God be upon us; my refuge,
Establish Thou also upon us the Even the Most High, thy habitation.
10
work of our hands; There shall no evil befall thee,
Yea, the work of our hands establish Neither shall any plague come nigh
Thou it. thy tent.
11
98 A Psalm.
1006
2
PSALMS 13
O LORD, hear my prayer, But Thou, O LORD, sittest
And let my cry come unto Thee. enthroned for ever;
3
Hide not Thy face from me in the And Thy name is unto all
day of my distress; generations.
14
Incline Thine ear unto me; Thou wilt arise, and have
In the day when I call answer me compassion upon Zion;
speedily. For it is time to be gracious unto
her, for the appointed time is
4
For my days are consumed like come.
15
smoke, For Thy servants take pleasure in
And my bones are burned as a her stones,
hearth. And love her dust.
5 16
My heart is smitten like grass, and So the nations will fear the name
withered; of the LORD,
For I forget to eat my bread. And all the kings of the earth Thy
6
By reason of the voice of my glory;
17
sighing When the LORD hath built up Zion,
My bones cleave to my flesh. When He hath appeared in His
7
I am like a pelican of the glory;
18
wilderness; When He hath regarded the prayer
I am become as an owl of the waste of the destitute,
places. And hath not despised their prayer.
8
I watch, and am become
19
Like a sparrow that is alone upon This shall be written for the
the housetop. generation to come;
9
Mine enemies taunt me all the day; And a people which shall be created
They that are mad against me do shall praise the LORD.
20
curse by me. For He hath looked down from the
10
For I have eaten ashes like bread, height of His sanctuary;
And mingled my drink with From heaven did the LORD behold
weeping, the earth;
11 21
Because of Thine indignation and To hear the groaning of the
Thy wrath; prisoner;
For Thou hast taken me up, and cast To loose those that are appointed to
me away. death;
12 22
My days are like a lengthening That men may tell of the name of
shadow; the LORD in Zion,
And I am withered like grass. And His praise in Jerusalem;
1007
23
PSALMS 4
When the peoples are gathered Who redeemeth Thy life from the
together, pit;
And the kingdoms, to serve the Who encompasseth thee with
LORD. lovingkindness and tender
mercies;
24 5
He weakened my strength in the Who satisfieth thine old age with
way; good things;
He shortened my days. So that Thy youth is renewed like
25
I say: 'O my God, take me not the eagle.
away in the midst of my days,
6
Thou whose years endure The LORD executeth righteousness,
throughout all generations. And acts of justice for all that are
26
Of old Thou didst lay the oppressed.
7
foundation of the earth; He made known His ways unto
And the heavens are the work of Moses,
Thy hands. His doings unto the children of
27
They shall perish, but Thou shalt Israel.
8
endure; The LORD is full of compassion and
Yea, all of them shall wax old like a gracious,
garment; Slow to anger, and plenteous in
As a vesture shalt Thou change mercy.
9
them, and they shall pass away; He will not always contend;
28
But Thou art the selfsame, Neither will He keep His anger for
And Thy years shall have no end. ever.
29 10
The children of Thy servants shall He hath not dealt with us after our
dwell securely, sins,
And their seed shall be established Nor requited us according to our
before Thee.' iniquities.
11
For as the heaven is high above the
106 Hallelujah.
O give thanks unto the
And redeemed them from the hand
11
of the enemy.
LORD; for He is good; And the waters covered their
For His mercy endureth for ever. adversaries;
2
Who can express the mighty acts of There was not one of them left.
12
the LORD, Then believed they His words;
Or make all His praise to be heard? They sang His praise.
3
Happy are they that keep justice,
13
That do righteousness at all times. They soon forgot His works;
4
Remember me, O LORD, when Thou They waited not for His counsel;
14
favourest Thy people; But lusted exceedingly in the
O think of me at Thy salvation; wilderness,
5
That I may behold the prosperity of And tried God in the desert.
15
Thy chosen, And He gave them their request;
That I may rejoice in the gladness of But sent leanness into their soul.
Thy nation,
16
That I may glory with Thine They were jealous also of Moses
inheritance. in the camp,
And of Aaron the holy one of the
6
We have sinned with our fathers, LORD.
17
We have done iniquitously, we have The earth opened and swallowed
dealt wickedly. up Dathan,
7
Our fathers in Egypt gave no heed And covered the company of
unto Thy wonders; Abiram.
18
They remembered not the multitude And a fire was kindled in their
of Thy mercies; company;
But were rebellious at the sea, even The flame burned up the wicked.
at the Red Sea.
8 19
Nevertheless He saved them for They made a calf in Horeb,
His name's sake, And worshipped a molten image.
20
That He might make His mighty Thus they exchanged their glory
power to be known. For the likeness of an ox that eateth
9
And He rebuked the Red Sea, and it grass.
21
was dried up; They forgot God their saviour,
And He led them through the Who had done great things in Egypt;
22
depths, as through a wilderness. Wondrous works in the land of
Ham,
1013
PSALMS 33
Terrible things by the Red Sea. For they embittered his spirit,
23
Therefore He said that He would And he spoke rashly with his lips.
destroy them,
34
Had not Moses His chosen stood They did not destroy the peoples,
before Him in the breach, As the LORD commanded them;
35
To turn back His wrath, lest He But mingled themselves with the
should destroy them. nations,
And learned their works;
24 36
Moreover, they scorned the And they served their idols,
desirable land, Which became a snare unto them;
37
They believed not His word; Yea, they sacrificed their sons and
25
And they murmured in their tents, their daughters unto demons,
38
They hearkened not unto the voice And shed innocent blood, even the
of the LORD. blood of their sons and of their
26
Therefore He swore concerning daughters,
them, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols
That He would overthrow them in of Canaan;
the wilderness; And the land was polluted with
27
And that He would cast out their blood.
39
seed among the nations, Thus were they defiled with their
And scatter them in the lands. works,
And went astray in their doings.
28 40
They joined themselves also unto Therefore was the wrath of the
Baal of Peor, LORD kindled against His people,
And ate the sacrifices of the dead. And He abhorred His inheritance.
29 41
Thus they provoked Him with And He gave them into the hand of
their doings, the nations;
And the plague broke in upon them. And they that hated them ruled over
30
Then stood up Phinehas, and them.
42
wrought judgment, Their enemies also oppressed
And so the plague was stayed. them,
31
And that was counted unto him for And they were subdued under their
righteousness, hand.
43
Unto all generations for ever. Many times did He deliver them;
But they were rebellious in their
32
They angered Him also at the counsel,
waters of Meribah, And sank low through their iniquity.
44
And it went ill with Moses because Nevertheless He looked upon their
of them; distress,
1014
PSALMS 4
When He heard their cry; They wandered in the wilderness in
45
And He remembered for them His a desert way;
covenant, They found no city of habitation.
5
And repented according to the Hungry and thirsty,
multitude of His mercies. Their soul fainted in them.
46 6
He made them also to be pitied Then they cried unto the LORD in
Of all those that carried them their trouble,
captive. And He delivered them out of their
distresses.
47 7
Save us, O LORD our God, And He led them by a straight way,
And gather us from among the That they might go to a city of
nations, habitation.
8
That we may give thanks unto Thy Let them give thanks unto the LORD
holy name, for His mercy,
That we may triumph in Thy praise. And for His wonderful works to the
children of men!
48 9
Blessed be the LORD, the God of For He hath satisfied the longing
Israel, soul,
From everlasting even to And the hungry soul He hath filled
everlasting, with good.
And let all the people say: 'Amen.'
10
Hallelujah. Such as sat in darkness and in the
shadow of death,
Being bound in affliction and iron
11
Because they rebelled against the
words of God,
BOOK V And contemned the counsel of the
Most High.
12
Therefore He humbled their heart
107 'O give thanks unto the
LORD, for He is good, with travail,
They stumbled, and there was none
For His mercy endureth for ever.'
2
So let the redeemed of the LORD to help
13
say, They cried unto the LORD in their
Whom He hath redeemed from the trouble,
hand of the adversary; And He saved them out of their
3
And gathered them out of the lands, distresses.
14
From the east and from the west, He brought them out of darkness
From the north and from the sea. and the shadow of death,
And broke their bands in sunder.
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15
PSALMS
Let them give thanks unto the Which lifted up the waves thereof;
26
LORD for His mercy, They mounted up to the heaven,
And for His wonderful works to the they went down to the deeps;
children of men! Their soul melted away because of
16
For He hath broken the gates of trouble;
27
brass, They reeled to and fro, and
And cut the bars of iron in sunder. staggered like a drunken man,
And all their wisdom was
17
Crazed because of the way of their swallowed up
28
transgression, They cried unto the LORD in their
And afflicted because of their trouble,
iniquities And He brought them out of their
18
Their soul abhorred all manner of distresses.
29
food, He made the storm a calm,
And they drew near unto the gates So that the waves thereof were still.
30
of death Then were they glad because they
19
They cried unto the LORD in their were quiet,
trouble, And He led them unto their desired
And He saved them out of their haven.
31
distresses; Let them give thanks unto the
20
He sent His word, and healed LORD for His mercy,
them, And for His wonderful works to the
And delivered them from their children of men!
32
graves. Let them exalt Him also in the
21
Let them give thanks unto the assembly of the people,
LORD for His mercy, And praise Him in the seat of the
And for His wonderful works to the elders.
33
children of men! He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
22
And let them offer the sacrifices of And watersprings into a thirsty
thanksgiving, ground;
34
And declare His works with singing. A fruitful land into a salt waste,
For the wickedness of them that
23
They that go down to the sea in dwell therein.
ships,
35
That do business in great waters He turneth a wilderness into a pool
24
These saw the works of the LORD, of water,
And His wonders in the deep; And a dry land into watersprings.
25 36
For He commanded, and raised the And there He maketh the hungry
stormy wind, to dwell,
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PSALMS
And they establish a city of And I will sing praises unto Thee
habitation; among the nations.
37 5
And sow fields, and plant For Thy mercy is great above the
vineyards, heavens,
Which yield fruits of increase. And Thy truth reacheth unto the
38
He blesseth them also, so that they skies.
6
are multiplied greatly, Be Thou exalted, O God, above the
And suffereth not their cattle to heavens;
decrease. And Thy glory be above all the
earth.
39 7
Again, they are minished and That Thy beloved may be
dwindle away delivered,
Through oppression of evil and Save with Thy right hand, and
sorrow. answer me.
40
He poureth contempt upon princes,
8
And causeth them to wander in the God spoke in His holiness, that I
waste, where there is no way. would exult;
41
Yet setteth He the needy on high That I would divide Shechem, and
from affliction, mete out the valley of Succoth.
9
And maketh his families like a Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
flock. Ephraim also is the defence of my
42
The upright see it, and are glad; head;
And all iniquity stoppeth her mouth. Judah is my sceptre.
10
Moab is my washpot;
43
Whoso is wise, let him observe Upon Edom do I cast my shoe;
these things, Over Philistia do I cry aloud.
11
And let them consider the mercies Who will bring me into the
of the LORD. fortified city?
Who will lead me unto Edom?
12
108
2
A Song, a Psalm of David. Hast not Thou cast us off, O God?
And Thou goest not forth, O God,
My heart is steadfast, O God; with our hosts?
13
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, Give us help against the adversary;
even with my glory. For vain is the help of man.
3 14
Awake, psaltery and harp; Through God we shall do
I will awake the dawn. valiantly;
4
I will give thanks unto Thee, O For He it is that will tread down our
LORD, among the peoples; adversaries.
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PSALMS 12
2The works of the LORD are great, Happy is the man that feareth the
Sought out of all them that have LORD,
delight therein. That delighteth greatly in His
3His work is glory and majesty; commandments.
And His righteousness endureth for 2His seed shall be mighty upon
ever. earth;
He hath made a memorial for His
4
The generation of the upright shall
wonderful works; be blessed.
The LORD is gracious and full of 3Wealth and riches are in his house;
compassion. And his merit endureth for ever.
5He hath given food unto them that 4Unto the upright He shineth as a
fear Him; light in the darkness,
He will ever be mindful of His Gracious, and full of compassion,
covenant. and righteous.
6He hath declared to His people the 5Well is it with the man that dealeth
power of His works, graciously and lendeth,
In giving them the heritage of the That ordereth his affairs rightfully.
nations. 6For he shall never be moved;
The works of His hands are truth
7
The righteous shall be had in
and justice; everlasting remembrance.
All His precepts are sure. 7He shall not be afraid of evil
8They are established for ever and tidings;
ever, His heart is stedfast, trusting in the
They are done in truth and LORD.
uprightness. His heart is established, he shall not
8
113 Hallelujah.
Praise, O ye servants of the 5
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that
LORD, thou fleest?
Praise the name of the LORD. Thou Jordan, that thou turnest
2
Blessed be the name of the LORD backward?
6
From this time forth and for ever. Ye mountains, that ye skip like
3
From the rising of the sun unto the rams;
going down thereof Ye hills, like young sheep?
7
The LORD'S name is to be praised. Tremble, thou earth, at the presence
of the Lord,
4
The LORD is high above all nations, At the presence of the God of Jacob;
8
His glory is above the heavens. Who turned the rock into a pool of
5
Who is like unto the LORD our God, water,
That is enthroned on high, The flint into a fountain of waters.
6
That looketh down low
Upon heaven and upon the earth?
7
115 Not unto us, O LORD, not
unto us,
Who raiseth up the poor out of the But unto Thy name give glory,
dust, For Thy mercy, and for Thy truth's
And lifteth up the needy out of the sake.
2
dunghill; Wherefore should the nations say:
8
That He may set him with princes, 'Where is now their God?'
Even with the princes of His people.
9 3
Who maketh the barren woman to But our God is in the heavens;
dwell in her house Whatsoever pleased Him He hath
As a joyful mother of children. done.
4
Hallelujah. Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men's hands.
5
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PSALMS 108
MEM. Accept, I beseech Thee, the
freewill-offerings of my mouth, O
97
O how love I Thy law! LORD,
It is my meditation all the day. And teach me Thine ordinances.
98
Thy commandments make me 109
My soul is continually in my
wiser than mine enemies: hand;
For they are ever with me. Yet have I not forgotten Thy law.
99
I have more understanding than all 110
The wicked have laid a snare for
my teachers; me;
For Thy testimonies are my Yet went I not astray from Thy
meditation. precepts.
100
I understand more than mine 111
Thy testimonies have I taken as a
elders, heritage for ever;
Because I have keep Thy precepts. For they are the rejoicing of my
101
I have refrained my feet from heart.
every evil way, 112
I have inclined my heart to
In order that I might observe Thy perform Thy statutes,
word. For ever, at every step.
102
I have not turned aside from
Thine ordinances;
For Thou hast instructed me. SAMECH.
103 113
How sweet are Thy words unto I hate them that are of a double
my palate! mind;
Yea, sweeter than honey to my But Thy law do I love.
114
mouth! Thou art my covert and my
104
From Thy precepts I get shield;
understanding; In Thy word do I hope.
115
Therefore I hate every false way. Depart from me, ye evildoers;
That I may keep the commandments
NUN. 116
of my God.
Uphold me according unto Thy
105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, word, that I may live;
And a light unto my path. And put me not to shame in my
106
I have sworn, and have confirmed hope.
it, 117
Support Thou me, and I shall be
To observe Thy righteous saved;
ordinances. And I will occupy myself with Thy
107
I am afflicted very much; statutes continually.
Quicken me, O LORD, according 118
Thou hast made light of all them
unto Thy word. that err from Thy statutes;
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PSALMS
For their deceit is vain. It giveth understanding unto the
119
Thou puttest away all the wicked simple.
131
of the earth like dross; I opened wide my mouth, and
Therefore I love Thy testimonies. panted;
120
My flesh shuddereth for fear of For I longed for Thy
Thee; commandments.
132
And I am afraid of Thy judgments. Turn Thee towards me, and be
gracious unto me,
AIN. As is Thy wont to do unto those that
love Thy name.
121
I have done justice and 133
Order my footsteps by Thy word;
righteousness; And let not any iniquity have
Leave me not to mine oppressors. dominion over me.
122
Be surety for Thy servant for 134
Redeem me from the oppression
good; of man,
Let not the proud oppress me. And I will observe Thy precepts.
123
Mine eyes fail for Thy salvation, 135
Make Thy face to shine upon Thy
And for Thy righteous word. servant;
124
Deal with Thy servant according And teach me Thy statutes.
unto Thy mercy, 136
Mine eyes run down with rivers
And teach me Thy statutes. of water,
125
I am Thy servant, give me Because they observe not Thy law.
understanding,
That I may know Thy testimonies.
126
It is time for the LORD to work; TZADE.
137
They have made void Thy law. Righteous art Thou, O LORD,
127
Therefore I love Thy And upright are Thy judgments.
138
commandments Thou hast commanded Thy
Above gold, yea, above fine gold. testimonies in righteousness
128
Therefore I esteem all [Thy] And exceeding faithfulness.
139
precepts concerning all things to My zeal hath undone me,
be right; Because mine adversaries have
Every false way I hate. forgotten Thy words.
140
Thy word is tried to the uttermost,
PE. And Thy servant loveth it.
141
I am small and despised;
129
Thy testimonies are wonderful; Yet have I not forgotten Thy
Therefore doth my soul keep them. precepts.
130
The opening of Thy words giveth 142
Thy righteousness is an
light; everlasting righteousness,
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PSALMS
And Thy law is truth.
143
Trouble and anguish have
RESH.
53
overtaken me; O see mine affliction, and rescue
Yet Thy commandments are my me;
delight. For I do not forget Thy law.
154
144
Thy testimonies are righteous for Plead Thou my cause, and redeem
ever; me;
Give me understanding, and I shall Quicken me according to Thy word.
155
live. Salvation is far from the wicked;
For they seek not Thy statutes.
156
Great are Thy compassions, O
KOPH. LORD;
145
I have called with my whole Quicken me as Thou art wont.
157
heart; answer me, O LORD; Many are my persecutors and
I will keep Thy statutes. mine adversaries;
146
I have called Thee, save me, Yet have I not turned aside from
And I will observe Thy testimonies. Thy testimonies.
147 158
I rose early at dawn, and cried; I beheld them that were faithless,
I hoped in Thy word. and strove with them;
148
Mine eyes forestalled the night- Because they observed not Thy
watches, word.
159
That I might meditate in Thy word. O see how I love Thy precepts;
149
Hear my voice according unto Quicken me, O LORD, according to
Thy lovingkindness; Thy lovingkindness.
160
Quicken me, O LORD, as Thou art The beginning of Thy word is
wont. truth;
150
They draw nigh that follow after And all Thy righteous ordinance
wickedness; endureth for ever.
They are far from Thy law.
151
Thou art nigh, O LORD;
And all Thy commandments are
SHIN.
161
truth. Princes have persecuted me
152
Of old have I known from Thy without a cause;
testimonies But my heart standeth in awe of Thy
That Thou hast founded them for words.
162
ever. I rejoice at Thy word,
As one that findeth great spoil.
163
I hate and abhor falsehood;
Thy law do I love.
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164
PSALMS 175
Seven times a day do I praise Let my soul live, and it shall
Thee, praise Thee;
Because of Thy righteous And let Thine ordinances help me.
176
ordinances. I have gone astray like a lost
165
Great peace have they that love sheep; seek Thy servant;
Thy law; For I have not forgotten Thy
And there is no stumbling for them. commandments.
166
I have hoped for Thy salvation, O
LORD,
And have done Thy 120 A Song of Ascents.
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PSALMS 4
They have set gins for me. Selah LORD, I have called Thee; make
haste unto me;
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PSALMS
Give ear unto my voice, when I call Whilst I withal escape.
unto Thee.
2
Let my prayer be set forth as
incense before Thee, 142 Maschil of David, when he
was in the cave; a Prayer.
The lifting up of my hands as the
2
evening sacrifice. With my voice I cry unto the LORD;
3
Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; With my voice I make supplication
Keep watch at the door of my lips. unto the LORD.
4 3
Incline not my heart to any evil I pour out my complaint before
thing, Him,
To be occupied in deeds of I declare before Him my trouble;
4
wickedness When my spirit fainteth within
With men that work iniquity; me
And let me not eat of their dainties. Thou knowest my path
In the way wherein I walk
5
Let the righteous smite me in Have they hidden a snare for me.
5
kindness, and correct me; Look on my right hand, and see,
Oil so choice let not my head refuse; For there is no man that knoweth
For still is my prayer because of me;
their wickedness. I have no way to flee;
6
Their judges are thrown down by No man careth for my soul.
the sides of the rock;
6
And they shall hear my words, that I have cried unto Thee, O LORD;
they are sweet. I have said: 'Thou art my refuge,
7
As when one cleaveth and breaketh My portion in the land of the living.'
7
up the earth, Attend unto my cry;
Our bones are scattered at the For I am brought very low;
grave's mouth. Deliver me from my persecutors;
For they are too strong for me.
8 8
For mine eyes are unto Thee, O Bring my soul out of prison,
GOD the Lord; That I may give thanks unto Thy
In Thee have I taken refuge, O pour name;
not out my soul. The righteous shall crown
9
Keep me from the snare which they themselves because of me;
have laid for me, For Thou wilt deal bountifully with
And from the gins of the workers of me.
iniquity.
10
Let the wicked fall into their own
nets, 143 A Psalm of David.
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PSALMS 9
O LORD, hear my prayer, give ear to Deliver me from mine enemies, O
my supplications; LORD;
In Thy faithfulness answer me, and With Thee have I hidden myself.
10
in Thy righteousness. Teach me to do Thy will,
2
And enter not into judgment with For Thou art my God;
Thy servant; Let Thy good spirit
For in Thy sight shall no man living Lead me in an even land.
11
be justified. For Thy name's sake, O LORD,
quicken me;
3
For the enemy hath persecuted my In Thy righteousness bring my soul
soul; out of trouble.
12
He hath crushed my life down to the And in Thy mercy cut off mine
ground; enemies,
He hath made me to dwell in And destroy all them that harass my
darkness, as those that have been soul;
long dead. For I am Thy servant.
4
And my spirit fainteth within me;
My heart within me is appalled.
5
I remember the days of old;
144 [A Psalm] of David.
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PSALMS
Touch the mountains, that they may And no outcry in our broad places;
15
smoke. Happy is the people that is in such
6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter a case.
them; Yea, happy is the people whose God
Send out Thine arrows, and is the LORD.
discomfit them.
7
Stretch forth Thy hands from on
high; 145 [A Psalm of] praise; of
David.
Rescue me, and deliver me out of
many waters, I will extol Thee, my God, O
Out of the hand of strangers; King;
8
Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, And I will bless Thy name for ever
And their right hand is a right hand and ever.
of lying.
2
Every day will I bless Thee;
9 And I will praise Thy name for ever
O God, I will sing a new song unto
and ever.
Thee,
Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I 3
Great is the LORD, and highly to be
sing praises unto Thee; praised;
10
Who givest salvation unto kings, And His greatness is unsearchable.
Who rescuest David Thy servant 4
One generation shall laud Thy
from the hurtful sword. works to another,
11
Rescue me, and deliver me out of And shall declare Thy mighty acts.
the hand of strangers, 5
The glorious splendour of Thy
Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, majesty,
And their right hand is a right hand And Thy wondrous works, will I
of lying. rehearse.
12
We whose sons are as plants 6
And men shall speak of the might
grown up in their youth; of Thy tremendous acts;
Whose daughters are as corner- And I will tell of Thy greatness.
pillars carved after the fashion of 7
They shall utter the fame of Thy
a palace; great goodness,
13
Whose garners are full, affording And shall sing of Thy righteousness.
all manner of store; 8
The LORD is gracious, and full of
Whose sheep increase by thousands compassion;
and ten thousands in our fields; Slow to anger, and of great mercy.
14
Whose oxen are well laden; 9
The LORD is good to all;
With no breach, and no going forth,
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PSALMS
And His tender mercies are over all 20The LORD preserveth all them that
His works. love Him;
10
All Thy works shall praise Thee, O But all the wicked will He destroy.
LORD; 21
My mouth shall speak the praise of
And Thy saints shall bless Thee. the LORD;
11
They shall speak of the glory of And let all flesh bless His holy
Thy kingdom, name for ever and ever.
And talk of Thy might;
12
To make known to the sons of men
His mighty acts, 146 2
Hallelujah.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
And the glory of the majesty of His I will praise the LORD while I live;
kingdom. I will sing praises unto my God
while I have my being.
13
Thy kingdom is a kingdom for all
ages, 3
Put not your trust in princes,
And Thy dominion endureth
Nor in the son of man, in whom
throughout all generations.
there is no help.
14
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, 4
His breath goeth forth, he returneth
And raiseth up all those that are to his dust;
bowed down. In that very day his thoughts perish.
15
The eyes of all wait for Thee,
5
Happy is he whose help is the God
And Thou givest them their food in of Jacob,
due season. Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6
16
Thou openest Thy hand, Who made heaven and earth,
And satisfiest every living thing The sea, and all that in them is;
with favour. Who keepeth truth for ever;
7
Who executeth justice for the
17
The LORD is righteous in all His oppressed;
ways, Who giveth bread to the hungry.
And gracious in all His works.
18
The LORD is nigh unto all them that The LORD looseth the prisoners;
8
call upon Him, The LORD openeth the eyes of the
To all that call upon Him in truth. blind;
19
He will fulfil the desire of them The LORD raiseth up them that are
that fear Him; bowed down;
He also will hear their cry, and will The LORD loveth the righteous;
9
save them. The LORD preserveth the strangers;
He upholdeth the fatherless and the
widow;
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PSALMS
But the way of the wicked He He taketh no pleasure in the legs of
maketh crooked. a man.
10 11
The LORD will reign for ever, The LORD taketh pleasure in them
Thy God, O Zion, unto all that fear Him,
generations. In those that wait for His mercy.
Hallelujah.
12
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem;
147 Hallelujah;
For it is good to sing
Praise thy God, O Zion.
13
For He hath made strong the bars
praises unto our God; of thy gates;
For it is pleasant, and praise is He hath blessed thy children within
comely. thee.
2 14
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He maketh thy borders peace;
He gathereth together the dispersed He giveth thee in plenty the fat of
of Israel; wheat.
3 15
Who healeth the broken in heart, He sendeth out His commandment
And bindeth up their wounds. upon earth;
4
He counteth the number of the His word runneth very swiftly.
16
stars; He giveth snow like wool;
He giveth them all their names. He scattereth the hoar-frost like
5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in ashes.
17
power; He casteth forth His ice like
His understanding is infinite. crumbs;
6
The LORD upholdeth the humble; Who can stand before His cold?
18
He bringeth the wicked down to the He sendeth forth His word, and
ground. melteth them;
7
Sing unto the LORD with He causeth His wind to blow, and
thanksgiving, the waters flow.
19
Sing praises upon the harp unto our He declareth His word unto Jacob,
God; His statutes and His ordinances unto
8
Who covereth the heaven with Israel.
20
clouds, He hath not dealt so with any
Who prepareth rain for the earth, nation;
Who maketh the mountains to And as for His ordinances, they
spring with grass. have not known them.
9
He giveth to the beast his food, Hallelujah.
And to the young ravens which cry.
10
He delighteth not in the strength of
the horse; 148 Hallelujah.
Praise ye the LORD from the
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PSALMS
heavens; Even for the children of Israel, a
Praise Him in the heights. people near unto Him.
2
Praise ye Him, all His angels; Hallelujah.
Praise ye Him, all His hosts.
3
Praise ye Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
4
149 Hallelujah.
Sing unto the LORD a new
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, song,
And ye waters that are above the And His praise in the assembly of
heavens. the saints.
5 2
Let them praise the name of the Let Israel rejoice in his Maker;
LORD; Let the children of Zion be joyful in
For He commanded, and they were their King.
3
created. Let them praise His name in the
6
He hath also established them for dance;
ever and ever; Let them sing praises unto Him with
He hath made a decree which shall the timbrel and harp.
4
not be transgressed. For the LORD taketh pleasure in His
people;
7
Praise the LORD from the earth, He adorneth the humble with
Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; salvation.
8
Fire and hail, snow and vapour,
5
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; Let the saints exult in glory;
9
Mountains and all hills, Let them sing for joy upon their
Fruitful trees and all cedars; beds.
10 6
Beasts and all cattle, Let the high praises of God be in
Creeping things and winged fowl; their mouth,
11
Kings of the earth and all peoples, And a two-edged sword in their
Princes and all judges of the earth; hand;
12 7
Both young men and maidens, To execute vengeance upon the
Old men and children; nations,
13
Let them praise the name of the And chastisements upon the
LORD, peoples;
8
For His name alone is exalted; To bind their kings with chains,
His glory is above the earth and And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9
heaven. To execute upon them the
14
And He hath lifted up a horn for judgment written;
His people, He is the glory of all His saints.
A praise for all His saints, Hallelujah.
1048
PSALMS 4
150 Hallelujah.
Praise God in His
Praise Him with the timbrel and
dance;
sanctuary; Praise Him with stringed
Praise Him in the firmament of His instruments and the pipe.
5
power. Praise Him with the loud-sounding
2
Praise Him for His mighty acts; cymbals;
Praise Him according to His Praise Him with the clanging
abundant greatness. cymbals.
3 6
Praise Him with the blast of the Let every thing that hath breath
horn; praise the LORD.
Praise Him with the psaltery and Hallelujah.
harp.
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PROVERBS
1
2
The proverbs of Solomon the son
of David, king of Israel;
Consent thou not.
11
If they say: Come with us,
To know wisdom and instruction; Let us lie in wait for blood,
To comprehend the words of Let us lurk for the innocent without
understanding; cause;
3 12
To receive the discipline of Let us swallow them up alive as
wisdom, the grave,
Justice, and right, and equity; And whole, as those that go down
4
To give prudence to the simple, into the pit;
13
To the young man knowledge and We shall find all precious
discretion; substance,
5
That the wise man may hear, and We shall fill our houses with spoil;
14
increase in learning, Cast in thy lot among us;
And the man of understanding may Let us all have one purse
15
attain unto wise counsels; My son, walk not thou in the way
6
To understand a proverb, and a with them,
figure; Restrain thy foot from their path;
16
The words of the wise, and their For their feet run to evil,
dark sayings. A nd they make haste to shed blood.
17
For in vain the net is spread
7
The fear of the LORD is the In the eyes of any bird;
18
beginning of knowledge; And these lie in wait for their own
But the foolish despise wisdom and blood,
discipline. They lurk for their own lives.
19
So are the ways of every one that
8
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy is greedy of gain;
father, It taketh away the life of the owners
And forsake not the teaching of thy thereof.
mother;
9 20
For they shall be a chaplet of grace Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets,
unto thy head, She uttereth her voice in the broad
And chains about thy neck. places;
21
She calleth at the head of the noisy
10
My son, if sinners entice thee, streets,
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PROVERBS
At the entrances of the gates, in the And be filled with their own
city, she uttereth her words: devices.
22
How long, ye thoughtless, will ye 32
For the waywardness of the
love thoughtlessness? thoughtless shall slay them,
And how long will scorners delight And the confidence of fools shall
them in scorning, destroy them.
33
And fools hate knowledge? But whoso hearkeneth unto me
23
Turn you at my reproof; shall dwell securely,
Behold, I will pour out my spirit And shall be quiet without fear of
unto you, evil.
I will make known my words unto
24
you.
Because I have called, and ye 2 My son, if thou wilt receive my
words,
refused, And lay up my commandments with
I have stretched out my hand, and thee;
2
no man attended, So that thou make thine ear attend
25
But ye have set at nought all my unto wisdom,
counsel, And thy heart incline to
And would none of my reproof; discernment;
26 3
I also, in your calamity, will laugh, Yea, if thou call for understanding,
I will mock when your dread And lift up thy voice for
cometh; discernment;
27 4
When your dread cometh as a If thou seek her as silver,
storm, And search for her as for hid
And your calamity cometh on as a treasures;
5
whirlwind; Then shalt thou understand the fear
When trouble and distress come of the LORD,
upon you. And find the knowledge of God.
28 6
Then will they call me, but I will For the LORD giveth wisdom,
not answer, Out of His mouth cometh
They will seek me earnestly, but knowledge and discernment;
7
they shall not find me. He layeth up sound wisdom for the
29
For that they hated knowledge, upright,
And did not choose the fear of the He is a shield to them that walk in
LORD; integrity;
30 8
They would none of my counsel, That He may guard the paths of
They despised all my reproof. justice,
31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit And preserve the way of His godly
of their own way, ones.
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9
PROVERBS 21
Then shalt thou understand For the upright shall dwell in the
righteousness and justice, land,
And equity, yea, every good path. And the whole-hearted shall remain
10
For wisdom shall enter into thy in it.
22
heart, But the wicked shall be cut off
And knowledge shall be pleasant from the land,
unto thy soul; And the faithless shall be plucked
11
Discretion shall watch over thee, up out of it.
Discernment shall guard thee;
12
To deliver thee from the way of
evil, 3 My son, forget not my teaching;
But let thy heart keep my
From the men that speak froward commandments;
2
things; For length of days, and years of
13
Who leave the paths of life,
uprightness, And peace, will they add to thee.
3
To walk in the ways of darkness; Let not kindness and truth forsake
14
Who rejoice to do evil, thee;
And delight in the frowardness of Bind them about thy neck, write
evil; them upon the table of thy heart;
15 4
Who are crooked in their ways, So shalt thou find grace and good
And perverse in their paths; favour
16
To deliver thee from the strange In the sight of God and man.
woman,
5
Even from the alien woman that Trust in the LORD with all thy heart,
maketh smooth her words; And lean not upon thine own
17
That forsaketh the lord of her understanding.
6
youth, In all thy ways acknowledge Him,
And forgetteth the covenant of her And He will direct thy paths.
God.
18 7
For her house sinketh down unto Be not wise in thine own eyes;
death, Fear the LORD, and depart from evil;
8
And her paths unto the shades; It shall be health to thy navel,
19
None that go unto her return, And marrow to thy bones.
Neither do they attain unto the paths
9
of life; Honour the LORD with thy
20
That thou mayest walk in the way substance,
of good men, And with the first-fruits of all thine
And keep the paths of the righteous. increase;
1052
10
PROVERBS
So shall thy barns be filled with And the skies drop down the dew.
plenty,
21
And thy vats shall overflow with My son, let not them depart from
new wine. thine eyes;
11
My son, despise not the chastening Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22
of the LORD, So shall they be life unto thy soul,
Neither spurn thou His correction; And grace to thy neck.
12 23
For whom the LORD loveth He Then shalt thou walk in thy way
correcteth, securely,
Even as a father the son in whom he And thou shalt not dash thy foot.
24
delighteth. When thou liest down, thou shalt
not be afraid;
13
Happy is the man that findeth Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy
wisdom, sleep shall be sweet.
And the man that obtaineth
25
understanding. Be not afraid of sudden terror,
14
For the merchandise of it is better Neither of the destruction of the
than the merchandise of silver, wicked, when it cometh;
26
And the gain thereof than fine gold. For the LORD will be thy
15
She is more precious than rubies; confidence,
And all the things thou canst desire And will keep thy foot from being
are not to be compared unto her. caught.
16
Length of days is in her right hand;
27
In her left hand are riches and Withhold not good from him to
honour. whom it is due,
17
Her ways are ways of When it is in the power of thy hand
pleasantness, to do it.
And all her paths are peace. 28
Say not unto thy neighbour: Go,
18
She is a tree of life to them that lay and come again,
hold upon her, And to-morrow I will give; when
And happy is every one that holdest thou hast it by thee.
her fast.
29
Devise not evil against thy
19
The LORD by wisdom founded the neighbour,
earth; Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30
By understanding He established the Strive not with a man without
heavens. cause,
20
By His knowledge the depths were If he have done thee no harm.
broken up,
1053
31
PROVERBS
Envy thou not the man of violence, Yea, with all thy getting get
And choose none of his ways. understanding.
32 8
For the perverse is an abomination Extol her, and she will exalt thee;
to the LORD; She will bring thee to honour, when
But His counsel is with the upright. thou dost embrace her.
9
She will give to thy head a chaplet
33
The curse of the LORD is in the of grace;
house of the wicked; A crown of glory will she bestow on
But He blesseth the habitation of the thee.
10
righteous. Hear, O my son, and receive my
34
If it concerneth the scorners, He sayings;
scorneth them, And the years of thy life shall be
But unto the humble He giveth many.
11
grace. I have taught thee in the way of
35
The wise shall inherit honour; wisdom;
But as for the fools, they carry away I have led thee in paths of
shame. uprightness.
12
When thou goest, thy step shall not
1054
18
PROVERBS 3
But the path of the righteous is as For the lips of a strange woman
the light of dawn, drop honey,
That shineth more and more unto And her mouth is smoother than oil;
4
the perfect day. But her end is bitter as wormwood,
19
The way of the wicked is as Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5
darkness; Her feet go down to death;
They know not at what they Her steps take hold on the nether-
stumble. world;
6
Lest she should walk the even path
20
My son, attend to my words; of life,
Incline thine ear unto my sayings. Her ways wander, but she knoweth
21
Let them not depart from thine it not.
eyes;
7
Keep them in the midst of thy heart. Now therefore, O ye children,
22
For they are life unto those that hearken unto me,
find them, And depart not from the words of
And health to all their flesh. my mouth.
23 8
Above all that thou guardest keep Remove thy way far from her,
thy heart; And come not nigh the door of her
For out of it are the issues of life. house;
24 9
Put away from thee a froward Lest thou give thy vigour unto
mouth, others,
And perverse lips put far from thee. And thy years unto the cruel;
25 10
Let thine eyes look right on, Lest strangers be filled with thy
And let thine eyelids look straight strength,
before thee. And thy labours be in the house of
26
Make plain the path of thy feet, an alien;
11
And let all thy ways be established. And thou moan, when thine end
27
Turn not to the right hand nor to cometh,
the left; When thy flesh and thy body are
Remove thy foot from evil. consumed,
12
And say: How have I hated
1058
PROVERBS 5
With the blandishment of her lips O ye thoughtless, understand
she enticeth him away. prudence,
22
He goeth after her straightway, And, ye fools, be ye of an
As an ox that goeth to the slaughter, understanding heart.
6
Or as one in fetters to the correction Hear, for I will speak excellent
of the fool; things,
23
Till an arrow strike through his And the opening of my lips shall be
liver; right things.
7
As a bird hasteneth to the snare For my mouth shall utter truth,
And knoweth not that it is at the cost And wickedness is an abomination
of his life. to my lips.
8
All the words of my mouth are in
24
Now therefore, O ye children, righteousness,
hearken unto me, There is nothing perverse or
And attend to the words of my crooked in them.
9
mouth. They are all plain to him that
25
Let not thy heart decline to her understandeth,
ways, And right to them that find
Go not astray in her paths. knowledge.
26 10
For she hath cast down many Receive my instruction, and not
wounded; silver,
Yea, a mighty host are all her slain. And knowledge rather than choice
27
Her house is the way to the nether- gold.
11
world, For wisdom is better than rubies,
Going down to the chambers of And all things desirable are not to
death. be compared unto her.
12
I wisdom dwell with prudence,
Teach a righteous man, and he will A wise son maketh a glad father;
increase in learning. But a foolish son is the grief of his
10
The fear of the LORD is the mother.
beginning of wisdom,
2
And the knowledge of the All-holy Treasures of wickedness profit
is understanding. nothing;
11
For by me thy days shall be But righteousness delivereth from
multiplied, death.
And the years of thy life shall be
3
increased. The LORD will not suffer the soul of
12
If thou art wise, thou art wise for the righteous to famish;
thyself; But He thrusteth away the desire of
And if thou scornest, thou alone the wicked.
shalt bear it.
4
He becometh poor that dealeth with
13
The woman Folly is riotous; a slack hand;
1061
PROVERBS 13
But the hand of the diligent maketh In the lips of him that hath
rich. discernment wisdom is found;
But a rod is for the back of him that
5
A wise son gathereth in summer; is void of understanding.
But a son that doeth shamefully
14
sleepeth in harvest. Wise men lay up knowledge;
But the mouth of the foolish is an
6
Blessings are upon the head of the imminent ruin.
15
righteous; The rich mans wealth is his strong
But the mouth of the wicked city;
concealeth violence. The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
7 16
The memory of the righteous shall The wages of the righteous is life;
be for a blessing; The increase of the wicked is sin.
But the name of the wicked shall
17
rot. He is in the way of life that
heedeth instruction;
8
The wise in heart will receive But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
commandments;
18
But a prating fool shall fall. He that hideth hatred is of lying
lips;
9
He that walketh uprightly walketh And he that uttereth a slander is a
securely; fool.
But he that perverteth his ways shall
19
be found out. In the multitude of words there
wanteth not transgression;
10
He that winketh with the eye But he that refraineth his lips is
causeth sorrow; wise.
And a prating fool shall fall.
20
The tongue of the righteous is as
11
The mouth of the righteous is a choice silver;
fountain of life; The heart of the wicked is little
But the mouth of the wicked worth.
concealeth violence.
21
The lips of the righteous feed
12
Hatred stirreth up strifes; many;
But love covereth all transgressions. But the foolish die for want of
understanding.
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22
PROVERBS 30
The blessing of the LORD, it The righteous shall never be
maketh rich, moved;
And toil addeth nothing thereto. But the wicked shall not inhabit the
land.
23
It is as sport to a fool to do
31
wickedness, The mouth of the righteous
And so is wisdom to a man of buddeth with wisdom;
discernment. But the froward tongue shall be cut
off.
24
The fear of the wicked, it shall
32
come upon him; The lips of the righteous know
And the desire of the righteous shall what is acceptable;
be granted. But the mouth of the wicked is all
frowardness.
25
When the whirlwind passeth, the
wicked is no more;
But the righteous is an everlasting 11 A false balance is an
abomination to the LORD;
foundation. But a perfect weight is His delight.
26 2
As vinegar to the teeth, and as When pride cometh, then cometh
smoke to the eyes, shame;
So is the sluggard to them that send But with the lowly is wisdom.
him.
3
The integrity of the upright shall
27
The fear of the LORD prolongeth guide them;
days; But the perverseness of the faithless
But the years of the wicked shall be shall destroy them.
shortened.
4
Riches profit not in the day of
28
The hope of the righteous is wrath;
gladness; But righteousness delivereth from
But the expectation of the wicked death.
shall perish.
5
The righteousness of the sincere
29
The way of the LORD is a shall make straight his way;
stronghold to the upright, But the wicked shall fall by his own
But ruin to the workers of iniquity. wickedness.
1063
6
PROVERBS 14
The righteousness of the upright Where no wise direction is, a
shall deliver them; people falleth;
But the faithless shall be trapped in But in the multitude of counsellors
their own crafty device. there is safety.
7 15
When a wicked man dieth, his He that is surety for a stranger
expectation shall perish, shall smart for it;
And the hope of strength perisheth. But he that hateth them that strike
hands is secure.
8
The righteous is delivered out of
16
trouble, A gracious woman obtaineth
And the wicked cometh in his stead. honour;
And strong men obtain riches.
9
With his mouth the impious man
17
destroyeth his neighbour; The merciful man doeth good to
But through knowledge shall the his own soul;
righteous be delivered. But he that is cruel troubleth his
own flesh.
10
When it goeth well with the
18
righteous, the city rejoiceth; The wicked earneth deceitful
And when the wicked perish, there wages;
is joy. But he that soweth righteousness
hath a sure reward.
11
By the blessing of the upright a
19
city is exalted; Stedfast righteousness tendeth to
But it is overthrown by the mouth of life;
the wicked. But he that pursueth evil pursueth it
to his own death.
12
He that despiseth his neighbour
20
lacketh understanding; They that are perverse in heart are
But a man of discernment holdeth an abomination to the LORD;
his peace. But such as are upright in their way
are His delight.
13
He that goeth about as a talebearer
21
revealeth secrets; My hand upon it! the evil man
But he that is of a faithful spirit shall not be unpunished;
concealeth a matter. But the seed of the righteous shall
escape.
1064
22
PROVERBS
As a ring of gold in a swines
30
snout, so is a fair woman that The fruit of the righteous is a tree
turneth aside from discretion. of life;
And he that is wise winneth souls.
23
The desire of the righteous is only
31
good; Behold, the righteous shall be
But the expectation of the wicked is requited in the earth;
wrath. How much more the wicked and the
sinner!
24
There is that scattereth, and yet
increaseth;
And there is that withholdeth more 12 Whoso loveth knowledge
loveth correction;
than is meet, but it tendeth only to But he that is brutish hateth reproof.
want.
2
A good man shall obtain favour of
25
The beneficent soul shall be made the LORD;
rich, and he that satisfieth But a man of wicked devices will
abundantly shall be satisfied also He condemn.
himself.
3
A man shall not be established by
26
He that withholdeth corn, the wickedness;
people shall curse him; But the root of the righteous shall
But blessing shall be upon the head never be moved.
of him that selleth it.
4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her
27
He that diligently seeketh good husband;
seeketh favour; But she that doeth shamefully is as
But he that searcheth for evil, it rottenness in his bones.
shall come unto him.
5
The thoughts of the righteous are
28
He that trusteth in his riches shall right;
fall; But the counsels of the wicked are
But the righteous shall flourish as deceit.
foliage.
6
The words of the wicked are to lie
29
He that troubleth his own house in wait for blood;
shall inherit the wind; But the mouth of the upright shall
And the foolish shall be servant to deliver them.
the wise of heart.
1065
7
PROVERBS
The wicked are overthrown, and
15
are not; The way of a fool is straight in his
But the house of the righteous shall own eyes;
stand. But he that is wise hearkeneth unto
counsel.
8
A man shall be commended
16
according to his intelligence; A fools vexation is presently
But he that is of a distorted known;
understanding shall be despised. But a prudent man concealeth
shame.
9
Better is he that is lightly esteemed,
17
and hath a servant, He that breatheth forth truth
Than he that playeth the man of uttereth righteousness;
rank, and lacketh bread. But a false witness deceit.
10 18
A righteous man regardeth the life There is that speaketh like the
of his beast; piercings of a sword;
But the tender mercies of the wicked But the tongue of the wise is health.
are cruel.
19
The lip of truth shall be
11
He that tilleth his ground shall established for ever;
have plenty of bread; But a lying tongue is but for a
But he that followeth after vain moment.
things is void of understanding.
20
Deceit is in the heart of them that
12
The wicked desireth the prey of devise evil;
evil men; But to the counsellors of peace is
But the root of the righteous joy.
yieldeth fruit.
21
There shall no mischief befall the
13
In the transgression of the lips is a righteous;
snare to the evil man; But the wicked are filled with evil.
But the righteous cometh out of
22
trouble. Lying lips are an abomination to
the LORD;
14
A man shall be satisfied with good But they that deal truly are His
by the fruit of his mouth, delight.
And the doings of a mans hands
shall be rendered unto him.
1066
23
PROVERBS
A prudent man concealeth But for him that openeth wide his
knowledge; lips there shall be ruin.
But the heart of fools proclaimeth
4
foolishness. The soul of the sluggard desireth,
and hath nothing;
24
The hand of the diligent shall bear But the soul of the diligent shall be
rule; abundantly gratified.
But the slothful shall be under
5
tribute. A righteous man hateth lying;
But a wicked man behaveth vilely
25
Care in the heart of a man boweth and shamefully.
it down;
6
But a good word maketh it glad. Righteousness guardeth him that is
upright in the way;
26
The righteous is guided by his But wickedness overthroweth the
friend; sinner.
But the way of the wicked leadeth
7
them astray. There is that pretendeth himself
rich, yet hath nothing;
27
The slothful man shall not hunt his There is that pretendeth himself
prey; poor, yet hath great wealth.
But the precious substance of men is
8
to be diligent. The ransom of a mans life are his
riches;
28
In the way of righteousness is life, But the poor heareth no threatening.
And in the pathway thereof there is
9
no death. The light of the righteous rejoiceth;
But the lamp of the wicked shall be
1068
4
PROVERBS
Where no oxen are, the crib is But the end thereof are the ways of
clean; death.
But much increase is by the strength
13
of the ox. Even in laughter the heart acheth;
And the end of mirth is heaviness.
5
A faithful witness will not lie;
14
But a false witness breatheth forth The dissembler in heart shall have
lies. his fill from his own ways;
And a good man shall be satisfied
6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and from himself.
findeth it not;
15
But knowledge is easy unto him that The thoughtless believeth every
hath discernment. word;
But the prudent man looketh well to
7
Go from the presence of a foolish his going.
man, for thou wilt not perceive
16
the lips of knowledge. A wise man feareth, and departeth
from evil;
8
The wisdom of the prudent is to But the fool behaveth overbearingly,
look well to his way; and is confident.
But the folly of fools is deceit.
17
He that is soon angry dealeth
9
Amends pleadeth for fools; foolishly;
But among the upright there is good And a man of wicked devices is
will. hated.
10 18
The heart knoweth its own The thoughtless come into
bitterness; possession of folly;
And with its joy no stranger can But the prudent are crowned with
intermeddle. knowledge.
11 19
The house of the wicked shall be The evil bow before the good,
overthrown; And the wicked at the gates of the
But the tent of the upright shall righteous.
flourish.
20
The poor is hated even of his own
12
There is a way which seemeth neighbour;
right unto a man, But the rich hath many friends.
1069
21
PROVERBS
He that despiseth his neighbour But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth
sinneth; folly.
But he that is gracious unto the
30
humble, happy is he. A tranquil heart is the life of the
flesh;
22
Shall they not go astray that devise But envy is the rottenness of the
evil? But mercy and truth shall be bones.
for them that devise good.
31
He that oppresseth the poor
23
In all labour there is profit; blasphemeth his Maker;
But the talk of the lips tendeth only But he that is gracious unto the
to penury. needy honoureth Him.
24 32
The crown of the wise is their The wicked is thrust down in his
riches; misfortune;
But the folly of fools remaineth But the righteous, even when he is
folly. brought to death, hath hope.
25 33
A true witness delivereth souls; In the heart of him that hath
But he that breatheth forth lies is all discernment wisdom resteth;
deceit. But in the inward part of fools it
maketh itself known.
26
In the fear of the LORD a man hath
34
strong confidence; Righteousness exalteth a nation;
And his children shall have a place But sin is a reproach to any people.
of refuge.
35
The kings favour is toward a
27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain servant that dealeth wisely;
of life, to depart from the snares But his wrath striketh him that
of death. dealeth shamefully.
28
In the multitude of people is the
kings glory; 15 A soft answer turneth away
wrath;
But in the want of people is the ruin But a grievous word stirreth up
of the prince. anger.
29 2
He that is slow to anger is of great The tongue of the wise useth
understanding; knowledge aright;
1070
PROVERBS
But the mouth of fools poureth out And he that hateth reproof shall die.
foolishness.
11
The nether-world and Destruction
3
The eyes of the LORD are in every are before the LORD;
place, How much more then the hearts of
Keeping watch upon the evil and the the children of men!
good.
12
A scorner loveth not to be
4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life; reproved;
But perverseness therein is a wound He will not go unto the wise.
to the spirit.
13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful
5
A fool despiseth his fathers countenance;
correction; But by sorrow of heart the spirit is
But he that regardeth reproof is broken.
prudent.
14
The heart of him that hath
6
In the house of the righteous is discernment seeketh knowledge;
much treasure; But the mouth of fools feedeth on
But in the revenues of the wicked is folly.
trouble.
15
All the days of the poor are evil;
7
The lips of the wise disperse But he that is of a merry heart hath a
knowledge; continual feast.
But the heart of the foolish is not
16
stedfast. Better is little with the fear of the
LORD,
8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an Than great treasure and turmoil
abomination to the LORD; therewith.
But the prayer of the upright is His
17
delight. Better is a dinner of herbs where
love is,
9
The way of the wicked is an Than a stalled ox and hatred
abomination to the LORD; therewith.
But He loveth him that followeth
18
after righteousness. A wrathful man stirreth up
discord;
10
There is grievous correction for But he that is slow to anger
him that forsaketh the way; appeaseth strife.
1071
PROVERBS
But he that hateth gifts shall live.
19
The way of the sluggard is as
28
though hedged by thorns; The heart of the righteous studieth
But the path of the upright is even. to answer;
But the mouth of the wicked poureth
20
A wise son maketh a glad father; out evil things.
But a foolish man despiseth his
29
mother. The LORD is far from the wicked;
But He heareth the prayer of the
21
Folly is joy to him that lacketh righteous.
understanding;
30
But a man of discernment walketh The light of the eyes rejoiceth the
straightforwards. heart;
And a good report maketh the bones
22
For want of counsel purposes are fat.
frustrated;
31
But in the multitude of counsellors The ear that hearkeneth to the
they are established. reproof of life abideth among the
wise.
23
A man hath joy in the answer of
32
his mouth; He that refuseth correction
And a word in due season, how despiseth his own soul;
good is it! But he that hearkeneth to reproof
getteth understanding.
24
The path of life goeth upward for
33
the wise, that he may depart from The fear of the LORD is the
the nether-world beneath. instruction of wisdom;
And before honour goeth humility.
25
The LORD will pluck up the house
of the proud;
But He will establish the border of 16 The preparations of the heart
are mans,
the widow. But the answer of the tongue is from
the LORD.
26
The thoughts of wickedness are an
2
abomination to the LORD; All the ways of a man are clean in
But words of pleasantness are pure. his own eyes;
But the LORD weigheth the spirits.
27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth
3
his own house; Commit thy works unto the LORD,
1072
PROVERBS 12
And thy thoughts shall be It is an abomination to kings to
established. commit wickedness;
For the throne is established by
4
The LORD hath made every things righteousness.
for His own purpose,
13
Yea, even the wicked for the day of Righteous lips are the delight of
evil. kings;
And they love him that speaketh
5
Every one that is proud in heart is right.
an abomination to the LORD;
14
My hand upon it! he shall not be The wrath of a king is as
unpunished. messengers of death;
But a wise man will pacify it.
6
By mercy and truth iniquity is
15
expiated; In the light of the kings
And by the fear of the LORD men countenance is life;
depart from evil. And his favour is as a cloud of the
latter rain.
7
When a mans ways please the
16
LORD, How much better is it to get
He maketh even his enemies to be at wisdom than gold!
peace with him. Yea, to get understanding is rather
to be chosen than silver.
8
Better is a little with righteousness
17
Than great revenues with injustice. The highway of the upright is to
depart from evil;
9
A mans heart deviseth his way; He that keepeth his way preserveth
But the LORD directeth his steps. his soul.
10 18
A divine sentence is in the lips of Pride goeth before destruction,
the king; And a haughty spirit before a fall.
His mouth trespasseth not in
19
judgment. Better it is to be of a lowly spirit
with the humble,
11
A just balance and scales are the Than to divide the spoil with the
LORDS; proud.
All the weights of the bag are His
20
work. He that giveth heed unto the word
shall find good;
1073
PROVERBS 29
And whoso trusteth in the LORD, A man of violence enticeth his
happy is he. neighbour,
And leadeth him into a way that is
21
The wise in heart is called a man not good.
of discernment;
30
And the sweetness of the lips He shutteth his eyes, it is to devise
increaseth learning. froward things;
He that biteth his lips bringeth evil
22
Understanding is a fountain of life to pass.
unto him that hath it;
31
But folly is the chastisement of The hoary head is a crown of
fools. glory,
It is found in the way of
23
The heart of the wise teacheth his righteousness.
mouth,
32
And addeth learning to his lips. He that is slow to anger is better
than the mighty;
24
Pleasant words are as a And he that ruleth his spirit than he
honeycomb, that taketh a city.
Sweet to the soul, and health to the
33
bones. The lot is cast into the lap;
But the whole disposing thereof is
25
There is a way which seemeth of the LORD.
right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of
death. 17 Better is a dry morsel and
quietness therewith,
Than a house full of feasting with
26
The hunger of the labouring man strife.
laboureth for him;
2
For his mouth compelleth him. A servant that dealeth wisely shall
have rule over a son that dealeth
27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil, shamefully,
And in his lips there is as a burning And shall have part of the
fire. inheritance among the brethren.
28 3
A froward man soweth strife; The refining pot is for silver, and
And a whisperer separateth familiar the furnace for gold;
friends. But the LORD trieth the hearts.
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4
PROVERBS 12
A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked Let a bear robbed of her whelps
lips; meet a man,
And a liar giveth ear to a Rather than a fool in his folly.
mischievous tongue.
13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
5
Whoso mocketh the poor Evil shall not depart from his house.
blasphemeth his Maker;
14
And he that is glad at calamity shall The beginning of strife is as when
not be unpunished. one letteth out water;
Therefore leave off contention,
6
Childrens children are the crown before the quarrel break out.
of old men;
15
And the glory of children are their He that justifieth the wicked, and
fathers. he that condemneth the righteous,
Even they both are an abomination
7
Overbearing speech becometh not a to the LORD.
churl;
16
Much less do lying lips a prince. Wherefore is there a price in the
hand of a fool
8
A gift is as a precious stone in the To buy wisdom, seeing he hath no
eyes of him that hath it; understanding?
Whithersoever he turneth, he
17
prospereth. A friend loveth at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
9
He that covereth a transgression
18
seeketh love; A man void of understanding is he
But he that harpeth on a matter that striketh hands,
estrangeth a familiar friend. And becometh surety in the
presence of his neighbour.
10
A rebuke entereth deeper into a
19
man of understanding He loveth transgression that loveth
Than a hundred stripes into a fool. strife;
He that exalteth his gate seeketh
11
A rebellious man seeketh only destruction.
evil;
20
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be He that hath a froward heart
sent against him. findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue
falleth into evil.
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PROVERBS
21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to 18 He that separateth himself
seeketh his own desire,
his sorrow; And snarlest against all sound
And the father of a churl hath no wisdom.
joy.
2
A fool hath no delight in
22
A merry heart is a good medicine; understanding,
But a broken spirit drieth the bones. But only that his heart may lay itself
bare.
23
A wicked man taketh a gift out of
3
the bosom, When the wicked cometh, there
To pervert the ways of justice. cometh also contempt,
And with ignominy reproach.
24
Wisdom is before him that hath
4
understanding; The words of a mans mouth are as
But the eyes of a fool are in the ends deep waters;
of the earth. A flowing brook, a fountain of
wisdom.
25
A foolish son is vexation to his
5
father, It is not good to respect the person
And bitterness to her that bore him. of the wicked,
So as to turn aside the righteous in
26
To punish also the righteous is not judgment.
good,
6
Nor to strike the noble for their A fools lips enter into contention,
uprightness. And his mouth calleth for strokes.
27 7
He that spareth his words hath A fools mouth is his ruin,
knowledge; And his lips are the snare of his
And he that husbandeth his spirit is soul.
a man of discernment.
8
The words of a whisperer are as
28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his dainty morsels,
peace, is counted wise; And they go down into the
And he that shutteth his lips is innermost parts of the belly.
esteemed as a man of
9
understanding. Even one that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
1076
10
PROVERBS 19
The name of the LORD is a strong A brother offended is harder to be
tower: won than a strong city;
The righteous runneth into it, and is And their contentions are like the
set up on high. bars of a castle.
11 20
The rich mans wealth is his strong A mans belly shall be filled with
city, the fruit of his mouth;
And as a high wall in his own With the increase of his lips shall he
conceit. be satisfied.
12 21
Before destruction the heart of a Death and life are in the power of
man is haughty, the tongue;
And before honour goeth humility. And they that indulge it shall eat the
fruit thereof.
13
He that giveth answer before he
22
heareth, Whoso findeth a wife findeth a
It is folly and confusion unto him. great good,
And obtaineth favour of the LORD.
14
The spirit of a man will sustain his
23
infirmity; The poor useth entreaties;
But a broken spirit who can bear? But the rich answereth impudently.
15 24
The heart of the prudent getteth There are friends that one hath to
knowledge; his own hurt;
And the ear of the wise seeketh But there is a friend that sticketh
knowledge. closer than a brother.
16
A mans gift maketh room for him,
And bringeth him before great men. 19 Better is the poor that walketh
in his integrity
Than he that is perverse in his lips
17
He that pleadeth his cause first and a fool at the same time.
seemeth just;
2
But his neighbour cometh and Also, that the soul be without
searcheth him out. knowledge is not good;
And he that hasteth with his feet
18
The lot causeth strife to cease, sinneth.
And parteth asunder the contentious.
3
The foolishness of man perverteth
his way;
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PROVERBS 11
And his heart fretteth against the It is the discretion of a man to be
LORD. slow to anger,
And it is his glory to pass over a
4
Wealth addeth many friends; transgression.
But as for the poor, his friend
12
separateth himself from him. The kings wrath is as the roaring
of a lion;
5
A false witness shall not be But his favour is as dew upon the
unpunished; grass.
And he that breatheth forth lies shall
13
not escape. A foolish son is the calamity of his
father;
6
Many will entreat the favour of the And the contentions of a wife are a
liberal man; continual dropping.
And every man is a friend to him
14
that giveth gifts. House and riches are the
inheritance of fathers;
7
All the brethren of the poor do hate But a prudent wife is from the LORD.
him;
15
How much more do his friends go Slothfulness casteth into a deep
far from him! sleep;
He that pursueth words, they turn And the idle soul shall suffer
against him. hunger.
8 16
He that getteth wisdom loveth his He that keepeth the commandment
own soul; keepeth his soul;
He that keepeth understanding shall But he that despiseth His ways shall
find good. die.
9 17
A false witness shall not be He that is gracious unto the poor
unpunished; lendeth unto the LORD;
And he that breatheth forth lies shall And his good deed will He repay
perish. unto him.
10 18
Luxury is not seemly for a fool; Chasten thy son, for there is hope;
Much less for a servant to have rule But set not thy heart on his
over princes. destruction.
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19
PROVERBS
A man of great wrath shall suffer
27
punishment; Cease, my son, to hear the
For if thou interpose, thou wilt add instruction
thereto. That causeth to err from the words
of knowledge.
20
Hear counsel, and receive
28
instruction, An ungodly witness mocketh at
That thou mayest be wise in thy right;
latter end. And the mouth of the wicked
devoureth iniquity.
21
There are many devices in a mans
29
heart; Judgments are prepared for
But the counsel of the LORD, that scorners,
shall stand. And stripes for the back of fools.
22
The lust of a man is his shame;
And a poor man is better than a liar. 20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink
is riotous;
And whosoever reeleth thereby is
23
The fear of the LORD tendeth to not wise.
life;
2
And he that hath it shall abide The terror of a king is as the
satisfied, roaring of a lion:
He shall not be visited with evil. He that provoketh him to anger
forfeiteth his life.
24
The sluggard burieth his hand in
3
the dish, It is an honour for a man to keep
And will not so much as bring it aloof from strife;
back to his mouth. But every fool will be snarling.
25 4
When thou smitest a scorner, the The sluggard will not plow when
simple will become prudent; winter setteth in;
And when one that hath Therefore he shall beg in harvest,
understanding is reproved, he will and have nothing.
understand knowledge.
5
Counsel in the heart of man is like
26
A son that dealeth shamefully and deep water;
reproachfully But a man of understanding will
Will despoil his father, and chase draw it out.
away his mother.
1079
6
PROVERBS
Most men will proclaim every one But when he is gone his way, then
his own goodness; he boasteth.
But a faithful man who can find?
15
There is gold, and a multitude of
7
He that walketh in his integrity as a rubies;
just man, But the lips of knowledge are a
Happy are his children after him. precious jewel.
8 16
A king that sitteth on the throne of Take his garment that is surety for
judgment a stranger;
Scattereth away all evil with his And hold him in pledge that is
eyes. surety for an alien woman.
9
Who can say: I have made my 17
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a
heart clean, man;
I am pure from my sin? But afterwards his mouth shall be
filled with gravel.
10
Divers weights, and divers
18
measures, Every purpose is established by
Both of them alike are abomination counsel;
to the LORD. And with good advice carry on war.
11 19
Even a child is known by his He that goeth about as a talebearer
doings, revealeth secrets;
Whether his work be pure, and Therefore meddle not with him that
whether it be right. openeth wide his lips.
12 20
The hearing ear, and the seeing Whoso curseth his father or his
eye, mother,
The LORD hath made even both of His lamp shall be put out in the
them. blackest darkness.
13 21
Love not sleep, lest thou come to An estate may be gotten hastily at
poverty; the beginning;
Open thine eyes, and thou shalt have But the end thereof shall not be
bread in plenty. blessed.
14
It is bad, it is bad, saith the 22
Say not thou: I will requite evil;
buyer;
1080
PROVERBS 2
Wait for the LORD, and He will save Every way of a man is right in his
thee. own eyes;
But the LORD weigheth the hearts.
23
Divers weights are an abomination
3
to the LORD; To do righteousness and justice
And a false balance is not good. Is more acceptable to the LORD than
sacrifice.
24
A mans goings are of the LORD;
4
How then can man look to his way? A haughty look, and a proud
heart
25
It is a snare to a man rashly to say: The tillage of the wicked is sin.
Holy,
5
And after vows to make inquiry. The thoughts of the diligent tend
only to plenteousness;
26
A wise king sifteth the wicked, But every one that is hasty hasteth
And turneth the wheel over them. only to want.
27 6
The spirit of man is the lamp of The getting of treasures by a lying
the LORD, tongue
Searching all the inward parts. Is a vapour driven to and fro; they
[that seek them] seek death.
28
Mercy and truth preserve the king;
7
And his throne is upheld by mercy. The violence of the wicked shall
drag them away;
29
The glory of young men is their Because they refuse to do justly.
strength;
8
And the beauty of old men is the The way of man is froward and
hoary head. strange;
But as for the pure, his work is right.
30
Sharp wounds cleanse away evil;
9
So do stripes that reach the inward It is better to dwell in a corner of
parts. the housetop,
Than in a house in common with a
1082
PROVERBS 5
How much more, when he bringeth Thorns and snares are in the way of
it with the proceeds of the froward;
wickedness? He that keepeth his soul holdeth
himself far from them.
28
A false witness shall perish;
6
But the man that obeyeth shall speak Train up a child in the way he
unchallenged. should go,
And even when he is old, he will not
29
A wicked man hardeneth his face; depart from it.
But as for the upright, he looketh
7
well to his way. The rich ruleth over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the
30
There is no wisdom nor lender.
understanding
8
Nor counsel against the LORD. He that soweth iniquity shall reap
vanity;
31
The horse is prepared against the And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
day of battle;
9
But victory is of the LORD. He that hath a bountiful eye shall
be blessed;
1088
14
PROVERBS 22
As vapours and wind without rain, For thou wilt heap coals of fire
So is he that boasteth himself of a upon his head,
false gift. And the LORD will reward thee.
15 23
By long forbearing is a ruler The north wind bringeth forth rain,
persuaded, And a backbiting tongue an angry
And a soft tongue breaketh the countenance.
bone.
24
It is better to dwell in a corner of
16
Hast thou found honey? eat so the housetop,
much as is sufficient for thee, Than in a house in common with a
Lest thou be filled therewith, and contentious woman.
vomit it.
25
As cold waters to a faint soul,
17
Let thy foot be seldom in thy So is good news from a far country.
neighbours house;
26
Lest he be sated with thee, and hate As a troubled fountain, and a
thee. corrupted spring,
So is a righteous man that giveth
18
As a maul, and a sword, and a way before the wicked.
sharp arrow,
27
So is a man that beareth false It is not good to eat much honey;
witness against his neighbour. So for men to search out their own
glory is not glory.
19
Confidence in an unfaithful man in
28
time of trouble Like a city broken down and
Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out without a wall,
of joint. So is he whose spirit is without
restraint.
20
As one that taketh off a garment in
cold weather, and as vinegar upon
nitre, 26 As snow in summer, and as
rain in harvest,
So is he that singeth songs to a So honour is not seemly for a fool.
heavy heart.
2
As the wandering sparrow, as the
21
If thine enemy be hungry, give flying swallow,
him bread to eat, So the curse that is causeless shall
And if he be thirsty, give him water come home.
to drink;
1089
3
PROVERBS 12
A whip for the horse, a bridle for Seest thou a man wise in his own
the ass, eyes?
And a rod for the back of fools. There is more hope of a fool than of
him.
4
Answer not a fool according to his
folly, The sluggard saith: There is a lion
13
1090
PROVERBS
And where there is no whisperer,
contention ceaseth. 27 Boast not thyself of to-
morrow;
For thou knowest not what a day
21
As coals are to burning coals, and may bring forth.
wood to fire;
2
So is a contentious man to kindle Let another man praise thee, and
strife. not thine own mouth;
A stranger, and not thine own lips.
22
The words of a whisperer are as
3
dainty morsels, A stone is heavy, and the sand
And they go down into the weighty;
innermost parts of the body. But a fools vexation is heavier than
they both.
23
Burning lips and a wicked heart
4
Are like an earthen vessel overlaid Wrath is cruel, and anger is
with silver dross. overwhelming;
But who is able to stand before
24
He that hateth dissembleth with his jealousy?
lips,
5
But he layeth up deceit within him. Better is open rebuke
25
When he speaketh fair, Than love that is hidden.
Believe him not;
6
For there are seven abominations in Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
his heart. But the kisses of an enemy are
26
Though his hatred be concealed importunate.
with deceit,
7
His wickedness shall be revealed The full soul loatheth a
before the congregation. honeycomb;
But to the hungry soul every bitter
27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall thing is sweet.
therein;
8
And he that rolleth a stone, it shall As a bird that wandereth from her
return upon him. nest,
So is a man that wandereth from his
28
A lying tongue hateth those that place.
are crushed by it;
9
And a flattering mouth worketh Ointment and perfume rejoice the
ruin. heart;
1091
PROVERBS
So doth the sweetness of a mans So a man sharpeneth the
friend by hearty counsel. countenance of his friend.
10 18
Thine own friend, and thy fathers Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall
friend, forsake not; eat the fruit thereof;
Neither go into thy brothers house And he that waiteth on his master
in the day of thy calamity; shall be honoured.
Better is a neighbour that is near
19
than a brother far off. As in water face answereth to face,
So the heart of man to man.
11
My son, be wise, and make my
20
heart glad, The nether-world and Destruction
That I may answer him that taunteth are never satiated;
me. So the eyes of man are never
satiated.
12
A prudent man seeth the evil, and
21
hideth himself; The refining pot is for silver, and
But the thoughtless pass on, and are the furnace for gold,
punished. And a man is tried by his praise.
13 22
Take his garment that is surety for Though thou shouldest bray a fool
a stranger; in a mortar with a pestle among
And hold him in pledge that is groats,
surety for an alien woman. Yet will not his foolishness depart
from him.
14
He that blesseth his friend with a
23
loud voice, rising early in the Be thou diligent to know the state
morning, of thy flocks,
It shall be counted a curse to him. And look well to thy herds;
24
For riches are not for ever;
15
A continual dropping in a very And doth the crown endure unto all
rainy day generations?
25
And a contentious woman are alike; When the hay is mown, and the
16
He that would hide her hideth the tender grass showeth itself,
wind, And the herbs of the mountains are
And the ointment of his right hand gathered in;
26
betrayeth itself. The lambs will be for thy clothing,
And the goats the price for a field.
17
Iron sharpeneth iron;
1092
27
PROVERBS
And there will be goatsmilk
8
enough for thy food, for the food He that augmenteth his substance
of thy household; by interest and increase,
And maintenance for thy maidens. Gathereth it for him that is gracious
to the poor.
22
of bread.
29 He that being often reproved
hardeneth his neck
He that hath an evil eye hasteneth Shall suddenly be broken, and that
after riches, without remedy.
And knoweth not that want shall
2
come upon him. When the righteous are increased,
the people rejoice;
1094
PROVERBS 11
But when the wicked beareth rule, A fool spendeth all his spirit;
the people sigh. But a wise man stilleth it within
him.
3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his
12
father; If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,
But he that keepeth company with All his servants are wicked.
harlots wasteth his substance.
13
The poor man and the oppressor
4
The king by justice establisheth the meet together;
land; The LORD giveth light to the eyes of
But he that exacteth gifts them both.
overthroweth it.
14
The king that faithfully judgeth the
5
A man that flattereth his neighbour poor,
Spreadeth a net for his steps. His throne shall be established for
ever.
6
In the transgression of an evil man
15
there is a snare; The rod and reproof give wisdom;
But the righteous doth sing and But a child left to himself causeth
rejoice. shame to his mother.
7 16
The righteous taketh knowledge of When the wicked are increased,
the cause of the poor; transgression increaseth;
The wicked understandeth not But the righteous shall gaze upon
knowledge. their fall.
8 17
Scornful men set a city in a blaze; Correct thy son, and he will give
But wise men turn away wrath. thee rest;
Yea, he will give delight unto thy
9
If a wise man contendeth with a soul.
foolish man,
18
Whether he be angry or laugh, there Where there is no vision, the
will be no rest. people cast off restraint;
But he that keepeth the law, happy
10
The men of blood hate him that is is he.
sincere;
19
And as for the upright, they seek his A servant will not be corrected by
life. words;
1095
PROVERBS
For though he understand, there will
be no response. 30 The words of Agur the son of
Jakeh; the burden.
20
Seest thou a man that is hasty in The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel
his words? and Ucal:
2
There is more hope for a fool than Surely I am brutish, unlike a man,
for him. And have not the understanding of a
man;
21 3
He that delicately bringeth up his And I have not learned wisdom,
servant from a child That I should have the knowledge of
Shall have him become master at the the Holy One.
4
last. Who hath ascended up into heaven,
and descended?
22
An angry man stirreth up strife, Who hath gathered the wind in his
And a wrathful man aboundeth in fists?
transgression. Who hath bound the waters in his
garment?
23
A mans pride shall bring him low; Who hath established all the ends of
But he that is of a lowly spirit shall the earth?
attain to honour. What is his name, and what is his
sons name, if thou knowest?
24
Whoso is partner with a thief
5
hateth his own soul: Every word of God is tried;
He heareth the adjuration and He is a shield unto them that take
uttereth nothing. refuge in Him.
6
Add thou not unto His words,
25
The fear of man bringeth a snare; Lest He reprove thee, and thou be
But whoso putteth his trust in the found a liar.
LORD shall be set up on high.
7
Two things have I asked of Thee;
26
Many seek the rulers favour; Deny me them not before I die:
8
But a mans judgment cometh from Remove far from me falsehood and
the LORD. lies;
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
27
An unjust man is an abomination feed me with mine allotted bread;
9
to the righteous; Lest I be full, and deny, and say:
And he that is upright in the way is Who is the LORD?
an abomination to the wicked. Or lest I be poor, and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
1096
PROVERBS
10 18
Slander not a servant unto his There are three things which are
master, too wonderful for me,
Lest he curse thee, and thou be Yea, four which I know not:
19
found guilty. The way of an eagle in the air;
The way of a serpent upon a rock;
11
There is a generation that curse The way of a ship in the midst of the
their father, sea;
And do not bless their mother. And the way of a man with a young
12
There is a generation that are pure woman.
20
in their own eyes, So is the way of an adulterous
And yet are not washed from their woman;
filthiness. She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,
13
There is a generation, Oh how And saith: I have done no
lofty are their eyes! wickedness.
And their eyelids are lifted up.
14 21
There is a generation whose teeth For three things the earth doth
are as swords, and their great quake,
teeth as knives, And for four it cannot endure:
22
To devour the poor from off the For a servant when he reigneth;
earth, and the needy from among And a churl when he is filled with
men. food;
23
For an odious woman when she is
15
The horseleech hath two married;
daughters: Give, give. And a handmaid that is heir to her
There are three things that are never mistress.
satisfied,
Yea, four that say not: Enough: 24
There are four things which are
16
The grave; and the barren womb; little upon the earth,
The earth that is not satisfied with But they are exceeding wise:
25
water; The ants are a people not strong,
And the fire that saith not: Yet they provide their food in the
Enough. summer;
26
The rock-badgers are but a feeble
17
The eye that mocketh at his father, folk,
And despiseth to obey his mother, Yet make they their houses in the
The ravens of the valley shall pick it crags;
27
out, The locusts have no king,
And the young vultures shall eat it.
1097
PROVERBS 4
Yet go they forth all of them by It is not for kings, O aLemuel, it is
bands; not for kings to drink wine:
28
The spider thou canst take with the Nor for princes to say: Where is
hands, strong drink?
5
Yet is she in kingspalaces. Lest they drink, and forget that
which is decreed,
29
There are three things which are And pervert the justice due to any
stately in their march, that is afflicted.
6
Yea, four which are stately in going: Give strong drink unto him that is
30
The lion, which is mightiest ready to perish,
among beasts, And wine unto the bitter in soul;
7
And turneth not away for any; Let him drink, and forget his
31
The greyhound; the he-goat also; poverty,
And the king, against whom there is And remember his misery no more.
8
no rising up. Open thy mouth for the dumb,
In the cause of all such as are
32
If thou hast done foolishly in appointed to destruction.
9
lifting up thyself, Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
Or if thou hast planned devices, lay And plead the cause of the poor and
thy hand upon thy mouth. needy.
33
For the churning of milk bringeth
forth curd, 10A woman of valour who can find?
And the wringing of the nose For her price is far above rubies.
bringeth forth blood;
So the forcing of wrath bringeth
11
The heart of her husband doth
aafely trust in her,
forth strife.
And he hath no lack of gain.
12
She doeth him good and not evil
31 The words of king Lemuel; the
burden wherewith his mother All the days of her life.
corrected him. 13
She seeketh wool and flax,
And worketh willingly with her
2
What, my son? and what, O son of hands.
my womb? 14
She is like the merchant-ships; She
And what, O son of my vows? bringeth her food from afar.
3
Give not thy strength unto women,
Nor thy ways to that which 15
She riseth also while it is yet
destroyeth kings. night,
a
Heb. Lemoel.
1098
PROVERBS
And giveth food to her household, 24She maketh linen garments and
And a portion to her maidens. selleth them;
16
She considereth a field, and And delivereth girdles unto the
buyeth it; merchant.
With the fruit of her hands she Strength and dignity are her
25
18
She perceiveth that her wisdom;
merchandise is good; And the law of kindness is on her
Her lamp goeth not out by night. tongue.
19
She layeth her hands to the distaff, She looketh well to the ways of
27
1099
JOB
and said: From going to and fro in the
1 THERE was a man in the land of
Uz, whose name was Job; and earth, and from walking up and down
that man was whole-hearted and in it. 8And the LORD said unto Satan:
upright, and one that feared God, and Hast thou considered My servant Job,
shunned evil. 2And there were born that there is none like him in the earth,
unto him seven sons and three a whole-hearted and an upright man,
daughters. 3His possessions also were one that feareth God, and shunneth
seven thousand sheep, and three evil? 9Then Satan answered the LORD,
thousand camels, and five hundred and said: Doth Job fear God for
yoke of oxen, and five hundred she- nought? 10Hast not Thou made a hedge
asses, and a very great household; so about him, and about his house, and
that this man was the greatest of all the about all that he hath, on every side?
children of the east. 4And his sons used Thou hast blessed the work of his
to go and hold a feast in the house of hands, and his possessions are
each one upon his day; and they would increased in the land. 11But put forth
send and invite their three sisters to eat Thy hand now, and touch all that he
and to drink with them. 5And it was so, hath, surely he will blaspheme Thee to
when the days of their feasting were Thy face. 12And the LORD said unto
gone about, that Job sent and Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in
sanctified them, and rose up early in thy power; only upon himself put not
the morning, and offered burnt- forth thy hand. So Satan went forth
offerings according to the number of from the presence of the LORD.
them all; for Job said: It may be that 13
And it fell on a day when his sons
my sons have sinned, and blasphemed and his daughters were eating and
God in their hearts. Thus did Job drinking wine in their eldest brothers
continually. house, 14that there came a messenger
6
Now it fell upon a day, that the unto Job, and said: The oxen were
sons of God came to present plowing, and the asses feeding beside
themselves before the LORD, and aSatan them; 15and the Sabeans made a raid,
came also among them. 7And the LORD and took them away; yea, they have
said unto Satan: Whence comest slain the servants with the edge of the
thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, sword; and I only am escaped alone to
tell thee. 16While he was yet speaking,
there came also another, and said: A
a
That is, the Adversary.
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fire of God is fallen from heaven, and comest thou? And Satan answered the
hath burned up the sheep, and the LORD, and said: From going to and fro
servants, and consumed them; and I in the earth, and from walking up and
only am escaped alone to tell thee. down in it. 3And the LORD said unto
17
While he was yet speaking, there Satan: Hast thou considered my
came also another, and said: The servant Job, that there is none like him
Chaldeans set themselves in three in the earth, a whole-hearted and an
bands, and fell upon the camels, and upright man, one that feareth God, and
have taken them away, yea, and slain shunneth evil? and he still holdeth fast
the servants with the edge of the his integrity, although thou didst move
sword; and I only am escaped alone to Me against him, to destroy him
tell thee. 18While he was yet speaking, without cause. 4And Satan answered
there came also another, and said: the LORD, and said: Skin for skin, yea,
Thy sons and thy daughters were all that a man hath will he give for his
eating and drinking wine in their eldest life. 5But put forth Thy hand now, and
brothers house; 19And, behold, there touch his bone and his flesh, surely he
came a great wind from across the will blaspheme Thee to Thy face.
6
wilderness, and smote the four corners And the LORD said unto Satan:
of the house, and it fell upon the young Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare
people, and they are dead; and I only his life.
7
am escaped alone to tell thee. So Satan went forth from the
20
Then Job arose, and rent his presence of the LORD, and smote Job
mantle, and shaved his head, and fell with sore boils from the sole of his
down upon the ground, and foot even unto his crown. 8And he took
worshipped; 21And he said; him a potsherd to scrape himself
Naked came I out of my mothers therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
womb, 9
Then said his wife unto him: Dost
And naked shall I return thither; thou still hold fast thine integrity?
The LORD gave, and the LORD hath blaspheme God, and die. 10But he said
taken away; unto her: Thou speakest as one of the
Blessed be the name of the LORD. impious women speaketh. What? shall
22
For all this Job sinned not, nor we receive good at the hand of God,
ascribed aught unseemly to God. and shall we not receive evil? For all
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JOB
And the servant is free from his And thou hast strengthened the
master. feeble knees.
5
But now it is come upon thee, and
20
Wherewith is light given to him thou art weary;
that is in misery, It toucheth thee, and thou art
And life unto the bitter in soul affrighted.
21 6
Who long for death, but it cometh Is not thy fear of God thy
not; confidence,
And dig for it more than for hid And thy hope the integrity of thy
treasures; ways?
22 7
Who rejoice unto exultation, Remember, I pray thee, who ever
And are glad, when they can find perished, being innocent?
the grave? Or where were the upright cut off?
23 8
To a man whose way is hid, According as I have seen, they that
And whom God hath hedged in? plow iniquity,
24
For my sighing cometh instead of And sow mischief, reap the same.
9
my food, By the breath of God they perish,
And my roarings are poured out like And by the blast of His anger are
water. they consumed.
25 10
For the thing which I did fear is The lion roareth, and the fierce
come upon me, lion howleth
And that which I was afraid of hath Yet the teeth of the young lions are
overtaken me. broken.
26 11
I was not at ease, neither was I The old lion perisheth for lack of
quiet, prey,
Neither had I rest; but trouble came. And the whelps of the lioness are
scattered abroad.
4
2
Then answered Eliphaz the
Temanite, and said: 12
Now a word was secretly brought
If one venture a word unto thee, to me,
wilt thou be weary? And mine ear received a whisper
But who can withhold himself from thereof.
13
speaking? In thoughts from the visions of the
3
Behold, thou hast instructed many, night,
And thou hast strengthened the When deep sleep falleth on men,
14
weak hands. Fear came upon me, and
4
Thy words have upholden him that trembling,
was falling, And all my bones were made to
shake.
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15
JOB
Then a spirit passed before my And are crushed in the gate, with
face, none to deliver them.
5
That made the hair of my flesh to Whose harvest the hungry eateth
stand up. up,
16
It stood still, but I could not And taketh it even out of the thorns,
discern the appearance thereof; and the snare gapeth for their
A form was before mine eyes; I substance.
6
heard a still voice: For affliction cometh not forth
17
Shall mortal man be just before from the dust,
God? Neither doth trouble spring out of
Shall a man be pure before his the ground;
7
Maker? But man is born unto trouble,
18
Behold, He putteth no trust in His As the sparks fly upward.
servants,
8
And His angels He chargeth with But as for me, I would seek unto
folly; God,
19
How much more them that dwell And unto God would I commit my
in houses of clay, cause;
9
Whose foundation is in the dust, Who doeth great things and
who are crushed before the moth! unsearchable,
20
Betwixt morning and evening they Marvellous things without number;
10
are shattered; Who giveth rain upon the earth,
They perish for ever without any And sendeth waters upon the fields;
11
regarding it. So that He setteth up on high those
21
Is not their tent-cord plucked up that are low,
within them? And those that mourn are exalted to
They die, and that without wisdom. safety.
12
He frustrateth the devices of the
8
2
Then answered Bildad the
Shuhite, and said: 12
water?
Whilst it is yet in its greenness,
How long wilt thou speak these and not cut down,
things, It withereth before any other herb.
13
Seeing that the words of thy mouth So are the paths of all that forget
are as a mighty wind? God;
3
Doth God pervert judgment? And the hope of the godless man
Or doth the Almighty pervert shall perish;
14
justice? Whose confidence is gossamer,
4
If thy children sinned against Him, And whose trust is a spiders web.
15
He delivered them into the hand of He shall lean upon his house, but it
their transgression. shall not stand;
5
If thou wouldest seek earnestly He shall hold fast thereby, but it
unto God, shall not endure.
16
And make thy supplication to the He is green before the sun,
Almighty; And his shoots go forth over his
6
If thou wert pure and upright; garden.
17
Surely now He would awake for His roots are wrapped about the
thee, heap,
And make the habitation of thy He beholdeth the place of stones.
18
righteousness prosperous. If he be destroyed from his place,
7
And though thy beginning was Then it shall deny him: I have not
small, seen thee.
19
Yet thy end should greatly increase. Behold, this is the joy of his way,
And out of the earth shall others
8
For inquire, I pray thee, of the spring.
20
former generation, Behold, God will not cast away an
And apply thyself to that which their innocent man,
fathers have searched out
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JOB 10
Neither will He uphold the evil- Who doeth great things past
doers; finding out;
21
Till He fill thy mouth with Yea, marvellous things without
laughter, number.
11
And thy lips with shouting. Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him
22
They that hate thee shall be not.
clothed with shame; He passeth on also, but I perceive
And the tent of the wicked shall be Him not.
12
no more. Behold, He snatcheth away, who
can hinder Him?
Who will say unto Him: What
9 Then Job answered and said:
2
Of a truth I know that it is so;
13
doest Thou?
And how can man be just with God? God will not withdraw His anger;
3
If one should desire to contend with The helpers of Rahab did stoop
Him, under Him.
He could not answer Him one of a
14
thousand. How much less shall I answer
4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in Him,
strength; And choose out my arguments with
Who hath hardened himself against Him?
15
Him, and prospered? Whom, though I were righteous,
5
Who removeth the mountains, and yet would I not answer;
they know it not, I would make supplication to Him
When He overturneth them in His that contendeth with me.
16
anger. If I had called, and He had
6
Who shaketh the earth out of her answered me;
place, Yet would I not believe that He
And the pillars thereof tremble. would hearken unto my voice
7 17
Who commandeth the sun, and it He that would break me with a
riseth not; tempest,
And sealeth up the stars. And multiply my wounds without
8
Who alone stretcheth out the cause;
18
heavens, That would not suffer me to take
And treadeth upon the waves of the my breath,
sea. But fill me with bitterness.
9 19
Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and If it be a matter of strength, lo, He
the Pleiades, is mighty!
And the chambers of the south. And if of justice, who will appoint
me a time?
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20
JOB
Though I be righteous, mine own And mine own clothes shall abhor
mouth shall condemn me; me.
32
Though I be innocent, He shall For He is not a man, as I am, that I
prove me perverse. should answer Him,
21
I am innocentI regard not That we should come together in
myself, judgment.
33
I despise my life. There is no arbiter betwixt us,
22
It is all onetherefore I say: That might lay his hand upon us
He destroyeth the innocent and the both.
34
wicked. Let Him take His rod away from
23
If the scourge slay suddenly, me,
He will mock at the calamity of the And let not His terror make me
guiltless. afraid;
24 5
The earth is given into the hand of Then would I speak, and not fear
the wicked; Him;
He covereth the faces of the judges For I am not so with myself.
thereof;
If it be not He, who then is it?
25
Now my days are swifter than a
runner;
10 My soul is weary of my life;
I will give free course to my
complaint;
They flee away, they see no good. I will speak in the bitterness of my
26
They are passed away as the swift soul.
2
ships; I will say unto God: Do not
As the vulture that swoopeth on the condemn me;
prey. Make me know wherefore Thou
27
If I say: I will forget my contendest with me.
3
complaint, Is it good unto Thee that Thou
I will put off my sad countenance, shouldest oppress,
and be of good cheer, That Thou shouldest despise the
28
I am afraid of all my pains, work of Thy hands,
I know that Thou wilt not hold me And shine upon the counsel of the
guiltless. wicked?
29 4
I shall be condemned; Hast Thou eyes of flesh?
Why then do I labour in vain? Or seest Thou as man seeth?
30 5
If I wash myself with snow water, Are Thy days as the days of man,
And make my hands never so clean; Or Thy years as a mans days,
31 6
Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the That Thou inquirest after mine
ditch, iniquity,
And searchest after my sin,
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7
JOB 17
Although Thou knowest that I shall Thou renewest Thy witnesses
not be condemned; against me,
And there is none that can deliver And increasest Thine indignation
out of Thy hand? upon me;
8
Thy hands have framed me and Host succeeding host against me.
fashioned me
18
Together round about; yet Thou dost Wherefore then hast Thou brought
destroy me! me forth out of the womb?
9
Remember, I beseech Thee, that Would that I had perished, and no
Thou hast fashioned me as clay; eye had seen me!
19
And wilt Thou bring me into dust I should have been as though I had
again? not been;
10
Hast Thou not poured me out as I should have been carried from the
milk, womb to the grave.
20
And curdled me like cheese? Are not my days few? Cease then,
11
Thou hast clothed me with skin And let me alone, that I may take
and flesh, comfort a little,
21
And knit me together with bones Before I go whence I shall not
and sinews. return,
12
Thou hast granted me life and Even to the land of darkness and of
favour, the shadow of death;
22
And Thy providence hath preserved A land of thick darkness, as
my spirit. darkness itself;
13
Yet these things Thou didst hide in A land of the shadow of death,
Thy heart; without any order,
I know that this is with Thee; And where the light is as darkness.
14
If I sin, then Thou markest me,
And Thou wilt not acquit me from
15
mine iniquity. 11 2
Then answered Zophar the
Naamathite, and said:
If I be wicked, woe unto me; Should not the multitude of words
And if I be righteous, yet shall I not be answered?
lift up my head And should a man full of talk be
Being filled with ignominy accounted right?
3
And looking upon mine affliction. Thy boastings have made men hold
16
And if it exalt itself, Thou huntest their peace,
me as a lion; And thou hast mocked, with none to
And again Thou showest Thyself make thee ashamed;
marvellous upon me. 4
And thou hast said: My doctrine is
pure,
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JOB 15
And I am clean in Thine eyes. Surely then shalt thou lift up thy
5
But oh that God would speak, face without spot;
And open His lips against thee; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt
6
And that He would tell thee the not fear;
16
secrets of wisdom, For thou shalt forget thy misery;
That sound wisdom is manifold! Thou shalt remember it as waters
Know therefore that God exacteth of that are passed away;
17
thee less than thine iniquity And thy life shall be clearer than
deserveth. the noonday;
Though there be darkness, it shall be
7
Canst thou find out the deep things as the morning.
18
of God? And thou shalt be secure, because
Canst thou attain unto the purpose there is hope;
of the Almighty? Yea, thou shalt look about thee, and
8
It is high as heaven; what canst shalt take thy rest in safety.
19
thou do? Also thou shalt lie down, and none
Deeper than the nether-world; what shall make thee afraid;
canst thou know? Yea, many shall make suit unto
9
The measure thereof is longer than thee.
20
the earth, But the eyes of the wicked shall
And broader than the sea. fail,
10
If He pass by, and shut up, And they shall have no way to flee,
Or gather in, then who can hinder And their hope shall be the drooping
Him? of the soul.
11
For He knoweth base men;
And when He seeth iniquity, will He
12
not then consider it? 12 Then Job answered and said:
2
No doubt but ye are the
But an empty man will get people,
understanding, And wisdom shall die with you.
3
When a wild asss colt is born a But I have understanding as well as
man. you;
I am not inferior to you;
13
If thou set thy heart aright, Yea, who knoweth not such things
And stretch out thy hands toward as these?
4
Him I am as one that is a laughing-stock
14
If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far to his neighbour,
away, A man that called upon God,
And let not unrighteousness dwell in And He answered him;
thy tents
1112
JOB
The just, the innocent man is a Also He sendeth them out, and they
laughing-stock, overturn the earth.
5 16
A contemptible brand in the With Him is strength and sound
thought of him that is at ease, wisdom;
A thing ready for them whose foot The deceived and the deceiver are
slippeth. His.
6 17
The tents of robbers prosper, He leadeth counsellors away
And they that provoke God are stripped,
secure, And judges maketh He fools.
18
In whatsoever God bringeth into He looseth the bond of kings,
their hand. And bindeth their loins with a
girdle.
7 19
But ask now the beasts, and they He leadeth priests away stripped,
shall teach thee; And overthroweth the mighty.
20
And the fowls of the air, and they He removeth the speech of men of
shall tell thee; trust,
8
Or speak to the earth, and it shall And taketh away the sense of the
teach thee; elders.
21
And the fishes of the sea shall He poureth contempt upon princes,
declare unto thee; And looseth the belt of the strong.
9 22
Who knoweth not among all these, He uncovereth deep things out of
That the hand of the LORD hath darkness,
wrought this? And bringeth out to light the shadow
10
In whose hand is the soul of every of death.
23
living thing, He increaseth the nations, and
And the breath of all mankind. destroyeth them;
11
Doth not the ear try words, He enlargeth the nations, and
Even as the palate tasteth its food? leadeth them away.
12 24
Is wisdom with aged men, He taketh away the heart of the
And understanding in length of chiefs of the people of the land,
days? And causeth them to wander in a
13
With Him is wisdom and might; wilderness where there is no way.
25
He hath counsel and understanding. They grope in the dark without
14
Behold, He breaketh down, and it light,
cannot be built again; And He maketh them to stagger like
He shutteth up a man, and there can a drunken man.
be no opening.
15
Behold, He withholdeth the
waters, and they dry up; 13 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,
Mine ear hath heard and
1113
JOB 15
understood it. Though He slay me, yet will I trust
2
What ye know, do I know also; in Him;
I am not inferior unto you. But I will argue my ways before
3
Notwithstanding I would speak to Him.
16
the Almighty, This also shall be my salvation,
And I desire to reason with God. That a hypocrite cannot come before
4
But ye are plasterers of lies, Him.
17
Ye are all physicians of no value. Hear diligently my speech,
5
Oh that ye would altogether hold And let my declaration be in your
your peace! ears.
18
And it would be your wisdom. Behold now, I have ordered my
6
Hear now my reasoning, cause;
And hearken to the pleadings of my I know that I shall be justified.
19
lips. Who is he that will contend with
7
Will ye speak unrighteously for me?
God, For then would I hold my peace and
And talk deceitfully for Him? die.
8
Will ye show Him favour?
20
Will ye contend for God? Only do not two things unto me,
9
Would it be good that He should Then will I not hide myself from
search you out? Thee:
21
Or as one mocketh a man, will ye Withdraw Thy hand far from me;
mock Him? And let not Thy terror make me
10
He will surely reprove you, afraid.
22
If ye do secretly show favour. Then call Thou, and I will answer;
11
Shall not His majesty terrify you, Or let me speak, and answer Thou
And His dread fall upon you? me.
12 23
Your memorials shall be like unto How many are mine iniquities and
ashes, sins?
Your eminences to eminences of Make me to know my transgression
clay. and my sin.
24
Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face,
13
Hold your peace, let me alone, that And holdest me for Thine enemy?
25
I may speak, Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf?
And let come on me what will. And wilt Thou pursue the dry
14
Wherefore? I will take my flesh in stubble?
26
my teeth, That Thou shouldest write bitter
And put my life in my hand. things against me,
1114
JOB
And make me to inherit the And that the tender branch thereof
iniquities of my youth. will not cease.
27 8
Thou puttest my feet also in the Though the root thereof wax old in
stocks, the earth,
And lookest narrowly unto all my And the stock thereof die in the
paths; ground;
9
Thou drawest Thee a line about the Yet through the scent of water it
soles of my feet; will bud,
28
Though I am like a wine-skin that And put forth boughs like a plant.
10
consumeth, But man dieth, and lieth low;
Like a garment that is moth-eaten. Yea, man perisheth, and where is
he?
11
15
2
Then answered Eliphaz the
Temanite, and said:
Should a wise man make answer
And the word that dealeth gently
12
with thee?
Why doth thy heart carry thee
with windy knowledge, away?
And fill his belly with the east And why do thine eyes wink?
13
wind? That thou turnest thy spirit against
3
Should he reason with unprofitable God,
talk, And lettest such words go out of thy
Or with speeches wherewith he can mouth.
14
do no good? What is man, that he should be
4
Yea, thou doest away with fear, clean?
And impairest devotion before God. And he that is born of a woman, that
5
For thine iniquity teacheth thy he should be righteous?
15
mouth, Behold, He putteth no trust in His
And thou choosest the tongue of the holy ones;
crafty. Yea, the heavens are not clean in
6
Thine own mouth condemneth His sight.
16
thee, and not I; How much less one that is
Yea, thine own lips testify against abominable and impure,
thee. Man who drinketh iniquity like
water!
1116
17
JOB
I will tell thee, hear thou me; And made collops of fat on his
And that which I have seen I will loins;
28
declare And he hath dwelt in desolate
18
Which wise men have told cities,
From their fathers, and have not hid In houses which no man would
it; inhabit,
19
Unto whom alone the land was Which were ready to become heaps.
29
given, He shall not be rich, neither shall
And no stranger passed among his substance continue,
them. Neither shall their produce bend to
20
The wicked man travaileth with the earth.
30
pain all his days, He shall not depart out of
Even the number of years that are darkness;
laid up for the oppressor. The flame shall dry up his branches,
21
A sound of terrors is in his ears: And by the breath of His mouth
In prosperity the destroyer shall shall he go away.
31
come upon him. Let him not trust in vanity,
22
He believeth not that he shall deceiving himself;
return out of darkness, For vanity shall be his recompense.
32
And he is waited for of the sword. It shall be accomplished before his
23
He wandereth abroad for bread: time,
Where is it? And his branch shall not be leafy.
33
He knoweth that the day of darkness He shall shake off his unripe grape
is ready at his hand. as the vine,
24
Distress and anguish overwhelm And shall cast off his flower as the
him; olive.
34
They prevail against him, as a king For the company of the godless
ready to the battle. shall be desolate,
25
Because he hath stretched out his And fire shall consume the tents of
hand against God, bribery.
35
And behaveth himself proudly They conceive mischief, and bring
against the Almighty; forth iniquity,
26
He runneth upon him with a stiff And their belly prepareth deceit.
neck,
With the thick bosses of his
27
bucklers. 16 Then Job answered and said:
2
I have heard many such
Because he hath covered his face things;
with his fatness, Sorry comforters are ye all.
3
Shall windy words have an end?
1117
JOB 12
Or what provoketh thee that thou I was at ease, and He broke me
answerest? asunder;
4
I also could speak as ye do; Yea, He hath taken me by the neck,
If your soul were in my souls stead, and dashed me to pieces;
I could join words together against He hath also set me up for His mark.
13
you, His archers compass me round
And shake my head at you. about,
5
I would strengthen you with my He cleaveth my reins asunder, and
mouth, doth not spare;
And the moving of my lips would He poureth out my gall upon the
assuage your grief. ground.
14
He breaketh me with breach upon
6
Though I speak, my pain is not breach;
assuaged; He runneth upon me like a giant.
15
And though I forbear, what am I I have sewed sackcloth upon my
eased? skin,
7
But now He hath made me weary; And have laid my horn in the dust.
16
Thou hast made desolate all my My face is reddened with weeping,
company. And on my eyelids is the shadow of
8
And Thou hast shrivelled me up, death;
17
which is a witness against me; Although there is no violence in
And my leanness riseth up against my hands,
me, it testifieth to my face. And my prayer is pure.
9 18
He hath torn me in His wrath, and O earth, cover not thou my blood,
hated me; And let my cry have no resting-
He hath gnashed upon me with His place.
19
teeth; Even now, behold, my Witness is
Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes in heaven,
upon me. And He that testifieth of me is on
10
They have gaped upon me with high.
20
their mouth; Mine inward thoughts are my
They have smitten me upon the intercessors,
cheek scornfully; Mine eye poureth out tears unto
They gather themselves together God;
21
against me. That He would set aright a man
11
God delivereth me to the ungodly, contending with God,
And casteth me into the hands of the As a son of man setteth aright his
wicked. neighbour!
1118
22
JOB
For the years that are few are And I shall not find a wise man
coming on, among you.
11
And I shall go the way whence I My days are past, my purposes are
shall not return. broken off,
17 My spirit is consumed, my
days are extinct,
Even the thoughts of my heart.
12
They change the night into day;
The grave is ready for me. The light is short because of
2
Surely there are mockers with me, darkness.
13
And mine eye abideth in their If I look for the nether-world as
provocation. my house;
3
Give now a pledge, be surety for If I have spread my couch in the
me with Thyself; darkness;
Who else is there that will strike 14
If I have said to corruption: Thou
hands with me? art my father,
4
For Thou hast hid their heart from To the worm: Thou art my mother,
understanding; and my sister;
15
Therefore shalt Thou not exalt them. Where then is my hope?
5
He that denounceth his friends for And as for my hope, who shall see
the sake of flattery, it?
16
Even the eyes of his children shall They shall go down to the bars of
fail. the nether-world,
When we are at rest together in the
6
He hath made me also a byword of dust.
the people;
And I am become one in whose face
7
they spit. 18 2
Then answered Bildad the
Shuhite, and said:
Mine eye also is dimmed by reason How long will ye lay snares for
of vexation, words?
And all my members are as a Consider, and afterwards we will
shadow. speak.
8 3
Upright men are astonished at this, Wherefore are we counted as
And the innocent stirreth up himself beasts,
against the godless. And reputed dull in your sight?
9 4
Yet the righteous holdeth on his Thou that tearest thyself in thine
way, anger,
And he that hath clean hands waxeth Shall the earth be forsaken for thee?
stronger and stronger. Or shall the rock be removed out of
10
But as for you all, do ye return, its place?
and come now;
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5
JOB 17
Yea, the light of the wicked shall His remembrance shall perish
be put out, from the earth,
And the spark of his fire shall not And he shall have no name abroad.
18
shine. He shall be driven from light into
6
The light shall be dark in his tent, darkness,
And his lamp over him shall be put And chased out of the world.
19
out. He shall have neither son nor sons
7
The steps of his strength shall be son among his people,
straitened, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20
And his own counsel shall cast him They that come after shall be
down. astonished at his day,
8
For he is cast into a net by his own As they that went before are
feet, affrighted.
21
And he walketh upon the toils. Surely such are the dwellings of
9
A gin shall take him by the heel, the wicked,
And a snare shall lay hold on him. And this is the place of him that
10
A noose is hid for him in the knoweth not God.
ground,
And a trap for him in the way.
11
Terrors shall overwhelm him on 19 Then Job answered and said:
2
How long will ye vex my
every side, soul,
And shall entrap him at his feet. And crush me with words?
12 3
His trouble shall be ravenous, These ten times have ye reproached
And calamity shall be ready for his me;
fall. Ye are not ashamed that ye deal
13
It shall devour the members of his harshly with me.
4
body, And be it indeed that I have erred,
Yea, the first-born of death shall Mine error remaineth with myself.
5
devour his members. If indeed ye will magnify
14
That wherein he trusteth shall be yourselves against me,
plucked out of his tent; And plead against me my reproach;
6
And he shall be brought to the king Know now that God hath subverted
of terrors. my cause,
15
There shall dwell in his tent that And hath compassed me with His
which is none of his; net.
Brimstone shall be scattered upon 7
Behold, I cry out: Violence! but I
his habitation. am not heard;
16
His roots shall dry up beneath, I cry aloud, but there is no justice.
And above shall his branch wither.
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8
JOB 20
He hath fenced up my way that I My bone cleaveth to my skin and
cannot pass, to my flesh,
And hath set darkness in my paths. And I am escaped with the skin of
9
He hath stripped me of my glory, my teeth.
And taken the crown from my head.
10 21
He hath broken me down on every Have pity upon me, have pity upon
side, and I am gone; me, O ye my friends;
And my hope hath He plucked up For the hand of God hath touched
like a tree. me.
11 22
He hath also kindled His wrath Why do ye persecute me as God,
against me, And are not satisfied with my flesh?
23
And He counteth me unto Him as Oh that my words were now
one of His adversaries. written!
12
His troops come on together, Oh that they were inscribed in a
And cast up their way against me, book!
24
And encamp round about my tent. That with an iron pen and lead
13
He hath put my brethren far from They were graven in the rock for
me, ever!
25
And mine acquaintance are wholly But as for me, I know that my
estranged from me. Redeemer liveth,
14
My kinsfolk have failed, And that He will witness at the last
And my familiar friends have upon the dust;
26
forgotten me. And when after my skin this is
15
They that dwell in my house, and destroyed,
my maids, count me for a Then without my flesh shall I see
stranger; God;
27
I am become an alien in their sight. Whom I, even I, shall see for
16
I call unto my servant, and he myself,
giveth me no answer, And mine eyes shall behold, and not
Though I entreat him with my anothers.
mouth. My reins are consumed within me.
17
My breath is abhorred of my wife, 28
If ye say: How we will persecute
And I am loathsome to the children him!
of my tribe. Seeing that the root of the matter is
18
Even urchins despised me; found in me;
29
If I arise, they speak against me. Be ye afraid of the sword;
19
All my intimate friends abhor me; For wrath bringeth the punishments
And they whom I loved are turned of the sword,
against me.
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JOB 11
That ye may know there is a His bones are full of his youth,
judgment. But it shall lie down with him in the
dust.
12
20
2
Then answered Zophar the
Naamathite, and said:
Though wickedness be sweet in
his mouth,
Therefore do my thoughts give Though he hide it under his tongue;
13
answer to me, Though he spare it, and will not let
Even by reason of mine agitation it go,
that is in me. But keep it still within his mouth;
3 14
I have heard the reproof which Yet his food in his bowels is
putteth me to shame, turned,
But out of my understanding my It is the gall of asps within him.
15
spirit answereth me. He hath swallowed down riches,
and he shall vomit them up again;
4
Knowest thou not this of old time, God shall cast them out of his belly.
16
Since man was placed upon earth, He shall suck the poison of asps;
5
That the triumphing of the wicked The vipers tongue shall slay him.
17
is short, He shall not look upon the rivers,
And the joy of the godless but for a The flowing streams of honey and
moment? curd.
6 18
Though his excellency mount up to That which he laboured for shall
the heavens, he give back, and shall not
And his head reach unto the clouds; swallow it down;
7
Yet he shall perish for ever like his According to the substance that he
own dung; hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
19
They that have seen him shall say: For he hath oppressed and
Where is he? forsaken the poor;
8
He shall fly away as a dream, and He hath violently taken away a
shall not be found; house, and he shall not build it
Yea, he shall be chased away as a up.
20
vision of the night. Because he knew no quietness
9
The eye which saw him shall see within him,
him no more; In his greed he suffered nought to
Neither shall his place any more escape,
21
behold him. There was nothing left that he
10
His children shall appease the devoured not
poor, Therefore his prosperity shall not
And his hands shall restore his endure.
wealth.
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22
JOB
In the fulness of his sufficiency he And let this be your consolations.
3
shall be in straits; Suffer me, that I may speak;
The hand of every one that is in And after that I have spoken, mock
misery shall come upon him. on.
23 4
It shall be for the filling of his As for me, is my complaint to man?
belly; Or why should I not be impatient?
5
He shall cast the fierceness of His Turn unto me, and be astonished,
wrath upon him, And lay your hand upon your
And shall cause it to rain upon him mouth.
6
into his flesh. Even when I remember I am
24
If he flee from the iron weapon, affrighted,
The bow of brass shall strike him And horror hath taketh hold on my
through. flesh.
25 7
He draweth it forth, and it cometh Wherefore do the wicked live,
out of his body; Become old, yea, wax mighty in
Yea, the glittering point cometh out power?
8
of his gall; Their seed is established in their
Terrors are upon him. sight with them,
26
All darkness is laid up for his And their offspring before their
treasures; eyes.
9
A fire not blown by man shall Their houses are safe, without fear,
consume him; Neither is the rod of God upon
It shall go ill with him that is left in them.
10
his tent. Their bull gendereth, and faileth
27
The heavens shall reveal his not;
iniquity, Their cow calveth, and casteth not
And the earth shall rise up against her calf.
11
him. They send forth their little ones
28
The increase of his house shall like a flock,
depart, And their children dance.
12
His goods shall flow away in the They sing to the timbrel and harp,
day of his wrath. And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
29 13
This is the portion of a wicked They spend their days in
man from God, prosperity,
And the heritage appointed unto him And peacefully they go down to the
by God. grave.
14
Yet they said unto God: Depart
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JOB 24
For we desire not the knowledge of His pails are full of milk,
Thy ways. And the marrow of his bones is
15
What is the Almighty, that we moistened.
25
should serve Him? And another dieth in bitterness of
And what profit should we have, if soul,
we pray unto Him? And hath never tasted of good.
16 26
Lo, their prosperity is not in their They lie down alike in the dust,
hand; And the worm covereth them.
The counsel of the wicked is far
27
from me. Behold, I know your thoughts,
And the devices which ye
17
How oft is it that the lamp of the wrongfully imagine against me.
wicked is put out? 28
For ye say: Where is the house of
That their calamity cometh upon the prince?
them? And where is the tent wherein the
That He distributeth pains in His wicked dwelt?
29
anger? Have ye not asked them that go by
18
That they are as stubble before the the way;
wind, And will ye misdeem their tokens,
30
And as chaff that the storm stealeth That the evil man is reserved to the
away? day of calamity,
19
God layeth up his iniquity for his That they are led forth to the day of
children! wrath?
31
Let Him recompense it unto himself, But who shall declare his way to
that he may know it. his face?
20
Let his own eyes see his And who shall repay him what he
destruction, hath done?
32
And let him drink of the wrath of For he is borne to the grave,
the Almighty. And watch is kept over his tomb.
21 33
For what pleasure hath he in his The clods of the valley are sweet
house after him? unto him,
Seeing the number of his months is And all men draw after him,
determined. As there were innumerable before
him.
22 34
Shall any teach God knowledge? How then comfort ye me in vain?
Seeing it is He that judgeth those And as for your answers, there
that are high. remaineth only faithlessness?
23
One dieth in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and quiet;
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JOB 12
22
2
Then answered Eliphaz the
Temanite, and said:
Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the topmost of the stars,
Can a man be profitable unto God? how high they are!
Or can he that is wise be profitable 13
And thou sayest: What doth God
unto Him? know?
3
Is it any advantage to the Almighty, Can He judge through the dark
that thou art righteous? cloud?
14
Or is it gain to Him, that thou Thick clouds are a covering to
makest thy ways blameless? Him, that He seeth not;
4
Is it for thy fear of Him that He And He walketh in the circuit of
reproveth thee, heaven.
15
That He entereth with thee into Wilt thou keep the old way
judgment? Which wicked men have trodden?
5 16
Is not thy wickedness great? Who were snatched away before
And are not thine iniquities without their time,
end? Whose foundation was poured out
6
For thou hast taken pledges of thy as a stream;
brother for nought, 17
Who said unto God: Depart from
And stripped the naked of their us;
clothing. And what could the Almighty do
7
Thou hast not given water to the unto them?
18
weary to drink, Yet He filled their houses with
And thou hast withholden bread good things
from the hungry. But the counsel of the wicked is far
8
And as a mighty man, who hath the from me.
19
earth, The righteous saw it, and were
And as a man of rank, who dwelleth glad,
in it, And the innocent laugh them to
9
Thou hast sent widows away scorn:
empty, 20
Surely their substance is cut off,
And the arms of the fatherless have And their abundance the fire hath
been broken. consumed.
10
Therefore snares are round about
21
thee, Acquaint now thyself with Him,
And sudden dread affrighted thee, and be at peace;
11
Or darkness, that thou canst not Thereby shall thine increase be
see, good.
22
And abundance of waters cover Receive, I pray thee, instruction
thee. from His mouth,
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JOB 5
And lay up His words in thy heart. I would know the words which He
23
If thou return to the Almighty, would answer me,
thou shalt be built up And understand what He would say
If thou put away unrighteousness far unto me.
6
from thy tents, Would He contend with me in His
24
And lay thy treasure in the dust, great power?
And the gold of Ophir among the Nay; but He would give heed unto
stones of the brooks; me.
25 7
And the Almighty be thy treasure, There the upright might reason
And precious silver unto thee; with Him;
26
Then surely shalt thou have thy So should I be delivered for ever
delight in the Almighty, from my Judge.
And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27 8
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Behold, I go forward, but He is not
Him, and He will hear thee, there,
And thou shalt pay thy vows; And backward, but I cannot
28
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and perceive Him;
9
it shall be established unto thee, On the left hand, when He doth
And light shall shine upon thy ways. work, but I cannot behold Him,
He turneth Himself to the right
29
When they cast thee down, thou hand, but I cannot see Him.
shalt say: There is lifting up;
10
For the humble person He saveth. For He knoweth the way that I
30
He delivereth him that is innocent, take;
Yea, thou shalt be delivered through When He hath tried me, I shall come
the cleanness of thy hands. forth as gold.
11
My foot hath held fast to His steps,
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JOB
And whose spirit came forth from
5
thee?
27 2
And Job again took up his
parable, and said:
The shades tremble As God liveth, who hath taken
Beneath the waters and the away my right;
inhabitants thereof. And the Almighty, who hath dealt
6
The nether-world is naked before bitterly with me;
3
Him, All the while my breath is in me
And Destruction hath no covering. And the spirit of God is in my
7
He stretcheth out the north over the nostrils,
4
empty space, Surely my lips shall not speak
And hangeth the earth over nothing. unrighteousness,
8
He bindeth up the waters in His Neither shall my tongue utter deceit;
5
thick clouds; Far be it from me that I should
And the cloud is not rent under justify you;
them. Till I die I will not put away mine
9
He closeth in the face of His integrity from me.
6
throne, My righteousness I hold fast, and
And spreadeth His cloud upon it. will not let it go;
10
He hath described a boundary My heart shall not reproach me so
upon the face of the waters, long as I live.
Unto the confines of light and
7
darkness. Let mine enemy be as the wicked,
11
The pillars of heaven tremble And let him that riseth up against
And are astonished at His rebuke. me be as the unrighteous.
12 8
He stirreth up the sea with His For what is the hope of the godless,
power, though he get him gain,
And by His understanding He When God taketh away his soul?
9
smiteth through Rahab. Will God hear his cry,
13
By His breath the heavens are When trouble cometh upon him?
10
serene; Will he have his delight in the
His hand hath pierced the slant Almighty,
serpent. And call upon God at all times?
14 11
Lo, these are but the outskirts of I will teach you concerning the
His ways; hand of God;
And how small a whisper is heard of That which is with the Almighty
Him! will I not conceal.
12
But the thunder of His mighty deeds Behold, all ye yourselves have
who can understand? seen it;
1129
JOB 23
Why then are ye become altogether Men shall clap their hands at him,
vain? And shall hiss him out of his place.
13
This is the portion of a wicked
man with God,
And the heritage of oppressors, 28 For there is a mine for silver,
And a place for gold which
which they receive from the they refine.
2
Almighty. Iron is taken out of the dust,
14
If his children be multiplied, it is And brass is molten out of the stone.
3
for the sword; Man setteth an end to darkness,
And his offspring shall not have And searcheth out to the furthest
bread enough. bound
15
Those that remain of him shall be The stones of thick darkness and of
buried by pestilence, the shadow of death.
4
And his widows shall make no He breaketh open a shaft away
lamentation. from where men sojourn;
16
Though he heap up silver as the They are forgotten of the foot that
dust, passeth by;
And prepare raiment as the clay; They hang afar from men, they
17
He may prepare it, but the just swing to and fro.
5
shall put it on, As for the earth, out of it cometh
And the innocent shall divide the bread,
silver. And underneath it is turned up as it
18
He buildeth his house as a moth, were by fire.
6
And as a booth which the keeper The stones thereof are the place of
maketh. sapphires,
19
He lieth down rich, but there shall And it hath dust of gold.
7
be nought to gather; That path no bird of prey knoweth,
He openeth his eyes, and his wealth Neither hath the falcons eye seen it;
8
is not. The proud beasts have not trodden
20
Terrors overtake him like waters; it,
A tempest stealeth him away in the Nor hath the lion passed thereby.
9
night. He putteth forth his hand upon the
21
The east wind carrieth him away, flinty rock;
and he departeth; He overturneth the mountains by the
And it sweepeth him out of his roots.
10
place. He cutteth out channels among the
22
Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth rocks;
not; And his eye seeth every precious
He would fain flee from its power. thing.
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11
JOB 21
He bindeth the streams that they Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all
trickle not; living,
And the thing that is hid bringeth he And kept close from the fowls of the
forth to light. air.
22
Destruction and Death say:
12
But wisdom, where shall it be We have heard a rumor thereof
found? with our ears.
23
And where is the place of God understandeth the way
understanding? thereof,
13
Man knoweth not the price And He knoweth the place thereof.
24
thereof; For He looketh to the ends of the
Neither is it found in the land of the earth,
living. And seeth under the whole heaven;
14
The deep saith: It is not in me; 25
When He maketh a weight for the
And the sea saith: It is not with wind,
me. And meteth out the waters by
15
It cannot be gotten for gold, measure.
26
Neither shall silver be weighed for When He made a decree for the
the price thereof. rain,
16
It cannot be valued with the gold And a way for the storm of
of Ophir, thunders;
27
With the precious onyx, or the Then did He see it, and declare it;
sapphire. He established it, yea, and searched
17
Gold and glass cannot equal it; it out.
Neither shall the exchange thereof
28
be vessels of fine gold. And unto man He said:
18
No mention shall be made of coral Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is
or of crystal; wisdom;
Yea, the price of wisdom is above And to depart from evil is
rubies. understanding.
19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not
equal it,
Neither shall it be valued with pure 29 2
And Job again took up his
parable, and said:
gold. Oh that I were as in the months of
old,
20
Whence then cometh wisdom? As in the days when God watched
And where is the place of over me;
3
understanding? When His lamp shined above my
head,
1131
JOB
And by His light I walked through My justice was as a robe and a
darkness; diadem.
4 15
As I was in the days of my youth, I was eyes to the blind,
When the converse of God was And feet was I to the lame.
16
upon my tent; I was a father to the needy;
5
When the Almighty was yet with And the cause of him that I knew
me, not I searched out.
17
And my children were about me; And I broke the jaws of the
6
When my steps were washed with unrighteous,
butter, And plucked the prey out of his
And the rock poured me out rivers teeth.
of oil! 18
Then I said: I shall die with my
7
When I went forth to the gate unto nest,
the city, And I shall multiply my days as the
When I prepared my seat in the phoenix;
19
broad place, My root shall be spread out to the
8
The young men saw me and hid waters,
themselves, And the dew shall lie all night upon
And the aged rose up and stood; my branch;
9 20
The princes refrained talking, My glory shall be fresh in me,
And laid their hand on their mouth; And my bow shall be renewed in
10
The voice of the nobles was my hand.
hushed,
21
And their tongue cleaved to the roof Unto me men gave ear, and
of their mouth. waited,
11
For when the ear heard me, then it And kept silence for my counsel.
22
blessed me, After my words they spoke not
And when the eye saw me, it gave again;
witness unto me; And my speech dropped upon them.
12 23
Because I delivered the poor that And they waited for me as for the
cried, rain;
The fatherless also, that had none to And they opened their mouth wide
help him. as for the latter rain.
13 24
The blessing of him that was ready If I laughed on them, they believed
to perish came upon me; and I it not;
caused the widows heart to sing And the light of my countenance
for joy. they cast not down.
14 25
I put on righteousness, and it I chose out their way, and sat as
clothed itself with me; chief,
1132
JOB 11
And dwelt as a king in the army, For He hath loosed my cord, and
As one that comforteth the afflicted me,
mourners. And they have cast off the bridle
before me.
12
1136
JOB
And, behold, there was none that
convinced Job, 33 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear
my speech,
Or that answered his words, among And hearken to all my words.
2
you. Behold now, I have opened my
13
Beware lest ye say: We have mouth,
found wisdom; My tongue hath spoken in my
God may vanquish him, not man! mouth.
14 3
For he hath not directed his words My words shall utter the
against me; uprightness of my heart;
Neither will I answer him with your And that which my lips know they
speeches. shall speak sincerely.
4
The spirit of God hath made me,
15
They are amazed, they answer no And the breath of the Almighty
more; given me life.
5
Words are departed from them. If thou canst, answer thou me,
16
And shall I wait, because they Set thy words in order before me,
speak not, stand forth.
6
Because they stand still, and answer Behold, I am toward God even as
no more? thou art;
17
I also will answer my part, I also am formed out of the clay.
7
I also will declare mine opinion. Behold, my terror shall not make
18
For I am full of words; thee afraid,
The spirit within me constraineth Neither shall my pressure be heavy
me. upon thee.
19
Behold, mine inwards are as wine
8
which hath no vent; Surely thou hast spoken in my
Like new wine-skins which are hearing,
ready to burst. And I have heard the voice of thy
20
I will speak, that I may find relief; words;
I will open my lips and answer. 9
I am clean, without transgression,
21
Let me not, I pray you, respect any I am innocent, neither is there
mans person; iniquity in me;
10
Neither will I give flattering titles Behold, He findeth occasions
unto any man. against me,
22
For I know not to give flattering He counteth me for His enemy;
11
titles; He putteth my feet in the stocks,
Else would my Maker soon take me He marketh all my paths.
away
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12
JOB
Behold, I answer thee: In this thou An intercessor, one among a
art not right, thousand,
That God is too great for man; To vouch for a mans uprightness;
13 24
Why hast thou striven against Then He is gracious unto him, and
Him? saith:
Seeing that He will not answer any Deliver him from going down to
of his words. the pit,
14
For God speaketh in one way, I have found a ransom.
25
Yea in two, though man perceiveth His flesh is tenderer than a childs;
it not. He returneth to the days of his
15
In a dream, in a vision of the night, youth;
26
When deep sleep falleth upon men, He prayeth unto God, and He is
In slumberings upon the bed; favourable unto him;
16
Then He openeth the ears of men, So that he seeth His face with joy;
And by their chastisement sealeth And He restoreth unto man his
the decree, righteousness.
17 27
That men may put away their He cometh before men, and saith:
purpose, I have sinned, and perverted that
And that He may hide pride from which was right,
man; And it profited me not.
18 28
That He may keep back his soul So He redeemeth his soul from
from the pit, going into the pit,
And his life from perishing by the And his life beholdeth the light.
sword.
19 29
He is chastened also with pain Lo, all these things doth God
upon his bed, work,
And all his bones grow stiff; Twice, yea thrice, with a man,
20 30
So that his life maketh him to To bring back his soul from the
abhor bread, pit,
And his soul dainty food. That he may be enlightened with the
21
His flesh is consumed away, that it light of the living.
cannot be seen;
31
And his bones corrode to Mark well, O Job, hearken unto
unsightliness. me;
22
Yea, his soul draweth near unto Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32
the pit, If thou hast any thing to say,
And his life to the destroyers. answer me;
23
If there be for him an angel, Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33
If not, hearken thou unto me;
1138
JOB
Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee And cause every man to find
wisdom. according to his ways.
12
Yea, of a surety, God will not do
34
2
Moreover Elihu answered and
said:
wickedly,
Neither will the Almighty pervert
Hear my words, ye wise men; justice.
13
And give ear unto me, ye that have Who gave Him a charge over the
knowledge. earth?
3
For the ear trieth words, Or who hath disposed the whole
As the palate tasteth food. world?
4 14
Let us choose for us that which is If He set His heart upon man,
right; If He gather unto Himself his spirit
Let us know among ourselves what and his breath;
15
is good. All flesh shall perish together,
5
For Job hath said: I am righteous, And man shall return unto dust.
And God hath taken away my right;
6 16
Notwithstanding my right I am If now thou hast understanding,
accounted a liar; hear this;
My wound is incurable, though I am Hearken to the voice of my words.
17
without transgression. Shall even one that hateth right
7
What man is like Job, govern?
Who drinketh up scorning like And wilt thou condemn Him that is
water? just and mighty
8
Who goeth in company with the 18
Is it fit to say to a king: Thou art
workers of iniquity, base?
And walketh with wicked men. Or to nobles: Ye are wicked?
9
For he hath said: It profiteth a man 19
That respecteth not the persons of
nothing princes,
That he should be in accord with Nor regardeth the rich more than the
God. poor?
For they all are the work of His
10
Therefore hearken unto me, ye hands.
20
men of understanding: In a moment they die, even at
Far be it from God, that He should midnight;
do wickedness; The people are shaken and pass
And from the Almighty, that He away,
should commit iniquity. And the mighty are taken away
11
For the work of a man will He without hand.
requite unto him,
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21
For His eyes are upon the ways of I have borne chastisement, though I
a man, offend not;
32
And He seeth all his goings. That which I see not teach Thou
22
There is no darkness, nor shadow me;
of death, If I have done iniquity, I will do it
Where the workers of iniquity may no more?
33
hide themselves. Shall His recompense be as thou
23
For He doth not appoint a time wilt? For thou loathest it,
unto any man, So that thou must choose, and not I;
When he should go before God in Therefore speak what thou knowest.
34
judgment. Men of understanding will say
24
He breaketh in pieces mighty men unto me,
without inquisition, Yea, every wise man that heareth
And setteth others in their stead. me:
25
Therefore He taketh knowledge of 35
Job speaketh without knowledge,
their works; And his words are without
And He overturneth them in the discernment.
36
night, so that they are crushed. Would that Job were tried unto the
26
He striketh them as wicked men end,
In the open sight of others; Because of his answering like
27
Because they turned aside from wicked men.
37
following Him, For he addeth rebellion unto his
And would not have regard to any sin,
of His ways; He clappeth his hands among us,
28
So that they cause the cry of the And multiplieth his words against
poor to come unto Him, God.
And He heareth the cry of the
29
afflicted.
When He giveth quietness, who 35 2
Moreover Elihu answered and
said:
then can condemn? Thinkest thou this to be thy right,
And when He hideth His face, who Or sayest thou: I am righteousness
then can behold Him? before God,
Whether it be done unto a nation, or 3
That thou inquirest: What
unto a man, alike; advantage will it be unto Thee?
30
That the godless man reign not, And: What profit shall I have, more
That there be none to ensnare the than if I had sinned?
4
people. I will give thee answer,
And thy companions with thee.
31 5
For hath any said unto God: Look unto the heavens, and see;
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And behold the skies, which are But Job doth open his mouth in
higher than thou. vanity;
6
If thou hast sinned, what doest thou He multiplieth words without
against Him? knowledge.
And if thy transgressions be
7
multiplied, what doest thou unto
Him? 36 2
Elihu also proceeded, and
said:
If thou be righteous, what givest Suffer me a little, and I will tell
thou Him? thee;
Or what receiveth He of thy hand? For there are yet words on Gods
8
Thy wickedness concerneth a man behalf.
3
as thou art; I will fetch my knowledge from
And thy righteousness a son of man. afar,
And will ascribe righteousness to
9
By reason of the multitude of my Maker.
4
oppressions they cry out; For truly my words are not false;
They cry for help by reason of the One that is upright in mind is with
arm of the mighty. thee.
10
But none saith: Where is God my 5
Behold, God is mighty, yet He
Maker, despiseth not any;
Who giveth songs in the night; He is mighty in strength of
11
Who teacheth us more than the understanding.
6
beasts of the earth, He preserveth not the life of the
And maketh us wiser than the fowls wicked;
of heaven? But giveth to the poor their right.
12 7
There they cry, but none giveth He withdraweth not His eyes from
answer, the righteous;
Because of the pride of evil men. But with kings upon the throne
13
Surely God will not hear vanity, He setteth them for ever, and they
Neither will the Almighty regard it. are exalted.
14 8
Yea, when thou sayest thou canst And if they be bound in fetters,
not see Him And be holden in cords of affliction;
9
The cause is before Him; therefore Then He declareth unto them their
wait thou for Him. work,
15
And now, is it for nought that He And their transgressions, that they
punished in His anger? have behaved themselves
And hath He not full knowledge of proudly.
10
arrogance? He openeth also their ear to
discipline,
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And commandeth that they return When peoples are cut off in their
from iniquity. place.
11 21
If they hearken and serve Him, Take heed, regard not iniquity;
They shall spend their days in For this hast thou chosen rather than
prosperity, affliction.
And their years in pleasures.
12 22
But if they hearken not, they shall Behold, God doeth loftily in His
perish by the sword, power;
And they shall die without Who is a teacher like Him?
23
knowledge. Who hath enjoined Him His way?
13
But they that are godless in heart Or who hath said: Thou hast
lay up anger; wrought unrighteousness?
24
They cry not for help when He Remember that thou magnify His
bindeth them. work,
14
Their soul perisheth in youth, Whereof men have sung.
25
And their life as that of the All men have looked thereon;
depraved. Man beholdeth it afar off.
15 26
He delivereth the afflicted by His Behold, God is great, beyond our
affliction, knowledge;
And openeth their ear by tribulation. The number of His years is
16
Yea, He hath allured thee out of unsearchable.
27
distress For He draweth away the drops of
Into a broad place, where there is no water,
straitness; Which distil rain from His vapour;
28
And that which is set on thy table is Which the skies pour down
full of fatness; And drop upon the multitudes of
17
And thou art full of the judgment men.
29
of the wicked; Yea, can any understand the
Judgment and justice take hold on spreadings of the clouds,
them. The crashings of His pavilion?
18 30
For beware of wrath, lest thou be Behold, He spreadeth His light
led away by thy sufficiency; upon it;
Neither let the greatness of the And He covereth the depths of the
ransom turn thee aside. sea.
19 31
Will thy riches avail, that are For by these He judgeth the
without stint, peoples;
Or all the forces of thy strength? He giveth food in abundance.
20 32
Desire not the night, He covereth His hands with the
lightning,
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And giveth it a charge that it strike And cold out of the north.
10
the mark. By the breath of God ice is given,
33
The noise thereof telleth And the breadth of the waters is
concerning it, straitened.
11
The cattle also concerning the storm Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud
that cometh up. with moister,
He spreadeth abroad the cloud of
38
2
Then the LORD answered Job
out of the whirlwind, and said:
morning since thy days began,
And caused the dayspring to know
Who is this that darkeneth counsel its place;
13
By words without knowledge? That it might take hold of the ends
3
Gird up now thy loins like a man; of the earth,
For I will demand of thee, and And the wicked be shaken out of it?
14
declare thou unto Me. It is changed as clay under the
seal;
4
Where wast thou when I laid the And they stand as a garment.
15
foundations of the earth? But from the wicked their light is
Declare, if thou hast the withholden,
understanding. And the high arm is broken.
5
Who determined the measures
16
thereof, if thou knowest? Hast thou entered into the springs
Or who stretched the line upon it? of the sea?
6
Whereupon were the foundations Or hast thou walked in the recesses
thereof fastened? of the deep?
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JOB 27
Have the gates of death been To satisfy the desolate and waste
revealed unto thee? ground,
Or hast thou seen the gates of the And to cause the bud of the tender
shadow of death? herb to spring forth?
18 28
Hast thou surveyed unto the Hath the rain a father?
breadths of the earth? Or who hath begotten the drops of
Declare, if thou knowest it all. dew?
29
Out of whose womb came the ice?
19
Where is the way to the dwelling And the hoar-frost of heaven, who
of light, hath gendered it?
30
And as for darkness, where is the The waters are congealed like
place thereof; stone,
20
That thou shouldest take it to the And the face of the deep is frozen.
bound thereof,
31
And that thou shouldest know the Canst thou bind the chains of the
paths to the house thereof? Pleiades,
21
Thou knowest it, for thou wast Or loose the bands of Orion?
32
then born, Canst thou lead forth the
And the number of thy days is great! Mazzaroth in their season?
22
Hast thou entered the treasuries of Or canst thou guide the Bear with
the snow, her sons?
33
Or hast thou seen the treasuries of Knowest thou the ordinances of
the hail, the heavens?
23
Which I have reserved against the Canst thou establish the dominion
time of trouble, thereof in the earth?
34
Against the day of battle and war? Canst thou lift up thy voice to the
clouds,
24
By what way is the light parted, That abundance of waters may
Or the east wind scattered upon the cover thee?
35
earth? Canst thou send forth lightnings,
25
Who hath cleft a channel for the that they may go,
waterflood, And say unto thee: Here we are?
Or a way for the lightning of the
36
thunder; Who hath put wisdom in the
26
To cause it to rain on a land where inward parts?
no man is, Or who hath given understanding to
On the wilderness, wherein there is the mind?
37
no man; Who can number the clouds by
wisdom?
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Or who can pour out the bottles of He scorneth the tumult of the city,
heaven, Neither heareth he the shoutings of
38
When the dust runneth into a mass, the driver.
8
And the clods cleave fast together? The range of the mountains is his
pasture,
39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the And he searcheth after every green
lioness? thing.
Or satisfy the appetite of the young
9
lions, Will the wild-ox be willing to serve
40
When they couch in their dens, thee?
And abide in the covert to lie in Or will he abide by thy crib?
10
wait? Canst thou bind the wild-ox with
41
Who provideth for the raven his his band in the furrow?
prey, Or will he harrow the valleys after
When his young ones cry unto God, thee?
11
and wander for lack of food? Wilt thou trust him, because his
42
2
Then Job answered the LORD,
and said:
the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite
went, and did according as the LORD
I know that Thou canst do every commanded them; and the LORD
thing, accepted Job. 10And the LORD changed
And that no purpose can be the fortune of Job, when he prayed for
withholden from Thee. his friends; and the LORD gave Job
3
Who is this that hideth counsel twice as much as he had before. 11Then
without knowledge? came there unto him all his brethren,
Therefore have I uttered that which I and all his sisters, and all they that had
understood not, been of his acquaintance before, and
Things too wonderful for me, which did eat bread with him in his house;
I knew not. and they bemoaned him, and
4
Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will comforted him concerning all the evil
speak; that the LORD had brought upon him;
I will demand of Thee, and declare every man also gave him a piece of
Thou unto me. money, and every one a ring of gold.
5 12
I had heard of Thee by the hearing So the LORD blessed the latter end of
of the ear; Job more than his beginning; and he
But now mine eye seeth Thee; had fourteen thousand sheep, and six
6
Wherefore I abhor my words, and thousand camels, and a thousand yoke
repent, of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
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He had also seven sons and three
daughters. 14And he called the name of
the first, aJemimah; and the name of
the second, bKeziah; and the name of
the third, cKeren-happuch. 15And in all
the land were no women found so fair
as the daughters of Job; and their
father gave them inheritance among
their brethren. 16And after this Job
lived a hundred and forty years, and
saw his sons, and his sonssons, even
four generations. 17So Job died, being
old and full of days.
a
That is, Dove.
b
That is, Cassia.
c
That is, Horn of eye-paint.
SONG OF SONGS
1 THE song of songs, which is
Solomons.
Where thou feedest, where thou
makest thy flock to rest at noon;
For why should I be as one that
2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of veileth herself
his mouth Beside the flocks of thy
For thy love is better than wine. companions?
3 8
Thine ointments have a goodly If thou know not, O thou fairest
fragrance; among women,
Thy name is as ointment poured Go thy way forth by the footsteps of
forth; the flock
Therefore do the maidens love thee. And feed thy kids, beside the
4
Draw me, we will run after thee; shepherdstents.
9
The king hath brought me into his I have compared thee, O my love,
chambers; To a steed in Pharaohs chariots.
10
We will be glad and rejoice in thee, Thy cheeks are comely with
We will find thy love more fragrant circlets,
than wine! Thy neck with beads.
11
Sincerely do they love thee. We will make thee circlets of gold
5
I am black, but comely, With studs of silver.
O ye daughters of Jerusalem,
12
As the tents of Kedar, While the king sat at his table,
As the curtains of Solomon. My spikenard sent forth its
6
Look not upon me, that I am fragrance.
13
swarthy, My beloved is unto me as a bag of
That the sun hath tanned me; myrrh,
My mothers sons were incensed That lieth betwixt my breasts.
14
against me, My beloved is unto me as a cluster
They made me keeper of the of henna
vineyards; In the vineyards of En-gedi.
But mine own vineyard have I not
15
kept. Behold, thou art fair, my love;
7
Tell me, O thou whom my soul behold, thou art fair;
loveth, Thine eyes are as doves.
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SONG OF SONGS
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, He peereth through the lattice.
10
yea, pleasant; My beloved spoke, and said unto
Also our couch is leafy. me:
17
The beams of our houses are Rise up, my love, my fair one, and
cedars, come away.
11
And our panels are cypresses. For, lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone;
12
2 I am a rose of Sharon,
A lily of the valleys.
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing is come,
And the voice of the turtle is heard
2
As a lily among thorns, in our land;
13
So is my love among the daughters. The fig-tree putteth forth her green
3
As an apple-tree among the trees of figs,
the wood, And the vines in blossom give forth
So is my beloved among the sons. their fragrance.
Under its shadow I delighted to sit, Arise, my love, my fair one, and
And its fruit was sweet to my taste. come away.
4 14
He hath brought me to the O my dove, that art in the clefts of
banqueting-house, the rock, in the covert of the cliff,
And his banner over me is love. Let me see thy countenance, let me
5
Stay ye me with dainties, refresh hear thy voice;
me with apples; For sweet is thy voice, and thy
For I am love-sick. countenance is comely.
6
Let his left hand be under my head, 15
Take us the foxes, the little foxes,
And his right hand embrace me. that spoil the vineyards;
7
I adjure you, O daughters of For our vineyards are in blossom.
16
Jerusalem, My beloved is mine, and I am his,
By the gazelles, and by the hinds of That feedeth among the lilies.
17
the field, Until the day breathe, and the
That ye awaken not, nor stir up love, shadows flee away,
until it please. Turn, my beloved, and be thou like
8
Hark! my beloved! behold, he a gazelle or a young hart
cometh, Upon the mountains of spices.
Leaping upon the mountains,
9
skipping upon the hills.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a 3 By night on my bed I sought him
whom my soul loveth;
young hart; I sought him, but I found him not.
Behold, he standeth behind our wall, 2
I will rise now, and go about the
He looketh in through the windows, city,
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SONG OF SONGS 9
In the streets and in the broad ways, King Solomon made himself a
I will seek him whom my soul palanquin
loveth. Of the wood of Lebanon.
10
I sought him, but I found him not. He made the pillars thereof of
3
The watchmen that go about the silver,
city found me: The top thereof of gold,
Saw ye him whom my soul The seat of it of purple,
loveth? The inside thereof being inlaid with
4
Scarce had I passed from them, love,
When I found him whom my soul From the daughters of Jerusalem.
11
loveth: Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion,
I held him, and would not let him And gaze upon king Solomon,
go, Even upon the crown wherewith his
Until I had brought him into my mother hath crowned him in the
mothers house, day of his espousals,
And into the chamber of her that And in the day of the gladness of his
conceived me. heart.
5
I adjure you, O daughters of
Jerusalem,
By the gazelles, and by the hinds of 4 Behold, thou art fair, my love;
behold, thou art fair;
the field, Thine eyes are as doves behind thy
That ye awaken not, nor stir up love, veil;
Until it please. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that
trail down from mount Gilead.
6 2
Who is this that cometh up out of Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes
the wilderness all shaped alike,
Like pillars of smoke, Which are come up from the
Perfumed with myrrh and washing;
frankincense, Whereof all are paired, and none
With all powders of the merchant? faileth among them.
7 3
Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,
Threescore mighty men are about it, And thy mouth is comely;
Of the mighty men of Israel. Thy temples are like a pomegranate
8
They all handle the sword, split open
And are expert in war; Behind thy veil.
4
Every man hath his sword upon his Thy neck is like the tower of David
thigh, Builded with turrets,
Because of dread in the night. Whereon there hang a thousand
shields,
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SONG OF SONGS 13
All the armour of the mighty men. Thy shoots are a park of
5
Thy two breasts are like two fawns pomegranates,
That are twins of a gazelle, With precious fruits;
Which feed among the lilies. Henna with spikenard plants,
6 14
Until the day breathe, Spikenard and saffron, calamus
And the shadows flee away, and cinnamon,
I will get me to the mountain of With all trees of frankincense;
myrrh, Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief
And to the hill of frankincense. spices.
7 15
Thou art all fair, my love; Thou art a fountain of gardens,
And there is no spot in thee. A well of living waters,
8
Come with me from Lebanon, my And flowing streams from Lebanon.
bride,
16
With me from Lebanon; Awake, O north wind;
Look from the top of Amana, And come, thou south;
From the top of Senir and Hermon, Blow upon my garden,
From the lionsdens, That the spices thereof may flow
From the mountains of the leopards. out.
9
Thou hast ravished my heart, my Let my beloved come into his
sister, my bride; garden,
Thou hast ravished my heart with And eat his precious fruits.
one of thine eyes,
With one bead of thy necklace.
10
How fair is thy love, my sister, my 5 I am come into my garden, my
sister, my bride;
bride! I have gathered my myrrh with my
How much better is thy love than spice;
wine! I have eaten my honeycomb with
And the smell of thine ointments my honey;
than all manner of spices! I have drunk my wine with my milk.
11
Thy lips, O my bride, drop Eat, O friends;
honey Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O
Honey and milk are under thy beloved.
tongue;
2
And the smell of thy garments is I sleep, but my heart waketh;
like the smell of Lebanon. Hark! my beloved knocketh:
12
A garden shut up is my sister, my Open to me, my sister, my love, my
bride; dove, my undefiled;
A spring shut up, a fountain sealed. For my head is filled with dew,
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SONG OF SONGS 11
My locks with the drops of the His head is as the most fine gold,
night. His locks are curled,
3
I have put off my coat; And black as a raven.
12
How shall I put it on? His eyes are like doves
I have washed my feet; Beside the water-brooks;
How shall I defile them? Washed with milk,
4
My beloved put in his hand by the And fitly set.
13
hole of the door, His cheeks are as a bed of spices,
And my heart was moved for him. As banks of sweet herbs;
5
I rose up to open to my beloved; His lips are as lilies,
And my hands dropped with myrrh, Dropping with flowing myrrh.
14
And my fingers with flowing myrrh, His hands are as rods of gold
Upon the handles of the bar. Set with beryl;
6
I opened to my beloved; His body is as polished ivory
But my beloved had turned away, Overlaid with sapphires.
15
and was gone. His legs are as pillars of marble,
My soul failed me when he spoke. Set upon sockets of fine gold;
I sought him, but I could not find His aspect is like Lebanon,
him; Excellent as the cedars.
16
I called him, but he gave me no His mouth is most sweet;
answer. Yea, he is altogether lovely.
7
The watchmen that go about the This is my beloved, and this is my
city found me, friend,
They smote me, they wounded me; O daughters of Jerusalem.
The keepers of the walls took away
Whither is thy beloved gone,
8
my mantle from me.
I adjure you, O daughters of 6 O thou fairest among women?
Jerusalem, Whither hath thy beloved turned
If ye find my beloved, what will ye him,
tell him? That we may seek him with thee?
That I am love-sick. 2
My beloved is gone down into his
9
What is thy beloved more than garden,
another beloved, To the beds of spices,
O thou fairest among women? To feed in the gardens,
What is thy beloved more than And to gather lilies.
3
another beloved, I am my beloveds, and my beloved
That thou dost so adjure us? is mine,
10
My beloved is white and ruddy, That feedeth among the lilies.
Pre-eminent above ten thousand.
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SONG OF SONGS 12
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Before I was aware, my soul set
Tirzah, me
Comely as Jerusalem, Upon the chariots of my princely
Terrible as an army with banners. people.
5
Turn away thine eyes from me,
For they have overcome me.
Thy hair is as a flock of goats, 7 Return, return, O Shulammite;
Return, return, that we may look
That trail down from Gilead. upon thee.
6
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes,
Which are come up from the What will ye see in the Shulammite?
washing; As it were a dance of two
Whereof all are paired, companies.
And none faileth among them.
7 2
Thy temples are like a pomegranate How beautiful are thy steps in
split open sandals,
Behind thy veil. O princes daughter!
8
There are threescore queens, The roundings of thy thighs are like
And fourscore concubines, the links of a chain,
And maidens without number. The work of the hands of a skilled
9
My dove, my undefiled, is but one; workman.
3
She is the only one of her mother; Thy navel is like a round goblet,
She is the choice one of her that Wherein no mingled wine is
bore her. wanting;
The daughters saw her, and called Thy belly is like a heap of wheat
her happy; Set about with lilies.
4
Yea, the queens and the concubines, Thy two breasts are like two fawns
and they praised her. That are twins of a gazelle.
10 5
Who is she that looketh forth as Thy neck is as a tower of ivory;
the dawn, Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon,
Fair as the moon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim;
Clear as the sun, Thy nose is like the tower of
Terrible as an army with banners? Lebanon
11
I went down into the garden of Which looketh toward Damascus.
6
nuts, Thy head upon thee is like Carmel,
To look at the green plants of the And the hair of thy head like purple;
valley, The king is held captive in the
To see whether the vine budded, tresses thereof.
7
And the pomegranates were in How fair and how pleasant art thou,
flower. O love, for delights!
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SONG OF SONGS
This thy stature is like to a palm-
tree,
And thy breasts to clusters of 8 Oh that thou wert as my brother,
That sucked the breasts of my
grapes. mother!
9
I said: I will climb up into the When I should find thee without, I
palm-tree, would kiss thee;
I will take hold of the branches Yea, and none would despise me.
2
thereof; I would lead thee, and bring thee
And let thy breasts be as clusters of into my mothers house,
the vine, That thou mightest instruct me;
And the smell of thy countenance I would cause thee to drink of
like apples; spiced wine,
10
And the roof of thy mouth like the Of the juice of my pomegranate.
3
best wine, His left hand should be under my
That glideth down smoothly for my head,
beloved, And his right hand should embrace
Moving gently the lips of those that me.
are asleep. 4
I adjure you, O daughters of
Jerusalem:
11
I am my beloveds, Why should ye awaken, or stir up
And his desire is toward me. : love,
12
Come, my beloved, let us go forth Until it please?
into the field;
5
Let us lodge in the villages. Who is this that cometh up from
13
Let us get up early to the the wilderness,
vineyards; Leaning upon her beloved?
Let us see whether the vine hath Under the apple-tree I awakened
budded, thee;
Whether the vine-blossom be There thy mother was in travail with
opened, thee;
And the pomegranates be in flower; There was she in travail and brought
There will I give thee my love. thee forth.
14
The mandrakes give forth
6
fragrance, Set me as a seal upon thy heart,
And at our doors are all manner of As a seal upon thine arm;
precious fruits, For love is strong as death,
New and old, Jealousy is cruel as the grave;
Which I have laid up for thee, O my The flashes thereof are flashes of
beloved. fire,
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SONG OF SONGS 11
A very flame of the LORD. Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-
7
Many waters cannot quench love, hamon;
Neither can the floods drown it; He gave over the vineyard unto
If a man would give all the keepers;
substance of his house for love, Every one for the fruit thereof
He would utterly be contemned. Brought in a thousand pieces of
8
We have a little sister, silver.
12
And she hath no breasts; My vineyard, which is mine, is
What shall we do for our sister before me;
In the day when she shall be spoken Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the
for? thousand,
9
If she be a wall, And those that keep the fruit thereof
We will build upon her a turret of two hundred.
silver;
13
And if she be a door, Thou that dwellest in the gardens,
We will enclose her with boards of The companions hearken for thy
cedar. voice:
Cause me to hear it.
10
I am a wall,
14
And my breasts like the towers Make haste, my beloved,
thereof; And be thou like to a gazelle or to a
Then was I in his eyes young hart
As one that found peace. Upon the mountains of spices.
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1 AND IT came to pass in the days
when the judges judged, that there
LORD grant you that ye may find rest,
each of you in the house of her
was a famine in the land. And a certain husband. Then she kissed them; and
man of Beth-lehem in Judah went to they lifted up their voice, and wept.
sojourn in the field of Moab, he, and 10
And they said unto her: Nay, but we
his wife, and his two sons. 2And the will return with thee unto thy people.
name of the man was Elimelech, and 11
And Naomi said: Turn back, my
the name of his wife Naomi, and the daughters; why will ye go with me?
name of his two sons Mahlon and have I yet sons in my womb, that they
Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem in may be your husbands? 12Turn back,
Judah. And they came into the field of my daughters, go your way; for I am
Moab, and continued there. 3And too old to have a husband. If I should
Elimelech Naomis husband died; and say: I have hope, should I even have
she was left, and her two sons. 4And an husband to-night, and also bear
they took them wives of the women of sons; 13would ye tarry for them till
Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, they were grown? would ye shut
and the name of the other Ruth; and yourselves off for them and have no
they dwelt there about ten years. 5And husbands? nay, my daughters; for it
Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; grieveth me much for your sakes, for
and the woman was left of her two the hand of the LORD is gone forth
children and of her husband. 6Then she against me. 14And they lifted up their
arose with her daughters-in-law, that voice, and wept again; and Orpah
she might return from the field of kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth
Moab; for she had heard in the field of cleaved unto her. 15And she said:
Moab how that the LORD had Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back
remembered His people in giving them unto her people, and unto her god;
bread. 7And she went forth out of the return thou after thy sister-in-law.
place where she was, and her two 16
And Ruth said: Entreat me not to
daughters-in-law with her; and they leave thee, and to return from
went on the way to return unto the following after thee; for whither thou
land of Judah. 8And Naomi said unto goest, I will go; and where thou
her two daughters-in-law: Go, return lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall
each of you to her mothers house; the be my people, and thy God my God;
17
LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have where thou diest, will I die, and there
dealt with the dead, and with me. 9The will I be buried; the LORD do so to me,
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and more also, if aught but death part Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said
thee and me. 18And when she saw that unto the reapers: The LORD be with
she was stedfastly minded to go with you. And they answered him: The
her, she left off speaking unto her. 19So LORD bless thee. 5Then said Boaz unto
they two went until they came to Beth- his servant that was set over the
lehem. And it came to pass, when they reapers: Whose damsel is this? 6And
were come to Beth-lehem, that all the the servant that was set over the
city was astir concerning them, and the reapers answered and said: It is a
women said: Is this Naomi? 20And Moabitish damsel that came back with
she said unto them: Call me not Naomi out of the field of Moab; 7and
a
Naomi, call me bMarah; for the she said: Let me glean, I pray you, and
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with gather after the reapers among the
me. 21I went out full, and the LORD sheaves; so she came, and hath
hath brought me back home empty; continued even from the morning until
why call ye me Naomi, seeing the now, save that she tarried a little in the
LORD hath testified against me, and the house. 8Then said Boaz unto Ruth:
Almighty hath afflicted me? 22So Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go
Naomi returned, and Ruth the not to glean in another field, neither
Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with pass from hence, but abide here fast by
her, who returned out of the field of my maidens. 9Let thine eyes be on the
Moaband they came to Beth-lehem field that they do reap, and go thou
in the beginning of barley harvest. after them; have I not charged the
1167
LAMENTATIONS
The LORD hath caused to be 11
Mine eyes do fail with tears,
forgotten in Zion Mine inwards burn,
Appointed season and sabbath, My liver is poured upon the earth,
And hath rejected in the indignation For the breach of the daughter of my
of His anger people;
The king and the priest. Because the young children and the
7
The Lord hath cast off His altar, sucklings swoon
He hath abhorred His sanctuary, In the broad places of the city.
He hath given up into the hand of 12
They say to their mothers:
the enemy Where is corn and wine?
The walls of her palaces; When they swoon as the wounded
They have made a noise in the In the broad places of the city,
house of the LORD, When their soul is poured out
As in the day of a solemn assembly. Into their mothersbosom.
8
The LORD hath purposed to destroy 13
What shall I take to witness for
The wall of the daughter of Zion; thee?
He hath stretched out the line, What shall I liken to thee,
He hath not withdrawn O daughter of Jerusalem?
His hand from destroying; What shall I equal to thee, that I
But He hath made the rampart and may comfort thee,
wall to mourn, O virgin daughter of Zion?
They languish together. For thy breach is great like the sea;
9
Her gates are sunk into the ground; Who can heal thee?
He hath destroyed and broken her 14
Thy prophets have seen visions for
bars; thee
Her king and her princes are among Of vanity and delusion;
the nations, And they have not uncovered thine
Instruction is no more; iniquity,
Yea, her prophets find To bring back thy captivity;
No vision from the LORD. But have prophesied for thee
10
They sit upon the ground, and burdens
keep silence, Of vanity and seduction.
The elders of the daughter of Zion; 15
All that pass by clap
They have cast up dust upon their Their hands at thee;
heads, They hiss and wag their head
They have girded themselves with At the daughter of Jerusalem:
sackcloth; Is this the city that men called
The virgins of Jerusalem hang down The perfection of beauty,
Their heads to the ground. The joy of the whole earth?
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LAMENTATIONS
16
All thine enemies have opened Shall the priest and the prophet be
Their mouth wide against thee; slain
They hiss and gnash the teeth; In the sanctuary of the Lord?
They say: We have swallowed her 21The youth and the old man lie
up; On the ground in the streets;
Certainly this is the day that we My virgins and my young men
looked for; Are fallen by the sword;
We have found, we have seen it. Thou hast slain them in the day of
17The LORD hath done that which He Thine anger;
devised; Thou hast slaughtered unsparingly.
He hath performed His word 22Thou hast called, as in the day of a
That He commanded in the days of solemn assembly,
old; My terrors on every side,
He hath thrown down unsparingly; And there was none in the day of the
And He hath caused the enemy to LORDS anger
rejoice over thee, That escaped or remained;
He hath exalted the horn of thine Those that I have dandled and
adversaries. brought up
Hath mine enemy consumed.
18
Their heart cried unto the Lord:
O wall of the daughter of Zion,
Let tears run down like a river
Day and night;
Give thyself no respite;
3 I am the man that hath seen
affliction
By the rod of His wrath.
2
Let not the apple of thine eye cease. He hath led me and caused me to
19Arise, cry out in the night, walk in darkness and not in light.
3
At the beginning of the watches; Surely against me He turneth His
Pour out thy heart like water hand again and again all the day.
Before the face of the Lord;
Lift up thy hands toward Him 4
My flesh and my skin hath He
For the life of thy young children, worn out;
That faint for hunger He hath broken my bones.
At the head of every street. 5
He hath builded against me, and
20See, O LORD, and consider, compassed me
To whom Thou hast done thus! With gall and travail.
Shall the women eat their fruit, 6
He hath made me to dwell in dark
The children that are dandled in the places,
hands? As those that have been long dead.
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LAMENTATIONS 19
He hath hedged me about, that I Remember mine affliction and
cannot go forth; mine anguish,
He hath made my chain heavy. The wormwood and the gall.
8 20
Yea, when I cry and call for help, My soul hath them still in
He shutteth out my prayer. remembrance,
9
He hath enclosed my ways with And is bowed down within me.
21
hewn stone, This I recall to my mind,
He hath made my paths crooked. Therefore have I hope.
10
He is unto me as a bear lying in 22
Surely the LORDS mercies are not
wait, consumed,
As a lion in secret places. Surely His compassions fail not.
11 23
He hath turned aside my ways, and They are new every morning;
pulled me in pieces; Great is Thy faithfulness.
He hath made me desolate. 24
The LORD is my portion, saith my
12
He hath bent His bow, and set me soul;
As a mark for the arrow. Therefore will I hope in Him.
13 25
He hath caused the arrows of His The LORD is good unto them that
quiver wait for Him,
To enter into my reins. To the soul that seeketh Him.
14 26
I am become a derision to all my It is good that a man should
people, quietly wait
And their song all the day. For the salvation of the LORD.
15 27
He hath filled me with bitterness, It is good for a man that he bear
He hath sated me with wormwood. The yoke in his youth.
16 28
He hath also broken my teeth with Let him sit alone and keep silence,
gravel stones, Because He hath laid it upon him.
29
He hath made me to wallow in Let him put his mouth in the dust,
ashes. If so be there may be hope.
17 30
And my soul is removed far off Let him give his cheek to him that
from peace, smiteth him
I forgot prosperity. Let him be filled full with reproach.
18
And I said: My strength is
31
perished, For the Lord will not cast off
And mine expectation from the For ever.
LORD. 32
For though He cause grief, yet will
He have compassion
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LAMENTATIONS
According to the multitude of His In the midst of the peoples.
mercies.
33 46
For He doth not afflict willingly, All our enemies have opened their
Nor grieve the children of men. mouth
Wide against us.
34 47
To crush under foot Terror and the pit are come upon
All the prisoners of the earth, us,
35
To turn aside the right of a man Desolation and destruction.
48
Before the face of the Most High, Mine eye runneth down with rivers
36
To subvert a man in his cause, of water,
The Lord approveth not. For the breach of the daughter of my
people.
37
Who is he that saith, and it cometh
49
to pass, Mine eye is poured out, and
When the Lord commandeth it not? ceaseth not,
38
Out of the mouth of the Most High Without any intermission,
50
proceedeth not Till the LORD look forth,
Evil and good? And behold from heaven.
39 51
Wherefore doth a living man Mine eye affected my soul,
complain, Because of all the daughters of my
A strong man because of his sins? city.
40 52
Let us search and try our ways, They have chased me sore like a
And return to the LORD. bird,
41
Let us lift up our heart with our That are mine enemies without
hands cause.
53
Unto God in the heavens. They have cut off my life in the
42
We have transgressed and have dungeon,
rebelled; And have cast stones upon me.
54
Thou hast not pardoned. Waters flowed over my head;
I said: I am cut off.
43
Thou hast covered with anger and
55
pursued us; I called upon Thy name, O LORD,
Thou hast slain unsparingly. Out of the lowest dungeon.
44 56
Thou hast covered Thyself with a Thou heardest my voice; hide not
cloud, Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.
57
So that no prayer can pass through. Thou drewest near in the day that I
45
Thou hast made us as the called upon Thee;
offscouring and refuse Thou saidst: Fear not.
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LAMENTATIONS
How are they esteemed as earthen
58
O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the pitchers,
causes of my soul; The work of the hands of the potter!
Thou hast redeemed my life. 3
Even the jackals draw out the
59
O LORD, Thou hast seen my breast,
wrong; They give suck to their young ones;
Judge Thou my cause. The daughter of my people is
60
Thou hast seen all their vengeance become cruel,
And all their devices against me. Like the ostriches in the wilderness.
4
The tongue of the sucking child
61
Thou hast heard their taunt, O cleaveth
LORD, To the roof of his mouth for thirst;
And all their devices against me; The young children ask bread,
62
The lips of those that rose up And none breaketh it unto them.
against me, 5
They that did feed on dainties
And their muttering against me all Are desolate in the streets;
the day. They that were brought up in scarlet
63
Behold Thou their sitting down, Embrace dunghills.
and their rising up; 6
For the iniquity of the daughter of
I am their song. my people is greater
Than the sin of Sodom,
64
Thou wilt render unto them a That was overthrown as in a
recompense, O LORD, moment,
According to the work of their And no hands fell upon her.
65
hands. 7
Her princes were purer than snow,
Thou wilt give them hardness of They were whiter than milk,
heart, They were more ruddy in body than
Thy curse unto them. rubies,
66
Thou wilt pursue them in anger, Their polishing was as of sapphire;
and destroy them 8
Their visage is blacker than a coal;
From under the heavens of the LORD. They are not known in the streets;
Their skin is shrivelled upon their
4 How is the gold become dim!
How is the most fine gold
bones;
It is withered, it is become like a
changed! stick.
The hallowed stones are poured out 9
They that are slain with the sword
At the head of every street. are better
2The precious sons of Zion, Than they that are slain with hunger;
Comparable to fine gold,
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LAMENTATIONS
For these pine away, stricken 16
The anger of the LORD hath divided
through, them;
For want of the fruits of the field. He will no more regard them;
10The hands of women full of They respected not the persons of
compassion the priests,
Have sodden their own children; They were not gracious unto the
They were their food elders.
In the destruction of the daughter of
my people. 17
As for us, our eyes do yet fail
For our vain help;
11
The LORD hath accomplished His In our watching we have watched
fury, For a nation that could not save.
He hath poured out His fierce anger; 18
They hunt our steps,
And He hath kindled a fire in Zion, That we cannot go in our broad
Which hath devoured the places;
foundations thereof. Our end is near, our days are
12
The kings of the earth believed fulfilled;
not, For our end is come.
Neither all the inhabitants of the 19
Our pursuers were swifter
world, Than the eagles of the heaven;
That the adversary and the enemy They chased us upon the mountains,
would enter They lay in wait for us in the
Into the gates of Jerusalem. wilderness.
13
It is because of the sins of her 20
The breath of our nostrils, the
prophets, anointed of the LORD,
And the iniquities of her priests, Was taken in their pits;
That have shed the blood of the just Of whom we said: Under his
In the midst of her. shadow
14
They wander as blind men in the We shall live among the nations.
streets, 21
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of
They are polluted with blood, Edom,
So that men cannot That dwellest in the land of Uz:
Touch their garments. The cup shall pass over unto thee
15
Depart ye! unclean! men cried also;
unto them, Thou shalt be drunken, and shalt
Depart, depart, touch not; make thyself naked.
Yea, they fled away and wandered; 22
The punishment of thine iniquity is
Men said among the nations: accomplished, O daughter of
They shall no more sojourn here. Zion,
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LAMENTATIONS 12
He will no more carry thee away Princes are hanged up by their
into captivity; hand;
He will punish thine iniquity, O The faces of elders are not
daughter of Edom, honoured.
13
He will uncover thy sins. The young men have borne the
mill,
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17
ECCLESIASTES
Happy art thou, O land, when thy And he that regardeth the clouds
king is a free man, shall not reap.
5
And thy princes eat in due season, As thou knowest not what is the
In strength, and not in drunkenness! way of the wind,
Nor how the bones do grow in the
18
By slothfulness the rafters sink in; womb of her that is with child;
And through idleness of the hands Even so thou knowest not the work
the house leaketh. of God
Who doeth all things.
19 6
A feast is made for laughter, In the morning sow thy seed,
And wine maketh glad the life; And in the evening withhold not thy
And money answereth all things. hand;
For thou knowest not which shall
20
Curse not the king, no, not in thy prosper, whether this or that,
thought, Or whether they both shall be alike
And curse not the rich in thy good.
7
bedchamber; And the light is sweet,
For a bird of the air shall carry the And a pleasant thing it is for the
voice, eyes to behold the sun.
8
And that which hath wings shall tell For if a man live many years,
the matter. Let him rejoice in them all,
And remember the days of darkness,
7
2
So the king and Haman came to
banquet with Esther the queen.
went out of the kings mouth, they
covered Hamans face. 9Then said
And the king said again unto Esther Harbonah, one of the chamberlains
on the second day at the banquet of that were before the king: Behold
wine: Whatever thy petition, queen also, the gallows fifty cubits high,
Esther, it shall be granted thee; and which Haman hath made for
whatever thy request, even to the half Mordecai, who spoke good for the
of the kingdom, it shall be performed. king, standeth in the house of Haman.
3
Then Esther the queen answered and And the king said: Hang him
said: If I have found favour in thy thereon. 10So they hanged Haman on
sight, O king, and if it please the king, the gallows that he had prepared for
let my life be given me at my petition, Mordecai. Then was the kings wrath
and my people at my request; 4for we assuaged.
are sold, I and my people, to be
destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. 8 On that day did the king
Ahasuerus give the house of
But if we had been sold for bondmen Haman the Jewsenemy unto Esther
and bondwomen, I had held my peace, the queen. And Mordecai came before
for the adversary is not worthy that the the king; for Esther had told what he
king be endamaged. was unto her. 2And the king took off
5
Then spoke the king Ahasuerus and his ring, which he had taken from
said unto Esther the queen: Who is Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai.
he, and where is he, that durst presume And Esther set Mordecai over the
in his heart to do so? 6And Esther house of Haman.
said: An adversary and an enemy, 3
And Esther spoke yet again before
even this wicked Haman. Then the king, and fell down at his feet, and
Haman was terrified before the king besought him with tears to put away
and the queen. 7And the king arose in the mischief of Haman the Agagite,
his wrath from the banquet of wine and his device that he had devised
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ESTHER
against the Jews. 4Then the king held according to their writing, and
out to Esther the golden sceptre. So according to their language. 10And
Esther arose, and stood before the they wrote in the name of king
king. 5And she said: If it please the Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the
king, and if I have found favour in his kings ring, and sent letters by posts on
sight, and the thing seem right before horseback, riding on swift steeds that
the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, were used in the kings service, bred
let it be written to reverse the letters of the stud; 11that the king had granted
devised by Haman the son of the Jews that were in every city to
Hammedatha the Agagite, which he gather themselves together, and to
wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all stand for their life, to destroy, and to
the kings provinces; 6for how can I slay, and to cause to perish, all the
endure to see the evil that shall come forces of the people and province that
unto my people? or how can I endure would assault them, their little ones
to see the destruction of my kindred? and women, and to take the spoil of
7
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto them for a prey, 12upon one day in all
Esther the queen and to Mordecai the the provinces of king Ahasuerus,
Jew: Behold, I have given Esther the namely, upon the thirteenth day of the
house of Haman, and him they have twelfth month, which is the month
hanged upon the gallows, because he Adar. 13The copy of the writing, to be
laid his hand upon the Jews. 8Write ye given out for a decree in every
also concerning the Jews, as it liketh province, was to be published unto all
you, in the kings name, and seal it the peoples, and that the Jews should
with the kings ring; for the writing be ready against that day to avenge
which is written in the kings name, themselves on their enemies. 14So the
and sealed with the kings ring, may posts that rode upon swift steeds that
no man reverse. 9Then were the were used in the kings service went
kings scribes called at that time, in the out, being hastened and pressed on by
third month, which is the month Sivan, the kings commandment; and the
on the three and twentieth day thereof; decree was given out in Shushan the
and it was written according to all that castle.
15
Mordecai commanded concerning the And Mordecai went forth from the
Jews, even to the satraps, and the presence of the king in royal apparel of
governors and princes of the provinces blue and white, and with a great crown
which are from India unto Ethiopia, a of gold, and with a rob of fine linen
hundred twenty and seven provinces, and purple; and the city of Shushan
unto every province according to the shouted and was glad. 16The Jews had
writing thereof, and unto every people light and gladness, and joy and
after their language, and to the Jews honour. 17And in every province, and
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in every city, whithersoever the kings and Adalia, and Aridatha, 9and
commandment and his decree came, Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and
the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast Vaizatha, 10the ten sons of Haman the
and a good day. And many from son of Hammedatha, the Jewsenemy,
among the peoples of the land became slew they; but on the spoil they laid
Jews; for the fear of the Jews was not their hand.
11
fallen upon them. On that day the number of those
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DANIEL
8
1222
EZRA
1 NOW IN the first year of Cyrus
king of Persia, that the word of
beside all that was willingly offered.
7
Also Cyrus the king brought forth the
the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah vessels of the house of the LORD,
might be accomplished, the LORD which Nebuchadnezzar had brought
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of forth out of Jerusalem, and had put
Persia, that he made a proclamation them in the house of his gods; 8even
throughout all his kingdom, and put it those did Cyrus king of Persia bring
also in writing, saying: 2Thus saith forth by the hand of Mithredath the
Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms treasurer, and numbered them unto
of the earth hath the LORD, the God of Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. 9And
heaven, given me; and He hath this is the number of them: thirty
charged me to build Him a house in basins of gold, a thousand basins of
Jerusalem, which is in Judah. silver, nine and twenty knives; 10thirty
3
Whosoever there is among you of all bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second
His peoplehis God be with himlet sort four hundred and ten, and other
him go up to Jerusalem, which is in vessels a thousand. 11All the vessels of
Judah, and build the house of the gold and of silver were five thousand
LORD, the God of Israel, He is the God and four hundred. All these did
who is in Jerusalem. 4And whosoever Sheshbazzar bring up, when they of
is left, in any place where he the captivity were brought up from
sojourneth, let the men of his place Babylon unto Jerusalem.
help him with silver, and with gold,
and with goods, and with beasts, 2 Now these are the children of the
province, that went up out of the
beside the freewill-offering for the captivity of those that had been carried
house of God which is in Jerusalem. away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king
5
Then rose up the heads of of Babylon had carried away unto
fathershouses of Judah and Benjamin, Babylon, and that returned unto
and the priests, and the Levites, even Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto
all whose spirit God had stirred to go his city; 2who came with Zerubbabel,
up to build the house of the LORD Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
which is in Jerusalem. 6And all they Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai,
that were round about them Rehum, Baanah.
strengthened their hands with vessels The number of the men of the
of silver, with gold, with goods, and people of Israel:
with beasts, and with precious things,
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EZRA 22
The children of Parosh, two The men of Netophah, fifty and
thousand a hundred seventy and two. six.
4 23
The children of Shephatiah, three The men of Anathoth, a hundred
hundred seventy and two. twenty and eight.
5 24
The children of Arah, seven The children of Azmaveth, forty
hundred seventy and five. and two.
6 25
The children of Pahath-moab, of The children of Kiriath-arim,
the children of Jeshua and Joab, two Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven
thousand eight hundred and twelve. hundred and forty and three.
7 26
The children of Elam, a thousand The children of Ramah and Geba,
two hundred fifty and four. six hundred twenty and one.
8 27
The children of Zattu, nine hundred The men of Michmas, a hundred
forty and five. twenty and two.
9 28
The children of Zaccai, seven The men of Beth-el and Ai, two
hundred and threescore. hundred twenty and three.
10 29
The children of Bani, six hundred The children of Nebo, fifty and
forty and two. two.
11 30
The children of Bebai, six hundred The children of Magbish, a
twenty and three. hundred fifty and six.
12 31
The children of Azgad, a thousand The children of the other Elam, a
two hundred twenty and two. thousand two hundred fifty and four.
13 32
The children of Adonikam, six The children of Harim, three
hundred sixty and six. hundred and twenty.
14 33
The children of Bigvai, two The children of Lod, Hadid, and
thousand fifty and six. Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
15 34
The children of Adin, four The children of Jericho, three
hundred fifty and four. hundred forty and five.
16 35
The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, The children of Senaah, three
ninety and eight. thousand and six hundred and thirty.
17
The children of Bezai, three
36
hundred twenty and three. The priests:
18
The children of Jorah, a hundred The children of Jedaiah, of the
and twelve. house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy
19
The children of Hashum, two and three.
37
hundred twenty and three. The children of Immer, a thousand
20
The children of Gibbar, ninety and fifty and two.
38
five. The children of Pashhur, a
21
The children of Beth-lehem, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
hundred twenty and three.
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The children of Harim, a thousand children of Temah; 54the children of
and seventeen. 4 Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
55
The children of Solomons
0
The Levites: the children of Jeshua servants: the children of Sotai, the
and Kadmiel, of the children of children of Hassophereth, the children
Hodaviah, seventy and four. of Peruda; 56the children of Jaalah, the
children of Darkon, the children of
41
The singers: the children of Asaph, Giddel; 57the children of Shephatiah,
a hundred twenty and eight. the children of Hattil, the children of
Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of
42
The children of the porters: the Ami.
58
children of Shallum, the children of All the Nethinim, and the children
Ater, the children of Talmon, the of Solomons servants, were three
children of Akkub, the children of hundred ninety and two.
Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all a
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hundred thirty and nine. And these were they that went up
from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub,
43
The Nethinim: the children of Addan, and Immer; but they could not
Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the tell their fathershouses, and their seed,
children of Tabbaoth; 44the children of whether they were of Israel: 60the
Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Delaiah, the children of
children of Padon; 45the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six
Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the hundred fifty and two. 61And of the
children of Akkub; 46the children of children of the priests: the children of
Hagab, the children of Salmai, the Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the
children of Hanan; 47the children of children of Barzillai, who took a wife
Giddel, the children of Gahar, the of the daughters of Barzillai the
children of Reaiah; 48the children of Gileadite, and was called after their
Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the name. 62These sought their register,
children of Gazzam; 49the children of that is, the genealogy, but it was not
Uzza, the children of Paseah, the found; therefore were they deemed
children of Besai; 50the children of polluted and put from the priesthood.
63
Asnah, the children of Meunim, the And the aTirshatha said unto them,
children of Nephusim; 51the children that they should not eat of the most
of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, holy things, till there stood up a priest
the children of Harhur; 52the children with Urim and with Thummim.
of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the
children of Harsha; 53the children of
Barkos, the children of Sisera, the a
That is, governor.
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The whole congregation together And they set the altar upon its bases;
was forty and two thousand three for fear was upon them because of the
hundred and threescore, 65beside their people of the countries, and they
men-servants and their maid-servants, offered burnt-offerings thereon unto
of whom there were seven thousand the LORD, even burnt-offerings
three hundred thirty and seven; and morning and evening. 4And they kept
they had two hundred singing men and the feast of tabernacles, as it is written,
singing women. 66Their horses were and offered the daily burnt-offerings
seven hundred thirty and six; their by number, according to the ordinance,
mules, two hundred forty and five; as the duty of every day required; 5and
67
their camels, four hundred thirty and afterward the continual burnt-offering,
five; their asses, six thousand seven and the offerings of the new moons,
hundred and twenty. and of all the appointed seasons of the
68
And some of the heads of LORD that were hallowed, and of every
fathershouses, when they came to the one that willingly offered a freewill-
house of the LORD which is in offering unto the LORD. 6From the first
Jerusalem, offered willingly for the day of the seventh month began they
house of God to set it up in its place; to offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD;
69
they gave after their ability into the but the foundation of the temple of the
treasury of the work threescore and LORD was not yet laid. 7They gave
one thousand darics of gold, and five money also unto the hewers, and to the
thousand pounds of silver, and one carpenters; and food, and drink, and
hundred prieststunics. oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of
70
So the priests, and the Levites, and Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from
some of the people, and the singers, Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa,
and the porters, and the Nethinim, according to the grant that they had of
dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in Cyrus king of Persia.
8
their cities. Now in the second year of their
NEHEMIAH
1 THE WORDS of Nehemiah the son of
Hacaliah.
while I confess the sins of the children
of Israel, which we have sinned
Now it came to pass in the month against Thee; yea, I and my fathers
Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was house have sinned. 7We have dealt
in Shushan the castle, 2that Hanani, very corruptly against Thee, and have
one of my brethren, came out of Judah, not kept the commandments, nor the
he and certain men; and I asked them statutes, nor the ordinances which
concerning the Jews that had escaped, Thou didst command Thy servant
that were left of the captivity, and Moses. 8Remember, I beseech Thee,
concerning Jerusalem. 3And they said the word that Thou didst command
unto me: The remnant that are left of Thy servant Moses, saying: If ye deal
the captivity there in the province are treacherously, I will scatter you abroad
in great affliction and reproach; the among the peoples; 9but if ye return
wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, unto Me, and keep My commandments
and the gates thereof are burned with and do them, though your dispersed
fire. 4And it came to pass, when I were in the uttermost part of the
heard these words, that I sat down and heaven, yet will I gather them from
wept, and mourned certain days; and I thence, and will bring them unto the
fasted and prayed before the God of place that I have chosen to cause My
heaven, 5and said: I beseech Thee, O name to dwell there. 10Now these are
LORD, the God of heaven, the great and Thy servants and Thy people, whom
awful God, that keepeth covenant and Thou hast redeemed by Thy great
mercy with them that love Him and power, and by Thy strong hand. 11O
keep His commandments; 6let Thine Lord, I beseech Thee, let now Thine
ear now be attentive, and Thine eyes ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy
open, that Thou mayest hearken unto servant, and to the prayer of Thy
the prayer of Thy servant, which I pray servants, who delight to fear Thy
before Thee at this time, day and night, name; and prosper, I pray Thee, Thy
for the children of Israel Thy servants, servant this day, and grant him mercy
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in the sight of this man. Now I was appertaineth to the house, and for the
cupbearer to the king. wall of the city, and for the house that
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ADAM, SETH, Enosh; 2Kenan,
1 Mahalalel, Jared;
4
3
Enoch,
name of the one was Peleg; for in his
days the earth was divided; and his
Methuselah, Lamech; Noah, Shem, brothers name was Joktan. 20And
Ham, and Japheth. Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph,
5
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah; 21and
Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah; 22and
Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba; 23and
the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All
Diphath, and Togarmah. 7And the sons these were the sons of Joktan.
24
of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah;
25 26
Kittim, and Rodanim. Eber, Peleg, Reu; Serug, Nahor,
8 27
The sons of Ham: Cush, and Terah; Abramthe same is
Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9And the Abraham. 28The sons of Abraham:
sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Isaac, and Ishmael.
29
Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And These are their generations: the
the sons of Raama: Sheba, and Dedan. first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then
10
And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
be a mighty one in the earth. 11And 30
Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad,
Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and
and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12and Kedem. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32
Pathrusim, and Casluhimfrom And the sons of Keturah,
whence came the Philistinesand Abrahams concubine: she bore
Caphtorim. 13And Canaan begot Zidon Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and
his first-born, and Heth; 14and the Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And
Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and
Girgashite; 15and the Hivite, and the Dedan. 33And the sons of Midian:
Arkite, and the Sinite; 16and the Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and
Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the
Hamathite. sons of Keturah.
17 34
The Sons of Shem: Elam, and And Abraham begot Isaac. The
Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
35
Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel,
and Meshech. 18And Arpachshad begot and Jeush, and Jalam and Korah. 36The
Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. 19And sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar,
unto Eber were born two sons: the Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna,
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and Amalek. 37The sons of Reuel: daughter of Mezahab. 51And Hadad
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. died.
38
And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and And the chiefs of Edom were: the
Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the
Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 39And chief of Jetheth; 52the chief of
the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the
and Timna was Lotans sister. 40The chief of Pinon; 53the chief of Kenaz,
sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, the chief of Teman, the chief of
and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the Mibzar; 54the chief of Magdiel, the
sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah. 41The chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of
sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Edom.
Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and
Ithran, and Cheran. 42The sons of Ezer: 2 These are the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons Issachar, and Zebulun; 2Dan, Joseph,
of Dishan: Uz, and Aran. and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and
43
Now these are the kings that Asher.
3
reigned in the land of Edom, before The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan,
their reigned any king over the and Shelah; which three were born
children of Israel: Bela the son of unto him of Bath-shua the
Beor; and the name of his city was Canaanitess. And Er, Judahs first-
Dinhabah. 44And Bela died, and Jobab born, was wicked in the sight of the
the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in LORD; and He slew him. 4And Tamar
his stead. 45And Jobab died, and his daughter-in-law bore him Perez
Husham of the land of the Temanites and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were
reigned in his stead. 46And Husham five.
5
died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, The sons of Perez: Hezron, and
who smote Midian in the field of Hamul. 6And the sons of Zerah: Zimri,
Moab, reigned in his stead; and the and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol,
name of his city was Avith. 47And and Dara: five of them in all. 7And the
Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of
reigned in his stead. 48And Samlah Israel, who committed a trespass
died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the concerning the devoted thing. 8And the
River reigned in his stead. 49And Shaul sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9
died, and Baal-hanan the son of The sons also of Hezron, that were
Achbor reigned in his stead. 50And born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram,
Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in and Chelubai. 10And Ram begot
his stead; and the name of his city was Amminadab; and Amminadab begot
Pai; and his wifes name was Nahshon, prince of the children of
Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the Judah; 11and Nahshon begot Salma,
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and Salma begot Boaz; 12and Boaz first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and
begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; Ozem, Ahijah. 26And Jerahmeel had
13
and Jesse begot his first-born Eliab, another wife, whose name was Atarah;
and Abinadab the second, and Shimea she was the mother of Onam.
the third; 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai 27
And the sons of Ram the first-
the fifth; 15Ozem the sixth, David the born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and
seventh. 16And their sisters were Jamin, and Eker. 28And the sons of
Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada; and
Zeruiah: aAbishai, and Joab, and the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and
Asahel, three. 17And Abigail bore Abishur. 29And the name of the wife of
Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him
Jether the Ishmaelite. Ahban, and Molid. 30And the sons of
18
And Caleb the son of Hezron Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled
begot children of Azubah his wife died without children. 31And the sons
and of Jeriothand these were her of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi:
sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan:
19
And Azubah died, and Caleb took Ahlai. 32And the sons of Jada the
unto him Ephrath, who bore him Hur. brother of Shammai: Jether, and
20
And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Jonathan: and Jether died without
Bezalel. children. 33And the sons of Jonathan:
21
And afterward Hezron went in to Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons
the daughter of Machir the father of of Jerahmeel.
34
Gilead; whom he took to wife when he Now Sheshan had no sons, but
was threescore years old; and she bore daughters. And Sheshan had a servant,
him Segub. 22And Segub begot Jair, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35
who had three and twenty cities in the So Sheshan gave his daughter to
land of Gilead. 23And Geshur and Jarha his servant to wife; and she bore
Aram took Havvoth-jair from them, him Attai. 36And Attai begot Nathan,
with Kenath, and the villages thereof, and Nathan begot Zabad; 37and Zabad
even threescore cities. All these were begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed;
38
the sons of Machir the father of and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot
Gilead. 24And after that Hezron was Azariah; 39and Azariah begot Helez,
dead in Caleb-ephrath, then Abiah and Helez begot Eleasah; 40and
Hezrons wife bore him Ashhur the Eleasah begot Sisamai, and Sisamai
father of Tekoa. begot Shallum; 41and Shallum begot
25
And the sons of Jerahmeel the Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot
first-born of Hezron were Ram the Elishama.
42
And the sons of Caleb the brother
a
of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-
Heb. Abshai.
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born, who was the father of Ziph, and the Kenites that came of Hammath, the
the sons of Mareshah the father of father of the house of Rechab.
Hebron. 43And the sons of Hebron:
Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and 3 Now these were the sons of
David, that were born unto him in
Shema. 44And Shema begot Raham, Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of
the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second,
begot Shammai. 45And the son of Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;
2
Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the third, Absalom the son of Maacah
the father of Beth-zur. 46And Ephah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
Calebs concubine, bore Haran, and the fourth, Adonijah the son of
Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Haggith; 3the fifth, Shephatiah of
Gazez. 47And the sons of Jahdai: Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his
Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and wife. 4Six were born unto him in
Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Hebron; and there he reigned seven
48
Maacah, Calebs concubine, bore years and six months; and in Jerusalem
Sheber and Tirhanah. 49And [the wife he reigned thirty and three years.
5
of] Shaaph the father of Madmannah And these were born unto him in
bore Sheva the father of Machbenah Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and
and the father of Gibea. And the Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-
daughter of Caleb was Achsah. shua the daughter of Ammiel; 6and
50
These were the sons of Caleb. Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet;
7
The sons of Hur the first-born of and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia;
8
Ephrath: Shobal the father of Kiriath- and Elishama, and Eliada, and
jearim; 51Salma the father of Beth- Eliphelet, nine. 9All these were the
lehem, Hareph the father of Beth- sons of David, beside the sons of the
gader. 52And Shobal the father of concubines; and Tamar was their
Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, and sister.
half of the Menuhoth. 53And the 10
And Solomons son was
families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, Rehoboam; Abijah his son, Asa his
and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, son, Jehoshaphat his son; 11Joram his
and the Mishraites; of them came the son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son;
12
Zorathites, and the Eshtaolites. Amaziah his son, Azariah his son,
54
The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, Jotham his son; 13Ahaz his son,
and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth- Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son;
14
joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15And
Zorites. 55And the families of scribes the sons of Josiah: the firstborn
that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the
Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
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And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah first-born of Ephrath, the father of
his son, Zedekiah his son. Beth-lehem.
17 5
And the sons of Jeconiahthe And Ashhur the father of Tekoa
same is AssirShealtiel his son; 18and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6
Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and And Naarah bore him Ahuzam, and
Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Hepher, and Timeni, and Ahashtari.
Nedabiah. 19And the sons of Pedaiah: These were the sons of Naarah. 7And
Zerubbabel, and Shimei. And the sons the sons of Helah were Zereth, and
of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Zohar, and Ethnan. 8And Koz begot
Hananiah; and Shelomith was their Anub, and Zobebah, and the families
sister; 20and Hashubah and Ohel, and of Aharhel the son of Harum. 9And
Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jabez was more honourable than his
Jushabhesed, five. 21And the sons of brethren; and his mother called his
Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah; the name Jabez, saying: Because I bore
sons of [Jeshaiah]: Rephaiah; the sons him with pain. 10And Jabez called on
of [Rephaiah]: Arnan; the sons of the God of Israel, saying: Oh that
[Arnan]: Obadiah; the sons of Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and
[Obadiah]: Shecaniah. 22And the sons enlarge my border, and that Thy hand
of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons might be with me, and that Thou
of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and wouldest work deliverance from evil,
Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. that it may not pain me! And God
23
And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, granted him that which he requested.
11
and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. And Chelub the brother of
24
And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the
and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, father of Eshton. 12And Eshton begot
and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah
seven. the father of Ir-nahash. These are the
4
2
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron,
and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
men of Recah.
13
And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel,
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel:
Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai, and Hathath. 14And Meonothai begot
Lahad. These are the families of the Ophrah; and Seraiah begot Joab the
Zorathites. father of aGe-harashim; for they were
3
And these were [the sons of] the craftsmen. 15And the sons of Caleb the
father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and
Idbash; and the name of their sister Naam; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz.
was Hazlelponi; 4and Penuel the father 16
And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and
of Gedor, and Ezer the father of
Hushah. These are the sons of Hur the a
That is, The valley of craftsmen.
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Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17And the neither did all their family multiply,
sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and like to the children of Judah.
28
Epher, and Jalon. And she bore And they dwelt at Beer-sheba,
Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the and Moladah, and Hazar-shual; 29and
father of Eshtemoa18and his wife at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad;
30
Hajehudijah bore Jered the father of and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and
Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, at Ziklag; 31and at Beth-marcaboth,
and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and
and these are the sons of Bithiah the at Shaaraim. These were their cities
daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered unto the reign of David. 32And their
took. villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon,
19
And the sons of the wife of and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
33
Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the and all their villages that were round
father of Keilah the Garmite, and about the same cities, unto Baal. These
Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20And the were their habitations, and they have
sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, their genealogy.
34
Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and
Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth. Joshah the son of Amaziah; 35and Joel,
21
The sons of Shelah the son of and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son
Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; 36and
Ladah the father of Mareshah, and the Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshoaiah,
families of the house of them that and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel,
wrought fine linen, of the house of and Benaiah; 37and Ziza the son of
Ashbea; 22and Jokim, and the men of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of
Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of
had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi- Shemaiah; 38these mentioned by name
lehem. And the records are ancient. were princes in their families; and
23
These were the potters, and those their fathershouses increased greatly.
39
that dwelt among plantations and And they went to the entrance of
hedges; there they dwelt occupied in Gedor, even unto the east side of the
the kings work. valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
24 40
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and And they found fat pasture and good,
Jamim, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; 25Shallum and the land was wide, and quiet, and
his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his peaceable; for they that dwelt there
son. 26And the sons of Mishma: aforetime were of Ham. 41And these
Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, written by name came in the days of
Shimei his son. 27And Shimei had Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote
sixteen sons and six daughters; but his their tents, and the Meunim that were
brethren had not many children, found there, and destroyed them
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utterly, unto this day, and dwelt in the land of Gilead. 10And in the days
their stead; because there was pasture of Saul they made war with the
there for their flocks. 42And some of Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and
them, even of the sons of Simeon, five they dwelt in their tents throughout all
hundred men, went to mount Seir, the land east of Gilead.
11
having for their captains Pelatiah, and And the sons of Gad dwelt over
Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the against them, in the land of Bashan
sons of Ishi. 43And they smote the unto Salcah: 12Joel the chief, and
remnant of the Amalekites that Shapham the second, and Janai, and
escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. Shaphat in Bashan; 13and their
a b
Heb. Cities. Heb. Cities.
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it; and Rehob with the open land about were bands of the host for war, six and
it; 61and out of the tribe of Naphtali: thirty thousand; for they had many
Kedesh in Galilee with the open land wives and sons. 5And their brethren
about it, and Hammon with the open among all the families of Issachar,
land about it, and Kiriathaim with the mighty men of valour, reckoned in all
open land about it. by genealogy, were fourscore and
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Unto the rest [of the Levites], the seven thousand.
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sons of Merari, were given, out of the [The sons of] Benjamin: Bela, and
tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with the Becher, and Jediael, three. 7And the
open land about it, Tabor with the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and
open land about it; 63and beyond the Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five;
Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of heads of fathershouses, mighty men
the Jordan, were given them, out of the of valour; and they were reckoned by
tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the genealogy twenty and two thousand
wilderness with the open land about it, and thirty and four. 8And the sons of
and Jahaz with the open land about it, Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and
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and Kedemoth with the open land Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and
about it, and Mephaath with the open Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth,
land about it; 65and out of the tribe of and Alemeth. All these were the sons
Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with the open of Becher. 9And they were reckoned
land about it, and Mahanaim with the by genealogy, after their generations,
open land about it, 66and Heshbon with heads of their fathershouses, mighty
the open land about it, and Jazer with men of valour, twenty thousand and
the open land about it. two hundred. 10And the sons of
a b
Heb. Beraah. Heb. Non.
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of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and inhabitants of Gath. 14And Ahio,
Ara. 39And the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Shashak, and Jeremoth; 15
and
Hanniel, and Rizia. 40All these were Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder; 16and
the children of Asher, heads of the Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, were
fathershouses, choice and mighty men the sons of Beriah. 17And Zebadiah,
of valour, chief of the princes. And the and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber;
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number of them reckoned by and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab,
genealogy for service in war was were the sons of Elpaal. 19And Jakim,
twenty and six thousand men. and Zichri, and Zabdi; 20and Elienai,
and Zillethai, and Eliel; 21and Adaiah,
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1 AND SOLOMON the son of David
was strengthened in his kingdom,
Thou hast made me king over a people
like the dust of the earth in multitude.
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and the LORD his God was with him, Give me now wisdom and
and magnified him exceedingly. 2And knowledge, that I may go out and
Solomon spoke unto all Israel, to the come in before this people; for who
captains of thousands and of hundreds, can judge this Thy people, that is so
and to the judges, and to every prince great? 11And God said to Solomon:
in all Israel, the heads of the Because this was in thy heart, and
fathershouses. 3So Solomon, and all thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or
the congregation with him, went to the honour, nor the life of them that hate
high place that was at Gibeon; for thee, neither yet hast asked long life,
there was the tent of meeting of God, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge
which Moses the servant of the LORD for thyself, that thou mayest judge My
had made in the wilderness. 4But the people, over whom I have made thee
ark of God had David brought up from king; 12wisdom and knowledge is
Kiriath-jearim to the place that David granted unto thee, and I will give thee
had prepared for it; for he had pitched riches, and wealth, and honour, such as
a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5Moreover none of the kings have had that have
the brazen altar, that Bezalel the son of been before thee, neither shall there
Uri, the son of Hur, had made, had any after thee have the like. 13So
been put before the tabernacle of the Solomon came [from his journey] to
LORD; and Solomon and the the high place that was at Gibeon,
congregation sought unto it. 6And from before the tent of meeting, unto
Solomon offered there, upon the Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel.
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brazen altar before the LORD, which And Solomon gathered chariots
was at the tent of meeting, he offered a and horsemen; and he had a thousand
thousand burnt-offerings upon it. and four hundred chariots, and twelve
7
In that night did God, appear unto thousand horsemen, that he placed in
Solomon, and said unto him: Ask the chariot cities, and with the king at
what I shall give thee. 8And Solomon Jerusalem. 15And the king made silver
said unto God: Thou hast shown great and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones,
kindness unto David my father, and and cedars made he to be as the
hast made me king in his stead. 9Now, sycamore-trees that are in the
O LORD God, let Thy promise unto Lowland, for abundance. 16And the
David my father be established; for horses which Solomon had were
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brought out of Egypt; also out of save only to offer before Him? 6Now
Keve, the kings merchants buying therefore send me a man skilful to
them of the men of Keve at a price. work in gold, and in silver, and in
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And they fetched up, and brought out brass, and in iron, and in purple, and
of Egypt a chariot for six hundred crimson, and blue, and that hath skill
shekels of silver, and a horse for a to grave all manner of gravings, to be
hundred and fifty; and so for all the with the skilful men that are with me
kings of the Hittites, and the kings of in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom
Aram, did they bring them out by their David my father did provide. 7Send
means. me also cedar-trees, cypress-trees, and
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Now Solomon purposed to build a sandal-wood, out of Lebanon; for I
house for the name of the LORD, and a know that thy servants have skill to cut
house for his kingdom. 1And
2 Solomon counted out threescore
and ten thousand men to bear burdens,
timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my
servants shall be with thy servants,
8
even to prepare me timber in
and fourscore thousand men that were abundance; for the house which I am
hewers in the mountains, and three about to build shall be great and
thousand and six hundred to oversee wonderful. 9And, behold, I will give to
them. 2And Solomon sent to Huram thy servants, the hewers that cut
the king of Tyre, saying: As thou timber, twenty thousand measures of
didst deal with David my father, and beaten wheat, and twenty thousand
didst send him cedars to build him a measures of barley, and twenty
house to dwell therein [, even so deal thousand baths of wine, and twenty
with me]. 3Behold, I am about to build thousand baths of oil.
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a house for the name of the LORD my Then Huram the king of Tyre
God, to dedicate it to Him, and to burn answered in writing, which he sent to
before Him incense of sweet spices, Solomon: Because the LORD loveth
and for the continual showbread, and His people, He hath made thee king
for the burnt-offerings morning and over them. 11Huram said moreover:
evening, on the sabbaths, and on the Blessed be the LORD, the God of
new moons, and on the appointed Israel, that made heaven and earth,
seasons of the LORD our God. This is who hath given to David the king a
an ordinance for ever to Israel. 4And wise son, endued with discretion and
the house which I build is great; for understanding, that should build a
great is our God above all gods. 5But house for the LORD, and a house for his
who is able to build Him a house, kingdom. 12And now I have sent a
seeing the heaven and the heaven of skilful man, endued with
heavens cannot contain Him? who am understanding, even Huram my master
I then, that I should build Him a house, craftsman, 13the son of a woman of the
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daughters of Dan, and his father was a Now these are the foundations which
man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, Solomon laid for the building of the
and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, house of God. The length by cubits
and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in after the ancient measure was
fine linen, and in crimson; also to threescore cubits, and the breadth
grave any manner of graving, and to twenty cubits. 4And the porch that was
devise any device; to do whatever may before [the house], the length of it,
be set before him, with thy skilful according to the breadth of the house,
men, and with the skilful men of my was twenty cubits, and the height a
lord David thy father. 14Now therefore hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it
the wheat and the barley, the oil and within with pure gold. 5And the greater
the wine, which my lord hath spoken house he covered with cypress-wood,
of, let him send unto his servants; which he overlaid with fine gold, and
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and we will cut wood out of wrought thereon palm-trees and
Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need; chains. 6And he garnished the house
and we will bring it to thee in floats by with precious stones for beauty; and
sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up the gold was gold of Parvaim. 7He
to Jerusalem. overlaid also the house, the beams, the
16
And Solomon numbered all the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and
strangers that were in the land of the doors thereof, with gold; and
Israel, after the numbering wherewith graved cherubim on the walls.
8
David his father had numbered them; And he made the most holy place;
and they were found a hundred and the length thereof, according to the
fifty thousand and three thousand and breadth of the house, was twenty
six hundred. 17And he set threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty
and ten thousand of them to bear cubits; and he overlaid it with fine
burdens, and fourscore thousand to be gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
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hewers in the mountains, and three And the weight of the nails was fifty
thousand and six hundred overseers to shekels of gold. And he overlaid the
set the people at work. upper chambers with gold.
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And he stood before the altar of Thy servant, and to his supplication, O
the LORD in the presence of all the LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry
congregation of Israel, and spread and to the prayer which Thy servant
forth his hands13for Solomon had prayeth before Thee; 20that Thine eyes
made a brazen scaffold, of five cubits may be open toward this house day
long, and five cubits broad, and three and night, even toward the place
cubits high, and had set it in the midst whereof Thou hast said that thou
of the court; and upon it he stood, and wouldest put Thy name there; to
kneeled down upon his knees before hearken unto the prayer which Thy
all the congregation of Israel, and servant shall pray toward this place.
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spread forth his hands toward And hearken Thou to the
heaven14and he said: O LORD, the supplications of Thy servant, and of
God of Israel, there is no God like Thy people Israel, when they shall
Thee, in the heaven, or in the earth; pray toward this place; yea, hear Thou
who keepest covenant and mercy with from Thy dwelling-place, even from
Thy servants, that walk before Thee heaven; and when Thou hearest,
with all their heart; 15who hast kept forgive.
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with Thy servant David my father that If a man sin against his neighbour,
which Thou didst promise him; yea, and an oath be exacted of him to cause
Thou spokest with Thy mouth, and him to swear, and he come and swear
hast fulfilled it with Thy hand, as it is before Thine altar in this house; 23then
this day. 16Now therefore, O LORD, the hear Thou from heaven, and do, and
God of Israel, keep with Thy servant judge Thy servants, requiting the
David my father that which Thou hast wicked, to bring his way upon his own
promised him, saying: There shall not head; and justifying the righteous, to
fail thee a man in My sight to sit on give him according to his
the throne of Israel; if only thy righteousness.
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children take heed to their way, to And if Thy people Israel be
walk in My law as thou hast walked smitten down before the enemy, when
before Me. 17Now therefore, O LORD, they sin against Thee, and shall turn
the God of Israel, let Thy word be again and confess Thy name, and pray
verified, which Thou spokest unto Thy and make supplication before Thee in
servant David. this house; 25then hear Thou from
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But will God in very truth dwell heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy
with men on the earth? behold, heaven people Israel, and bring them back
and the heaven of heavens cannot unto the land which Thou gavest to
contain Thee; how much less this them and to their fathers.
house which I have builded! 19Yet 26
When the heaven is shut up, and
have Thou respect unto the prayer of there is no rain, when they sin against
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Thee; if they pray toward this place, place, and do according to all that the
and confess Thy name, turning from stranger calleth to Thee for; that all the
their sin, when Thou dost afflict them; peoples of the earth may know Thy
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then hear Thou in heaven, and name, and fear Thee, as doth Thy
forgive the sin of Thy servants, and of people Israel, and that they may know
Thy people Israel, when Thou dost that Thy name is called upon this
direct them on the good way wherein house which I have built.
34
they should walk; and send rain upon If Thy people go out to battle
Thy land, which Thou hast given to against their enemies, by whatsoever
Thy people for an inheritance. way Thou shalt send them, and they
28
If there be in the land famine, if pray unto Thee toward this city which
there be pestilence, if there be blasting Thou hast chosen, and the house which
or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their I have built for Thy name; 35then hear
enemies besiege them in the land of Thou from heaven their prayer and
their cities; whatsoever plague or their supplication, and maintain their
whatsoever sickness there be; 29what cause. 36If they sin against Theefor
prayer and supplication soever be there is no man that sinneth notand
made by any man, or by all Thy people Thou be angry with them, and deliver
Israel, who shall know every man his them to the enemy, so that they carry
own plague and his own pain, and them away captive unto a land far off
shall spread forth his hands toward this or near; 37yet if they shall bethink
house; 30then hear Thou from heaven themselves in the land whither they are
Thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and carried captive, and turn, and make
render unto every man according to all supplication unto Thee in the land of
his ways, whose heart Thou their captivity, saying: We have
knowestfor Thou, even Thou only, sinned, we have done iniquitously, and
knowest the hearts of the children of have dealt wickedly; 38if they return
men31that they may fear Thee, to unto Thee with all their heart and with
walk in Thy ways, all the days that all their soul in the land of their
they live in the land which Thou captivity, whither they have carried
gavest unto our fathers. them captive, and pray toward their
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Moreover concerning the stranger, land, which Thou gavest unto their
that is not of Thy people Israel, when fathers, and the city which Thou hast
be shall come out of a far country for chosen, and toward the house which I
Thy great names sake, and Thy have built for Thy name; 39then hear
mighty hand, and Thine outstretched Thou from heaven, even from Thy
arm; when they shall come and pray dwelling-place, their prayer and their
toward this house; 33then hear Thou supplications, and maintain their
from heaven, even from Thy dwelling-
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cause; and forgive Thy people who So the king and all the people
have sinned against Thee. dedicated the house of God. 6And the
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Now, O my God, let, I beseech priests stood, according to their
Thee, Thine eyes be open, and let offices; the Levites also with
Thine ears be attent, unto the prayer instruments of music of the LORD,
that is made in this place. which David the king had made, to
41
Now therefore arise, O LORD God, give thanks unto the LORD, for His
into Thy resting-place, mercy endureth for ever, with the
Thou, and the ark of Thy strength; praises of David by their hand; and the
Let Thy priests, O LORD God, be priests sounded trumpets over against
clothed with salvation, them; and all Israel stood. 7Moreover
And let Thy saints rejoice in good. Solomon hallowed the middle of the
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O LORD God, turn not away the court that was before the house of the
face of Thine anointed; LORD; for there he offered the burnt-
Remember the good deeds of David offerings, and the fat of the peace-
Thy servant. offerings; because the brazen altar
which Solomon had made was not able
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